Oscar History: April 5 (2025)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

	1897: Arthur Hilton (82 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing

	1900: Spencer Tracy (67 at death) {9 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actor Oscar Wins: Actor

	1901: Melvyn Douglas (80 at death) {3 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor Oscar Wins: Supporting Actor

	1904: Richard H. Riedel (55 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Color)

	1908: Bette Davis (81 at death) {10 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actress Oscar Wins: Actress Academy President #9: 1941, 1 term (resigned)

	1909: Albert R. Broccoli (87 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Irving G. Thalberg Award

	1911: Erich Kaestner (93 at death) {0 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Wins: Gordon E. Sawyer Award, Sci-Tech Award – Type I (Statuette), Sci-Tech Award – Type II (Plaque)

	1913: Clave (92 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Color), Costume Design (Color)

	1916: Gregory Peck (87 at death) {5 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actor Oscar Wins: Actor, Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award Academy President #19: 1967-70, 3 terms

	1923: Michael V. Gazzo (71 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor

	1926: Roger Corman (99) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary

	1929: Nigel Hawthorne (72 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor

	1961: Andrea Arnold (64) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Live Action Short Film Oscar Win: Live Action Short Film

	1970: Slawomir Fabicki (55) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Live Action Short Film

	1973: Pharrell Williams (52) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Original Song

	1975: Jordan Houston (50) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Original Song Oscar Win: Original Song

	1976: Sterling K. Brown (49) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor

	1989: Kris Bowers (36) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Doc Short Oscar Win: Doc Short

Died

	2023: Bill Butler (101) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography

	1946: Vincent Youmans (47) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song

	1949: Leo Erdody (60) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Musical Score

	1972: Brian Donlevy (71) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor

	1976: Robert Lord (75) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Story Oscar Win: Original Story

	1996: Norman Rockett (84) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Color)

	2008: Charlton Heston (83) {1 Nom, 2 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor Oscar Wins: Actor, Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award Academy Awards Host: 45th-Co \| 1 time

	2008: Alex Grasshoff (79) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Documentary Feature

	2018: Isao Takahata (82) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Animated Feature

Released

	1940: One Million B.C. (85) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1940 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Special Effects

	1941: The Great Lie (84) {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1941 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress (Mary Astor) Oscar Win: Supporting Actress (Mary Astor)

	1945: Earl Carroll Vanities (80) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1945 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Endlessly”)

	1951: Teresa (74) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1951 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story

	1976: Face to Face (49) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1976 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Directing (Ingmar Bergman), Actress (Liv Ullmann)

	1978: Pretty Baby (47) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1978 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Adaptation Score

Oscar Ceremonies

	1965: 37th Annual Academy Awards (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1964}