Academy Awards, USA
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Award categories
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Winner
Gary Cooper
Gary Cooper
Sergeant York

Nominated

Cary Grant
Cary Grant
Penny Serenade
Orson Welles
Orson Welles
Citizen Kane
Walter Huston
Walter Huston
The Devil and Daniel Webster
Robert Montgomery
Robert Montgomery
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Donald Crisp
Donald Crisp
How Green Was My Valley

Nominated

Sydney Greenstreet
Sydney Greenstreet
The Maltese Falcon
Charles Coburn
Charles Coburn
The Devil and Miss Jones
Walter Brennan
Walter Brennan
Sergeant York
James Gleason
James Gleason
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Winner
Joan Fontaine
Joan Fontaine
Suspicion

Nominated

Bette Davis
Bette Davis
The Little Foxes
Barbara Stanwyck
Barbara Stanwyck
Ball of Fire
Olivia de Havilland
Olivia de Havilland
Hold Back the Dawn
Greer Garson
Greer Garson
Blossoms in the Dust
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Mary Astor
Mary Astor
The Great Lie

Nominated

Sara Allgood
Sara Allgood
How Green Was My Valley
Patricia Collinge
Patricia Collinge
The Little Foxes
Margaret Wycherly
Margaret Wycherly
Sergeant York
Teresa Wright
Teresa Wright
The Little Foxes
Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White
Winner
How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley
Richard Day
Nathan Juran
Thomas Little

Nominated

The Little Foxes
The Little Foxes
Stephen Goosson
Howard Bristol
That Hamilton Woman
That Hamilton Woman
Vincent Korda
Julia Heron
The Flame of New Orleans
The Flame of New Orleans
Martin Obzina
Jack Otterson
Russell A. Gausman
When Ladies Meet
When Ladies Meet
Cedric Gibbons
Randall Duell
Edwin B. Willis
Ladies in Retirement
Ladies in Retirement
Lionel Banks
George Montgomery
Sergeant York
Sergeant York
John Hughes
Fred M. MacLean
Sis Hopkins
Sis Hopkins
Hold Back the Dawn
Hold Back the Dawn
Hans Dreier
Robert Usher
Sam Comer
The Son of Monte Cristo
The Son of Monte Cristo
John DuCasse Schulze
Edward G. Boyle
Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane
Perry Ferguson
Van Nest Polglase
A. Roland Fields
Darrell Silvera
Sundown
Sundown
Alexander Golitzen
Richard Irvine
Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Color
Winner
Blossoms in the Dust
Blossoms in the Dust
Cedric Gibbons
Urie McCleary
Edwin B. Willis

Nominated

Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Purchase
Raoul Pene Du Bois
Stephen Seymour
Blood and Sand
Blood and Sand
Richard Day
Joseph C. Wright
Thomas Little
Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Winner
How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley
Arthur C. Miller

Nominated

Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane
Gregg Toland
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Joseph Ruttenberg
Hold Back the Dawn
Hold Back the Dawn
Leo Tover
Sergeant York
Sergeant York
Sol Polito
Sundown
Sundown
Charles Lang
The Chocolate Soldier
The Chocolate Soldier
Karl Freund
Sun Valley Serenade
Sun Valley Serenade
Edward Cronjager
That Hamilton Woman
That Hamilton Woman
Rudolph Maté
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Joseph Walker
Best Cinematography, Color
Winner
Blood and Sand
Blood and Sand
Ernest Palmer
Ray Rennahan

Nominated

Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid
William V. Skall
Leonard Smith
Blossoms in the Dust
Blossoms in the Dust
Karl Freund
W. Howard Greene
Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Purchase
Harry Hallenberger
Ray Rennahan
Aloma of the South Seas
Aloma of the South Seas
Wilfrid M. Cline
Karl Struss
William E. Snyder
Dive Bomber
Dive Bomber
Bert Glennon
Best Director
Winner
John Ford
John Ford
How Green Was My Valley

