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Academy Awards, USA: 1941

Oscar

Date:27 February (banquet)
Host:Walter Wanger
Location:Biltmore Bowl, Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA
Notes:
  • For the first time, names of all winners remain secret until the moment when they receive their awards.
  • Pres. Franklin Delano Roosevelt gives a six minute direct radio address to the attendees from the White House. It is the first time an American president participates in the event.

Best Picture
  Winner:
 
  Other Nominees:
 
  • All This, and Heaven Too (1940) - Warner Bros.
  • Foreign Correspondent (1940) - Walter Wanger
  • Kitty Foyle: The Natural History of a Woman (1940) - RKO Radio
  • Our Town (1940) - Sol Lesser
  • The Grapes of Wrath (1940) - 20th Century Fox
  • The Great Dictator (1940) - Charles Chaplin Productions
  • The Letter (1940) - Warner Bros.
  • The Long Voyage Home (1940) - Argosy; Walter Wanger
  • The Philadelphia Story (1940) - Joseph L. Mankiewicz; M-G-M

    • Best Actor in a Leading Role
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) - Raymond Massey (I)
  • Rebecca (1940) - Laurence Olivier
  • The Grapes of Wrath (1940) - Henry Fonda
  • The Great Dictator (1940) - Charles Chaplin

    • Best Actress in a Leading Role
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Our Town (1940) - Martha Scott
  • Rebecca (1940) - Joan Fontaine (I)
  • The Letter (1940) - Bette Davis
  • The Philadelphia Story (1940) - Katharine Hepburn

    • Best Actor in a Supporting Role
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Foreign Correspondent (1940) - Albert Bassermann
  • The Great Dictator (1940) - Jack Oakie (I)
  • The Letter (1940) - James Stephenson (I)
  • They Knew What They Wanted (1940) - William Gargan

    • Best Actress in a Supporting Role
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • All This, and Heaven Too (1940) - Barbara O'Neil
  • Primrose Path (1940) - Marjorie Rambeau
  • Rebecca (1940) - Judith Anderson (I)
  • The Philadelphia Story (1940) - Ruth Hussey

    • Best Director
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Kitty Foyle: The Natural History of a Woman (1940) - Sam Wood (I)
  • Rebecca (1940) - Alfred Hitchcock (I)
  • The Letter (1940) - William Wyler
  • The Philadelphia Story (1940) - George Cukor

    • Best Writing, Original Screenplay
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Angels Over Broadway (1940) - Ben Hecht (I)
  • Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940) - Norman Burnstine; Heinz Herald; John Huston (I)
  • Foreign Correspondent (1940) - Charles Bennett (I); Joan Harrison (I)
  • The Great Dictator (1940) - Charles Chaplin

    • Best Writing, Original Story
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Comrade X (1940) - Walter Reisch
  • Edison, the Man (1940) - Hugo Butler; Dore Schary
  • My Favorite Wife (1940) - Leo McCarey; Bella Spewack; Sam Spewack
  • The Westerner (1940) - Stuart N. Lake

    • Best Writing, Screenplay
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Kitty Foyle: The Natural History of a Woman (1940) - Dalton Trumbo
  • Rebecca (1940) - Robert E. Sherwood (I); Joan Harrison (I)
  • The Grapes of Wrath (1940) - Nunnally Johnson
  • The Long Voyage Home (1940) - Dudley Nichols

    • Best Cinematography, Color
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • 'Northwest Passage' (Book I -- Rogers' Rangers) (1940) - Sidney Wagner; William V. Skall
  • Bitter Sweet (1940) - Oliver T. Marsh; Allen M. Davey (I)
  • Down Argentine Way (1940) - Leon Shamroy; Ray Rennahan
  • North West Mounted Police (1940) - Victor Milner; W. Howard Greene
  • The Blue Bird (1940) - Arthur C. Miller; Ray Rennahan

    • Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) - James Wong Howe (I)
  • All This, and Heaven Too (1940) - Ernest Haller
  • Arise, My Love (1940) - Charles Lang (I)
  • Boom Town (1940) - Harold Rosson
  • Foreign Correspondent (1940) - Rudolph Maté
  • Spring Parade (1940) - Joseph A. Valentine
  • The Letter (1940) - Tony Gaudio
  • The Long Voyage Home (1940) - Gregg Toland
  • Waterloo Bridge (1940) - Joseph Ruttenberg

    • Best Art Direction, Black-and-White
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Arise, My Love (1940) - Hans Dreier; Robert Usher
  • Arizona (1940) - Lionel Banks; Robert Peterson (I)
  • Dark Command (1940) - John Victor Mackay
  • Foreign Correspondent (1940) - Alexander Golitzen
  • Lillian Russell (1940) - Richard Day (I); Joseph C. Wright
  • My Favorite Wife (1940) - Van Nest Polglase; Mark-Lee Kirk
  • My Son, My Son! (1940) - John DuCasse Schulze
  • Our Town (1940) - Lewis J. Rachmil
  • Rebecca (1940) - Lyle R. Wheeler
  • The Boys from Syracuse (1940) - Jack Otterson
  • The Sea Hawk (1940) - Anton Grot
  • The Westerner (1940) - James Basevi

    • Best Art Direction, Color
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Bitter Sweet (1940) - Cedric Gibbons; John S. Detlie
  • Down Argentine Way (1940) - Richard Day (I); Joseph C. Wright
  • North West Mounted Police (1940) - Hans Dreier; Roland Anderson

    • Best Sound, Recording
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Behind the News (1940) - Charles L. Lootens (Republic SSD)
  • Captain Caution (1940) - Elmer Raguse (Hal Roach SSD)
  • Kitty Foyle: The Natural History of a Woman (1940) - John Aalberg (RKO Radio SSD)
  • North West Mounted Police (1940) - Loren L. Ryder (Paramount SSD)
  • Our Town (1940) - Thomas T. Moulton (Samuel Goldwyn SSD)
  • Spring Parade (1940) - Bernard B. Brown (Universal SSD)
  • The Grapes of Wrath (1940) - Edmund H. Hansen (20th Century-Fox SSD)
  • The Howards of Virginia (1940) - Jack Whitney (I) (General Service SSD)
  • The Sea Hawk (1940) - Nathan Levinson (Warner Bros. SSD)
  • Too Many Husbands (1940) - John P. Livadary (Columbia SSD)

    • Best Film Editing
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Rebecca (1940) - Hal C. Kern
  • The Grapes of Wrath (1940) - Robert L. Simpson
  • The Letter (1940) - Warren Low (I)
  • The Long Voyage Home (1940) - Sherman Todd

    • Best Effects, Special Effects
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Boom Town (1940) - A. Arnold Gillespie (photographic); Douglas Shearer (sound)
  • Dr. Cyclops (1940) - Farciot Edouart (photographic); Gordon Jennings (I) (photographic)
  • Foreign Correspondent (1940) - Paul Eagler (photographic); Thomas T. Moulton (sound)
  • One Million B.C. (1940) - Roy Seawright (photographic); Elmer Raguse (sound)
  • Rebecca (1940) - Jack Cosgrove (I) (photographic); Arthur Johns (I) (sound)
  • Swiss Family Robinson (1940) - Vernon L. Walker (photographic); John Aalberg (sound)
  • The Blue Bird (1940) - Fred Sersen (photographic); Edmund H. Hansen (sound)
  • The Boys from Syracuse (1940) - John P. Fulton (photographic); Bernard B. Brown (sound); Joe Lapis (sound)
  • The Invisible Man Returns (1940) - John P. Fulton (photographic); Bernard B. Brown (sound); William Hedgcock (sound)
  • The Long Voyage Home (1940) - R.T. Layton (photographic); Ray Binger (photographic); Thomas T. Moulton (sound)
  • The Sea Hawk (1940) - Byron Haskin (photographic); Nathan Levinson (sound)
  • Typhoon (1940) - Farciot Edouart (photographic); Gordon Jennings (I) (photographic); Loren L. Ryder (sound)
  • Women in War (1940) - Howard Lydecker (photographic); William Bradford (I) (photographic); Bud Thackery (photographic) (as Ellis J. Thackery); Herbert Norsch (sound)

