This Day in Oscar History: December 11 (2012)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

1912: Carlo Ponti (94 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Foreign Film
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Foreign Film

1923: Betsy Blair (86 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1931: Rita Moreno (81) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress
     Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress

1947: Teri Garr (65) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1952: Susan Seidelman (60) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Live Action Short Film

1957: William Joyce (55) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1960: Rachel Portman (52) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Comedy/Musical Score
     Oscar Nominee: Original Score, Comedy/Musical Score

1967: Mo’Nique (45) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress
     Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress

1996: Hailee Steinfeld (16) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

Died

1962: Fred Sersen (72)

  {8 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Special Effects
     Oscar Nominee: Special Effects

1963: Anthony Collins (70)

{3 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Score, Scoring, Musical Score

1971: Arnold Perl (57)

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

1992: Thomas C. Goodwin (51)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Documentary Short
     Oscar Nominee: Documentary Short

2000: Rene Wheeler (88)

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

2002: Kay Rose (80)

{0 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Sound Effects/Editing

Released

1954: The Country Girl [Pictured (hover to see)]

(Los Angeles Release — NY on 12.15.1954 / National on 5.17.1955) {Best Picture Nominee, 1954}

1967: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner [Pictured (hover to see)]

(New York City Release — National on 12.12.1967) {Best Picture Nominee, 1967}

1992: A Few Good Men [Pictured (hover to see)]

(Wide Release) {Best Picture Nominee, 1992}