Oscar History: March 8 (2025)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

	1903: D’Eaubonne (67 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)

	1909: Stuart Gilmore (62 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Editing

	1910: Claire Trevor (90 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress Oscar Win: Supporting Actress

	1913: Jack Solomon (89 at death) {6 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Sound/Sound Mixing Oscar Win: Sound/Sound Mixing

	1943: Lynn Redgrave (67 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actress, Supporting Actress

	1945: Bruce Broughton (80) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Original Song

	1947: Carole Bayer Sager (78) {6 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Song Oscar Win: Original Song

	1954: Steve James (71) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Editing, Documentary Feature

	1969: Don Hall (56) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Animated Feature Oscar Win: Animated Feature

Died

	2020: Max von Sydow (90) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor

	1954: John L. Balderston (64) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Screenplay

	1955: William C. DeMille (76) {0 Noms, 0 Wins} Academy President #2: 1929-31, 2 terms; Academy Awards Host: 1st-Co, 2nd \| 2 times

	1970: John Leipold (82) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Scoring Oscar Win: Scoring

	1971: Borden Chase (71) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story

	1971: Harold Lloyd (77) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary

	1975: George Stevens (70) {9 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing Oscar Wins: Directing, Irving G. Thalberg Award Academy President #14: 1958-59, 1 term

	1982: Walter Plunkett (79) {10 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Costume Design, Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color) Oscar Win: Costume Design (Color)

	1983: William Walton (80) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Drama/Comedy Score

	1999: Peggy Cass (74) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress

	2002: Robin Anderson (53) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature

	2016: George Martin (90) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Adaptation or Treatment Score

	2021: Leon Gast (84) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature Oscar Win: Documentary Feature

Released

	1933: 42nd Street (92) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1932/33 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Sound Recording

	1935: Ruggles of Red Gap (90) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1935 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Picture

	1951: Royal Wedding (74) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1951 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Too Late Now”)

	1967: The Taming of the Shrew (58) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1967 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design

	1971: The Emigrants (54) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1971 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: 1971: Foreign Language Film / 1972: Picture, Directing (Jan Troell), Actress (Liv Ullmann), Adapted Screenplay

	1973: Ludwig (52) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1973 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Costume Design

	1978: A Little Night Music (47) {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1977 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Original Song Score and Adaptation Score, Costume Design Oscar Win: Original Song Score and Adaptation Score

	1979: The Promise (46) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1979 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“I’ll Never Say ‘Goodbye”)

	1985: Mask (40) {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1985 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Makeup Oscar Win: Makeup

	1996: The Birdcage (29) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1996 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Art Direction/Production Design

	1996: Fargo (29) {7 Noms, 1 Win @ 1996 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Joel Coen), Actress (Frances McDormand), Supporting Actor (William H. Macy), Original Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography Oscar Win: Actress (Frances McDormand)

	2002: The Time Machine (23) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2002 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Makeup