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OSCARS

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    Oscar

    Edit

    Best Actor in a Leading Role

    • James Stewart
      Winner
      • James Stewart
      • The Philadelphia Story
    • Charles Chaplin
      • Charles Chaplin
      • The Great Dictator
    • Henry Fonda "Spencer's Mountain" 1963 Warner Bros.
      • Henry Fonda
      • The Grapes of Wrath
    • Raymond Massey
      • Raymond Massey
      • Abe Lincoln in Illinois
    • Laurence Olivier
      • Laurence Olivier
      • Rebecca

    Best Actor in a Supporting Role

    • Walter Brennan 1941 Universal Pictures
      Winner
      • Walter Brennan
      • The Westerner
    • Albert Bassermann
      • Albert Bassermann
      • Foreign Correspondent
    • William Gargan
      • William Gargan
      • They Knew What They Wanted
    • Jack Oakie
      • Jack Oakie
      • The Great Dictator
    • James Stephenson in Calling Philo Vance (1939)
      • James Stephenson
      • The Letter

    Best Actress in a Leading Role

    • Ginger Rogers, 1955.
      Winner
      • Ginger Rogers
      • Kitty Foyle
    • Bette Davis
      • Bette Davis
      • The Letter
    • Joan Fontaine "Serenade" 1956 Warner
      • Joan Fontaine
      • Rebecca
    • Katharine Hepburn
      • Katharine Hepburn
      • The Philadelphia Story
    • Martha Scott in Dallas (1978)
      • Martha Scott
      • Our Town

    Best Actress in a Supporting Role

    • Jane Darwell, c. 1934.
      Winner
      • Jane Darwell
      • The Grapes of Wrath
    • Judith Anderson circa 1946
      • Judith Anderson
      • Rebecca
    • Ruth Hussey
      • Ruth Hussey
      • The Philadelphia Story
    • Barbara O'Neil in Gone with the Wind (1939)
      • Barbara O'Neil
      • All This, and Heaven Too
    • Marjorie Rambeau
      • Marjorie Rambeau
      • Primrose Path

    Best Art Direction, Black-and-White

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pride and Prejudice

      7.3 (9.6K)
      Cedric Gibbons
      Paul Groesse
    • [object Object]

      Arise, My Love

      6.8 (1.1K)
      Hans Dreier
      Robert Usher
    • [object Object]

      Arizona

      6.8 (1.6K)
      Lionel Banks
      Robert Peterson
    • [object Object]

      The Boys from Syracuse

      5.8 (174)
      Jack Otterson
    • [object Object]

      Dark Command

      6.7 (3.2K)
      John Victor Mackay
    • [object Object]

      Foreign Correspondent

      7.4 (25K)
      Alexander Golitzen
    • [object Object]

      Lillian Russell

      6.4 (609)
      Richard Day
      Joseph C. Wright
    • [object Object]

      My Favorite Wife

      7.2 (12K)
      Van Nest Polglase
      Mark-Lee Kirk
    • [object Object]

      My Son, My Son!

      6.4 (279)
      John DuCasse Schulze
    • [object Object]

      Our Town

      6.5 (3.2K)
      Lewis J. Rachmil
    • [object Object]

      Rebecca

      8.1 (159K)
      Lyle R. Wheeler
    • [object Object]

      The Sea Hawk

      7.6 (11K)
      Anton Grot
    • [object Object]

      The Westerner

      7.3 (7.2K)
      James Basevi

    Best Art Direction, Color

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Thief of Bagdad

      7.4 (15K)
      Leila Rubin
    • [object Object]

      Bitter Sweet

      5.7 (582)
      Cedric Gibbons
      John S. Detlie
    • [object Object]

      Down Argentine Way

      6.4 (1.4K)
      Richard Day
      Joseph C. Wright
    • [object Object]

      North West Mounted Police

      6.3 (1.9K)
      Hans Dreier
      Roland Anderson

    Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Rebecca

      8.1 (159K)
      George Barnes
    • [object Object]

      Abe Lincoln in Illinois

      7.3 (2.2K)
      James Wong Howe
    • [object Object]

      All This, and Heaven Too

      7.4 (5.6K)
      Ernest Haller
    • [object Object]

      Arise, My Love

      6.8 (1.1K)
      Charles Lang
    • [object Object]

      Boom Town

      7.0 (4K)
      Harold Rosson
    • [object Object]

      Foreign Correspondent

      7.4 (25K)
      Rudolph Maté
    • [object Object]

      The Letter

      7.5 (15K)
      Tony Gaudio
    • [object Object]

