This Day in Oscar History: December 25 (2019)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

Died

Released

Born

1878: Joseph M. Schenck (82 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{0 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary

1888: Sonya Levien (71 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Story and Screenplay
     Oscar Nominee: Adaptation, Story and Screenplay

1889: Nathaniel Shilkret (92 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Scoring

1893: Joe Rock (90 at death)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Novelty Short Film
     Oscar Nominee: Novelty Short Film

1899: Humphrey Bogart (57 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Actor
     Oscar Nominee: Actor

1905: Ann Ronell (88 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song, Drama/Comedy Score

1936: Ismail Merchant (68 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{4 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Live Action Short Film

1949: Sissy Spacek (70) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {6 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Actress
     Oscar Nominee: Actress

1949: Anne Spielberg (70) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay

1954: Annie Lennox (65) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Original Song
     Oscar Nominee: Original Song

1971: Dido (48) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song

Died

1949: Leon Schlesinger (65) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{6 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Animated Short Film

1977: Frank P. Keller (64)

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Editing
     Oscar Nominee: Editing

1977: Charles Chaplin (88) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {4 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Drama Score, Special/Honorary
     Oscar Nominee: Actor, Original Screenplay, Drama Score

1979: Joan Blondell (73) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress

1989: Robert Pirosh (79) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Story and Screenplay
     Oscar Nominee: Story and Screenplay

1993: Ann Ronell (88) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song, Drama/Comedy Score

Released

1935: Dangerous (84) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1935 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Actress (Bette Davis)
     Oscar Nominee: Actress (Bette Davis)

1936: After the Thin Man (83) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1936 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Screenplay

1940: Arizona (79) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1940 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Original Score, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)

1941: The Shanghai Gesture (78) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1942 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Dramatic or Comedy Score, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)

1941: Hellzapoppin’ (78) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1942 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song (“Pig Foot Pete”)

1942: Arabian Nights (77) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1942 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Dramatic or Comedy Score, Cinematography (Color), Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Sound Recording

1944: Can’t Help Singing (75) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1945 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song (“More And More”), Score of a Musical

1945: The Seventh Veil (74) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1946 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Original Screenplay
     Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay

1946: Humoresque (73) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1946 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Dramatic or Comedy Score

1947: A Double Life (72) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {4 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1947 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Actor (Ronald Colman), Dramatic or Comedy Score
     Oscar Nominee: Directing (George Cukor), Actor (Ronald Colman), Original Screenplay, Dramatic or Comedy Score

1947: Road to Rio (72) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1947 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Score of a Musical

1947: Captain from Castile (72) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1947 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Dramatic or Comedy Score

1949: My Foolish Heart (70) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1949 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Actress (Susan Hayward), Original Song (“My Foolish Heart”)

1950: Born Yesterday (69) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {5 Noms, 1 Win @ 1950 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Actress (Judy Holliday)
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (George Cukor), Actress (Judy Holliday), Screenplay, Black-and-White Costume Design

1952: The Bad and the Beautiful (67) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {6 Noms, 5 Wins @ 1952 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress (Gloria Grahame), Screenplay, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Black-and-White)
     Oscar Nominee: Actor (Kirk Douglas), Supporting Actress (Gloria Grahame), Screenplay, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Black-and-White)

1952: The Member of the Wedding (67) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1952 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Actress (Julie Harris)

1952: My Cousin Rachel (67) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1952 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor (Richard Burton), Cinematography (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Black-and-White)

1955: I’ll Cry Tomorrow (64) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {4 Noms, 1 Win @ 1955 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Costume Design (Black-and-White)
     Oscar Nominee: Actress (Susan Hayward), Cinematography (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Black-and-White)

1956: Written on the Wind (63) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 1 Win @ 1956 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress (Dorothy Malone)
     Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor (Robert Stack), Supporting Actress (Dorothy Malone), Original Song (“Written On The Wind”)

