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1949

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The 21st Academy Awards | 1949
Academy Award Theater
Thursday, March 24, 1949
Honoring movies released in 1948
Highlights
Best Actress
Johnny Belinda

Jane Wyman

Best Picture
Hamlet

presented by Ethel Barrymore

Special Effects
Portrait of Jennie

presented by Glenn Ford

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Memorable Moments
Walter Huston and John Huston

Supporting Actor and Directing winners for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Dorothy Jeakins

Costume Design winner for Joan of Arc

Claire Trevor

Supporting Actress winner for Key Largo, with presenter Edmund Gwenn

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WINNERS & NOMINEES
Actor
Winner
Laurence Olivier
Hamlet
Nominees
Lew Ayres
Johnny Belinda
Nominees
Montgomery Clift
The Search
Nominees
Dan Dailey
When My Baby Smiles at Me
Nominees
Clifton Webb
Sitting Pretty
Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Walter Huston
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Nominees
Charles Bickford
Johnny Belinda
Nominees
José Ferrer
Joan of Arc
Nominees
Oscar Homolka
I Remember Mama
Nominees
Cecil Kellaway
The Luck of the Irish
Actress
Winner
Jane Wyman
Johnny Belinda
Nominees
Ingrid Bergman
Joan of Arc
Nominees
Olivia de Havilland
The Snake Pit
Nominees
Irene Dunne
I Remember Mama
Nominees
Barbara Stanwyck
Sorry, Wrong Number
Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Claire Trevor
Key Largo
Nominees
Barbara Bel Geddes
I Remember Mama
Nominees
Ellen Corby
I Remember Mama
Nominees
Agnes Moorehead
Johnny Belinda
Nominees
Jean Simmons
Hamlet
Art Direction (Black-and-White)
Winner
Hamlet
Art Direction: Roger K. Furse; Set Decoration: Carmen Dillon
Nominees
Johnny Belinda
Art Direction: Robert Haas; Set Decoration: William Wallace
Art Direction (Color)
Winner
The Red Shoes
Art Direction: Hein Heckroth; Set Decoration: Arthur Lawson
Nominees
Joan of Arc
Art Direction: Richard Day; Set Decoration: Edwin Casey Roberts, Joseph Kish
Cinematography (Black-and-White)
Winner
The Naked City
William Daniels
Nominees
A Foreign Affair
Charles B. Lang, Jr.
Nominees
I Remember Mama
Nicholas Musuraca
Nominees
Johnny Belinda
Ted McCord
Nominees
Portrait of Jennie
Joseph August
Cinematography (Color)
Winner
Joan of Arc
Joseph Valentine, William V. Skall, Winton Hoch
Nominees
Green Grass of Wyoming
Charles G. Clarke
Nominees
The Loves of Carmen
William Snyder
Nominees
The Three Musketeers
Robert Planck
Costume Design (Black-and-White)
Winner
Hamlet
Roger K. Furse
Nominees
B. F.'s Daughter
Irene
Costume Design (Color)
Winner
Joan of Arc
Dorothy Jeakins, Karinska
Nominees
The Emperor Waltz
Edith Head, Gile Steele
Directing
Winner
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
John Huston
Nominees
Hamlet
Laurence Olivier
Nominees
Johnny Belinda
Jean Negulesco
Nominees
The Search
Fred Zinnemann
Nominees
The Snake Pit
Anatole Litvak
Documentary (Feature)
Winner
The Secret Land
Orville O. Dull, Producer
Nominees
The Quiet One
Janice Loeb, Producer
Documentary (Short Subject)
Winner
Toward Independence
United States Army
Nominees
Heart to Heart
Herbert Morgan, Producer
Nominees
Operation Vittles
United States Army Air Force
Film Editing
Winner
The Naked City
Paul Weatherwax
Nominees
Joan of Arc
Frank Sullivan
Nominees
Johnny Belinda
David Weisbart
Nominees
Red River
Christian Nyby
Nominees
The Red Shoes
Reginald Mills
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
Winner
Jerry Wald
Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
Winner
The Red Shoes
Brian Easdale
Nominees
Hamlet
William Walton
Nominees
Joan of Arc