Nominated

Alexander Hall
Alexander Hall
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Orson Welles
Orson Welles
Citizen Kane
Howard Hawks
Howard Hawks
Sergeant York
William Wyler
William Wyler
The Little Foxes
Best Documentary
Winner
Churchill's Island
Churchill's Island

Nominated

Bomber
Bomber
Soldiers of the Sky
Soldiers of the Sky
Christmas Under Fire
Christmas Under Fire
Norway in Revolt
Norway in Revolt
A Letter from Home
A Letter from Home
Life of a Thoroughbred
Life of a Thoroughbred
Russian Soil
Russian Soil
Adventure in the Bronx
Adventure in the Bronx
Warclouds in the Pacific
Warclouds in the Pacific
A Place to Live
A Place to Live
Best Effects, Special Effects
Winner
I Wanted Wings
I Wanted Wings
Farciot Edouart
Gordon Jennings
Louis Mesenkop

Nominated

A Yank in the R.A.F.
A Yank in the R.A.F.
Fred Sersen
Edmund H. Hansen
Flight Command
Flight Command
A. Arnold Gillespie
Douglas Shearer
The Invisible Woman
The Invisible Woman
John P. Fulton
John D. Hall
Aloma of the South Seas
Aloma of the South Seas
Farciot Edouart
Gordon Jennings
Louis Mesenkop
The Sea Wolf
The Sea Wolf
Byron Haskin
Nathan Levinson
That Hamilton Woman
That Hamilton Woman
Lawrence W. Butler
William A. Wilmarth
Topper Returns
Topper Returns
Roy Seawright
Elmer Raguse
Best Film Editing
Winner
Sergeant York
Sergeant York
William Holmes

Nominated

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Harold F. Kress
Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane
Robert Wise
How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley
James B. Clark
The Little Foxes
The Little Foxes
Daniel Mandell
Best Music, Original Song
Winner
Lady Be Good
Lady Be Good
Jerome Kern
Oscar Hammerstein II

Nominated

Blues in the Night
Blues in the Night
Harold Arlen
Johnny Mercer
Buck Privates
Buck Privates
Hugh Prince
Don Raye
Dumbo
Dumbo
Frank Churchill
Ned Washington
Ridin' on a Rainbow
Ridin' on a Rainbow
Gene Autry
Fred Rose
All-American Co-Ed
All-American Co-Ed
Las Vegas Nights
Las Vegas Nights
Louis Alter
Frank Loesser
Sun Valley Serenade
Sun Valley Serenade
Harry Warren
Mack Gordon
You'll Never Get Rich
You'll Never Get Rich
Cole Porter
Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic Picture
Winner
The Devil and Daniel Webster
The Devil and Daniel Webster
Bernard Herrmann

Nominated

Ball of Fire
Ball of Fire
Alfred Newman
Mercy Island
Mercy Island
Cy Feuer
Walter Scharf
Sergeant York
Sergeant York
Max Steiner
So Ends Our Night
So Ends Our Night
Louis Gruenberg
Sundown
Sundown
Miklós Rózsa
Suspicion
Suspicion
Franz Waxman
This Woman Is Mine
This Woman Is Mine
Richard Hageman
Back Street
Back Street
Frank Skinner
Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane
Bernard Herrmann
King of the Zombies
King of the Zombies
Edward J. Kay
The Little Foxes
The Little Foxes
Meredith Willson
Hold Back the Dawn
Hold Back the Dawn
Victor Young
How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley
Alfred Newman
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Franz Waxman
Ladies in Retirement
Ladies in Retirement
Morris Stoloff
Ernst Toch
Tanks a Million
Tanks a Million
Edward Ward
That Uncertain Feeling
That Uncertain Feeling
Werner R. Heymann
Cheers for Miss Bishop
Cheers for Miss Bishop
Edward Ward
Lydia
Lydia
Miklós Rózsa
Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture
Winner
Dumbo
Dumbo
Frank Churchill
Oliver Wallace

