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- Sidney Howard, Gone With the Wind. Screenwriter Sidney Howard became the first posthumous Oscar winner at the 1940 ceremony for his work on historical epic Gone With the Wind.
- Victor Young, Around the World in 80 Days. The next posthumous Oscar winner didn't come for nearly two decades. It went to composer Victor Young for his work on the score for 1956's Around the World in 80 Days, which also won Best Picture.
- William A. Horning, Gigi. Horning was a legendary early art director, earning one of his first Oscar nominations for his work with Cedric Gibbons on The Wizard of Oz.
- William A. Horning, Ben-Hur. Though he never won while he was alive, Horning bears the distinct honor of being the only person to ever win posthumous Oscars consecutively.
Throughout the history of the Academy Awards, several individuals have died prior to the ceremony and were posthumously nominated or have won the award following their deaths. As of 2024 , 64 individuals have reserved posthumous nominations in competitive categories, 29 individuals have won posthumously, including 14 individuals in honorary ...
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- Jeanne Eagels
- James Dean
- Spencer Tracy
- Peter Finch
- Ralph Richardson
- Massimo Troisi
- Heath Ledger
- Chadwick Boseman
Let's begin with one that doesn't technically count -- and the only woman who will be featured on this list. The reason Jeanne Eagels cannot be considered an official posthumous nomination is because the Academy only revealed the winners in 1930, not the nominees. This was at the 2nd annual Academy Awards and Eagels would have been considered for b...
Not only is James Dean considered the first real posthumous Oscar nomination, but he was nominated twice after his death. Though he didn't win either, Dean was nominated for best actor at both the 28th and 29th Academy Awards -- which took place in 1956 and 1957, respectively -- for the roles of Cal Trask in Elia Kazan's "East of Eden" and Jett Rin...
Spencer Tracy was nominated for the best actor Oscar at the 1968 Academy Awards for playing Matt Drayton in Stanley Kramer's "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner." Tracy died at the age of 67 on June 10, 1967.
Peter Finch was nominated for best actor at the 1977 Academy Awards for playing Howard Beale in Sidney Lumet's "Network." He won, becoming the first actor to posthumously win an Oscar for acting. Finch died at the age of 60 on Jan. 14, 1977.
Ralph Richardson was nominated for the best-supporting actor Oscar at the 1985 Academy Awards for playing The Sixth Earl of Greystoke in Hugh Hudson's "Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes." He is the first actor to receive a posthumous nomination in the best supporting actor category. Richardson died at the age of 80 on Oct. 10, 1983.
Massimo Troisi was nominated for the best actor Oscar at the 1968 Academy Awards for playing Mario Ruoppolo in Michael Radford's "Il Postino (The Postman)." Troisi died at the age of 41 on June 4, 1994.
Heath Ledger was nominated for best supporting actor at the 2009 Academy Awards for playing The Joker in Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight." He won, becoming the first actor to win a posthumous Oscar in the best supporting actor category. Ledger died at the age of 28 on Jan. 22, 2008.
Boseman is currently nominated for best actor at the 2021 Academy Awards for playing Levee Green in George C. Wolfe's "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom." The MCU vet diedfrom colon cancer at the age of 43 on Aug. 28, 2020. Visit Oscar.comfor Oscar 2021 highlights and watch live Sunday, April 25, live on ABC at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
Mar 6, 2024 · It would be another 20 years before Oscar decided to award an actor posthumously. Peter Finch, at first glance, didn’t look like the most viable awards candidate for Sidney Lumet’s news satire ...
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Peter Finch was an English-born Australian actor, who became the first person to win a posthumous Academy Award in an acting category. He won the Academy Award for his brilliant portrayal of anchorman Howard Beale in the film 'Network'. Peter Finch began his acting career with Vaudeville performances, theatre acts and radio acting.
Feb 4, 2021 · Peter Finch was the first actor to win the Oscar posthumously Though a handful of actors received posthumous nominations before Peter Finch, Finch was the first to take home the Oscar following ...
Oct 16, 2022 · Network (1976) Peter Finch (Actor) Peter Finch was the first actor to ever win a posthumous Academy Award for their work. He made cinema history and his work as fed-up and eventually disheveled UBS newscaster, Howard Beale, holds up phenomenally.
