Academy Awards, USA
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Award categories
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Winner
James Stewart
James Stewart
The Philadelphia Story

Nominated

Charles Chaplin
Charles Chaplin
The Great Dictator
Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda
The Grapes of Wrath
Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier
Rebecca
Raymond Massey
Raymond Massey
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Walter Brennan
Walter Brennan
The Westerner

Nominated

Albert Bassermann
Albert Bassermann
Foreign Correspondent
Jack Oakie
Jack Oakie
The Great Dictator
James Stephenson
James Stephenson
The Letter
William Gargan
William Gargan
They Knew What They Wanted
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Winner
Ginger Rogers
Ginger Rogers
Kitty Foyle

Nominated

Bette Davis
Bette Davis
The Letter
Joan Fontaine
Joan Fontaine
Rebecca
Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn
The Philadelphia Story
Martha Scott
Martha Scott
Our Town
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Jane Darwell
Jane Darwell
The Grapes of Wrath

Nominated

Marjorie Rambeau
Marjorie Rambeau
Primrose Path
Barbara O'Neil
Barbara O'Neil
All This, and Heaven Too
Judith Anderson
Judith Anderson
Rebecca
Ruth Hussey
Ruth Hussey
The Philadelphia Story
Best Art Direction, Black-and-White
Winner
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice
Cedric Gibbons
Paul Groesse

Nominated

Arise, My Love
Arise, My Love
Hans Dreier
Robert Usher
Arizona
Arizona
Lionel Banks
Robert Peterson
Lillian Russell
Lillian Russell
Richard Day
Joseph C. Wright
Our Town
Our Town
Lewis J. Rachmil
The Westerner
The Westerner
James Basevi
My Favorite Wife
My Favorite Wife
Van Nest Polglase
Mark-Lee Kirk
Dark Command
Dark Command
John Victor Mackay
My Son, My Son!
My Son, My Son!
John DuCasse Schulze
Rebecca
Rebecca
Lyle R. Wheeler
The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk
Anton Grot
The Boys from Syracuse
The Boys from Syracuse
Jack Otterson
Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent
Alexander Golitzen
Best Art Direction, Color
Winner
The Thief of Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad
Vincent Korda

Nominated

Bitter Sweet
Bitter Sweet
Cedric Gibbons
John S. Detlie
North West Mounted Police
North West Mounted Police
Hans Dreier
Roland Anderson
Down Argentine Way
Down Argentine Way
Richard Day
Joseph C. Wright
Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Winner
Rebecca
Rebecca
George Barnes

Nominated

Arise, My Love
Arise, My Love
Charles Lang
The Letter
The Letter
Tony Gaudio
Spring Parade
Spring Parade
Joseph A. Valentine
Waterloo Bridge
Waterloo Bridge
Joseph Ruttenberg
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
James Wong Howe
Boom Town
Boom Town
Harold Rosson
The Long Voyage Home
The Long Voyage Home
Gregg Toland
Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent
Rudolph Maté
All This, and Heaven Too
All This, and Heaven Too
Ernest Haller
Best Cinematography, Color
Winner
The Thief of Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad
Georges Périnal

Nominated

North West Mounted Police
North West Mounted Police
Victor Milner
W. Howard Greene
Down Argentine Way
Down Argentine Way
Leon Shamroy
Ray Rennahan
Bitter Sweet
Bitter Sweet
Oliver T. Marsh
Allen M. Davey
The Blue Bird
The Blue Bird
Arthur C. Miller
Ray Rennahan
Northwest Passage
Northwest Passage
Sidney Wagner
William V. Skall
Best Director
Winner
John Ford
John Ford
The Grapes of Wrath

Nominated

William Wyler
William Wyler
The Letter
Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
Rebecca
Sam Wood
Sam Wood
Kitty Foyle
George Cukor
George Cukor
The Philadelphia Story
Best Effects, Special Effects
Winner
The Thief of Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad
Lawrence W. Butler
Jack Whitney

Nominated

The Boys from Syracuse
The Boys from Syracuse
John P. Fulton
Bernard B. Brown
Joe Lapis
Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent
Paul Eagler
Thomas T. Moulton
Swiss Family Robinson
Swiss Family Robinson
Vernon L. Walker
John Aalberg
Women in War
Women in War
Howard Lydecker
William Bradford
Bud Thackery
Herbert Norsch
One Million B.C.
One Million B.C.
Roy Seawright
Elmer Raguse
Rebecca
Rebecca
Jack Cosgrove
Arthur Johns
Typhoon
Typhoon
Farciot Edouart
Gordon Jennings
Loren L. Ryder
Boom Town
Boom Town
A. Arnold Gillespie
Douglas Shearer
The Invisible Man Returns
The Invisible Man Returns
John P. Fulton
Bernard B. Brown
William Hedgcock
The Blue Bird
The Blue Bird
Fred Sersen
Edmund H. Hansen
Dr. Cyclops
Dr. Cyclops
Farciot Edouart
Gordon Jennings
The Long Voyage Home
The Long Voyage Home
R.T. Layton
Ray Binger
Thomas T. Moulton
The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk
Byron Haskin
Nathan Levinson
Best Film Editing
Winner
North West Mounted Police
North West Mounted Police
Anne Bauchens