1957: The Enemy Below (62) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1957 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Special Effects
     Oscar Nominee: Special Effects

1958: Bell, Book and Candle (61) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1958 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design

1962: To Kill a Mockingbird (57) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {8 Noms, 3 Wins @ 1962 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Actor (Gregory Peck), Adapted Screenplay, Black-and-White Art Direction/Production Design
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Robert Mulligan), Actor (Gregory Peck), Supporting Actress (Mary Badham), Adapted Screenplay, Substantially Original Score, Black-and-White Cinematography, Black-and-White Art Direction/Production Design

1963: Captain Newman, M.D. (56) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1963 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor (Bobby Darin), Adapted Screenplay, Sound

1963: Love with the Proper Stranger (56) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{5 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1963 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Actress (Natalie Wood), Original Story and Screenplay, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Black-and-White)

1963: The Sword in the Stone (56) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1963 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Adaptation or Treatment Score

1964: The Pleasure Seekers (55) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1965 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Adaptation or Treatment Score

1969: The Reivers (50) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1969 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor (Rupert Crosse), Original Score (Non-Musical)

1973: The Sting (46) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {10 Noms, 7 Wins @ 1973 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Picture, Directing (George Roy Hill), Story and Screenplay, Original Song Score, Editing, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (George Roy Hill), Actor (Robert Redford), Story and Screenplay, Originl Song Score, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design, Sound

1975: The Hindenburg (44) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {4 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1975 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Sound Effects, Visual Effects
     Oscar Nominee: Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Sound, Sound Effects, Visual Effects

1980: Altered States (39) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1980 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Original Score, Sound

1985: Murphy’s Romance (34) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1985 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Actor (James Garner), Cinematography

1986: The Morning After (33) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1986 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Actress (Jane Fonda)

1990: Alice (29) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1990 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay

1990: The Godfather, Part III (29) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{7 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1990 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Francis Ford Coppola), Supporting Actor (Andy Garcia), Original Song (“Promise Me You’ll Remember”), Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design

1991: Grand Canyon (28) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1991 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay

1991: The Prince of Tides (28) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{7 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1991 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Actor (Nick Nolte), Supporting Actress (Kate Nelligan), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design

1991: Madame Bovary (28) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1991 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Costume Design

1992: Chaplin (27) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1992 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Actor (Robert Downey Jr.), Original Score, Art Direction/Production Design

1992: Hoffa (27) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1992 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Cinematography, Makeup

1993: Shadowlands (26) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1993 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Actress (Debra Winger), Adapted Screenplay

1996: Evita (23) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {5 Noms, 1 Win @ 1996 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Original Song (“You Must Love Me”)
     Oscar Nominee: Original Song (“You Must Love Me”), Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Sound

1996: The People vs. Larry Flynt (23) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1996 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Directing (Milos Forman), Actor (Woody Harrelson)

1996: Hamlet (23) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1996 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay, Original Dramatic Score, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design

1997: Kundun (22) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1997 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Original Dramatic Score, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design

1997: Wag the Dog (22) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1997 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Actor (Dustin Hoffman), Adapted Screenplay

1997: As Good As It Gets (22) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {7 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1997 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Actor (Jack Nicholson), Actress (Helen Hunt)
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Actor (Jack Nicholson), Actress (Helen Hunt), Supporting Actor (Greg Kinnear), Original Screenplay, Original Musical or Comedy Score, Editing

1997: Jackie Brown (22) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1997 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor (Robert Forster)

1998: Under the Sun (21) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1999 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Foreign Language Film

1998: A Civil Action (21) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1998 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor (Robert Duvall), Cinematography

1998: Mighty Joe Young (21) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1998 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Visual Effects

1998: Patch Adams (21) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1998 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Original Musical or Comedy Score

1999: Angela’s Ashes (20) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1999 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Original Score

1999: Titus (20) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1999 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Costume Design

