Academy Awards, USA
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Best Actor in a Leading Role
Winner
James Cagney
James Cagney
Yankee Doodle Dandy

Nominated

Ronald Colman
Ronald Colman
Random Harvest
Monty Woolley
Monty Woolley
The Pied Piper
Gary Cooper
Gary Cooper
The Pride of the Yankees
Walter Pidgeon
Walter Pidgeon
Mrs. Miniver
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Van Heflin
Van Heflin
Johnny Eager

Nominated

William Bendix
William Bendix
Wake Island
Frank Morgan
Frank Morgan
Tortilla Flat
Walter Huston
Walter Huston
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Henry Travers
Henry Travers
Mrs. Miniver
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Winner
Greer Garson
Greer Garson
Mrs. Miniver

Nominated

Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn
Woman of the Year
Rosalind Russell
Rosalind Russell
My Sister Eileen
Teresa Wright
Teresa Wright
The Pride of the Yankees
Bette Davis
Bette Davis
Now, Voyager
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Teresa Wright
Teresa Wright
Mrs. Miniver

Nominated

Gladys Cooper
Gladys Cooper
Now, Voyager
May Whitty
May Whitty
Mrs. Miniver
Agnes Moorehead
Agnes Moorehead
The Magnificent Ambersons
Susan Peters
Susan Peters
Random Harvest
Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White
Winner
This Above All
This Above All
Richard Day
Joseph C. Wright
Thomas Little

Nominated

The Magnificent Ambersons
The Magnificent Ambersons
Albert S. D'Agostino
A. Roland Fields
Darrell Silvera
Silver Queen
Silver Queen
Ralph Berger
Emile Kuri
The Spoilers
The Spoilers
John B. Goodman
Jack Otterson
Russell A. Gausman
Edward R. Robinson
Random Harvest
Random Harvest
Cedric Gibbons
Randall Duell
Edwin B. Willis
Jack D. Moore
Take a Letter, Darling
Take a Letter, Darling
Hans Dreier
Roland Anderson
Sam Comer
George Washington Slept Here
George Washington Slept Here
Max Parker
Mark-Lee Kirk
Casey Roberts
The Talk of the Town
The Talk of the Town
Lionel Banks
Rudolph Sternad
Fay Babcock
The Shanghai Gesture
The Shanghai Gesture
Boris Leven
The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees
Perry Ferguson
Howard Bristol
Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Color
Winner
My Gal Sal
My Gal Sal
Richard Day
Joseph C. Wright
Thomas Little

Nominated

Captains of the Clouds
Captains of the Clouds
Ted Smith
Casey Roberts
Jungle Book
Jungle Book
Vincent Korda
Julia Heron
Arabian Nights
Arabian Nights
Alexander Golitzen
Jack Otterson
Russell A. Gausman
Ira Webb
Reap the Wild Wind
Reap the Wild Wind
Hans Dreier
Roland Anderson
George Sawley
Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Winner
Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver
Joseph Ruttenberg

Nominated

Moontide
Moontide
Charles G. Clarke
The Talk of the Town
The Talk of the Town
Ted Tetzlaff
Kings Row
Kings Row
James Wong Howe
This Above All
This Above All
Arthur C. Miller
The Pied Piper
The Pied Piper
Edward Cronjager
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Leon Shamroy
The Magnificent Ambersons
The Magnificent Ambersons
Stanley Cortez
The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees
Rudolph Maté
Take a Letter, Darling
Take a Letter, Darling
John J. Mescall
Best Cinematography, Color
Winner
The Black Swan
The Black Swan
Leon Shamroy

Nominated

To the Shores of Tripoli
To the Shores of Tripoli
Edward Cronjager
William V. Skall
Arabian Nights
Arabian Nights
Milton R. Krasner
William V. Skall
W. Howard Greene
Captains of the Clouds
Captains of the Clouds
Sol Polito
Reap the Wild Wind
Reap the Wild Wind
Victor Milner
William V. Skall
Jungle Book
Jungle Book
W. Howard Greene
Best Director
Winner
William Wyler
William Wyler
Mrs. Miniver

