The Academy's rules forbid posthumous nominations.
Only individuals (not groups) could be nominated and posthumous nominations were not accepted.
In 2000, the rules were changed to allow for posthumous nominations.
Two posthumous nominations were announced for the 50th Grammy Awards (2008) following the deaths of three banda musicians in Mexico within one week.
There have been only two posthumous nominations for any acting César and both occurred in the Best Actress category.
While posthumous nominations are not permitted, awards can occur if the individual died in the months between the nomination and the decision of the prize committee.
It was here that James Dean became the only actor to receive a second posthumous - and consecutive - nomination for acting.
Seven nominations were for Best Original Song; these included a posthumous nomination in each of 1945 and 1946.
In the categories for Best Actor and Best Writing, Troisi received posthumous nominations.
This was a posthumous nomination.