Best Picture

WINNER

How Green Was My Valley: (20th Century-Fox)

NOMINEES

Blossoms in the Dust: (M-G-M)

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Citizen Kane: (Mercury)

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Here Comes Mr. Jordan: (Columbia)

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Hold Back the Dawn: (Paramount)

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The Little Foxes: (Samuel Goldwyn Productions)

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The Maltese Falcon: (Warner Bros.)

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One Foot in Heaven: (Warner Bros.)

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Sergeant York: (Warner Bros.)

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Suspicion: (RKO Radio)

Best Actor in a Leading Role

WINNER

Sergeant York: Gary Cooper

NOMINEES

Penny Serenade: Cary Grant

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The Devil and Daniel Webster: Walter Huston

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Here Comes Mr. Jordan: Robert Montgomery

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Citizen Kane: Orson Welles

Best Actress in a Leading Role

WINNER

Suspicion: Joan Fontaine

NOMINEES

The Little Foxes: Bette Davis

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Hold Back the Dawn: Olivia de Havilland

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Blossoms in the Dust: Greer Garson

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Ball of Fire: Barbara Stanwyck

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

WINNER

How Green Was My Valley: Donald Crisp

NOMINEES

Sergeant York: Walter Brennan

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The Devil and Miss Jones: Charles Coburn

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Here Comes Mr. Jordan: James Gleason

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The Maltese Falcon: Sydney Greenstreet

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

WINNER

The Great Lie: Mary Astor

NOMINEES

How Green Was My Valley: Sara Allgood

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The Little Foxes: Patricia Collinge

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The Little Foxes: Teresa Wright

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Sergeant York: Margaret Wycherly

Best Director

WINNER

How Green Was My Valley: John Ford

NOMINEES

Here Comes Mr. Jordan: Alexander Hall

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Sergeant York: Howard Hawks

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Citizen Kane: Orson Welles

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The Little Foxes: William Wyler

Best Writing, Original Screenplay

WINNER

Citizen Kane: Herman J. Mankiewicz, Orson Welles
On Friday, July 19th, 2003, Orson Welles' Oscar statuette went on sale at an auction at Christie's, New York, but was voluntarily withdrawn so the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences could buy it back for just 1 dollar. The statuette, included in a large selection of Welles-related material, was going to be sold by Beatrice Welles, the youngest of the filmmaker's three daughters and the sole heir of his estate and was expected to sell at over 300,000 dollars.

NOMINEES

The Devil and Miss Jones: Norman Krasna

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Sergeant York: Harry Chandlee, Abem Finkel, John Huston, Howard Koch

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Tall, Dark and Handsome: Karl Tunberg, Darrell Ware

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Tom Dick and Harry: Paul Jarrico

Best Writing, Original Story

WINNER

Here Comes Mr. Jordan: Harry Segall

NOMINEES

Ball of Fire: Thomas Monroe, Billy Wilder

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The Lady Eve: Monckton Hoffe

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Meet John Doe: Richard Connell, Robert Presnell Sr.

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Night Train to Munich: Gordon Wellesley

Best Writing, Screenplay

WINNER

Here Comes Mr. Jordan: Sidney Buchman, Seton I. Miller

NOMINEES

Hold Back the Dawn: Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder

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How Green Was My Valley: Philip Dunne

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The Little Foxes: Lillian Hellman

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The Maltese Falcon: John Huston

Best Cinematography, Color

WINNER

Blood and Sand: Ernest Palmer, Ray Rennahan

NOMINEES

Aloma of the South Seas: Wilfred M. Cline, Karl Struss, William E. Snyder

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Billy the Kid: William V. Skall, Leonard Smith

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Blossoms in the Dust: Karl Freund, W. Howard Greene

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Dive Bomber: Bert Glennon

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Louisiana Purchase: Harry Hallenberger, Ray Rennahan

Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

WINNER

How Green Was My Valley: Arthur C. Miller

NOMINEES

The Chocolate Soldier: Karl Freund

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Citizen Kane: Gregg Toland

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Joseph Ruttenberg

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Here Comes Mr. Jordan: Joseph Walker

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Hold Back the Dawn: Leo Tover

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Sergeant York: Sol Polito

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Sun Valley Serenade: Edward Cronjager

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Sundown: Charles Lang

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That Hamilton Woman: Rudolph Maté

Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White

WINNER

How Green Was My Valley: Richard Day, Nathan Juran, Thomas Little

NOMINEES

Citizen Kane: Perry Ferguson, Van Nest Polglase, A. Roland Fields, Darrell Silvera

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The Flame of New Orleans: Martin Obzina, Jack Otterson, Russell A. Gausman

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Hold Back the Dawn: Hans Dreier, Robert Usher, Sam Comer

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Ladies in Retirement: Lionel Banks, George Montgomery

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The Little Foxes: Stephen Goosson, Howard Bristol

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Sergeant York: John Hughes, Fred M. MacLean

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Sis Hopkins
The nomination was withdrawn by Republic Studios. It is thus not counted as an official Academy nomination and listed here for the purpose of information only.

