This Day in Oscar History: November 11 (2020)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

Died

Released

Born

1887: Roland Young (65 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1889: Clifton Webb (76 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{3 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Actor, Supporting Actor

1901: Sam Spiegel (84 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {4 Noms, 4 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Picture, Irving G. Thalberg Award
     Oscar Nominee: Picture

1906: George Templeton (73 at death)

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

1909: Robert Ryan (63 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1922: Fred Koenekamp (94 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1936: Susan Kohner (84) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1948: Robert John Lange (72) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{3 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song

1952: David A. Whittaker (68) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Sound Effects/Editing

1960: Stanley Tucci (60) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1974: Leonardo DiCaprio (46) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{7 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Actor, Supporting Actor

Died

1945: Jerome Kern (60) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {8 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Original Song
     Oscar Nominee: Original Song, Musical Score

1950: Hans Kraly (66) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Writing
     Oscar Nominee: Writing, Original Story

1968: Doane Harrison (74)

{3 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Editing

1979: Dimitri Tiomkin (85) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {23 Noms, 4 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Original Song, Drama/Comedy Score
     Oscar Nominee: Original Song, Scoring, Drama/Comedy Score, Substantially Original Score, Original Song or Adaptation Score

2007: Delbert Mann (87) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Directing
     Oscar Nominee: Directing

2016: Robert Vaughn (83) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

Released

1929: The Trespasser (91) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1929/30 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Actress (Gloria Swanson)

1936: Come and Get It (84) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1936 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor (Walter Brennan) Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor (Walter Brennan), Editing

1939: The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (81) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{5 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1939 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Scoring, Cinematography (Color), Art Direction/Production Design, Sound Recording, Special Effects

1943: Riding High (77) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1943 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Sound Recording

1943: Sahara (77) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1943 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor (J. Carrol Naish), Cinematography (Black-and-White), Sound Recording

1947: Gentleman’s Agreement (73) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{8 Noms, 3 Wins @ 1947 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Picture, Directing (Elia Kazan), Supporting Actress (Celeste Holm) Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Elia Kazan), Actor (Gregory Peck), Actress (Dorothy McGuire), Supporting Actress (Celeste Holm, Anne Revere), Screenplay, Editing

1949: Battleground (71) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{6 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1949 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Story and Screenplay, Black-and-White Cinematography Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (William A. Wellman), Supporting Actor (James Whitmore), Story and Screenplay, Editing, Black-and-White Cinematography

1958: I Want to Live! (62) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{6 Noms, 1 Win @ 1958 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Actress (Susan Hayward) Oscar Nominee: Directing (Robert Wise), Actress (Susan Hayward), Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Sound

1958: The Horse’s Mouth (62) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1958 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay

1971: Bedknobs and Broomsticks (49) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{5 Noms, 1 Win @ 1971 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Special Visual Effects Oscar Nominee: Original Song (“The Age Of Not Believing”), Original Song Score and Adaptation Score, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design, Special Visual Effects

1975: The Magic Flute (45) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1975 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Costume Design

1988: A Cry in the Dark (32) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1988 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Actress (Meryl Streep)

1992: Aladdin (28) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{5 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1992 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Original Song (“A Whole New World”), Original Score Oscar Nominee: Original Song (“Friend Like Me”, “A Whole New World”), Original Score, Sound, Sound Effects Editing

1994: Interview with the Vampire (26) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1994 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Original Score, Art Direction/Production Design

2005: Pride & Prejudice (15) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2005 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Actress (Keira Knightley), Original Score, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design

2009: Dogtooth (11) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2010 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Foreign Language Film

2011: Chico & Rita (9) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2011 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Animted Feature

2016: Arrival (4) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{8 Noms, 1 Win @ 2016 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Sound Editing Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Denis Villeneuve), Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Sound/Sound Mixing, Sound Effects Editing/Sound Editing