This Day in Oscar History: December 3 (2021)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

Died

Released

Born

1874: Arthur Wimperis (78 at death)

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

1891: Hans Koenekamp (100 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Special Effects

1907: Virginia Kellogg (73 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Story and Screenplay, Motion Picture Story

1911: Nino Rota (67 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Drama Score
     Oscar Nominee: Drama Score

1922: Sven Nykvist (83 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Cinematography
     Oscar Nominee: Cinematography

1925: Dede Allen (84 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{3 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Editing

1930: Jean-Luc Godard (91) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1960: Julianne Moore (61) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {5 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Actress
     Oscar Nominee: Actress, Supporting Actress

1965: Andrew Stanton (56) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {6 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Animated Feature
     Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay, Animated Feature

1985: Amanda Seyfried (36) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

Died

1949: Maria Ouspenskaya (73) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress

1974: Milo Lory (71)

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Special Effects
     Oscar Nominee: Special Effects

1983: Justin Herman (76)

{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: One-Reel Short Film

1999: Madeline Kahn (57) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress

2009: Richard Todd (90) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Actor

Released

1936: Winterset (85) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1936 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Scoring, Art Direction/Production Design

1976: Silver Streak (45) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1976 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Sound

1980: The Competition (41) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1980 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song (“People Alone”), Editing

1982: Frances (39) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1982 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Actress (Jessica Lange), Supporting Actress (Kim Stanley)

1998: Shakespeare in Love (23) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{13 Noms, 7 Wins @ 1998 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Picture, Actress (Gwyneth Paltrow), Supporting Actress (Judi Dench), Original Screenplay, Original Musical or Comedy Score, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (John Madden), Actress (Gwyneth Paltrow), Supporting Actor (Geoffrey Rush), Supporting Actress (Judi Dench), Original Screenplay, Original Musical or Comedy Score, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup, Sound

2004: Closer (17) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2004 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor (Clive Owen), Supporting Actress (Natalie Portman)

2004: House of Flying Daggers (17) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2004 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Cinematography

2010: Black Swan (11) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{5 Noms, 1 Win @ 2010 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Actress (Natalie Portman) Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Darren Aronofsky), Actress (Natalie Portman), Editing, Cinematography