1999: The Talented Mr. Ripley (20) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{5 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1999 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor (Jude Law), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design

2000: Malèna (19) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2000 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Original Score, Cinematography

2000: Vatel (19) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2000 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design

2001: Ali (18) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2001 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Actor (Will Smith), Supporting Actor (Jon Voight)

2001: Kate & Leopold (18) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2001 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song (“Until”)

2002: The Hours (17) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {9 Noms, 1 Win @ 2002 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Actress (Nicole Kidman)
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Stephen Daldry), Actress (Nicole Kidman), Supporting Actor (Ed Harris), Supporting Actress (Julianne Moore), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Editing, Costume Design

2002: Catch Me If You Can (17) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2002 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor (Christopher Walken), Original Score

2003: Cold Mountain (16) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {6 Noms, 1 Win @ 2003 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress (Renée Zellweger)
     Oscar Nominee: Actor (Jude Law), Supporting Actress (Renée Zellweger), Original Song (“Scarlet Tide”, “You Will Be My Ain True Love”), Original Score, Editing, Cinematography

2005: The New World (14) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2005 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Cinematography

2006: Notes on a Scandal (13) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2006 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Actress (Judi Dench), Supporting Actress (Cate Blanchett), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score

2006: Children of Men (13) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2006 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography

2007: Persepolis (12) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2007 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Animted Feature

2008: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (11) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {13 Noms, 3 Wins @ 2008 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Art Direction/Production Design, Makeup, Visual Effects
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (David Fincher), Actor (Brad Pitt), Supporting Actress (Taraji P. Henson), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup, Sound/Sound Mixing, Visual Effects

2009: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (10) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2009 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design

2009: Sherlock Holmes (10) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2009 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Original Score, Art Direction/Production Design

2010: The Illusionist (9) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2010 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Animted Feature

2011: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (8) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2011 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Supporting Actor (Max von Sydow)

2011: War Horse (8) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{6 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2011 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Original Score, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing

2012: Django Unchained (7) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {5 Noms, 2 Wins @ 2012 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor (Christoph Waltz), Original Screenplay
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Supporting Actor (Christoph Waltz), Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Sound Effects/Editing

2012: Les Misérables (7) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {8 Noms, 3 Wins @ 2012 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress (Anne Hathaway), Makeup, Sound/Sound Mixing
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Actor (Hugh Jackman), Supporting Actress (Anne Hathaway), Original Song (“Suddenly”), Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup, Sound/Sound Mixing

2013: The Invisible Woman (6) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2013 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Costume Design

2013: Lone Survivor (6) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2013 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing

2013: The Wolf of Wall Street (6) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{5 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2013 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Martin Scorsese), Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Supporting Actor (Jonah Hill), Adapted Screenplay

2014: American Sniper (5) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{6 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2014 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Actor (Bradley Cooper), Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing

2014: Selma (5) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2014 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Original Song (“Glory”)

2014: Selma (5) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 2014 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Original Song (“Glory”)
     Oscar Nominee: Original Song (“Glory”)

2014: Into the Woods (5) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2014 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress (Meryl Streep), Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design

2014: Unbroken (5) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2014 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Cinematography, Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing

2015: A Man Called Ove (4) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2016 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Makeup, Foreign Language Film

2015: The Revenant (4) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {12 Noms, 3 Wins @ 2015 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Directing (Alejandro G. Inarritu), Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Cinematography
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Alejandro G. Inarritu), Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Supporting Actor (Tom Hardy), Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup & Hairstyling, Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects/Editing, Visual Effects

2015: Joy (4) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2015 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Actress (Jennifer Lawrence)

2016: Hidden Figures (3) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2016 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Supporting Actress (Octavia Spencer), Adapted Screenplay

2017: Phantom Thread (2) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {6 Noms, 1 Win @ 2017 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Costume Design
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Paul Thomas Anderson), Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis), Supporting Actress (Lesly Manville), Original Screenplay, Original Score