Awards for 1940
Oscar
Best Picture
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NOMINEES
Best Actor in a Leading Role
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Best Actress in a Leading Role
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Best Actor in a Supporting Role
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Best Actress in a Supporting Role
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Best Director
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Best Writing, Original Story
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Best Writing, Screenplay
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Best Cinematography, Color
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Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
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Best Art Direction
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Best Sound, Recording
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Best Film Editing
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Best Effects, Special Effects
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Best Music, Original Song
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Best Music, Original Score
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Best Music, Scoring
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Best Short Subject, Two-reel
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Best Short Subject, One-reel
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Best Short Subject, Cartoons
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Juvenile Award
WINNER
Judy Garland
For her outstanding performance as a screen juvenile during the past year.
Honorary Award
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Douglas Fairbanks
Recognizing the unique and outstanding contribution of Douglas Fairbanks, first president of the Academy, to the international development of the motion picture (Commemorative Award).
Jean Hersholt (president),
Ralph Morgan (chairman of the executive committee),
Ralph Block (first vice-president),
Conrad Nagel (Motion Picture Relief Fund)
Acknowledging the outstanding services to the industry during the past year of the Motion Picture Relief Fund and its progressive leadership
(plaque).
(Technicolor Co.)
For its contributions in successfully bringing three-color feature production to the screen.
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
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Academy Award of Merit
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Scientific and Engineering Award
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Technical Achievement Award
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George Anderson (Warner Bros. Studio)
For an improved positive head for sun arcs.
John Arnold (M-G-M Studio)
For the M-G-M mobile camera crane.
Thomas T. Moulton,
Fred Albin (Sound Dept. of the Samuel Goldwyn Studio)
For the origination and application of the Delta db test to sound recording in motion pictures.
Farciot Edouart, Joseph E. Robbins, William Rudolph (Paramount Pictures, Inc.)
For the design and construction of a quiet portable treadmill.
Emery Huse (Eastman Kodak Co.),
Ralph B. Atkinson (Eastman Kodak Co.)
For their specifications for chemical analysis of photographic developers and fixing baths.
Harold Nye (Warner Bros. Studio)
For a miniature incandescent spot lamp.
A.J. Tondreau (Warner Bros. Studio)
For the design and manufacture of an improved sound track printer.
F.R. Abbott,
Haller Belt,
Alan Cook (Bausch & Lomb Optical Co.)
Multiple Award for important contributions in cooperative development of new improved Process Projection Equipment: for faster projection lenses.
(Mitchell Camera Co.)
Multiple Award for important contributions in cooperative development of new improved Process Projection Equipment: for a new type process projection head.
(Mole-Richardson Co.)
Multiple Award for important contributions in cooperative development of new improved Process Projection Equipment: for a new type automatically controlled projection arc lamp.
Charles Handley,
David Joy (National Carbon Co.)
Multiple Award for important contributions in cooperative development of new improved Process Projection Equipment: for improved and more stable high-intensity carbons.
Winton C. Hoch (Technicolor Motion Picture Corp.)
Multiple Award for important contributions in cooperative development of new improved Process Projection Equipment: for an auxiliary optical system.
Gone with the Wind: R.D. Musgrave (Selznick International Pictures Inc.)
For pioneering in the use of coordinated equipment in the production Gone with the Wind.