Hugo Friedhofer
Nominees
Johnny Belinda
Max Steiner
Nominees
The Snake Pit
Alfred Newman
Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture)
Winner
Easter Parade
Johnny Green, Roger Edens
Nominees
The Emperor Waltz
Victor Young
Nominees
The Pirate
Lennie Hayton
Nominees
Romance on the High Seas
Ray Heindorf
Nominees
When My Baby Smiles at Me
Alfred Newman
Music (Song)
Winner
The Paleface
Buttons And Bows in "The Paleface" Music and Lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
Nominees
Casbah
For Every Man There's A Woman in "Casbah" Music by Harold Arlen; Lyrics by Leo Robin
Nominees
Romance on the High Seas
It's Magic in "Romance on the High Seas" Music by Jule Styne; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
Nominees
That Lady in Ermine
This Is The Moment in "That Lady in Ermine" Music by Frederick Hollander; Lyrics by Leo Robin
Nominees
Wet Blanket Policy
The Woody Woodpecker Song in "Wet Blanket Policy" Music and Lyrics by Ramey Idriss and George Tibbles
Best Motion Picture
Winner
Hamlet
J. Arthur Rank-Two Cities Films
Nominees
Johnny Belinda
Warner Bros.
Nominees
The Red Shoes
J. Arthur Rank-Archers
Nominees
The Snake Pit
20th Century-Fox
Nominees
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Warner Bros.
Short Subject (Cartoon)
Winner
The Little Orphan
Fred Quimby, Producer
Nominees
Mickey and the Seal
Walt Disney, Producer
Nominees
Mouse Wreckers
Edward Selzer, Producer
Nominees
Robin Hoodlum
United Productions of America
Nominees
Tea for Two Hundred
Walt Disney, Producer
Short Subject (One-reel)
Winner
Symphony of a City
Edmund H. Reek, Producer
Nominees
Annie Was a Wonder
Herbert Moulton, Producer
Nominees
Cinderella Horse
Gordon Hollingshead, Producer
Nominees
So You Want to Be on the Radio
Gordon Hollingshead, Producer
Nominees
You Can't Win
Pete Smith, Producer
Short Subject (Two-reel)
Winner
Seal Island
Walt Disney, Producer
Nominees
Calgary Stampede
Gordon Hollingshead, Producer
Nominees
Going to Blazes
Herbert Morgan, Producer
Nominees
Samba-Mania
Harry Grey, Producer
Nominees
Snow Capers
Thomas Mead, Producer
Sound Recording
Winner
The Snake Pit
20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director
Nominees
Johnny Belinda
Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Col. Nathan O. Levinson, Sound Director
Nominees
Moonrise
Republic Studio Sound Department, Daniel J. Bloomberg, Sound Director
Special Award
Winner
Joan of Arc
Special Award
Winner
The Search
Special Award
Special Effects
Winner
Portrait of Jennie
Special Visual Effects by Paul Eagler, J. McMillan Johnson, Russell Shearman, Clarence Slifer; Special Audible Effects by Charles Freeman, James G. Stewart
Nominees
Deep Waters
Special Visual Effects by Ralph Hammeras, Fred Sersen, Edward Snyder; Special Audible Effects by Roger Heman
Special Foreign Language Film Award
Winner
Monsieur Vincent
Special Award
Writing (Motion Picture Story)
Winner
The Search
Richard Schweizer, David Wechsler
Nominees
Louisiana Story
Frances Flaherty, Robert Flaherty
Nominees
The Naked City
Malvin Wald
Nominees
Red River
Borden Chase
Nominees
The Red Shoes
Emeric Pressburger
Writing (Screenplay)
Winner
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
John Huston
Nominees
A Foreign Affair
Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, Richard L. Breen
Nominees
Johnny Belinda
Irmgard Von Cube, Allen Vincent
Nominees
The Search
Richard Schweizer, David Wechsler
Nominees
The Snake Pit
Frank Partos, Millen Brand
ALL 0-9 A A-E B C D E F F-J G H I J K K-O L M N O P P-T Q R S T U U-Z V W X Y Z

A

Annie Was a Wonder
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Subject (One-reel) - Herbert Moulton, Producer

