Oscar History: March 25 (2025)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

	1899: Bella Spewack (91 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Story

	1901: Ed Begley (69 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor Oscar Win: Supporting Actor

	1901: Richard Myers (75 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song

	1908: David Lean (83 at death) {11 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Directing, Adapted Screenplay, Screenplay, Editing Oscar Wins: Directing

	1909: Jay Blackton (84 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Musical Score Oscar Win: Musical Score

	1909: Jerry Livingston (78 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song

	1920: John Barnes (80 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Short

	1921: Nancy Kelly (73 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress

	1921: Simone Signoret (64 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actress Oscar Win: Actress

	1926: Riz Ortolani (87 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song

	1932: Penelope Gilliatt (61 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay

	1936: Lawrence Gordon (89) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Picture

	1947: Elton John (78) {5 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Song Oscar Win: Original Song

	1952: Robert Fox (73) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Picture

	1958: Amy Pascal (67) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Animated Feature

	1999: Mikey Madison (26) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress

Died

	1957: Max Ophuls (54) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Screenplay, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)

	1973: Frank Cavett (67) {3 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Screenplay, Motion Picture Story Oscar Wins: Screenplay, Motion Picture Story

	1973: Stephen Goosson (84) {5 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)

	1977: Nunnally Johnson (79) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Screenplay

	1998: Daniel Massey (64) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor

	2001: Larry Lansburgh (89) {4 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Documentary Feature, Live Action Short Film, Two-Reel Short Film Oscar Wins: Documentary Feature, Live Action Short Film

	2005: Paul Henning (93) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay

	2006: Richard O. Fleischer (89) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature Oscar Win: Documentary Feature

	2008: Abby Mann (80) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Adapted Screenplay Oscar Win: Adapted Screenplay

	2021: Larry McMurtry (84) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Adapted Screenplay Oscar Win: Adapted Screenplay

Released

	1947: The Farmer’s Daughter (78) {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1947 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Actress (Loretta Young), Supporting Actor (Charles Bickford) Oscar Win: Actress (Loretta Young)

	1953: Call Me Madam (72) {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1953 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Score of a Musical, Costume Design (Color) Oscar Win: Score of a Musical

	1953: The Naked Spur (72) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1953 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Story and Screenplay

	1955: Strategic Air Command (70) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1955 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story

	1970: Women in Love (55) {4 Noms, 1 Win @ 1970 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Directing (Ken Russell), Actress (Glenda Jackson), Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography Oscar Win: Actress (Glenda Jackson)

	1988: Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (37) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1988 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film

	1994: The Paper (31) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1994 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Make Up Your Mind”)

	2020: Crip Camp (5) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2020 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature

	2022: Everything Everywhere All at Once (3) {11 Noms, 7 Wins @ 2022 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert), Actress (Michelle Yeoh), Supporting Actor (Ke Huy Quan), Supporting Actress (Jamie Lee Curtis, Stephanie Hsu), Original Screenplay, Original Song (“This Is a Life”), Original Score, Film Editing, Costume Design Oscar Wins: Picture, Directing (Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert), Actress (Michelle Yeoh), Supporting Actor (Ke Huy Quan), Supporting Actress (Jamie Lee Curtis), Original Screenplay, Film Editing

	2022: RRR (3) {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 2022 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Naatu Naatu”) Oscar Win: Original Song (“Naatu Naatu”)

Oscar Ceremonies

	1954: 26th Annual Academy Awards (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1953}

	1985: 57th Annual Academy Awards (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1984}

	1991: 63rd Annual Academy Awards (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1990}

	1996: 68th Annual Academy Awards (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1995}

	2001: 73rd Annual Academy Awards (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 2000}