Oscar History: September 11 (2024)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

	1885: Herbert Stothart (63 at death) {12 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score Oscar Win: Original Score

	1898: Ralph Wheelwright (72 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay

	1903: Roger K. Furse (68 at death) {2 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Black-and-White) Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Black-and-White)

	1911: Ramey Idriss (59 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song

	1914: Tambi Larsen (86 at death) {5 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)

	1925: Alan Bergman (99) {16 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Original Song or Adaptation Score Oscar Wins: Original Song, Original Song or Adaptation Score

	1940: Stephen F. Verona (78 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Live Action Short Film

	1948: Robin Anderson (53 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature

	1950: Amy Madigan (74) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress

	1956: Tony Gilroy (68) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Directing, Original Screenplay

	1957: Brad Bird (67) {5 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Animated Feature, Original Screenplay Oscar Wins: Animated Feature

	1959: John Hawkes (65) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor

	1961: Virginia Madsen (63) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress

	1970: Taraji P. Henson (54) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress

Died

	1959: Paul Douglas (52) {0 Noms, 0 Wins} Academy Awards Host: 22nd \| 1 time

	1970: Chester Morris (69) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor

	1972: Max Fleischer (89) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Animated Short Film

	1994: Jessica Tandy (85) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actress, Supporting Actress Oscar Win: Actress

	2002: Kim Hunter (79) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress Oscar Win: Supporting Actress

	2004: Fred Ebb (76) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song

	2009: Larry Gelbart (84) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay

	2010: Kevin McCarthy (96) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor

Released

	1941: Hold Back the Dawn (83) {6 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1941 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actress (Olivia de Havilland), Screenplay, Dramatic Score, Black-and-White Cinematography, Black-and-White Art Direction/Production Design

	1970: Five Easy Pieces (54) {4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1970 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actor (Jack Nicholson), Supporting Actress (Karen Black), Story and Screenplay