<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This list needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (January 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> This is a list of posthumous Academy Award winners and nominees . The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences annually presents Academy Awards in both competitive and honorary categories . This list includes posthumous winners and nominees of the Academy's competitive awards, as well as posthumous winners of its honorary awards . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Date of Death </Th> <Th> Ceremony </Th> <Th> Film Year </Th> <Th> Academy Award </Th> <Th> Film </Th> <Th> Winner </Th> <Th> (hide) Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Marit Allen </Td> <Td> 000000002007 - 11 - 26 - 0000 November 26, 2007 </Td> <Td> 80th </Td> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Td> Best Costume Design </Td> <Td> La Vie en Rose </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Howard Ashman </Td> <Td> 000000001991 - 03 - 14 - 0000 March 14, 1991 </Td> <Td> 64th </Td> <Td> 1991 </Td> <Td> Best Music (Song) </Td> <Td> Beauty and the Beast </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Music (Song) </Td> <Td> Beauty and the Beast </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Music (Song) </Td> <Td> Beauty and the Beast </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 65th </Td> <Td> 1992 </Td> <Td> Best Music (Song) </Td> <Td> Aladdin </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Joseph H. August </Td> <Td> 000000001947 - 09 - 25 - 0000 September 25, 1947 </Td> <Td> 21st </Td> <Td> 1948 </Td> <Td> Best Cinematography </Td> <Td> Portrait of Jennie </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Robert Alan Aurthur </Td> <Td> 000000001978 - 11 - 20 - 0000 November 20, 1978 </Td> <Td> 52nd </Td> <Td> 1979 </Td> <Td> Best Picture </Td> <Td> All That Jazz </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 52nd </Td> <Td> 1979 </Td> <Td> Best Writing </Td> <Td> All That Jazz </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mario Cecchi Gori </Td> <Td> 000000001993 - 11 - 05 - 0000 November 5, 1993 </Td> <Td> 68th </Td> <Td> 1995 </Td> <Td> Best Picture </Td> <Td> Il Postino </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Frank Churchill </Td> <Td> 000000001942 - 05 - 14 - 0000 May 14, 1942 </Td> <Td> 15th </Td> <Td> 1942 </Td> <Td> Best Music (Scoring) </Td> <Td> Bambi </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15th </Td> <Td> 1942 </Td> <Td> Best Music (Song) </Td> <Td> Bambi </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Allen Davey </Td> <Td> 000000001946 - 03 - 05 - 0000 March 5, 1946 </Td> <Td> 18th </Td> <Td> 1945 </Td> <Td> Best Cinematography </Td> <Td> A Song to Remember </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> James Dean </Td> <Td> 000000001955 - 09 - 30 - 0000 September 30, 1955 </Td> <Td> 28th </Td> <Td> 1955 </Td> <Td> Best Actor </Td> <Td> East of Eden </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 29th </Td> <Td> 1956 </Td> <Td> Best Actor </Td> <Td> Giant </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Walt Disney </Td> <Td> 000000001966 - 12 - 15 - 0000 December 15, 1966 </Td> <Td> 41st </Td> <Td> 1968 </Td> <Td> Best Short Film (Animated) </Td> <Td> Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gail Dolgin </Td> <Td> 000000002010 - 10 - 07 - 0000 October 7, 2010 </Td> <Td> 84th </Td> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> Best Documentary (Short Subject) </Td> <Td> The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gerald Duffy </Td> <Td> 000000001928 - 06 - 25 - 0000 June 25, 1928 </Td> <Td> 01st </Td> <Td> 1927 / 1928 </Td> <Td> Best Writing </Td> <Td> The Private Life of Helen of Troy </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jeanne Eagels </Td> <Td> 000000001929 - 10 - 03 - 0000 October 3, 1929 </Td> <Td> 02nd </Td> <Td> 1928 / 1929 </Td> <Td> Best Actress </Td> <Td> The Letter </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> William Ferrari </Td> <Td> 000000001962 - 09 - 10 - 0000 September 10, 1962 </Td> <Td> 36th </Td> <Td> 1963 </Td> <Td> Best Art Direction </Td> <Td> How the West Was Won </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peter Finch </Td> <Td> 000000001977 - 01 - 14 - 0000 January 14, 1977 </Td> <Td> 49th </Td> <Td> 1976 </Td> <Td> Best Actor </Td> <Td> Network </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gil Friesen </Td> <Td> 000000002012 - 12 - 13 - 0000 December 13, 2012 </Td> <Td> 86th </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> Best Documentary Feature </Td> <Td> 20 Feet from Stardom </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> George Gershwin </Td> <Td> 000000001937 - 07 - 11 - 0000 July 11, 1937 </Td> <Td> 10th </Td> <Td> 1937 </Td> <Td> Best Music (Song) </Td> <Td> Shall We Dance </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Stuart Gilmore </Td> <Td> 000000001971 - 11 - 19 - 0000 November 19, 1971 </Td> <Td> 44th </Td> <Td> 1971 </Td> <Td> Best Film Editing </Td> <Td> The Andromeda Strain </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Thomas C. Goodwin </Td> <Td> 000000001992 - 12 - 11 - 0000 December 11, 1992 </Td> <Td> 65th </Td> <Td> 1992 </Td> <Td> Best Documentary (Short Subject) </Td> <Td> Educating Peter </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Conrad Hall </Td> <Td> 000000002003 - 01 - 04 - 0000 January 4, 2003 </Td> <Td> 75th </Td> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> Best Cinematography </Td> <Td> Road to Perdition </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> David Hall </Td> <Td> 000000001964 - 07 - 23 - 0000 July 23, 1964 </Td> <Td> 38th </Td> <Td> 1965 </Td> <Td> Best Art Direction </Td> <Td> The Greatest Story Ever Told </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dale Hennesy </Td> <Td> 000000001981 - 07 - 20 - 0000 July 20, 1981 </Td> <Td> 55th </Td> <Td> 1982 </Td> <Td> Best Art Direction </Td> <Td> Annie </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bernard Herrmann </Td> <Td> 000000001975 - 12 - 24 - 0000 December 24, 1975 </Td> <Td> 49th </Td> <Td> 1976 </Td> <Td> Best Music (Scoring) </Td> <Td> Obsession </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 49th </Td> <Td> 1976 </Td> <Td> Best Music (Scoring) </Td> <Td> Taxi Driver </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gordon Hollingshead </Td> <Td> 000000001952 - 07 - 08 - 0000 July 8, 1952 </Td> <Td> 25th </Td> <Td> 1952 </Td> <Td> Best Short Film (Live Action) </Td> <Td> Desert Killer </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25th </Td> <Td> 1952 </Td> <Td> Best Short Film (Live Action) </Td> <Td> Thar She Blows! </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> William A. Horning </Td> <Td> 000000001959 - 03 - 02 - 0000 March 2, 1959 </Td> <Td> 31st </Td> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Td> Best Art Direction </Td> <Td> Gigi </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 32nd </Td> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Td> Best Art Direction </Td> <Td> Ben - Hur </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 32nd </Td> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Td> Best Art Direction </Td> <Td> North by Northwest </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sidney Howard </Td> <Td> 000000001939 - 08 - 23 - 0000 August 23, 1939 </Td> <Td> 12th </Td> <Td> 1939 </Td> <Td> Best Writing </Td> <Td> Gone with the Wind </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Hubley </Td> <Td> 000000001977 - 02 - 21 - 0000 February 21, 1977 </Td> <Td> 50th </Td> <Td> 1977 </Td> <Td> Best Short Film (Animated) </Td> <Td> A Doonesbury Special </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eiko Ishioka </Td> <Td> 000000002012 - 01 - 21 - 0000 January 21, 2012 </Td> <Td> 85th </Td> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> Best Costume Design </Td> <Td> Mirror Mirror </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bert Kalmar </Td> <Td> 000000001947 - 09 - 18 - 0000 September 18, 1947 </Td> <Td> 24th </Td> <Td> 1951 </Td> <Td> Best Music (Song) </Td> <Td> The Strip </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jerome Kern </Td> <Td> 000000001945 - 11 - 11 - 0000 November 11, 1945 </Td> <Td> 18th </Td> <Td> 1945 </Td> <Td> Best Music (Scoring) </Td> <Td> Can't Help Singing </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18th </Td> <Td> 1945 </Td> <Td> Best Music (Song) </Td> <Td> Can't Help Singing </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19th </Td> <Td> 1946 </Td> <Td> Best Music (Song) </Td> <Td> Centennial Summer </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> William Kiernan </Td> <Td> 000000001973 - 11 - 19 - 0000 November 19, 1973 </Td> <Td> 46th </Td> <Td> 1973 </Td> <Td> Best Art Direction </Td> <Td> The Way We Were </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Frederic Knudtson </Td> <Td> 000000001964 - 02 - 14 - 0000 February 14, 1964 </Td> <Td> 36th </Td> <Td> 1963 </Td> <Td> Best Film Editing </Td> <Td> It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Albert Lamorisse </Td> <Td> 000000001970 - 06 - 02 - 0000 June 2, 1970 </Td> <Td> 51st </Td> <Td> 1978 </Td> <Td> Best Documentary (Feature) </Td> <Td> The Lovers' Wind </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Heath Ledger </Td> <Td> 000000002008 - 01 - 22 - 0000 January 22, 2008 </Td> <Td> 81st </Td> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> Best Supporting Actor </Td> <Td> The Dark Knight </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Boris Leven </Td> <Td> 000000001986 - 10 - 11 - 0000 October 11, 1986 </Td> <Td> 59th </Td> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td> Best Art Direction </Td> <Td> The Color of Money </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Walt Martin </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 07 - 24 - 0000 July 24, 2014 </Td> <Td> 87th </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Best Sound Mixing </Td> <Td> American Sniper </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> William C. Mellor </Td> <Td> 000000001963 - 04 - 30 - 0000 April 30, 1963 </Td> <Td> 38th </Td> <Td> 1965 </Td> <Td> Best Cinematography </Td> <Td> The Greatest Story Ever Told </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Anthony Minghella </Td> <Td> 000000002008 - 03 - 18 - 0000 March 18, 2008 </Td> <Td> 81st </Td> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> Best Picture </Td> <Td> The Reader </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> James V. Monaco </Td> <Td> 000000001945 - 10 - 16 - 0000 October 16, 1945 </Td> <Td> 19th </Td> <Td> 1946 </Td> <Td> Best Music (Song) </Td> <Td> The Dolly Sisters </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alfred Newman </Td> <Td> 000000001970 - 02 - 17 - 0000 February 17, 1970 </Td> <Td> 43rd </Td> <Td> 1970 </Td> <Td> Best Music (Scoring) </Td> <Td> Airport </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Joseph O'Brien </Td> <Td> 000000001945 - 03 - 30 - 0000 March 30, 1945 </Td> <Td> 18th </Td> <Td> 1945 </Td> <Td> Best Short Film (Live Action) </Td> <Td> Your National Gallery </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bridget O'Connor </Td> <Td> 000000002010 - 09 - 22 - 0000 September 22, 2010 </Td> <Td> 84th </Td> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay </Td> <Td> Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eric Orbom </Td> <Td> 000000001959 - 05 - 23 - 0000 May 23, 1959 </Td> <Td> 33rd </Td> <Td> 1960 </Td> <Td> Best Art Direction </Td> <Td> Spartacus </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Arnold Perl </Td> <Td> 000000001971 - 12 - 11 - 0000 December 11, 1971 </Td> <Td> 45th </Td> <Td> 1972 </Td> <Td> Best Documentary (Feature) </Td> <Td> Malcolm X </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sydney Pollack </Td> <Td> 000000002008 - 05 - 26 - 0000 May 26, 2008 </Td> <Td> 81st </Td> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> Best Picture </Td> <Td> The Reader </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Raymond Rasch </Td> <Td> 000000001964 - 12 - 23 - 0000 December 23, 1964 </Td> <Td> 45th </Td> <Td> 1972 </Td> <Td> Best Music (Scoring) </Td> <Td> Limelight </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gretchen Rau </Td> <Td> 000000002006 - 03 - 29 - 0000 March 29, 2006 </Td> <Td> 79th </Td> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> Best Art Direction </Td> <Td> The Good Shepherd </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ralph Richardson </Td> <Td> 000000001983 - 10 - 10 - 0000 October 10, 1983 </Td> <Td> 57th </Td> <Td> 1984 </Td> <Td> Best Supporting Actor </Td> <Td> Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Richard H. Riedel </Td> <Td> 000000001960 - 03 - 18 - 0000 March 18, 1960 </Td> <Td> 32nd </Td> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Td> Best Art Direction </Td> <Td> Pillow Talk </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Larry Russell </Td> <Td> 000000001954 - 02 - 14 - 0000 February 14, 1954 </Td> <Td> 45th </Td> <Td> 1972 </Td> <Td> Best Music (Scoring) </Td> <Td> Limelight </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tess Slesinger </Td> <Td> 000000001945 - 02 - 21 - 0000 February 21, 1945 </Td> <Td> 18th </Td> <Td> 1945 </Td> <Td> Best Writing </Td> <Td> A Tree Grows in Brooklyn </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Carol Sobieski </Td> <Td> 000000001990 - 11 - 04 - 0000 November 4, 1990 </Td> <Td> 64th </Td> <Td> 1991 </Td> <Td> Best Writing </Td> <Td> Fried Green Tomatoes </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gile Steele </Td> <Td> 000000001952 - 01 - 16 - 0000 January 16, 1952 </Td> <Td> 24th </Td> <Td> 1951 </Td> <Td> Best Costume Design </Td> <Td> Kind Lady </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24th </Td> <Td> 1951 </Td> <Td> Best Costume Design </Td> <Td> The Great Caruso </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25th </Td> <Td> 1952 </Td> <Td> Best Costume Design </Td> <Td> The Merry Widow </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Harry Stradling </Td> <Td> 000000001970 - 02 - 14 - 0000 February 14, 1970 </Td> <Td> 42nd </Td> <Td> 1969 </Td> <Td> Best Cinematography </Td> <Td> Hello, Dolly! </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Harry W. Tetrick </Td> <Td> 000000001977 - 02 - 17 - 0000 February 17, 1977 </Td> <Td> 49th </Td> <Td> 1976 </Td> <Td> Best Sound </Td> <Td> King Kong </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 49th </Td> <Td> 1976 </Td> <Td> Best Sound </Td> <Td> Rocky </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spencer Tracy </Td> <Td> 000000001967 - 06 - 10 - 0000 June 10, 1967 </Td> <Td> 40th </Td> <Td> 1967 </Td> <Td> Best Actor </Td> <Td> Guess Who's Coming to Dinner </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Massimo Troisi </Td> <Td> 000000001994 - 06 - 04 - 0000 June 4, 1994 </Td> <Td> 68th </Td> <Td> 1995 </Td> <Td> Best Actor </Td> <Td> Il Postino </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 68th </Td> <Td> 1995 </Td> <Td> Best Writing </Td> <Td> Il Postino </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lamar Trotti </Td> <Td> 000000001952 - 08 - 28 - 0000 August 28, 1952 </Td> <Td> 27th </Td> <Td> 1954 </Td> <Td> Best Writing </Td> <Td> There's No Business Like Show Business </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Geoffrey Unsworth </Td> <Td> 000000001978 - 10 - 28 - 0000 October 28, 1978 </Td> <Td> 53rd </Td> <Td> 1980 </Td> <Td> Best Cinematography </Td> <Td> Tess </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> August Wilson </Td> <Td> 000000002005 - 10 - 02 - 0000 October 2, 2005 </Td> <Td> 89th </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay </Td> <Td> Fences </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Robert L. Wolfe </Td> <Td> 000000001981 - 02 - 28 - 0000 February 28, 1981 </Td> <Td> 54th </Td> <Td> 1981 </Td> <Td> Best Film Editing </Td> <Td> On Golden Pond </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Victor Young </Td> <Td> 000000001956 - 11 - 10 - 0000 November 10, 1956 </Td> <Td> 29th </Td> <Td> 1956 </Td> <Td> Best Music (Scoring) </Td> <Td> Around the World in 80 Days </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 29th </Td> <Td> 1956 </Td> <Td> Best Music (Song) </Td> <Td> Written on the Wind </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sam Zimbalist </Td> <Td> 000000001958 - 11 - 04 - 0000 November 4, 1958 </Td> <Td> 32nd </Td> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Td> Best Picture </Td> <Td> Ben - Hur </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Date of Death </Th> <Th> Ceremony </Th> <Th> Film Year </Th> <Th> Academy Award </Th> <Th> Film </Th> <Th> Winner </Th> <Th> (hide) Notes </Th> </Tr>

Who was the first person to be nominated posthumously for the best actor oscar