Nominated

All-American Co-Ed
All-American Co-Ed
Edward Ward
The Chocolate Soldier
The Chocolate Soldier
Herbert Stothart
Bronislau Kaper
The Strawberry Blonde
The Strawberry Blonde
Heinz Roemheld
Sunny
Sunny
Anthony Collins
Birth of the Blues
Birth of the Blues
Robert Emmett Dolan
Sun Valley Serenade
Sun Valley Serenade
Emil Newman
Ice-Capades
Ice-Capades
Cy Feuer
You'll Never Get Rich
You'll Never Get Rich
Morris Stoloff
Buck Privates
Buck Privates
Charles Previn
Best Picture
Winner
How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley

Nominated

Blossoms in the Dust
Blossoms in the Dust
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon
Hold Back the Dawn
Hold Back the Dawn
Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Suspicion
Suspicion
The Little Foxes
The Little Foxes
One Foot in Heaven
One Foot in Heaven
Sergeant York
Sergeant York
Best Short Subject, Cartoons
Winner
Lend a Paw
Lend a Paw
Walt Disney

Nominated

Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt
Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt
Leon Schlesinger
How War Came
How War Came
Rhapsody in Rivets
Rhapsody in Rivets
Leon Schlesinger
Rhythm in the Ranks
Rhythm in the Ranks
George Pal
Superman
Superman
Truant Officer Donald
Truant Officer Donald
Walt Disney
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company 'B'
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company 'B'
Walter Lantz
The Night Before Christmas
The Night Before Christmas
The Rookie Bear
The Rookie Bear
Best Short Subject, One-reel
Winner
Of Pups and Puzzles
Of Pups and Puzzles

Nominated

Army Champions
Army Champions
Pete Smith
Beauty and the Beach
Beauty and the Beach
Sagebrush and Silver
Sagebrush and Silver
Forty Boys and a Song
Forty Boys and a Song
Speaking of Animals Down on the Farm
Speaking of Animals Down on the Farm
Kings of the Turf
Kings of the Turf
Best Short Subject, Two-reel
Winner
Main Street on the March!
Main Street on the March!

Nominated

Alive in the Deep
Alive in the Deep
The Tanks Are Coming
The Tanks Are Coming
A Crime Does Not Pay Subject: 'Forbidden Passage'
A Crime Does Not Pay Subject: 'Forbidden Passage'
The Gay Parisian
The Gay Parisian
Best Sound, Recording
Winner
That Hamilton Woman
That Hamilton Woman
Jack Whitney

Nominated

Appointment for Love
Appointment for Love
Bernard B. Brown
The Chocolate Soldier
The Chocolate Soldier
Douglas Shearer
Skylark
Skylark
Loren L. Ryder
Ball of Fire
Ball of Fire
Thomas T. Moulton
The Men in Her Life
The Men in Her Life
John P. Livadary
The Devil Pays Off
The Devil Pays Off
Charles L. Lootens
Topper Returns
Topper Returns
Elmer Raguse
Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane
John Aalberg
How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley
Edmund H. Hansen
Sergeant York
Sergeant York
Nathan Levinson
Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Winner
Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane
Herman J. Mankiewicz
Orson Welles

Nominated

Sergeant York
Sergeant York
Harry Chandlee
Abem Finkel
John Huston
Howard Koch
Tall, Dark and Handsome
Tall, Dark and Handsome
Karl Tunberg
Darrell Ware
The Devil and Miss Jones
The Devil and Miss Jones
Norman Krasna
Tom, Dick and Harry
Tom, Dick and Harry
Paul Jarrico
Best Writing, Original Story
Winner
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Harry Segall

Nominated

The Lady Eve
The Lady Eve
Monckton Hoffe
Night Train to Munich
Night Train to Munich
Gordon Wellesley
Meet John Doe
Meet John Doe
Richard Connell
Robert Presnell Sr.
Ball of Fire
Ball of Fire
Thomas Monroe
Billy Wilder
Best Writing, Screenplay
Winner
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Sidney Buchman
Seton I. Miller

Nominated

The Little Foxes
The Little Foxes
Lillian Hellman
How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley
Philip Dunne
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon
John Huston
Hold Back the Dawn
Hold Back the Dawn
Charles Brackett
Billy Wilder