This Day in Oscar History: March 23 (2023)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

Died

Released

Oscar Ceremonies

Born

1893: Cedric Gibbons (67 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {39 Noms, 11 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
     Oscar Nominee: 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 Winner: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)
     Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White), Art Direction/Production Design (Color)

1905: Joan Crawford (72 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {3 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Actress
     Oscar Nominee: Actress

1910: Akira Kurosawa (88 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary
     Oscar Nominee: Directing

1914: Nedrick Young (54 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Original Screenplay
     Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay

1916: Ben Roberts (68 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay

1925: David Watkin (82 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Cinematography
     Oscar Nominee: Cinematography

1934: Mark Rydell (89) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Directing

1942: Michael Haneke (81) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Directing, Original Screenplay

1954: David Permut (69) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Picture

1959: Catherine Keener (64) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress

1964: Mary Zophres (59) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{4 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Costume Design

Died

1958: Don Hartman (57)

{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay, Original Story

1966: Kenneth Webb (73)

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Scoring

1988: Jim Jacobs (58)

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Documentary Feature

1996: Jules Schermer (87) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Motion Picture Story

1999: Osmond Borradaile (100) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{0 Noms, 0 Wins}

2002: Richard Sylbert (73) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {6 Noms, 2 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)
     Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design, Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)

2011: Elizabeth Taylor (79) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {5 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Actress, Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
     Oscar Nominee: Actress

2021: George Segal (87) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 0 Wins}
     Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor
     Academy Awards Host: 48th-Co | 1 time

Released

1932: One Hour With You (91) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1931/32 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Picture

1937: Waikiki Wedding (86) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1948: The Search (75) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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