      The Long Voyage Home

      6.9 (5.3K)
      Gregg Toland
    • [object Object]

      Spring Parade

      6.6 (401)
      Joseph A. Valentine
    • [object Object]

      Waterloo Bridge

      7.7 (11K)
      Joseph Ruttenberg

    Best Cinematography, Color

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Thief of Bagdad

      7.4 (15K)
      Georges Périnal
    • [object Object]

      Bitter Sweet

      5.7 (582)
      Oliver T. Marsh
      Allen M. Davey
    • [object Object]

      The Blue Bird

      6.2 (2.1K)
      Arthur C. Miller
      Ray Rennahan
    • [object Object]

      Down Argentine Way

      6.4 (1.4K)
      Leon Shamroy
      Ray Rennahan
    • [object Object]

      North West Mounted Police

      6.3 (1.9K)
      Victor Milner
      W. Howard Greene
    • [object Object]

      Northwest Passage

      7.0 (4.1K)
      Sidney Wagner
      William V. Skall

    Best Director

    • John Ford
      Winner
      • John Ford
      • The Grapes of Wrath
    • George Cukor
      • George Cukor
      • The Philadelphia Story
    • Alfred Hitchcock in Psycho (1960)
      • Alfred Hitchcock
      • Rebecca
    • Sam Wood
      • Sam Wood
      • Kitty Foyle
    • "THE AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE SALUTE TO WILLIAM WYLER" William Wyler, CBS, 1976
      • William Wyler
      • The Letter

    Best Effects, Special Effects

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Thief of Bagdad

      7.4 (15K)
      Lawrence W. Butler(photographic)
      Jack Whitney(sound)
    • [object Object]

      The Blue Bird

      6.2 (2.1K)
      Fred Sersen(photographic)
      Edmund H. Hansen(sound)
    • [object Object]

      Boom Town

      7.0 (4K)
      A. Arnold Gillespie(photographic)
      Douglas Shearer(sound)
    • [object Object]

      The Boys from Syracuse

      5.8 (174)
      John P. Fulton(photographic)
      Bernard B. Brown(sound)
      Joe Lapis(sound)
    • [object Object]

      Dr. Cyclops

      6.4 (3K)
      Farciot Edouart(photographic)
      Gordon Jennings(photographic)
    • [object Object]

      Foreign Correspondent

      7.4 (25K)
      Paul Eagler(photographic)
      Thomas T. Moulton(sound)
    • [object Object]

      The Invisible Man Returns

      6.4 (5.8K)
      John P. Fulton(photographic)
      Bernard B. Brown(sound)
      William Hedgcock(sound)
    • [object Object]

      The Long Voyage Home

      6.9 (5.3K)
      R.T. Layton(photographic)
      Ray Binger(photographic)
      Thomas T. Moulton(sound)
    • [object Object]

      One Million B.C.

      5.7 (1.8K)
      Roy Seawright(photographic)
      Elmer Raguse(sound)
    • [object Object]

      Rebecca

      8.1 (159K)
      Jack Cosgrove(photographic)
      Arthur Johns(sound)
    • [object Object]

      The Sea Hawk

      7.6 (11K)
      Byron Haskin(photographic)
      Nathan Levinson(sound)
    • [object Object]

      Swiss Family Robinson

      6.2 (886)
      Vernon L. Walker(photographic)
      John Aalberg(sound)
    • [object Object]

      Typhoon

      5.6 (156)
      Farciot Edouart(photographic)
      Gordon Jennings(photographic)
      Loren L. Ryder(sound)
    • [object Object]

      Women in War

      5.8 (105)
      Howard Lydecker(photographic)
      William Bradford(photographic)
      Bud Thackery(photographic) (as Ellis J. Thackery)
      Herbert Norsch(sound)

    Best Film Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      North West Mounted Police

      6.3 (1.9K)
      Anne Bauchens
    • [object Object]

      The Grapes of Wrath

      8.1 (105K)
      Robert L. Simpson
    • [object Object]

      The Letter

      7.5 (15K)
      Warren Low
    • [object Object]

      The Long Voyage Home

      6.9 (5.3K)
      Sherman Todd
    • [object Object]

      Rebecca

      8.1 (159K)
      Hal C. Kern

    Best Music, Original Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pinocchio

      7.5 (167K)
      Leigh Harline
      Paul J. Smith
      Ned Washington
    • [object Object]

      Arizona

      6.8 (1.6K)
      Victor Young
    • [object Object]

      Dark Command

      6.7 (3.2K)
      Victor Young
    • [object Object]

