This Day in Oscar History: May 25 (2023)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History.

Born


	1902: Charles Barton (79 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Assistant Directing Oscar Win: Assistant Directing
	1913: Sidney Carroll (75 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay
	1921: Hal David (91 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Song Oscar Win: Original Song
	1925: Jeanne Crain (78 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress
	1931: Irwin Winkler (92) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Picture Oscar Win: Picture
	1939: Ian McKellen (84) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor
	1947: Jacki Weaver (76) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress
	1951: Bob Gale (72) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay
	1969: Kazu Hiro (54) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Makeup Oscar Win: Makeup
	1971: Justin Henry (52) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor
	1972: Octavia Spencer (51) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress Oscar Win: Supporting Actress

Died

	1968: Charles K. Feldman (Feldman) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Picture
	1974: Donald Crisp (Crisp) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor Oscar Win: Supporting Actor
	1983: Sydney Box (Box) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay Oscar Win: Original Screenplay
	2005: Ismail Merchant (Merchant) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Live Action Short Film
	2018: George Jenson (Jenson) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Visual Effects

Released

	1930: Song of the Flame (93) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1929/30 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Sound Recording
	1934: The Thin Man (89) {4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1934 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (W.S. Van Dyke), Actor (William Powell), Adaptation
	1946: The Stranger (77) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1946 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Motion Picture Story
	1956: The Bold and the Brave (67) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1956 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor (Mickey Rooney), Original Screenplay
	1961: A Force in Readiness (62) {0 Noms, 1 Win @ 1961 Academy Awards} Oscar Win: Special/Honorary Award
	1966: The Russians Are Coming The Russians Are Coming (57) {4 Noms, 0 Wins @ 1966 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Actor (Alan Arkin), Adapted Screenplay, Editing
	1967: Barefoot in the Park (56) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 1967 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress (Mildred Natwick)
	1969: Midnight Cowboy (54) {7 Noms, 3 Wins @ 1969 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (Midnight Cowboy), Actor (Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight), Supporting Actress (Sylvia Miles), Adapted Screenplay, Editing Oscar Wins: Picture, Directing (John Schlesinger), Adapted Screenplay
	1977: Star Wars (46) {10 Noms, 7 Wins @ 1977 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Picture, Directing (George Lucas), Supporting Actor (Alec Guinness), Original Screenplay, Original Score, Editing, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design, Sound, Visual Effects Oscar Wins: Original Score, Editing, Art Direction/Production Design, Costume Design, Sound, Visual Effects, Special/Honorary Award
	1979: Alien (44) {2 Noms, 1 Win @ 1979 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design, Visual Effects Oscar Win: Visual Effects
	1983: Return of the Jedi (40) {4 Noms, 1 Win @ 1983 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Art Direction/Production Design, Sound, Sound Effects Editing, Visual Effects Oscar Win: Visual Effects
	2001: Pearl Harbor (22) {4 Noms, 1 Win @ 2001 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Original Song (“There You’ll Be”), Sound, Sound Effects/Editing, Visual Effects Oscar Win: Sound Effects/Editing
	2007: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (16) {2 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2007 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Makeup, Visual Effects
	2011: Footnote (12) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2011 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film
	2012: Moonrise Kingdom (11) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2012 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Original Screenplay
	2015: Embrace of the Serpent (8) {1 Nom, 0 Wins @ 2015 Academy Awards} Oscar Nomination: Foreign Language Film
	2018: Solo: A Star Wars Story (5) {3 Noms, 0 Wins @ 2018 Academy Awards} Oscar Nominations: Visual Effects