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The Son of Monte Cristo: John DuCasse Schulze, Edward G. Boyle

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Sundown: Alexander Golitzen, Richard Irvine

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That Hamilton Woman: Vincent Korda, Julia Heron

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When Ladies Meet: Cedric Gibbons, Randall Duell, Edwin B. Willis

Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Color

WINNER

Blossoms in the Dust: Cedric Gibbons, Urie McCleary, Edwin B. Willis

NOMINEES

Blood and Sand: Richard Day, Joseph C. Wright, Thomas Little

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Louisiana Purchase: Raoul Pene Du Bois, Stephen Seymour

Best Sound, Recording

WINNER

That Hamilton Woman: Jack Whitney (General Service SSD)

NOMINEES

Appointment for Love: Bernard B. Brown (Universal SSD)

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Ball of Fire: Thomas T. Moulton (Samuel Goldwyn SSD)

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The Chocolate Soldier: Douglas Shearer (M-G-M SSD)

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Citizen Kane: John Aalberg (RKO Radio SSD)

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The Devil Pays Off: Charles L. Lootens (Republic SSD)

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How Green Was My Valley: Edmund H. Hansen (20th Century-Fox SSD)

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The Men in Her Life: John P. Livadary (Columbia SSD)

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Sergeant York: Nathan Levinson (Warner Bros. SSD)

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Skylark: Loren L. Ryder (Paramount SSD)

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Topper Returns: Elmer Raguse (Hal Roach SSD)

Best Film Editing

WINNER

Sergeant York: William Holmes

NOMINEES

Citizen Kane: Robert Wise

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Harold F. Kress

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How Green Was My Valley: James B. Clark

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The Little Foxes: Daniel Mandell

Best Effects, Special Effects

WINNER

I Wanted Wings: Farciot Edouart (photographic), Gordon Jennings (photographic), Louis Mesenkop (sound)

NOMINEES

Aloma of the South Seas: Farciot Edouart (photographic), Gordon Jennings (photographic), Louis Mesenkop (sound)

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Flight Command: A. Arnold Gillespie (photographic), Douglas Shearer (sound)

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The Invisible Woman: John P. Fulton (photographic), John D. Hall (sound)

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The Sea Wolf: Byron Haskin (photographic), Nathan Levinson (sound)

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That Hamilton Woman: Lawrence W. Butler (photographic), William A. Wilmarth (sound)

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Topper Returns: Roy Seawright (photographic), Elmer Raguse (sound)

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A Yank in the R.A.F.: Fred Sersen (photographic), Edmund H. Hansen (sound)

Best Music, Original Song

WINNER

Lady Be Good: Jerome Kern (music), Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics)
For the song "The Last Time I Saw Paris".

NOMINEES

Dumbo: Frank Churchill (music), Ned Washington (lyrics)
For the song "Baby Mine".

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Ridin' on a Rainbow: Gene Autry, Fred Rose
For the song "Be Honest with Me".

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Blues in the Night: Harold Arlen (music), Johnny Mercer (lyrics)
For the song "Blues in the Night".

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Buck Privates: Hugh Prince (music), Don Raye (lyrics)
For the song "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B".

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Sun Valley Serenade: Harry Warren (music), Mack Gordon (lyrics)
For the song "Chattanooga Choo Choo".

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Las Vegas Nights: Louis Alter (music), Frank Loesser (lyrics)
For the song "Dolores".

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All-American Co-Ed: Lloyd B. Norlin
For the song "Out of the Silence".

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You'll Never Get Rich: Cole Porter
For the song "Since I Kissed My Baby Goodbye".

Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic Picture

WINNER

The Devil and Daniel Webster: Bernard Herrmann

NOMINEES

Back Street: Frank Skinner

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Ball of Fire: Alfred Newman

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Cheers for Miss Bishop: Edward Ward

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Citizen Kane: Bernard Herrmann

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Franz Waxman

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Hold Back the Dawn: Victor Young

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How Green Was My Valley: Alfred Newman

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King of the Zombies: Edward J. Kay

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Ladies in Retirement: Morris Stoloff, Ernst Toch

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The Little Foxes: Meredith Willson

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Lydia: Miklós Rózsa

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Mercy Island: Cy Feuer, Walter Scharf

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Sergeant York: Max Steiner

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So Ends Our Night: Louis Gruenberg

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Sundown: Miklós Rózsa

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Suspicion: Franz Waxman

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Tanks a Million: Edward Ward

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That Uncertain Feeling: Werner R. Heymann

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This Woman Is Mine: Richard Hageman

Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture

WINNER

Dumbo: Frank Churchill, Oliver Wallace

NOMINEES

All-American Co-Ed: Edward Ward

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Birth of the Blues: Robert Emmett Dolan

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Buck Privates: Charles Previn

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The Chocolate Soldier: Herbert Stothart, Bronislau Kaper

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Ice-Capades: Cy Feuer

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The Strawberry Blonde: Heinz Roemheld

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Sun Valley Serenade: Emil Newman

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Sunny: Anthony Collins

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You'll Never Get Rich: Morris Stoloff

Best Short Subject, Two-reel

WINNER

Main Street on the March!: (M-G-M)

NOMINEES

Alive in the Deep: (Woodard Productions Inc.)

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A Crime Does Not Pay Subject: 'Forbidden Passage': (M-G-M)

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The Gay Parisian: (Warner Bros.)

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The Tanks Are Coming: (Warner Bros.)

Best Short Subject, One-reel

WINNER

Of Pups and Puzzles: (M-G-M)

NOMINEES

Army Champions: Pete Smith

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Beauty and the Beach: (Paramount)

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Speaking of Animals Down on the Farm: (Paramount)

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Forty Boys and a Song: (Warner Bros.)

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Kings of the Turf: (Warner Bros.)

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Sagebrush and Silver: (20th Century-Fox)

Best Short Subject, Cartoons

WINNER

Lend a Paw: Walt Disney

NOMINEES

Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company 'B': Walter Lantz

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Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt: Leon Schlesinger

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How War Came: (Columbia)

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The Night Before Christmas: (M-G-M)

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Rhapsody in Rivets: Leon Schlesinger

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The Rookie Bear: (M-G-M)

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Rhythm in the Ranks: George Pal

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Superman: (Paramount)

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Truant Officer Donald: Walt Disney

Best Documentary

WINNER

Churchill's Island: (National Film Board of Canada)

NOMINEES

A Place to Live: (Philadelphia Housing Association)

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Russian Soil: (Amkino Corporation)

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Adventure in the Bronx: (Film Assocs.)

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Bomber: (U.S. Office for Emergency Management Film Unit)

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Christmas Under Fire: (British Ministry of Information)

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A Letter from Home: (British Ministry of Information)

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Life of a Thoroughbred: (20th Century-Fox)

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Norway in Revolt: (March of Time)

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Soldiers of the Sky: (20th Century-Fox)

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Warclouds in the Pacific: (National Film Board of Canada)

WINNERS

'Kukan': The Battle Cry of China: Rey Scott
For his extraordinary achievement in producing Kukan, the film record of China's struggle, including its photography with a 16mm camera under the most difficult and dangerous conditions (certificate).

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Target for Tonight: (Ministry of Information, UK)
For its vivid and dramatic presentation of the heroism of the RAF in the documentary film (certificate).

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Fantasia: Leopold Stokowski (and his associates)
For their unique achievement in the creation of a new form of visualized music in Walt Disney's production Fantasia, thereby widening the scope of the motion picture as entertainment and as an art form
(certificate).

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Fantasia: Walt Disney, William E. Garity, J.N.A. Hawkins (RCA Manufacturing Co.)
For their outstanding contribution to the advancement of the use of sound in motion pictures through the production of Fantasia (certificate).

WINNER

Walt Disney (RCA Manufacturing Co.)

WINNER

Not awarded.

WINNERS

(Electrical Research Products Division of Western Electric Co. Inc.)
For the development of the precision integrating sphere densitometer.

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(RCA Manufacturing Co.)
For the design and development of the MI-3043 Uni-directional microphone.

WINNERS

Ray Wilkinson (Paramount Studio Laboratory)
For pioneering in the use of and for the first practical application to release printing of fine grain positive stock.

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Charles L. Lootens (Republic SSD)
For pioneering the use of and for the first practical application to motion picture production of Class B push-pull variable area recording.

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Wilber Silvertooth (Paramount Studio Engineering Dept.)
For the design and computation of a relay condenser system applicable to transparency process projection, delivering considerably more usable light.

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(Paramount Pictures, Inc., 20th Century-Fox Film Corp.)
For the development and first practical application to motion picture production of an automatic scene slating device.

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Douglas Shearer, Loren L. Ryder (M-G-M SSD, Paramount SSD)
For pioneering the development of fine grain emulsions for variable density original sound recording in a studio production.