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Best Actor in a Leading Role
Winner
Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby
Going My Way

Nominated

Charles Boyer
Charles Boyer
Gaslight
Barry Fitzgerald
Barry Fitzgerald
Going My Way
Cary Grant
Cary Grant
None But the Lonely Heart
Alexander Knox
Alexander Knox
Wilson
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Barry Fitzgerald
Barry Fitzgerald
Going My Way

Nominated

Hume Cronyn
Hume Cronyn
The Seventh Cross
Clifton Webb
Clifton Webb
Laura
Monty Woolley
Monty Woolley
Since You Went Away
Claude Rains
Claude Rains
Mr. Skeffington
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Winner
Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman
Gaslight

Nominated

Greer Garson
Greer Garson
Mrs. Parkington
Bette Davis
Bette Davis
Mr. Skeffington
Claudette Colbert
Claudette Colbert
Since You Went Away
Barbara Stanwyck
Barbara Stanwyck
Double Indemnity
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Ethel Barrymore
Ethel Barrymore
None But the Lonely Heart

Nominated

Angela Lansbury
Angela Lansbury
Gaslight
Aline MacMahon
Aline MacMahon
Dragon Seed
Agnes Moorehead
Agnes Moorehead
Mrs. Parkington
Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones
Since You Went Away
Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White
Winner
Gaslight
Gaslight
Cedric Gibbons
William Ferrari
Edwin B. Willis
Paul Huldschinsky

Nominated

Address Unknown
Address Unknown
Lionel Banks
Walter Holscher
Joseph Kish
Casanova Brown
Casanova Brown
Perry Ferguson
Julia Heron
Since You Went Away
Since You Went Away
Mark-Lee Kirk
Victor A. Gangelin
Step Lively
Step Lively
Albert S. D'Agostino
Carroll Clark
Darrell Silvera
Claude E. Carpenter
The Adventures of Mark Twain
The Adventures of Mark Twain
John Hughes
Fred M. MacLean
Laura
Laura
Lyle R. Wheeler
Leland Fuller
Thomas Little
No Time for Love
No Time for Love
Hans Dreier
Robert Usher
Sam Comer
Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Color
Winner
Wilson
Wilson
Wiard Ihnen
Thomas Little

Nominated

Lady in the Dark
Lady in the Dark
Hans Dreier
Raoul Pene Du Bois
Ray Moyer
The Climax
The Climax
John B. Goodman
Alexander Golitzen
Russell A. Gausman
Ira Webb
The Desert Song
The Desert Song
Charles Novi
Jack McConaghy
Kismet
Kismet
Cedric Gibbons
Daniel B. Cathcart
Edwin B. Willis
Richard Pefferle
The Princess and the Pirate
The Princess and the Pirate
Ernst Fegté
Howard Bristol
Cover Girl
Cover Girl
Lionel Banks
Cary Odell
Fay Babcock
Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Winner
Laura
Laura
Joseph LaShelle

Nominated

Dragon Seed
Dragon Seed
Sidney Wagner
Going My Way
Going My Way
Lionel Lindon
Since You Went Away
Since You Went Away
Stanley Cortez
Lee Garmes
The Uninvited
The Uninvited
Charles Lang
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Robert Surtees
Harold Rosson
Lifeboat
Lifeboat
Glen MacWilliams
Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity
John F. Seitz
The White Cliffs of Dover
The White Cliffs of Dover
George J. Folsey
Gaslight
Gaslight
Joseph Ruttenberg
Best Cinematography, Color
Winner
Wilson
Wilson
Leon Shamroy

Nominated

Lady in the Dark
Lady in the Dark
Ray Rennahan
Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis
George J. Folsey
Cover Girl
Cover Girl
Rudolph Maté
Allen M. Davey
Home in Indiana
Home in Indiana
Edward Cronjager
Kismet
Kismet
Charles Rosher
Best Director
Winner
Leo McCarey
Leo McCarey
Going My Way