    • Best Music, Original Song
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Down Argentine Way (1940) - Harry Warren (I) (music); Mack Gordon (lyrics)
    - For the song "Down Argentine Way"
  • Hit Parade of 1941 (1940) - Jule Styne (music); Walter Bullock (lyrics)
    - For the song "Who Am I?"
  • Music in My Heart (1940) - Chet Forrest; Bob Wright (I)
    - For the song "It's a Blue World"
  • Rhythm on the River (1940) - James V. Monaco (music); Johnny Burke (II) (lyrics)
    - For the song "Only Forever"
  • Second Chorus (1940) - Artie Shaw (music); Johnny Mercer (lyrics)
    - For the song "Love of My Life"
  • Spring Parade (1940) - Robert Stolz (music); Gus Kahn (lyrics)
    - For the song "Waltzing in the Clouds"
  • Strike Up the Band (1940) - Roger Edens; George Stoll (IV)
    - For the song "Our Love Affair"
  • You'll Find Out (1940) - Jimmy McHugh (music); Johnny Mercer (lyrics)
    - For the song "I'd Know You Anywhere"

    • Best Music, Original Score
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Arizona (1940) - Victor Young (I)
  • Dark Command (1940) - Victor Young (I)
  • My Favorite Wife (1940) - Roy Webb (I)
  • North West Mounted Police (1940) - Victor Young (I)
  • One Million B.C. (1940) - Werner R. Heymann
  • Our Town (1940) - Aaron Copland
  • Rebecca (1940) - Franz Waxman
  • The Fight for Life (1940) - Louis Gruenberg
  • The Great Dictator (1940) - Meredith Willson
  • The House of the Seven Gables (1940) - Frank Skinner (I)
  • The Howards of Virginia (1940) - Richard Hageman
  • The Letter (1940) - Max Steiner (I)
  • The Long Voyage Home (1940) - Richard Hageman
  • The Mark of Zorro (1940) - Alfred Newman
  • The Thief of Bagdad (1940) - Miklós Rózsa
  • Waterloo Bridge (1940) - Herbert Stothart

    • Best Music, Score
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Arise, My Love (1940) - Victor Young (I)
  • Hit Parade of 1941 (1940) - Cy Feuer
  • Irene (1940) - Anthony Collins (I)
  • Our Town (1940) - Aaron Copland
  • Second Chorus (1940) - Artie Shaw
  • Spring Parade (1940) - Charles Previn
  • Strike Up the Band (1940) - George Stoll (IV); Roger Edens
  • The Sea Hawk (1940) - Erich Wolfgang Korngold

    • Best Short Subject, Two-reel
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Eyes of the Navy (1940) - M-G-M
  • Service with the Colors (1940) - Warner Bros.
    - From the National Defense Series

    • Best Short Subject, One-reel
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • London Can Take It! (1940) - Warner Bros.
    - Vitaphone Varieties
  • More About Nostradamus (1941) - M-G-M
  • Siege (1940) - RKO Radio

    • Best Short Subject, Cartoons
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • A Wild Hare (1940) - Leon Schlesinger
  • Puss Gets the Boot (1940) - M-G-M
    - From the Cat and Mouse Series

    • Honorary Award

      Awarded to:
     
    • Bob Hope (I)
      - In recognition of his unselfish services to the motion picture industry (special silver plaque).
    • Nathan Levinson
      - For his outstanding service to the industry and the Army during the past nine years, which has made possible the present efficient mobilization of the motion picture industry facilities for the production of Army training films.

    Academy Award of Merit

      Winner:
     
    • 20th Century-Fox Film Corp.
      - For the design and construction of the 20th Century Silenced Camera, developed by Daniel Clark, Grover Laube, Charles Miller and Robert W. Stevens.

    Scientific and Engineering Award

      Winner:
     

    • - Not awarded.

    Technical Achievement Award

      Winner:
     
    • Anton Grot; Warner Bros. Studio Art Dept.
      - For the design and perfection of the Warner Bros. water ripple and wave illusion machine.

     

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