This Day in Oscar History: December 11 (2017)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

Died

Released

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 (86) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1947: Teri Garr (70) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1952: Susan Seidelman (65) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1957: William Joyce (60) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1960: Rachel Portman (57) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1967: Mo’Nique (50) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1996: Hailee Steinfeld (21) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

Died

1962: Fred Sersen (72) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1963: Anthony Collins (70) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1971: Arnold Perl (57)

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

1986: Fritz Maurischat (93) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Art Direction (Black-and-White)

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) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

2012: Ravi Shankar (92) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

Released

1954: The Country Girl (63) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {7 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1954 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Actress (Grace Kelly), Screenplay
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Director (George Seaton), Actor (Bing Crosby), Actress (Grace Kelly), Screenplay, Black-and-White Cinematography, Black-and-White Art Direction

1967: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (50) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {10 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1967 Academy Awards}
     Oscar Winner: Actress (Katharine Hepburn), Story and Screenplay
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Director (Stanley Kramer), Actor (Spencer Tracy), Actress (Katharine Hepburn), Supporting Actor (Cecil Kellaway), Supporting Actress (Beah Richards), Story and Screenplay, Adaptation or Treatment Score, Editing, Art Direction