Oscar History: March 27 (2025)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

	1892: Ferde Grofe (80 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Musical Score

	1895: Ray June (63 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography

	1897: Gloria Swanson (86 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actress

	1898: Norma Koch (81 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Costume Design, Costume Design (Black-and-White) Oscar Win: Costume Design (Black-and-White)

	1902: Sidney Buchman (73 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Screenplay, Story and Screenplay Oscar Win: Screenplay

	1902: Charles B Lang Jr. (96 at death) {18 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) Oscar Win: Cinematography

	1911: Guy Trosper (52 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story

	1914: Budd Schulberg (95 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Story and Screenplay Oscar Win: Story and Screenplay

	1919: Douglas Stewart (75 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Editing Oscar Win: Editing

	1929: Theadora Van Runkle (82 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Costume Design

	1934: Peter Schamoni (91) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Short

	1943: Grant McCune (67 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects Oscar Win: Visual Effects

	1952: Peter Montagna (73) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Makeup

	1963: Quentin Tarantino (62) {8 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay Oscar Win: Original Screenplay

	1967: Pippa Harris (58) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Picture

Died

	1962: James Basevi (71) {5 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color) Oscar Win: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)

	1980: Steve Fisher (67) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story

	1987: William Bowers (71) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Motion Picture Story

	2002: Dudley Moore (66) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actor Academy Awards Host: 55th-Co \| 1 time

	2002: Glen Robinson (87) {0 Noms, 6 Wins} Oscar Wins: Visual Effects, Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate)

	2002: Billy Wilder (95) {21 Noms, 7 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay, Screenplay, Original Story, Story and Screenplay Oscar Wins: Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay, Screenplay, Story and Screenplay, Irving G. Thalberg Award

	2013: Fay Kanin (95) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay Academy President #23: 1979-83, 4 terms

Released

	1940: Rebecca (85) {11 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1940 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Alfred Hitchcock), Actor (Laurence Olivier), Actress (Joan Fontaine), Supporting Actress (Judith Anderson), Screenplay, Original Score, Editing, Black-and-White Cinematography, Black-and-White Art Direction/Production Design, Special Effects Oscar Wins: Picture, Black-and-White Cinematography

	1943: Cabin in the Sky (82) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1943 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe”)

	1967: I Even Met Happy Gypsies (58) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1967 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film

	1974: The Great Gatsby (51) {2 Noms, 2 Wins @ 1974 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Original Song Score and Adaptation Score, Costume Design Oscar Wins: Original Song Score and Adaptation Score, Costume Design

Oscar Ceremonies

	1957: 29th Annual Academy Awards (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1956}

	1973: 45th Annual Academy Awards (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1972}

	1995: 67th Annual Academy Awards (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 1994}

	2022: 94th Annual Academy Awards (Presentation Ceremony) {for the films of 2021}