| Outstanding Production |
Dark Victory (Warner Bros.-First National) |
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Gone With the Wind (Selznick International
Pictures; MGM) |
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Goodbye, Mr. Chips (MGM) |
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Love Affair (RKO Radio) |
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (Columbia) |
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Ninotchka (MGM) |
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Of Mice and Men (Hal Roach; United Artists) |
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Stagecoach (Walter Wanger; United Artists) |
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The Wizard of Oz (MGM) |
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Wuthering Heights (Goldwyn; United Artists) |
| Best Actor |
Robert Donat, Goodbye, Mr. Chips |
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Clark Gable, Gone With the Wind |
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Laurence Olivier, Wuthering Heights |
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Mickey Rooney, Babes in Arms |
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James Stewart, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington |
| Best Actress |
Bette Davis, Dark Victory |
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Irene Dunne, Love Affair |
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Greta Garbo, Ninotchka |
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Greer Garson, Goodbye, Mr. Chips |
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Vivien Leigh, Gone With the Wind |
| Actor in a Supporting Role |
Brian Aherne, Juarez |
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Harry Carey, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington |
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Brian Donlevy, Beau Geste |
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Thomas Mitchell, Stagecoach |
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Claude Rains, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington |
| Actress in a Supporting Role |
Olivia de Havilland, Gone With the Wind |
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Geraldine Fitzgerald, Wuthering Heights |
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Hattie McDaniel, Gone With the Wind |
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Edna May Oliver, Drums Along the Mohawk |
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Maria Ouspenskaya, Love Affair |
| Directing |
Frank Capra, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington |
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Victor Fleming, Gone With the Wind |
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John Ford, Stagecoach |
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Sam Wood, Goodbye, Mr. Chips |
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William Wyler, Wuthering Heights |
| Writing |
| Original Story |
Mildred Cram and Leo McCarey, Love Affair |
|
Lewis R. Foster, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington |
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Felix Jackson, Bachelor Mother |
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Melchior Lengyel, Ninotchka |
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Lamar Trotti, Young Mr. Lincoln |
| Screenplay |
Charles Brackett, Walter Reisch and Billy Wilder,
Ninotchka |
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Sidney Buchman, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington |
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Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, Wuthering
Heights |
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Sidney Howard, Gone With the Wind |
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Eric Maschwitz, R. C. Sherriff and Claudine West,
Goodbye, Mr. Chips |
|
| Cinematography |
| Black-and-White |
Joseph H. August, Gunga Din |
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Norbert Brodine, Of Mice and Men |
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George Folsey, Lady of the Tropics |
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Tony Gaudio, Juarez |
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Bert Glennon, Stagecoach |
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Arthur Miller, The Rains Came |
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Victor Milner, The Great Victor Herbert |
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Gregg Toland, Intermezzo |
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Gregg Toland, Wuthering Heights |
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Joseph Valentine, First Love |
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Joseph Walker, Only Angels Have Wings |
| Color |
Ernest Haller and Ray Rennahan, Gone With
the Wind |
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Georges Perinal and Osmond Borradaile, Four
Feathers |
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Sol Polito and W. Howard Greene, The Private
Lives of Elizabeth and Essex |
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Ray Rennahan and Bert Glennon, Drums Along
the Mohawk |
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Hal Rosson, The Wizard of Oz |
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William V. Skall and Bernard Knowles, The Mikado |
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| Art Direction |
Lionel Banks, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington |
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James Basevi, Wuthering Heights |
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William Darling and George Dudley, The Rains Came |
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Hans Dreier and Robert Odell, Beau Geste |
