What happened in history on this day: February 25?
On February 25 in ...
- 1938 - The Mickey Mouse film Boat Builders is released to theaters. Donald Duck, Minnie Mouse, and Goofy also appear.
- 1962 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring Comanche, part two. This is half of the film Tonka.
- 1963 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Bon Voyage for an Oscar Award in the category Sound.
- 1963 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Bon Voyage for an Oscar Award in the category Costume Design, Color.
- 1963 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Symposium on Popular Songs for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Cartoons.
- 1965 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Mary Poppins for an Oscar Award in the category Best Picture. This is Disney's first Best Picture nomination.
- 1965 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Mary Poppins for an Oscar Award in the category Writing, Screenplay - Based on Material from Another Medium.
- 1965 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Mary Poppins for an Oscar Award in the category Cinematography, Color.
- 1965 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Mary Poppins for an Oscar Award in the category Art Direction - Set Decoration.
- 1965 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Mary Poppins for an Oscar Award in the category Sound.
- 1965 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Mary Poppins for an Oscar Award in the category Film Editing.
- 1965 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Mary Poppins for an Oscar Award in the category Music, Music Score - Substantially Original.
- 1965 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Mary Poppins for an Oscar Award in the category Music, Scoring of Music - Adaptation or Treatment.
- 1965 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Mary Poppins for an Oscar Award in the category Costume Design, Color.
- 1965 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Mary Poppins for an Oscar Award in the category Special Visual Effects.
- 1965 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates Julie Andrews for her role in the film Mary Poppins for an Oscar Award in the category Actress.
- 1965 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates Robert Stevenson for the film Mary Poppins for an Oscar Award in the category Directing.
- 1965 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the song "Chim Chim Cher-ee" in the film Mary Poppins for an Oscar Award in the category Music, Song.
- 1968 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring The Young Loner, part one.
- 1980 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film The Black Hole for an Oscar Award in the category Cinematography.
- 1980 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film The Black Hole for an Oscar Award in the category Visual Effects.
- 1981 - CBS and Walt Disney Productions agree to move Disney's shows to CBS for the 1981-82 season.
- 1988 - NBC airs the TV special Disney's Totally Minnie.
- 1991 - The Bearly Asleep shop in Frontierland in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World closes.
- 1991 - The Bearly Country shop in Frontierland in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World closes.
- 1997 - The Walt Disney Company holds its annual shareholders meeting in Anaheim, California. Michael Eisner says that hiring Michael Ovitz as president had been a personal error of judgement. 12 percent of shareholders oppose reappointment of the board of directors. Eisner's pay package is approved by almost 90%.
- 2001 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs the Futurama TV show in the US. A sign on a tour bus in Hollywood says "Star Tours", a reference to the Disneyland attraction.
- 2004 - The California Public Employees Retirement Systems pension fund manager announces it would cast its votes against Michael Eisner at the upcoming shareholder meeting.
- 2007 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Achievement in Visual Effects) to John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson, and Allen Hall for the film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.
- 2010 - The Walt Disney Pictures film Alice in Wonderland world premieres in London England.
- 2013 - ABC Family TV network airs the final Bunheads TV show.
- 2020 - Bob Chapek becomes CEO of Disney.
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