Nominated

Mervyn LeRoy
Mervyn LeRoy
Random Harvest
Michael Curtiz
Michael Curtiz
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Sam Wood
Sam Wood
Kings Row
John Farrow
John Farrow
Wake Island
Best Documentary
Winner
Moscow Strikes Back
Moscow Strikes Back

Nominated

Combat Report
Combat Report
Conquer by the Clock
Conquer by the Clock
Frederic Ullman Jr.
High Over the Borders
High Over the Borders
It's Everybody's War
It's Everybody's War
Little Belgium
Little Belgium
Mr. Blabbermouth!
Mr. Blabbermouth!
Mister Gardenia Jones
Mister Gardenia Jones
Paramount Victory Short No. T2-3: The Price of Victory
Paramount Victory Short No. T2-3: The Price of Victory
The Grain That Built a Hemisphere
The Grain That Built a Hemisphere
Walt Disney
Henry Browne, Farmer
Henry Browne, Farmer
High Stakes in the East
High Stakes in the East
Listen to Britain
Listen to Britain
A Ship Is Born
A Ship Is Born
The White Eagle
The White Eagle
The New Spirit
The New Spirit
Walt Disney
Winning Your Wings
Winning Your Wings
Inside Fighting China
Inside Fighting China
Little Isles of Freedom
Little Isles of Freedom
Victor Stoloff
Twenty-One Miles
Twenty-One Miles
Paramount Victory Short No. T2-2: We Refuse to Die
Paramount Victory Short No. T2-2: We Refuse to Die
William C. Thomas
Africa, Prelude to Victory
Africa, Prelude to Victory
Best Effects, Special Effects
Winner
Reap the Wild Wind
Reap the Wild Wind
Farciot Edouart
Gordon Jennings
William L. Pereira
Louis Mesenkop

Nominated

Desperate Journey
Desperate Journey
Byron Haskin
Nathan Levinson
Invisible Agent
Invisible Agent
John P. Fulton
Bernard B. Brown
Jungle Book
Jungle Book
Lawrence W. Butler
William A. Wilmarth
Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver
A. Arnold Gillespie
Warren Newcombe
Douglas Shearer
The Black Swan
The Black Swan
Fred Sersen
Roger Heman Sr.
George Leverett
Flying Tigers
Flying Tigers
Howard Lydecker
Daniel J. Bloomberg
The Navy Comes Through
The Navy Comes Through
Vernon L. Walker
James G. Stewart
The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees
Jack Cosgrove
Ray Binger
Thomas T. Moulton
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
Ronald Neame
C.C. Stevens
Best Film Editing
Winner
The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees
Daniel Mandell

Nominated

Yankee Doodle Dandy
Yankee Doodle Dandy
George Amy
Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver
Harold F. Kress
The Talk of the Town
The Talk of the Town
Otto Meyer
This Above All
This Above All
Walter Thompson
Best Music, Original Song
Winner
Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn
Irving Berlin

Nominated

Bambi
Bambi
Frank Churchill
Larry Morey
You Were Never Lovelier
You Were Never Lovelier
Jerome Kern
Johnny Mercer
Hellzapoppin'
Hellzapoppin'
Gene de Paul
Don Raye
Always in My Heart
Always in My Heart
Ernesto Lecuona
Flying with Music
Flying with Music
Edward Ward
Chet Forrest
Bob Wright
Youth on Parade
Youth on Parade
Jule Styne
Sammy Cahn
Babes on Broadway
Babes on Broadway
Burton Lane
Ralph Freed
Orchestra Wives
Orchestra Wives
Harry Warren
Mack Gordon
The Mayor of 44th Street
The Mayor of 44th Street
Harry Revel
Mort Greene
Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
Winner
Now, Voyager
Now, Voyager
Max Steiner

