Academy Honors Hall One Final Time As if 10 Oscar nominations weren't enough to validate his genius, the late Conrad L. Hall was honored yet again at the 75th Academy Awards with his third Oscar statuette for his final masterpiece, Road to Perdition. Hall passed away on Jan. 4, 2003 (read more). In one of the evening's more heartfelt moments, cinematographer Conrad W. Hall took the stage amidst a moving ovation to accept his father's award - much like he did at the ASC Awards on Feb. 17. "A couple of months ago, the industry lost one of its best legends," Conrad W. Hall said as he tipped the Oscar statuette to the sky in tribute to his father. "Many of you lost a great friend and colleague. I lost my father. It's been said God gives each and every one of us life and what we do with our life is what we give back to him. My gift was my father. Dad, wherever you are, you are gone, but you are not forgotten." The posthumous honor follows Hall's other Academy wins in 1969 for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and in 2000 for American Beauty. His 10 Oscar nominations include recognition for his work on Morituri, In Cold Blood, The Day of the Locust, The Professionals, A Civil Action, Searching for Bobby Fischer and Tequila Sunrise. Three other artists have won Oscars posthumously - including composer Victor Young (Around the World in 80 Days, 1956), actor Peter Finch (Network, 1976) and lyricist Howard Ashman (Beauty and the Beast, 1991).