This Day in Oscar History: November 6 (2021)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

Died

Released

Born

1886: Gus Kahn (54 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Scoring
     Oscar Nominee: Original Song, Scoring

1897: Rowland Brown (65 at death)

{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Story

1911: Stephen Bosustow (69 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {14 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Animated Short Film
     Oscar Nominee: Documentary Short, Animated Short Film

1913: Martin Goldsmith (80 at death)

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Motion Picture Story

1923: Sam O’Steen (76 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{3 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Editing

1925: Jean Aurel (70 at death)

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Documentary Feature

1928: Peter Matz (73 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1929: June Squibb (92) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1931: Mike Nichols (83 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {5 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Directing
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing

1940: Alice Arlen (75 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1946: Sally Field (75) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Actress
     Oscar Nominee: Actress, Supporting Actress

1949: Ernest Thompson (72) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Adapted Screenplay
     Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay

1962: Eric Leighton (59) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1970: Ethan Hawke (51) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{4 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay

1988: Emma Stone (33) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

Died

1991: Gene Tierney (70) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Actress

2007: Peter Handford (88) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Sound/Sound Mixing
     Oscar Nominee: Sound/Sound Mixing

Released

1945: The Spanish Main (76) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1945 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Cinematography (Color)

1951: Detective Story (70) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1951 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Directing (William Wyler), Actress (Eleanor Parker), Supporting Actress (Lee Grant), Screenplay

1952: Breaking the Sound Barrier (69) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1952 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Sound Recording Oscar Nominee: Story and Screenplay, Sound Recording

1956: Qivitoq (65) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1956 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Foreign Language Film

1975: The Sunshine Boys (46) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{4 Noms, 1 Win @ 1975 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor (George Burns) Oscar Nominee: Actor (Walter Matthau), Supporting Actor (George Burns), Adapted Screenplay, Art Direction/Production Design

1978: Midnight Express (43) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{6 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1978 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Adapted Screenplay, Original Score Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Alan Parker), Supporting Actor (John Hurt), Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Editing

1987: Cry Freedom (34) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1987 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor (Denzel Washington), Original Song (“Cry Freedom”), Original Score

1996: The English Patient (25) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{12 Noms, 9 Wins @ 1996 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Picture, Directing (Anthony Minghella), Supporting Actress (Juliette Binoche), Dramatic Score, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design, Sound Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Anthony Minghella), Actor (Ralph Fiennes), Actress (Kristin Scott Thomas), Supporting Actress (Juliette Binoche), Adapted Screenplay, Dramatic Score, Editing, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design, Sound

1998: Elizabeth (23) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{7 Noms, 1 Win @ 1998 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Makeup Oscar Nominee: Picture, Actress (Cate Blanchett), Original Dramatic Score, Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup

1998: Velvet Goldmine (23) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1998 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Costume Design

2009: Precious (12) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{6 Noms, 2 Wins @ 2009 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress (Mo’Nique), Adapted Screenplay Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Lee Daniels), Actress (Gabourey Sidibe), Supporting Actress (Mo’Nique), Adapted Screenplay, Editing

2015: Spectre (6) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 1 Win @ 2015 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Original Song (“Writing’s On the Wall”) Oscar Nominee: Original Song (“Writing’s On the Wall”)

2015: Spotlight (6) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{6 Noms, 2 Wins @ 2015 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Picture, Original Screenplay Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (Tom McCarthy), Supporting Actor (Mark Ruffalo), Supporting Actress (Rachel McAdams), Original Screenplay Editing

2019: Marriage Story (2) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{6 Noms, 1 Win @ 2019 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress (Laura Dern) Oscar Nominee: Picture, Actor (Adam Driver), Actress (Scarlett Johansson), Supporting Actress (Laura Dern), Original Screenplay, Original Score