      The Fight for Life

      5.4 (98)
      Louis Gruenberg
    • [object Object]

      The Great Dictator

      8.4 (249K)
      Meredith Willson
    • [object Object]

      The House of the Seven Gables

      7.0 (1.6K)
      Frank Skinner
    • [object Object]

      The Howards of Virginia

      6.0 (1.3K)
      Richard Hageman
    • [object Object]

      The Letter

      7.5 (15K)
      Max Steiner
    • [object Object]

      The Long Voyage Home

      6.9 (5.3K)
      Richard Hageman
    • [object Object]

      The Mark of Zorro

      7.5 (12K)
      Alfred Newman
    • [object Object]

      My Favorite Wife

      7.2 (12K)
      Roy Webb
    • [object Object]

      North West Mounted Police

      6.3 (1.9K)
      Victor Young
    • [object Object]

      One Million B.C.

      5.7 (1.8K)
      Werner R. Heymann
    • [object Object]

      Our Town

      6.5 (3.2K)
      Aaron Copland
    • [object Object]

      Rebecca

      8.1 (159K)
      Franz Waxman
    • [object Object]

      The Thief of Bagdad

      7.4 (15K)
      Miklós Rózsa
    • [object Object]

      Waterloo Bridge

      7.7 (11K)
      Herbert Stothart

    Best Music, Original Song

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pinocchio

      7.5 (167K)
      Leigh Harline(music)
      Ned Washington(lyrics)
      For the song "When You Wish Upon a Star"
    • [object Object]

      Down Argentine Way

      6.4 (1.4K)
      Harry Warren(music)
      Mack Gordon(lyrics)
      For the song "Down Argentine Way"
    • [object Object]

      You'll Find Out

      6.0 (1.6K)
      Jimmy McHugh(music)
      Johnny Mercer(lyrics)
      For the song "I'd Know You Anywhere"
    • [object Object]

      Music in My Heart

      6.0 (655)
      Chet Forrest
      Bob Wright
      For the song "It's a Blue World"
    • [object Object]

      Second Chorus

      5.7 (1.9K)
      Artie Shaw(music)
      Johnny Mercer(lyrics)
      For the song "Love of My Life"
    • [object Object]

      Rhythm on the River

      6.8 (434)
      James V. Monaco(music)
      Johnny Burke(lyrics)
      For the song "Only Forever"
    • [object Object]

      Strike Up the Band

      6.8 (2.1K)
      Roger Edens
      George Stoll
      For the song "Our Love Affair"
    • [object Object]

      Spring Parade

      6.6 (401)
      Robert Stolz(music)
      Gus Kahn(lyrics)
      For the song "Waltzing in the Clouds"
    • [object Object]

      Hit Parade of 1941

      5.8 (109)
      Jule Styne(music)
      Walter Bullock(lyrics)
      For the song "Who Am I?"

    Best Music, Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tin Pan Alley

      6.4 (583)
      Alfred Newman
    • [object Object]

      Arise, My Love

      6.8 (1.1K)
      Victor Young
    • [object Object]

      Hit Parade of 1941

      5.8 (109)
      Cy Feuer
    • [object Object]

      Irene

      6.3 (812)
      Anthony Collins
    • [object Object]

      Our Town

      6.5 (3.2K)
      Aaron Copland
    • [object Object]

      The Sea Hawk

      7.6 (11K)
      Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    • [object Object]

      Second Chorus

      5.7 (1.9K)
      Artie Shaw
    • [object Object]

      Spring Parade

      6.6 (401)
      Charles Previn
    • [object Object]

      Strike Up the Band

      6.8 (2.1K)
      George Stoll
      Roger Edens

    Best Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Rebecca

      8.1 (159K)
      David O. Selznick was the founder and owner of Selznick International Pictures, and therefore won and took home Rebecca's Best Picture Oscar.
    • [object Object]

      All This, and Heaven Too

      7.4 (5.6K)
    • [object Object]

      Foreign Correspondent

      7.4 (25K)
    • [object Object]

      The Grapes of Wrath

      8.1 (105K)
    • [object Object]

      The Great Dictator

      8.4 (249K)
    • [object Object]

      Kitty Foyle

      6.9 (4.3K)
    • [object Object]

      The Letter

      7.5 (15K)
    • [object Object]

      The Long Voyage Home

      6.9 (5.3K)
      Argosy
    • [object Object]

      Our Town

      6.5 (3.2K)
    • [object Object]

      The Philadelphia Story

      7.8 (76K)

    Best Short Subject, Cartoons

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Milky Way

      6.6 (939)
      Fred Quimby
      Rudolf Ising
      Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
    • [object Object]

      Puss Gets the Boot

      7.6 (2.6K)
      Rudolf Ising
      Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
    • [object Object]

      A Wild Hare

      7.7 (2K)
      Leon Schlesinger

    Best Short Subject, One-reel

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Quicker'n a Wink

      7.1 (405)
      Pete Smith
    • [object Object]

      London Can Take It!

