This Day in Oscar History: April 7 (2023)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

Died

Released

Oscar Ceremonies

Born

1900: Paul Lerpae (89 at death)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Sci-Tech Award – Type II (Certificate)
     Oscar Nominee: Special Effects

1905: Herbert Spencer (87 at death)

{2 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Original Song Score, Original Song or Adaptation Score

1908: Percy Faith (67 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Musical Score

1912: Jack Lawrence (96 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1912: Frank Phillips (82 at death)

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Cinematography

1913: Anna Hill Johnstone (79 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1920: Ravi Shankar (92 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1921: Bill Butler (102) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Cinematography

1922: Karel Cerny (92 at death)

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Art Direction/Production Design
     Oscar Nominee: Art Direction/Production Design

1928: James Garner (86 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Actor

1928: Alan J. Pakula (70 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{3 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing, Adapted Screenplay

1935: Frederick J. Brown (68 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Sound Effects/Editing

1939: Francis Ford Coppola (84) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {14 Noms, 6 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay, Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
     Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay

1944: Julia Phillips (57 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Picture
     Oscar Nominee: Picture

1946: Stan Winston (62 at death) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {10 Noms, 4 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Makeup, Visual Effects
     Oscar Nominee: Makeup, Visual Effects

1948: Paul Raci (75) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor

1954: Jackie Chan (69) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{0 Noms, 1 Win}
Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary

1960: Sandy Powell (63) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {15 Noms, 3 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Costume Design
     Oscar Nominee: Costume Design

1964: Russell Crowe (59) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

1984: Ahmad Balshe (39) [Pictured (hover to see)]

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

Died

1950: Walter Huston (66) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {4 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor
     Oscar Nominee: Actor, Supporting Actor

1981: Norman Taurog (82) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {2 Noms, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Directing
     Oscar Nominee: Directing

1987: John Livadary (90) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {17 Noms, 7 Wins}
     Oscar Winner: Sound/Sound Mixing, Sci-Tech Award – Type II (Plaque), Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate)
     Oscar Nominee: Sound/Sound Mixing

1993: Gladys Lehman (101)

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

1993: Richard Schmiechen (45) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Documentary Feature
     Oscar Nominee: Documentary Feature

2001: Beatrice Straight (86) [Pictured (hover to see)]

  {1 Nom, 1 Win}
     Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress
     Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress

2003: Cedric Francis (87)

{4 Noms, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: One-Reel Short Film, Two-Reel Short Film

2021: Thomas P. Kelly Jr. (91) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins}
Oscar Nominee: Documentary Short Subject

Released

1928: Speedy (95) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1927/28 Academy Awards}
Oscar Nominee: Comedy Directing (Ted Wilde)

1939: Wuthering Heights (84) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{8 Noms, 1 Win @ 1939 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Black-and-White Cinematography Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (William Wyler), Actor (Laurence Olivier), Supporting Actress (Geraldine Fitzgerald), Screenplay, Original Score, Black-and-White Cinematography, Art Direction/Production Design

1943: The More the Merrier (80) [Pictured (hover to see)]

{6 Noms, 1 Win @ 1943 Academy Awards}
Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor (Charles Coburn) Oscar Nominee: Picture, Directing (George Stevens), Actress (Jean Arthur), Supporting Actor (Charles Coburn), Screenplay, Original Motion Picture Story