Oscar History: March 23 (2025)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

	1893: Cedric Gibbons (67 at death) {39 Noms, 11 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)

	1896: George James Hopkins (88 at death) {13 Noms, 4 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)

	1905: Joan Crawford (72 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actress Oscar Win: Actress

	1910: Akira Kurosawa (88 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Directing Oscar Win: Special/Honorary

	1914: Nedrick Young (54 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay Oscar Win: Original Screenplay

	1916: Ben Roberts (68 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay

	1925: David Watkin (82 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography Oscar Win: Cinematography

	1934: Mark Rydell (91) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Directing

	1942: Michael Haneke (83) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Directing, Original Screenplay

	1954: David Permut (71) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Picture

	1959: Catherine Keener (66) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress

	1964: Mary Zophres (61) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Costume Design

	1968: Thomas Bidegain (57) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay

Died

	1958: Don Hartman (57) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Original Story

	1966: Kenneth Webb (73) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Scoring

	1988: Jim Jacobs (58) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature

	1996: Jules Schermer (87) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story

	1999: Osmond Borradaile (100) {0 Noms, 0 Wins}

	2002: Richard Sylbert (73) {6 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) Oscar Wins: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)

	2011: Elizabeth Taylor (79) {5 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actress Oscar Wins: Actress, Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

	2021: George Segal (87) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor Academy Awards Host: 48th-Co \| 1 time

Released

	1932: One Hour With You (93) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1931/32 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Picture

	1937: Waikiki Wedding (88) {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1937 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Dance Direction (“Luau”), Original Song (“Sweet Leilani”) Oscar Win: Original Song (“Sweet Leilani”)

	1948: The Search (77) {4 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1948 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Directing (Fred Zinnemann), Actor (Montgomery Clift), Screenplay, Motion Picture Story, Honorary Award Oscar Wins: Motion Picture Story, Special/Honorary Award

	1956: Forbidden Planet (69) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1956 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Special Effects

	1966: The Naked Prey (59) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1966 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Story and Screenplay

	1990: Pretty Woman (35) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1990 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Actress (Julia Roberts)

	2006: The Lives of Others (19) {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 2006 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film Oscar Win: Foreign Language Film

	2007: The Counterfeiters (18) {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 2007 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film Oscar Win: Foreign Language Film

	2018: Isle of Dogs (7) {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2018 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Animated Feature, Original Score

Oscar Ceremonies

	1950: 22nd Annual Academy Awards (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1949}

	1998: 70th Annual Academy Awards (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1997}

	2003: 75th Annual Academy Awards (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 2002}