Oscar History: March 11 (2025)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

	1899: Dave Gould (70 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Dance Direction Oscar Win: Dance Direction

	1901: Richard Flournoy (66 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay

	1909: Jules Engel (94 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Animated Short Film

	1909: Karl Tunberg (83 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay

	1935: Shirley Russell (66 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Costume Design

	1938: Joseph Brooks (73 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Original Song Oscar Win: Original Song

	1942: David Weisman (83) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Picture

	1954: David Newman (71) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Comedy/Musical Score

	1969: Terrence Howard (56) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor

	1972: Mathilde Bonnefoy (53) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature Oscar Win: Documentary Feature

	1977: Stefan Arsenijevic (48) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Live Action Short Film

	1980: William Files (45) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Sound/Sound Mixing

Died

	1939: Victor Baravalle (53) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Scoring

	1940: John Monk Saunder (44) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Original Story Oscar Win: Original Story

	1944: Irvin S. Cobb (67) {0 Noms, 0 Wins} Academy Awards Host: 7th \| 1 time

	1992: Richard Brooks (79) {8 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Directing, Adapted Screenplay, Screenplay Oscar Win: Adapted Screenplay

	1996: John A. Bonner (67) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: John A. Bonner Medal

	2011: Hugh Martin (96) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song

Released

	1956: Richard III (69) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1956 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Actor (Sir Laurence Olivier)

	1957: The Red Balloon (68) {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1956 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay Oscar Win: Original Screenplay

	1960: Can-Can (65) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1960 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Score of a Musical, Costume Design (Color)

	1964: Becket (61) {12 Noms, 1 Win @ 1964 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Peter Glenville), Actor (Richard Burton, Peter O’Toole), Supporting Actor (John Gielgud), Adapted Screenplay, Substantially Original Score, Editing, Color Cinematography, Color Art Direction/Production Design, Color Costume Design, Sound Oscar Win: Adapted Screenplay

	1966: Pharaoh (59) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1966 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film

	1970: Fellini Satyricon (55) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1970 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Directing (Federico Fellini)

	1970: Hoa-Binh (55) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1970 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film

	1977: Airport ’77 (48) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1977 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design

	1988: Stand and Deliver (37) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1988 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Actor (Edward James Olmos)

	2011: Jane Eyre (14) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2011 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Costume Design

	2022: Turning Red (3) {1 Nom, Wins @ 2022 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Animated Feature