Oscar History: October 18 (2024)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

	1896: Frederick Hollander (79 at death) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score

	1898: Lotte Lenya (83 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress

	1900: Lamar Trotti (51 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Original Story, Motion Picture Story Oscar Win: Original Screenplay

	1902: Miriam Hopkins (69 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress

	1906: Leon Barsacq (63 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)

	1914: Waldo Salt (72 at death) {3 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay Oscar Wins: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay

	1920: Melina Mercouri (73 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress

	1926: John Morris (91 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Original Score

	1927: George C. Scott (71 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor Oscar Win: Actor

	1937: Cynthia Weil (85 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song

	1946: Howard Shore (78) {4 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Original Score Oscar Wins: Original Song, Original Score

	1960: John Schwartzman (64) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography

	1965: Ralph Eggleston (56 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Animated Short Film Oscar Win: Animated Short Film

	1974: Jeremy Scahill (50) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature

	1977: Peter Sohn (47) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Animated Feature

	1992: Barry Keoghan (32) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor

Died

	2023: Osvaldo Desideri (84) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design

	1952: Nathan Levinson (64) {24 Noms, 4 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing, Special Effects Oscar Wins: Sound/Sound Mixing, Special/Honorary, Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate)

	1965: Henry Travers (91) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor

	1968: Lee Tracy (70) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor

	1981: Luigi Scaccianoce (67) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)

	1990: Harry Marker (91) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing

	2011: Norman Corwin (101) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay

Released

	1946: The Dark Mirror (78) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1946 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Motion Picture Story

	1961: West Side Story (63) {11 Noms, 10 Wins @ 1961 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins), Supporting Actor (George Chakiris), Supporting Actress (Rita Moreno), Adapted Screenplay, Musical Score, Editing, Color Cinematography, Color Art Direction/Production Design, Color Costume Design, Sound Oscar Wins: Picture, Directing (Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins), Supporting Actor (George Chakiris), Supporting Actress (Rita Moreno), Musical Score, Editing, Color Cinematography, Color Art Direction/Production Design, Color Costume Design, Sound

	1962: Phaedra (62) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1962 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Costume Design (Black-and-White)

	1967: Far from the Madding Crowd (57) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1967 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Music Score

	1967: The Jungle Book (57) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1967 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“The Bare Necessities”)

	1970: I Never Sang for My Father (54) {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1970 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Actor (Melvyn Douglas), Supporting Actor (Gene Hackman), Adapted Screenplay

	1978: Autumn Sonata (46) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1978 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Actress (Ingrid Bergman), Original Screenplay

	1996: Sleepers (28) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1996 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Dramatic Score

	2013: All Is Lost (11) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2013 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Sound Recording

	2013: 12 Years a Slave (11) {9 Noms, 3 Wins @ 2013 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Steve McQueen), Actor (Chiwetel Ejiofor), Supporting Actor (Michael Fassbender), Supporting Actress (Lupita Nyong’o), Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design Oscar Wins: Picture, Supporting Actress (Lupita Nyong’o), Adapted Screenplay

	2015: Tanna (9) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2016 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film

	2019: The Cave (5) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2019 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature

	2019: Jojo Rabbit (5) {6 Noms, 1 Win @ 2019 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Supporting Actress (Scarlett Johansson), Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Production Design, Costume Design Oscar Win: Adapted Screenplay

	2019: The Lighthouse (5) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2019 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography

	2019: Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (5) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2019 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Makeup & Hairstyling