Oscar History: April 3 (2025)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

	1893: Leslie Howard (50 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actor

	1897: John O. Aalberg (87 at death) {10 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing, Special Effects Oscar Wins: Gordon E. Sawyer Award, John A. Bonner Medal, Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate)

	1898: George Jessel (83 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award Academy Awards Host: 9th \| 1 time

	1900: Edward Ward (71 at death) {7 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Drama Score, Musical Score

	1905: Marvin Hatley (81 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Scoring

	1906: Lucinda Ballard (87 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Costume Design (Black-and-White)

	1918: Louis Applebaum (82 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Drama/Comedy Score

	1921: Jan Sterling (82 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress

	1922: Carlo Lizzani (91 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story

	1924: Marlon Brando (80 at death) {8 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor Oscar Wins: Actor

	1924: Doris Day (95 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress

	1929: Dick Snider (48 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Short

	1932: George Stevens Jr. (93) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Short Oscar Win: Special/Honorary

	1942: Marsha Mason (83) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actress

	1948: Speed Hopkins (44 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design

	1958: Alec Baldwin (67) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor Academy Awards Host: 82nd-Co \| 1 time

	1961: Eddie Murphy (64) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor

Died

	1950: Kurt Weill (50) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Musical Score

	1963: Donald Jahraus (70) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Special Effects Oscar Win: Special Effects

	1965: Hy Heath (74) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song

	1972: Ferde Grofe (80) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Musical Score

	1975: Mary Ure (42) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress

	1984: William C. Thomas (80) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature

	1986: John Healy (74) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Documentary Short, Two-Reel Short Film

	1991: Graham Greene (86) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay

	1992: Karl Tunberg (83) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay

	1993: Helen Levitt (79) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Story and Screenplay

	1998: Charles B Lang Jr. (96) {18 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) Oscar Win: Cinematography

	2013: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (85) {3 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Adapted Screenplay Oscar Wins: Adapted Screenplay

	2023: David Finfer (80) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Film Editing

Released

	1941: That Hamilton Woman (84) {4 Noms, 1 Win @ 1941 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Sound Recording, Special Effects Oscar Win: Sound Recording

	1942: Jungle Book (83) {4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1942 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Dramatic or Comedy Score, Cinematography (Color), Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Special Effects

	1954: The Pickwick Papers (71) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1955 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Costume Design (Black-and-White)

	1963: Mondo Cane (62) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1963 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“More”)

	1968: 2001: A Space Odyssey (57) {4 Noms, 1 Win @ 1968 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Directing (Stanley Kubrick), Original Story and Screenplay, Art Direction/Production Design, Special Visual Effects Oscar Win: Special Visual Effects

	1969: The Boys of Paul Street (56) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1968 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film

	1981: Atlantic City (44) {5 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1981 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Louis Malle), Actor (Burt Lancaster), Actress (Susan Sarandon), Original Screenplay

	1985: The Official Story (40) {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1985 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Foreign Language Film Oscar Win: Foreign Language Film

	1996: Primal Fear (29) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1996 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor (Edward Norton)

	1998: Central Station (27) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1998 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Actress (Fernanda Montenegro), Foreign Language Film

	2009: Paris 36 (16) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2009 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Loin De Paname”)

Oscar Ceremonies

	1978: 50th Annual Academy Awards (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1977}