Oscar History: September 26 (2026)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born

	1877: Edmund Gwenn (81 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor Oscar Win: Supporting Actor

	1898: George Gershwin (35 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song

	1904: Claude Carpenter (71 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White)

	1917: Ted Haworth (75 at death) {6 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

	1929: Edmond A. Levy (69 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Short Subject Oscar Win: Documentary Short Subject

	1942: Michael Weller (83) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay

Died

	1944: Edwin Burke (55) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Adaptation Oscar Win: Adaptation

	1948: Gregg Toland (44) {5 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography, Cinematography (Black-and-White) Oscar Win: Cinematography (Black-and-White)

	2025: Michèle Burke (75) {6 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Makeup & Hairstyling Oscar Wins: Makeup & Hairstyling

	1969: Howard J. Lydecker (58) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Special Effects

	1971: Edward Ward (71) {7 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Drama Score, Musical Score

	1972: Robert Emmett Dolan (66) {8 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Drama/Comedy Score, Musical Score

	1973: Anna Magnani (65) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Actress Oscar Win: Actress

	1979: Arthur Hunnicutt (69) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor

	1979: John Cromwell (91) {0 Noms, 0 Wins} Academy Awards Host: 17th-Co \| 1 time

	1985: Frank Bracht (75) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing

	1987: Edgar Anstey (80) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, Live Action Short Film Oscar Win: Live Action Short Film

	1997: Dorothy Kingsley (87) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay

	2001: Hannes Nikel (70) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing

	2008: Paul Newman (83) {10 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actor, Supporting Actor Oscar Wins: Actor, Special/Honorary, Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

	2010: Gloria Stuart (100) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress

Released

	1931: Five Star Final (94) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1931/32 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Picture

	1936: Cain and Mabel (89) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1936 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Dance Direction (“1000 Love Songs”)

	1941: A Yank in the R.A.F. (84) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1941 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Special Effects

	1941: It Started with Eve (84) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1942 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Score of a Musical

	1945: The House on 92nd Street (80) {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1945 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Motion Picture Story Oscar Win: Original Motion Picture Story

	1954: Samurai, The Legend of Musashi (71) {0 Noms, 1 Win @ 1955 Academy Awards} Oscar Win: Foreign Language Film (Special/Honorary)

	1956: The Power and the Prize (69) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1956 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Costume Design (Black-and-White)

	1957: The Joker Is Wild (68) {1 Nom, 1 Win @ 1957 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“All The Way”) Oscar Win: Original Song (“All The Way”)

	1958: Damn Yankees (67) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1958 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Score of a Musical

	1980: Resurrection (45) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1980 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Actress (Ellen Burstyn), Supporting Actress (Eva Le Gallienne)

	1986: ‘Crocodile’ Dundee (39) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1986 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay

	1986: That’s Life (39) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1986 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Song (“Life In A Looking Glass”)

	1987: Dark Eyes (38) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1987 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Actor (Marcello Mastroianni)

	2003: Evil (22) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2003 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film

	2006: The Departed (19) {5 Noms, 4 Wins @ 2006 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Martin Scorsese), Supporting Actor (Mark Wahlberg), Adapted Screenplay, Editing Oscar Wins: Picture, Directing (Martin Scorsese), Adapted Screenplay, Editing

	2014: The Boxtrolls (11) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2014 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Animted Feature

	2018: Free Solo (7) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2018 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature

	2025: One Battle After Another (0) {13 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2025 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Paul Thomas Anderson), Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Supporting Actor (Benicio Del Toro, Sean Penn), Supporting Actress (Teyana Taylor), Adapted Screenplay, Casting, Original Score, Film Editing, Cinematography, Production Design, Sound