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People need to cool it (on both sides) about Hopkins/Boseman

posted 3 years ago by christomacin (4529)

There have been 78 posthumous Oscar nominations, resulting in 17 "wins" and 61 "losses". The most famous posthumous "wins" are probably Peter Finch (1977 for "Network"), Geoffrey Unsworth (1980 for "Tess"), Conrad Hall (2002 for "The Road to Perdition"), and Heath Ledger (2009 for "The Dark Knight"). The most famous "losses" are probably the unsuccessful nominations for George Gershwin, Jerome Kern (three-time loser), James Dean (two-time loser), Bernard Herrmann (lost twice in the same year), Ralph Richardson, and Chadwick Boseman.

[Posthumous Oscar "Wins"]:

Sidney Howard (1940) - Best Writing (Gone with the Wind [1939])
Victor Young (1957) - Best Music (Around the World in 80 Days [1956])
William A. Horning (1959) - Best Art Direction (Gigi [1958])
William A. Horning (1960) - Best Art Direction (Ben-Hur [1959])
Sam Zimbalist (1960) - Best Picture (Ben-Hur [1959])
Eric Orborn (1961) - Best Art Direction (Spartacus [1960])
William Ferrari (1963) - Best Art Direction (How the West Was Won [1962])
Walt Disney (1968) - Best Animated Short Film (Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day)
Raymond Rasch (1973) - Best Music (Limelight [1952, re-released 1972])
Larry Russell (1973) - Best Music (Limelight [1952, re-released 1972])
Peter Finch (1977) - Best Actor (Network [1976])
Geoffrey Unsworth (1980) - Best Cinematography (Tess [1979])
Howard Ashman (1991) - Best Song (Beauty and the Beast [1990])
Thomas C. Goodwin (1992) - Best Documentary Short Subject (Educating Peter [1991])
Conrad Hall (2002) - Best Cinematography (Road to Perdition [2001])
Heath Ledger (2008) - Best Supporting Actor (The Dark Knight [2007])
Gil Friesen (2013) - Best Documentary Feature (20 Feet from Stardom [2012])

[Noteworthy Posthumous Oscar "Losses"]:

George Gershwin (1938) - Best Song (Shall We Dance, 1939)
Jerome Kern (1945) - Best Music (Can't Help Singing [1944])
Jerome Kern (1945) - Best Song (Can't Help Singing [1944])
Jerome Kern (1946) - Best Song (Centennial Summer [1947])
James Dean (1956) - Best Actor (East of Eden [1955])
James Dean (1957) - Best Actor (Giant [1956])
Bernard Herrmann (1976) - Best Music (Obsession [1977])
Bernard Herrmann (1976) - Best Music (Taxi Driver [1977])
Ralph Richardson (1985) - Best Supporting Actor (Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes [1984])
Chadwick Boseman (2021) - Best Actor (Ma Rainey's Black Bottom [2020])