      7.0 (739)
      Vitaphone Varieties
    • [object Object]

      More About Nostradamus

      5.4 (194)
    • [object Object]

      Siege

      6.7 (281)
      Julien Bryan

    Best Short Subject, Two-reel

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Teddy the Rough Rider

      5.9 (319)
    • [object Object]

      Eyes of the Navy

      5.8 (264)
    • [object Object]

      Service with the Colors

      5.4 (241)
      From the National Defense Series

    Best Sound, Recording

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Strike Up the Band

      6.8 (2.1K)
      Douglas Shearer(M-G-M SSD)
    • [object Object]

      Behind the News

      5.4 (105)
      Charles L. Lootens(Republic SSD)
    • [object Object]

      Captain Caution

      5.5 (362)
      Elmer Raguse(Hal Roach SSD)
    • [object Object]

      The Grapes of Wrath

      8.1 (105K)
      Edmund H. Hansen(20th Century-Fox SSD)
    • [object Object]

      The Howards of Virginia

      6.0 (1.3K)
      Jack Whitney(General Service SSD)
    • [object Object]

      Kitty Foyle

      6.9 (4.3K)
      John Aalberg(RKO Radio SSD)
    • [object Object]

      North West Mounted Police

      6.3 (1.9K)
      Loren L. Ryder(Paramount SSD)
    • [object Object]

      Our Town

      6.5 (3.2K)
      Thomas T. Moulton(Samuel Goldwyn SSD)
    • [object Object]

      The Sea Hawk

      7.6 (11K)
      Nathan Levinson(Warner Bros. SSD)
    • [object Object]

      Spring Parade

      6.6 (401)
      Bernard B. Brown(Universal SSD)
    • [object Object]

      Too Many Husbands

      6.4 (1.8K)
      John P. Livadary(Columbia SSD)

    Best Writing, Original Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Great McGinty

      7.2 (4.7K)
      Preston Sturges
    • [object Object]

      Angels Over Broadway

      6.5 (1.4K)
      Ben Hecht
    • [object Object]

      Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

      7.4 (1.9K)
      Norman Burnstine
      Heinz Herald
      John Huston
    • [object Object]

      Foreign Correspondent

      7.4 (25K)
      Charles Bennett
      Joan Harrison
    • [object Object]

      The Great Dictator

      8.4 (249K)
      Charles Chaplin

    Best Writing, Original Story

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Arise, My Love

      6.8 (1.1K)
      Benjamin Glazer
      Hans Székely
    • [object Object]

      Comrade X

      6.6 (1.9K)
      Walter Reisch
    • [object Object]

      Edison, the Man

      7.0 (1.9K)
      Hugo Butler
      Dore Schary
    • [object Object]

      My Favorite Wife

      7.2 (12K)
      Leo McCarey
      Bella Spewack
      Sam Spewack
    • [object Object]

      The Westerner

      7.3 (7.2K)
      Stuart N. Lake

    Best Writing, Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Philadelphia Story

      7.8 (76K)
      Donald Ogden Stewart
    • [object Object]

      The Grapes of Wrath

      8.1 (105K)
      Nunnally Johnson
    • [object Object]

      Kitty Foyle

      6.9 (4.3K)
      Dalton Trumbo
    • [object Object]

      The Long Voyage Home

      6.9 (5.3K)
      Dudley Nichols
    • [object Object]

      Rebecca

      8.1 (159K)
      Robert E. Sherwood
      Joan Harrison

    Honorary Award

    Edit
    • 173-455 Bob Hope "Critic's Choice" 1963 Warner Bros.
      Winner
      • Bob Hope
      In recognition of his unselfish services to the motion picture industry (special silver plaque).
    • Nathan Levinson
      Winner
      • 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

    Edit
    • Winner
        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

      Edit
      • Winner
          Not awarded.

        Technical Achievement Award

        Edit
        • Anton Grot
          Winner
          • Anton Grot
          For the design and perfection of the Warner Bros. water ripple and wave illusion machine.

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        Event date

        February 27, 1941

        Event location

        Los Angeles, California, USA

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