B

B. F.'s Daughter
1 NOMINATION
  • Costume Design (Black-and-White) - Irene

C

Calgary Stampede
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Subject (Two-reel) - Gordon Hollingshead, Producer
Casbah
1 NOMINATION
  • Music (Song) - For Every Man There's A Woman in "Casbah" Music by Harold Arlen; Lyrics by Leo Robin
Cinderella Horse
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Subject (One-reel) - Gordon Hollingshead, Producer

D

Deep Waters
1 NOMINATION
  • Special Effects - Special Visual Effects by Ralph Hammeras, Fred Sersen, Edward Snyder; Special Audible Effects by Roger Heman

E

Easter Parade
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) - Johnny Green, Roger Edens
The Emperor Waltz
2 NOMINATIONS
  • Costume Design (Color) - Edith Head, Gile Steele
  • Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) - Victor Young

F

A Foreign Affair
2 NOMINATIONS
  • Cinematography (Black-and-White) - Charles B. Lang, Jr.
  • Writing (Screenplay) - Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, Richard L. Breen

G

Going to Blazes
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Subject (Two-reel) - Herbert Morgan, Producer
Green Grass of Wyoming
1 NOMINATION
  • Cinematography (Color) - Charles G. Clarke

H

Hamlet
7 NOMINATIONS, 4 WINS
  • * Actor - Laurence Olivier
  • * Art Direction (Black-and-White) - Art Direction: Roger K. Furse; Set Decoration: Carmen Dillon
  • * Costume Design (Black-and-White) - Roger K. Furse
  • * Best Motion Picture - J. Arthur Rank-Two Cities Films
  • Actress in a Supporting Role - Jean Simmons
  • Directing - Laurence Olivier
  • Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) - William Walton
Heart to Heart
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Short Subject) - Herbert Morgan, Producer

I

I Remember Mama
4 NOMINATIONS
  • Actor in a Supporting Role - Oscar Homolka
  • Actress - Irene Dunne
  • Actress in a Supporting Role - Barbara Bel Geddes, Ellen Corby
  • Cinematography (Black-and-White) - Nicholas Musuraca

J

Joan of Arc
8 NOMINATIONS, 3 WINS
  • * Cinematography (Color) - Joseph Valentine, William V. Skall, Winton Hoch
  • * Costume Design (Color) - Dorothy Jeakins, Karinska
  • * Special Award - Special Award
  • Actor in a Supporting Role - José Ferrer
  • Actress - Ingrid Bergman
  • Art Direction (Color) - Art Direction: Richard Day; Set Decoration: Edwin Casey Roberts, Joseph Kish
  • Film Editing - Frank Sullivan
  • Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) - Hugo Friedhofer
Johnny Belinda
12 NOMINATIONS, 1 WIN
  • * Actress - Jane Wyman
  • Actor - Lew Ayres
  • Actor in a Supporting Role - Charles Bickford
  • Actress in a Supporting Role - Agnes Moorehead
  • Art Direction (Black-and-White) - Art Direction: Robert Haas; Set Decoration: William Wallace
  • Cinematography (Black-and-White) - Ted McCord
  • Directing - Jean Negulesco
  • Film Editing - David Weisbart
  • Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) - Max Steiner
  • Best Motion Picture - Warner Bros.
  • Sound Recording - Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Col. Nathan O. Levinson, Sound Director
  • Writing (Screenplay) - Irmgard Von Cube, Allen Vincent

K

Key Largo
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Actress in a Supporting Role - Claire Trevor

L

The Little Orphan
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Short Subject (Cartoon) - Fred Quimby, Producer
Louisiana Story
1 NOMINATION
  • Writing (Motion Picture Story) - Frances Flaherty, Robert Flaherty
The Loves of Carmen
1 NOMINATION
  • Cinematography (Color) - William Snyder
The Luck of the Irish
1 NOMINATION
  • Actor in a Supporting Role - Cecil Kellaway

M

Mickey and the Seal
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Subject (Cartoon) - Walt Disney, Producer
Monsieur Vincent
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Special Foreign Language Film Award - Special Award
Moonrise
1 NOMINATION
  • Sound Recording - Republic Studio Sound Department, Daniel J. Bloomberg, Sound Director
Mouse Wreckers
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Subject (Cartoon) - Edward Selzer, Producer