Nominated

The Corsican Brothers
The Corsican Brothers
Dimitri Tiomkin
The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees
Leigh Harline
To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be
Werner R. Heymann
Bambi
Bambi
Frank Churchill
Edward H. Plumb
Flying Tigers
Flying Tigers
Victor Young
Joan of Paris
Joan of Paris
Roy Webb
The Gold Rush
The Gold Rush
Max Terr
Random Harvest
Random Harvest
Herbert Stothart
Take a Letter, Darling
Take a Letter, Darling
Victor Young
The Shanghai Gesture
The Shanghai Gesture
Richard Hageman
Arabian Nights
Arabian Nights
Frank Skinner
The Black Swan
The Black Swan
Alfred Newman
I Married a Witch
I Married a Witch
Roy Webb
Silver Queen
Silver Queen
Victor Young
The Talk of the Town
The Talk of the Town
Friedrich Hollaender
Morris Stoloff
Jungle Book
Jungle Book
Miklós Rózsa
Klondike Fury
Klondike Fury
Edward J. Kay
Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture
Winner
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Ray Heindorf
Heinz Roemheld

Nominated

Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn
Robert Emmett Dolan
Johnny Doughboy
Johnny Doughboy
Walter Scharf
My Gal Sal
My Gal Sal
Alfred Newman
For Me and My Gal
For Me and My Gal
Roger Edens
George Stoll
It Started with Eve
It Started with Eve
Charles Previn
Hans J. Salter
Flying with Music
Flying with Music
Edward Ward
You Were Never Lovelier
You Were Never Lovelier
Leigh Harline
Best Picture
Winner
Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver

Nominated

The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Random Harvest
Random Harvest
49th Parallel
49th Parallel
The Magnificent Ambersons
The Magnificent Ambersons
The Talk of the Town
The Talk of the Town
Wake Island
Wake Island
Kings Row
Kings Row
The Pied Piper
The Pied Piper
Best Short Subject, Cartoons
Winner
Der Fuehrer's Face
Der Fuehrer's Face
Walt Disney

Nominated

Juke Box Jamboree
Juke Box Jamboree
Walter Lantz
Tulips Shall Grow
Tulips Shall Grow
George Pal
All Out for 'V'
All Out for 'V'
Blitz Wolf
Blitz Wolf
Pigs in a Polka
Pigs in a Polka
Leon Schlesinger
Best Short Subject, One-reel
Winner
Speaking of Animals and Their Families
Speaking of Animals and Their Families

Nominated

The United States Marine Band
The United States Marine Band
Marines in the Making
Marines in the Making
Pete Smith
Desert Wonderland
Desert Wonderland
Best Short Subject, Two-reel
Winner
Beyond the Line of Duty
Beyond the Line of Duty

Nominated

This Is America Series No. 33-101: Private Smith of the U.S.A.
This Is America Series No. 33-101: Private Smith of the U.S.A.
Don't Talk
Don't Talk
Best Sound, Recording
Winner
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Nathan Levinson

Nominated

The Gold Rush
The Gold Rush
James L. Fields
Bambi
Bambi
C.O. Slyfield
Once Upon a Honeymoon
Once Upon a Honeymoon
Stephen Dunn
Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver
Douglas Shearer
You Were Never Lovelier
You Were Never Lovelier
John P. Livadary
Road to Morocco
Road to Morocco
Loren L. Ryder
This Above All
This Above All
Edmund H. Hansen
Arabian Nights
Arabian Nights
Bernard B. Brown
Friendly Enemies
Friendly Enemies
Jack Whitney
The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees
Thomas T. Moulton
Flying Tigers
Flying Tigers
Daniel J. Bloomberg
Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Winner
Woman of the Year
Woman of the Year
Michael Kanin
Ring Lardner Jr.

Nominated

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
Michael Powell
Emeric Pressburger
Wake Island
Wake Island
W.R. Burnett
Frank Butler
Road to Morocco
Road to Morocco
Frank Butler
Don Hartman
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
George Oppenheimer
Best Writing, Original Story
Winner
49th Parallel
49th Parallel
Emeric Pressburger

Nominated

The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees
Paul Gallico
The Talk of the Town
The Talk of the Town
Sidney Harmon
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Robert Buckner
Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn
Irving Berlin
Best Writing, Screenplay
Winner
Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver
George Froeschel
James Hilton
Claudine West
Arthur Wimperis

Nominated

49th Parallel
49th Parallel
Rodney Ackland
Emeric Pressburger
Random Harvest
Random Harvest
George Froeschel
Claudine West
Arthur Wimperis
The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees
Herman J. Mankiewicz
Jo Swerling
The Talk of the Town
The Talk of the Town
Sidney Buchman
Irwin Shaw