Oscar History: October 31 (2024)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

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Born

	1879: Sara Allgood (70 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress Oscar Win: Supporting Actress

	1893: John Waters (71 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Assistant Directing Oscar Win: Assistant Directing

	1896: Ethel Waters (80 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress

	1901: Eric Hatch (71 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay

	1922: Barbara Bel Geddes (82 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress

	1927: Lee Grant (97) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress Oscar Win: Supporting Actress

	1932: April Ferry (91 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Costume Design

	1938: Mike Le-Mare (81 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing

	1941: Sally Kirkland (83) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress

	1946: Stephen Rea (78) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor

	1961: Peter Jackson (63) {9 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay Oscar Wins: Picture, Directing, Adapted Screenplay

	1961: Larry Mullen (63) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song

	1967: Adam Schlesinger (52 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song

	1969: Diane Becker (55) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature Oscar Win: Documentary Feature

	1971: Nora Twomey (53) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Animated Feature

	1977: Raymond Mansfield (47) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Picture

Died

	1961: Marcel Vertes (66) {2 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Costume Design (Color) Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Costume Design (Color)

	1962: Frederick Stephani (59) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story

	1968: William Perlberg (68) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Picture

	1971: Robert Planck (69) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Color)

	1988: John Houseman (86) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Supporting Actor Oscar Win: Supporting Actor

	1993: Federico Fellini (73) {12 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Directing, Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay, Screenplay, Story and Screenplay Oscar Win: Special/Honorary

	1993: River Phoenix (23) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor

	2000: Ring Lardner Jr. (85) {2 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay Oscar Wins: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay

	2014: Ian Fraser (81) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song Score

Released

	1941: All-American Co-Ed (83) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1941 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Original Song (“Out Of The Silence”), Score of a Musical

	1941: Appointment for Love (83) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1941 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Sound Recording

	1941: The Chocolate Soldier (83) {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1941 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Score of a Musical, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Sound Recording

	1945: Spellbound (79) {6 Noms, 1 Win @ 1945 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Alfred Hitchcock), Supporting Actor (Michael Chekhov), Drama/Comedy Score, Black-and-Whtie Cinematography, Special Effects Oscar Win: Drama/Comedy Score

	1945: This Love of Ours (79) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1945 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Dramatic or Comedy Score

	1953: Gate of Hell (71) {1 Nom, 2 Wins @ 1954 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Costume Design (Color) Oscar Wins: Costume Design (Color), Foreign Language Film (Special/Honorary)

	1962: Period of Adjustment (62) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1962 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)

	1962: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (62) {5 Noms, 1 Win @ 1962 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Actress (Bette Davis), Supporting Actor (Victor Buono), Cinematography (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Black-and-White), Sound Oscar Win: Costume Design (Black-and-White)

	2001: The Man Who Wasn’t There (23) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2001 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography

	2014: Nightcrawler (10) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2014 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay

Oscar Nominations Announcements

	1929: 2nd Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1928/29}