N

The Naked City
3 NOMINATIONS, 2 WINS
  • * Cinematography (Black-and-White) - William Daniels
  • * Film Editing - Paul Weatherwax
  • Writing (Motion Picture Story) - Malvin Wald

O

Operation Vittles
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Short Subject) - United States Army Air Force

P

The Paleface
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Music (Song) - Buttons And Bows in "The Paleface" Music and Lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
The Pirate
1 NOMINATION
  • Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) - Lennie Hayton
Portrait of Jennie
2 NOMINATIONS, 1 WIN
  • * Special Effects - Special Visual Effects by Paul Eagler, J. McMillan Johnson, Russell Shearman, Clarence Slifer; Special Audible Effects by Charles Freeman, James G. Stewart
  • Cinematography (Black-and-White) - Joseph August

Q

The Quiet One
1 NOMINATION
  • Documentary (Feature) - Janice Loeb, Producer

R

Red River
2 NOMINATIONS
  • Film Editing - Christian Nyby
  • Writing (Motion Picture Story) - Borden Chase
The Red Shoes
5 NOMINATIONS, 2 WINS
  • * Art Direction (Color) - Art Direction: Hein Heckroth; Set Decoration: Arthur Lawson
  • * Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) - Brian Easdale
  • Film Editing - Reginald Mills
  • Best Motion Picture - J. Arthur Rank-Archers
  • Writing (Motion Picture Story) - Emeric Pressburger
Robin Hoodlum
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Subject (Cartoon) - United Productions of America
Romance on the High Seas
2 NOMINATIONS
  • Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) - Ray Heindorf
  • Music (Song) - It's Magic in "Romance on the High Seas" Music by Jule Styne; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn

S

Samba-Mania
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Subject (Two-reel) - Harry Grey, Producer
Seal Island
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Short Subject (Two-reel) - Walt Disney, Producer
The Search
5 NOMINATIONS, 2 WINS
  • * Special Award - Special Award
  • * Writing (Motion Picture Story) - Richard Schweizer, David Wechsler
  • Actor - Montgomery Clift
  • Directing - Fred Zinnemann
  • Writing (Screenplay) - Richard Schweizer, David Wechsler
The Secret Land
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Documentary (Feature) - Orville O. Dull, Producer
Sitting Pretty
1 NOMINATION
  • Actor - Clifton Webb
The Snake Pit
6 NOMINATIONS, 1 WIN
  • * Sound Recording - 20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director
  • Actress - Olivia de Havilland
  • Directing - Anatole Litvak
  • Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) - Alfred Newman
  • Best Motion Picture - 20th Century-Fox
  • Writing (Screenplay) - Frank Partos, Millen Brand
Snow Capers
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Subject (Two-reel) - Thomas Mead, Producer
So You Want to Be on the Radio
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Subject (One-reel) - Gordon Hollingshead, Producer
Sorry, Wrong Number
1 NOMINATION
  • Actress - Barbara Stanwyck
Symphony of a City
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Short Subject (One-reel) - Edmund H. Reek, Producer

T

Tea for Two Hundred
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Subject (Cartoon) - Walt Disney, Producer
That Lady in Ermine
1 NOMINATION
  • Music (Song) - This Is The Moment in "That Lady in Ermine" Music by Frederick Hollander; Lyrics by Leo Robin
The Three Musketeers
1 NOMINATION
  • Cinematography (Color) - Robert Planck
Toward Independence
1 WIN, 1 NOMINATION
  • * Documentary (Short Subject) - United States Army
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
4 NOMINATIONS, 3 WINS
  • * Actor in a Supporting Role - Walter Huston
  • * Directing - John Huston
  • * Writing (Screenplay) - John Huston
  • Best Motion Picture - Warner Bros.

W

Wet Blanket Policy
1 NOMINATION
  • Music (Song) - The Woody Woodpecker Song in "Wet Blanket Policy" Music and Lyrics by Ramey Idriss and George Tibbles
When My Baby Smiles at Me
2 NOMINATIONS
  • Actor - Dan Dailey
  • Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) - Alfred Newman

Y

You Can't Win
1 NOMINATION
  • Short Subject (One-reel) - Pete Smith, Producer
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