Oscar History: March 14 (2025)

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Oscar History: March 14 (2025)

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March 14, 2025

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Wesley Lovell

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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

	1864: William N. Selig (84 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary

	1907: Eddie Heyman (74 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song

	1916: Horton Foote (92 at death) {3 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay Oscar Wins: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay

	1933: Michael Caine (92) {6 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor Oscar Wins: Supporting Actor Academy Awards Host: 45th-Co \| 1 time

	1933: Quincy Jones (92) {7 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Original Song, Original Score, Adaptation or Treatment Score Oscar Wins: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, Honorary Award

	1941: Wolfgang Petersen (81 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Directing, Adapted Screenplay

	1948: Billy Crystal (77) {0 Noms, 0 Wins} Academy Awards Host: 62nd, 63rd, 64th, 65th, 69th, 70th, 72nd, 76th, 84th \| 9 times

	1961: Carla Hacken (64) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Picture

Died

	1969: Roger Heman (71) {5 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Special Effects Oscar Win: Special Effects

	1969: Joseph Kish (69) {5 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)

	1970: Albert S. D’Agostino (77) {5 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)

	1975: Susan Hayward (57) {5 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actress Oscar Win: Actress

	1976: Busby Berkeley (80) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Dance Direction

	1981: Eleanor Perry (75) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay

	1991: Howard Ashman (40) {7 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song Oscar Wins: Original Song

	1992: Jean Poiret (65) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay

	1997: Fred Zinnemann (89) {10 Noms, 4 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing, Documentary Short Oscar Wins: Picture, Directing, Documentary Short

	2009: Millard Kaufman (92) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Screenplay, Story and Screenplay

Released

	1930: Sarah and Son (95) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1929/30 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Actress (Ruth Chatterton)

	1934: The House of Rothschild (91) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1934 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Picture

	1942: Always in My Heart (83) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1942 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Always In My Heart”)

	1966: War and Peace (59) {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1968 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Foreign Language Film Oscar Win: Foreign Language Film

	1967: Ulysses (58) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1967 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay

	1973: Tom Sawyer (52) {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1973 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Original Song Score and Adaptation Score, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design