Nominated

Otto Preminger
Otto Preminger
Laura
Henry King
Henry King
Wilson
Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
Lifeboat
Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder
Double Indemnity
Best Documentary, Features
Winner
The Fighting Lady
The Fighting Lady

Nominated

Resisting Enemy Interrogation
Resisting Enemy Interrogation
Best Documentary, Short Subjects
Winner
With the Marines at Tarawa
With the Marines at Tarawa

Nominated

Hymn of the Nations
Hymn of the Nations
New Americans
New Americans
Best Effects, Special Effects
Winner
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
A. Arnold Gillespie
Donald Jahraus
Warren Newcombe
Douglas Shearer

Nominated

The Adventures of Mark Twain
The Adventures of Mark Twain
Paul Detlefsen
Nathan Levinson
Wilson
Wilson
Fred Sersen
Roger Heman Sr.
Days of Glory
Days of Glory
Vernon L. Walker
James G. Stewart
Roy Granville
Secret Command
Secret Command
Ray Cory
Russell Malmgren
Since You Went Away
Since You Went Away
Jack Cosgrove
Arthur Johns
The Story of Dr. Wassell
The Story of Dr. Wassell
Farciot Edouart
Gordon Jennings
George Dutton
Best Film Editing
Winner
Wilson
Wilson
Barbara McLean

Nominated

Going My Way
Going My Way
LeRoy Stone
Janie
Janie
Owen Marks
None But the Lonely Heart
None But the Lonely Heart
Roland Gross
Since You Went Away
Since You Went Away
Hal C. Kern
James E. Newcom
Best Music, Original Song
Winner
Going My Way
Going My Way
Jimmy Van Heusen
Johnny Burke

Nominated

Follow the Boys
Follow the Boys
Jule Styne
Sammy Cahn
Higher and Higher
Higher and Higher
Jimmy McHugh
Harold Adamson
Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis
Ralph Blane
Hugh Martin
Song of the Open Road
Song of the Open Road
Walter Kent
Cover Girl
Cover Girl
Jerome Kern
Ira Gershwin
Hollywood Canteen
Hollywood Canteen
M.K. Jerome
Ted Koehler
Sweet and Low-Down
Sweet and Low-Down
James V. Monaco
Mack Gordon
Up in Arms
Up in Arms
Harold Arlen
Ted Koehler
Brazil
Brazil
Ary Barroso
Ned Washington
Minstrel Man
Minstrel Man
Harry Revel
Paul Francis Webster
Lady, Let's Dance
Lady, Let's Dance
Lew Pollack
Charles Newman
Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
Winner
Since You Went Away
Since You Went Away
Max Steiner

Nominated

Casanova Brown
Casanova Brown
Arthur Lange
None But the Lonely Heart
None But the Lonely Heart
C. Bakaleinikoff
Hanns Eisler
Summer Storm
Summer Storm
Karl Hajos
Up in Mabel's Room
Up in Mabel's Room
Edward Paul
The Princess and the Pirate
The Princess and the Pirate
David Rose
Address Unknown
Address Unknown
Morris Stoloff
Ernst Toch
The Adventures of Mark Twain
The Adventures of Mark Twain
Max Steiner
The Fighting Seabees
The Fighting Seabees
Walter Scharf
Roy Webb
Kismet
Kismet
Herbert Stothart
Wilson
Wilson
Alfred Newman
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Dimitri Tiomkin
It Happened Tomorrow
It Happened Tomorrow
Robert Stolz
Voice in the Wind
Voice in the Wind
Michel Michelet
The Woman of the Town
The Woman of the Town
Miklós Rózsa
Jack London
Jack London
Freddie Rich
Christmas Holiday
Christmas Holiday
Hans J. Salter
Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity
Miklós Rózsa
The Hairy Ape
The Hairy Ape
Michel Michelet
Edward Paul
Three Russian Girls
Three Russian Girls
W. Franke Harling
Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture
Winner
Cover Girl
Cover Girl
Carmen Dragon
Morris Stoloff

