List of posthumous Academy Award winners and nominees

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 2026, 65 individuals have received posthumous nominations with 80 nominations total, in competitive categories (with three people being nominated posthumously three times and nine people twice), 31 individuals have won posthumously (with William A. Horning winning twice, in 1959 and 1960), including 15 individuals in honorary categories.

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