Nominated

Rebecca
Rebecca
Hal C. Kern
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath
Robert L. Simpson
The Letter
The Letter
Warren Low
The Long Voyage Home
The Long Voyage Home
Sherman Todd
Best Music, Original Score
Winner
Pinocchio
Pinocchio
Leigh Harline
Paul J. Smith
Ned Washington

Nominated

My Favorite Wife
My Favorite Wife
Roy Webb
The Letter
The Letter
Max Steiner
The Mark of Zorro
The Mark of Zorro
Alfred Newman
The Thief of Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad
Miklós Rózsa
Arizona
Arizona
Victor Young
Rebecca
Rebecca
Franz Waxman
The Fight for Life
The Fight for Life
Louis Gruenberg
The Great Dictator
The Great Dictator
Meredith Willson
The House of the Seven Gables
The House of the Seven Gables
Frank Skinner
The Howards of Virginia
The Howards of Virginia
Richard Hageman
North West Mounted Police
North West Mounted Police
Victor Young
Our Town
Our Town
Aaron Copland
Dark Command
Dark Command
Victor Young
The Long Voyage Home
The Long Voyage Home
Richard Hageman
One Million B.C.
One Million B.C.
Werner R. Heymann
Waterloo Bridge
Waterloo Bridge
Herbert Stothart
Best Music, Original Song
Winner
Pinocchio
Pinocchio
Leigh Harline
Ned Washington

Nominated

Down Argentine Way
Down Argentine Way
Harry Warren
Mack Gordon
Hit Parade of 1941
Hit Parade of 1941
Jule Styne
Walter Bullock
Music in My Heart
Music in My Heart
Chet Forrest
Bob Wright
Second Chorus
Second Chorus
Artie Shaw
Johnny Mercer
Strike Up the Band
Strike Up the Band
Roger Edens
George Stoll
Rhythm on the River
Rhythm on the River
James V. Monaco
Johnny Burke
Spring Parade
Spring Parade
Robert Stolz
Gus Kahn
You'll Find Out
You'll Find Out
Jimmy McHugh
Johnny Mercer
Best Music, Score
Winner
Tin Pan Alley
Tin Pan Alley
Alfred Newman

Nominated

The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Arise, My Love
Arise, My Love
Victor Young
Spring Parade
Spring Parade
Charles Previn
Irene
Irene
Anthony Collins
Strike Up the Band
Strike Up the Band
George Stoll
Roger Edens
Hit Parade of 1941
Hit Parade of 1941
Cy Feuer
Second Chorus
Second Chorus
Artie Shaw
Our Town
Our Town
Aaron Copland
Best Picture
Winner
Rebecca
Rebecca

Nominated

The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath
The Letter
The Letter
The Philadelphia Story
The Philadelphia Story
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
All This, and Heaven Too
All This, and Heaven Too
Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent
The Great Dictator
The Great Dictator
Our Town
Our Town
The Long Voyage Home
The Long Voyage Home
Kitty Foyle
Kitty Foyle
Best Short Subject, Cartoons
Winner
The Milky Way
The Milky Way
Fred Quimby
Rudolf Ising

Nominated

Puss Gets the Boot
Puss Gets the Boot
Rudolf Ising
A Wild Hare
A Wild Hare
Leon Schlesinger
Best Short Subject, One-reel
Winner
Quicker'n a Wink
Quicker'n a Wink
Pete Smith

Nominated

More About Nostradamus
More About Nostradamus
Siege
Siege
London Can Take It!
London Can Take It!
Best Short Subject, Two-reel
Winner
Teddy the Rough Rider
Teddy the Rough Rider

Nominated

Service with the Colors
Service with the Colors
Eyes of the Navy
Eyes of the Navy
Best Sound, Recording
Winner
Strike Up the Band
Strike Up the Band
Douglas Shearer

Nominated

Spring Parade
Spring Parade
Bernard B. Brown
Behind the News
Behind the News
Charles L. Lootens
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath
Edmund H. Hansen
The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk
Nathan Levinson
The Howards of Virginia
The Howards of Virginia
Jack Whitney
North West Mounted Police
North West Mounted Police
Loren L. Ryder
Our Town
Our Town
Thomas T. Moulton
Captain Caution
Captain Caution
Elmer Raguse
Kitty Foyle
Kitty Foyle
John Aalberg
Too Many Husbands
Too Many Husbands
John P. Livadary
Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Winner
The Great McGinty
The Great McGinty
Preston Sturges

Nominated

Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent
Charles Bennett
Joan Harrison
The Great Dictator
The Great Dictator
Charles Chaplin
Angels Over Broadway
Angels Over Broadway
Ben Hecht
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Norman Burnstine
Heinz Herald
John Huston
Best Writing, Original Story
Winner
Arise, My Love
Arise, My Love
Benjamin Glazer
Hans Székely

Nominated

My Favorite Wife
My Favorite Wife
Leo McCarey
Bella Spewack
Sam Spewack
Comrade X
Comrade X
Walter Reisch
The Westerner
The Westerner
Stuart N. Lake
Edison, the Man
Edison, the Man
Hugo Butler
Dore Schary
Best Writing, Screenplay
Winner
The Philadelphia Story
The Philadelphia Story
Donald Ogden Stewart

Nominated

The Long Voyage Home
The Long Voyage Home
Dudley Nichols
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath
Nunnally Johnson
Kitty Foyle
Kitty Foyle
Dalton Trumbo
Rebecca
Rebecca
Robert E. Sherwood
Joan Harrison