Nominated

Lady, Let's Dance
Lady, Let's Dance
Edward J. Kay
Higher and Higher
Higher and Higher
C. Bakaleinikoff
Sensations of 1945
Sensations of 1945
Mahlon Merrick
Irish Eyes Are Smiling
Irish Eyes Are Smiling
Alfred Newman
Knickerbocker Holiday
Knickerbocker Holiday
Werner R. Heymann
Kurt Weill
Lady in the Dark
Lady in the Dark
Robert Emmett Dolan
Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis
George Stoll
Minstrel Man
Minstrel Man
Leo Erdody
Ferde Grofé Sr.
Brazil
Brazil
Walter Scharf
Up in Arms
Up in Arms
Louis Forbes
Ray Heindorf
Hollywood Canteen
Hollywood Canteen
Ray Heindorf
The Merry Monahans
The Merry Monahans
Hans J. Salter
Song of the Open Road
Song of the Open Road
Charles Previn
Best Picture
Winner
Going My Way
Going My Way

Nominated

Gaslight
Gaslight
Wilson
Wilson
Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity
Since You Went Away
Since You Went Away
Best Short Subject, Cartoons
Winner
Mouse Trouble
Mouse Trouble
Fred Quimby

Nominated

Swooner Crooner
Swooner Crooner
Dog, Cat, and Canary
Dog, Cat, and Canary
Fish Fry
Fish Fry
Walter Lantz
How to Play Football
How to Play Football
Walt Disney
And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street
And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street
George Pal
My Boy Johnny
My Boy Johnny
Paul Terry
Best Short Subject, One-reel
Winner
Who's Who in Animal Land
Who's Who in Animal Land
Jerry Fairbanks

Nominated

50th Anniversary of Motion Pictures
50th Anniversary of Motion Pictures
Ralph Staub
Blue-Grass Gentlemen
Blue-Grass Gentlemen
Edmund Reek
Movie Pests
Movie Pests
Pete Smith
Jammin' the Blues
Jammin' the Blues
Gordon Hollingshead
Best Short Subject, Two-reel
Winner
I Won't Play
I Won't Play
Gordon Hollingshead

Nominated

Bombalera
Bombalera
Main Street Today
Main Street Today
Jerry Bresler
Best Sound, Recording
Winner
Wilson
Wilson
Edmund H. Hansen

Nominated

Brazil
Brazil
Daniel J. Bloomberg
Kismet
Kismet
Douglas Shearer
His Butler's Sister
His Butler's Sister
Bernard B. Brown
Casanova Brown
Casanova Brown
Thomas T. Moulton
Hollywood Canteen
Hollywood Canteen
Nathan Levinson
Voice in the Wind
Voice in the Wind
Mac Dalgleish
Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity
Loren L. Ryder
Music in Manhattan
Music in Manhattan
Stephen Dunn
Cover Girl
Cover Girl
John P. Livadary
It Happened Tomorrow
It Happened Tomorrow
Jack Whitney
Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Winner
Wilson
Wilson
Lamar Trotti

Nominated

Two Girls and a Sailor
Two Girls and a Sailor
Richard Connell
Gladys Lehman
Hail the Conquering Hero
Hail the Conquering Hero
Preston Sturges
Wing and a Prayer
Wing and a Prayer
Jerome Cady
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Preston Sturges
Best Writing, Original Story
Winner
Going My Way
Going My Way
Leo McCarey

Nominated

None Shall Escape
None Shall Escape
Alfred Neumann
Joseph Than
A Guy Named Joe
A Guy Named Joe
David Boehm
Chandler Sprague
The Fighting Sullivans
The Fighting Sullivans
Edward Doherty
Jules Schermer
Lifeboat
Lifeboat
John Steinbeck
Best Writing, Screenplay
Winner
Going My Way
Going My Way
Frank Butler
Frank Cavett

Nominated

Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity
Raymond Chandler
Billy Wilder
Laura
Laura
Jay Dratler
Samuel Hoffenstein
Elizabeth Reinhardt
Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis
Irving Brecher
Fred F. Finklehoffe
Gaslight
Gaslight
John L. Balderston
Walter Reisch
John Van Druten