Oscar History: April 7 (2025)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

	1900: Paul Lerpae (89 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Special Effects Oscar Win: Sci-Tech Award – Type II (Certificate)

	1905: Herbert Spencer (87 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song Score, Original Song or Adaptation Score

	1908: Percy Faith (67 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Musical Score

	1912: Jack Lawrence (96 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song

	1912: Frank Phillips (82 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography

	1913: Anna Hill Johnstone (79 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Costume Design

	1920: Ravi Shankar (92 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Score

	1921: Bill Butler (101 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography

	1922: Karel Cerny (92 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design

	1928: James Garner (86 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor

	1928: Alan J. Pakula (70 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing, Adapted Screenplay

	1935: Frederick J. Brown (68 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Sound Effects/Editing

	1939: Francis Ford Coppola (86) {14 Noms, 6 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay Oscar Wins: Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay, Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award

	1944: Julia Phillips (57 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Picture Oscar Win: Picture

	1946: Stan Winston (62 at death) {10 Noms, 4 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Makeup, Visual Effects Oscar Wins: Makeup, Visual Effects

	1948: Paul Raci (77) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor

	1954: Jackie Chan (71) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary

	1960: Sandy Powell (65) {15 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Costume Design Oscar Wins: Costume Design

	1964: Russell Crowe (61) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actor Oscar Win: Actor

	1984: Ahmad Balshe (41) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song

Died

	1950: Walter Huston (66) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor Oscar Win: Supporting Actor

	1981: Norman Taurog (82) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Directing Oscar Win: Directing

	1987: John Livadary (90) {17 Noms, 7 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing Oscar Wins: Sound/Sound Mixing, Sci-Tech Award – Type II (Plaque), Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate)

	1993: Gladys Lehman (101) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay

	1993: Richard Schmiechen (45) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature Oscar Win: Documentary Feature

	2001: Beatrice Straight (86) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress Oscar Win: Supporting Actress

	2003: Cedric Francis (87) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: One-Reel Short Film, Two-Reel Short Film

	2003: Cedric Francis (87) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: One-Reel Short Film, Two-Reel Short Film

	2019: Seymour Cassel (84) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor

	2021: Thomas P. Kelly Jr. (91) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Short Subject

	2023: DeWitt L. Sage Jr. (80) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Documentary Short Oscar Win: Documentary Short

Released

	1928: Speedy (97) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1927/28 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Comedy Directing (Ted Wilde)

	1939: Wuthering Heights (86) {8 Noms, 1 Win @ 1939 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (William Wyler), Actor (Laurence Olivier), Supporting Actress (Geraldine Fitzgerald), Screenplay, Original Score, Black-and-White Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design Oscar Win: Black-and-White Cinematography

	1943: The More the Merrier (82) {6 Noms, 1 Win @ 1943 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (George Stevens), Actress (Jean Arthur), Supporting Actor (Charles Coburn), Screenplay, Original Motion Picture Story Oscar Win: Supporting Actor (Charles Coburn)

	1944: Up in Mabel’s Room (81) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1944 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Dramatic or Comedy Score

	1945: Brewster’s Millions (80) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1945 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Dramatic or Comedy Score

	1974: The Conversation (51) {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1974 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Original Screenplay, Sound

	1995: Don Juan DeMarco (30) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1995 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman”)

Oscar Ceremonies

	1970: 42nd Annual Academy Awards (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1969}