Oscar History: October 2 (2024)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

	1890: Groucho Marx (86 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary

	1904: Graham Greene (86 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay

	1919: Shirley Clarke (77 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Live Action Short Film

	1941: Les Lazarowitz (75 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Sound

	1943: Eduardo Serra (81) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography

	1951: Sting (73) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song

	1954: Lorraine Bracco (70) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress

	1960: Terence Winter (64) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay

	1963: Joe Walker (61) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Editing Oscar Win: Editing

	1966: Carlos Cuarón (58) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay

Died

	1954: John Hughes (72) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)

	1956: George Bancroft (74) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor

	1985: Rock Hudson (59) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor Academy Awards Host: 45th-Co \| 1 time

	1987: Russell Rouse (73) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Story and Screenplay Oscar Win: Original Screenplay

	1988: Lothar Wolff (79) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Live Action Short Film

	1990: Peter Herman Adler (90) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Musical Score

	1998: Gene Autry (91) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song

	2005: August Wilson (60) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay

	2020: Edward S. Feldman (91) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Picture

	2020: Eugene S. Jones (95) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature

Released

	1929: Disraeli (95) {3 Noms, 1 Win @ 1929/30 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actor (George Arliss), Writing Oscar Win: Actor (George Arliss)

	1937: The Awful Truth (87) {6 Noms, 1 Win @ 1937 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Leo McCarey), Actress (Irene Dunne), Supporting Actor (Ralph Bellamy), Screenplay, Editing Oscar Win: Directing (Leo McCarey)

	1940: Angels over Broadway (84) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1940 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay

	1950: I’ll Get By (74) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1950 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Score of a Musical

	1961: The Mark (63) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1961 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Actor (Stuart Whitman)

	1977: Julia (47) {11 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1977 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Fred Zinnemann), Actress (Jane Fonda), Supporting Actor (Jason Robards, Maximilian Schell), Supporting Actress (Vanessa Redgrave), Original Score, Editing, Cinematography, Costume Design Oscar Wins: Supporting Actor (Jason Robards), Supporting Actress (Vanessa Redgrave)

	1992: Glengarry Glen Ross (32) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1992 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor (Al Pacino)

	1998: What Dreams May Come (26) {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1998 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Visual Effects Oscar Win: Visual Effects

	2009: A Serious Man (15) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2009 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Original Screenplay

	2015: The Martian (9) {7 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2015 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actor (Matt Damon), Adapted Screenplay, Art Direction/Production Design, Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing, Visual Effects