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Cedric Gibbons and William A. Horning, The Wizard
of Oz |
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Anton Grot, The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex |
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Charles D. Hall, Captain Fury |
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John Victor Mackay, Man of Conquest |
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Jack Otterson and Martin Obzina, First Love |
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Van Nest Polglase and Al Herman, Love Affair |
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Alexander Toluboff, Stagecoach |
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Lyle Wheeler, Gone With the Wind |
| Sound Recording |
Columbia Studio Sound Dept., Mr. Smith Goes to Washington |
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Denham Studio Sound Dept., Goodbye, Mr. Chips |
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Hal Roach Studio Sound Dept., Of Mice and Men |
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MGM Studio Sound Dept., Balalaika |
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Paramount Studio Sound Dept., The Great Victor Herbert |
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Republic Studio Sound Dept., Man of Conquest |
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RKO Radio Studio Sound Dept., The Hunchback of Notre
Dame |
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Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Dept., Gone With the
Wind |
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Twentieth Century-Fox Studio Sound Dept., The Rains
Came |
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Universal Studio Sound Dept., When Tomorrow Comes |
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Warner Bros. Studio Sound Dept., The Private Lives
of Elizabeth and Essex |
| Music |
| Song |
“Faithful Forever,” Gulliver's Travels,
Ralph Rainger, music; Leo Robin, lyrics |
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“I Poured My Heart Into a Song,” Second Fiddle,
Irving Berlin, music and lyrics |
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“Over the Rainbow,” The Wizard of Oz,
Harold Arlen, music; E. Y. Harburg, lyrics |
|
“Wishing,” Love Affair, Buddy de Sylva,
music and lyrics |
| Score |
Phil Boutelje and Arthur Lange, The Great Victor
Herbert |
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Aaron Copland, Of Mice and Men |
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Roger Edens and George E. Stoll, Babes in Arms |
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Cy Feuer, She Married a Cop |
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Lou Forbes, Intermezzo |
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Richard Hageman, Frank Harling, John Leipold
and Leo Shuken, Stagecoach |
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold, The Private Lives
of Elizabeth and Essex |
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Alfred Newman, The Hunchback of Notre Dame |
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Alfred Newman, They Shall Have Music |
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Charles Previn, First Love |
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Louis Silvers, Swanee River |
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Dimitri Tiomkin, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington |
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Victor Young, Way Down South |
| Original Score |
Anthony Collins, Nurse Edith Cavell |
|
Aaron Copland, Of Mice and Men |
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Lud Gluskin and Lucien Moraweck, The Man in
the Iron Mask |
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Werner Janssen, Eternally Yours |
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Alfred Newman, The Rains Came |
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Alfred Newman, Wuthering Heights |
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Max Steiner, Dark Victory |
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Max Steiner, Gone With the Wind |
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Herbert Stothart, The Wizard of Oz |
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Victor Young, Golden Boy |
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Victor Young, Gulliver's Travels |
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Victor Young, Man of Conquest |
|
| Film Editing |
Charles Frend, Goodbye, Mr. Chips |
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Gene Havlick and Al Clark, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington |
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Hal C. Kern and James E. Newcom, Gone With the
Wind |
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Otho Lovering and Dorothy Spencer, Stagecoach |
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Barbara McLean, The Rains Came |
| Special Effects |
John R. Cosgrove, Fred Albin and Arthur Johns, Gone
With the Wind |
|
Roy Davidson and Edwin C. Hahn, Only Angels Have
Wings |
|
Farciot Edouart, Gordon Jennings and Loren Ryder, Union
Pacific |
|
A. Arnold Gillespie and Douglas Shearer, The Wizard
of Oz |
|
E. H. Hansen and Fred Sersen, The Rains Came |
|
Byron Haskin and Nathan Levinson, The Private Lives
of Elizabeth and Essex |
|
Roy Seawright, Topper Takes a Trip |
| Short Subjects |
| Cartoon |
Detouring America (Merrie Melodies Series)
(Warner Bros.) |
|
Peace on Earth (Hugh Harmon, producer;
MGM) |
|
The Pointer (Mickey Mouse Series)
(Walt Disney Productions; RKO Radio) |
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The Ugly Duckling (Silly Symphony
Series) (Walt Disney Productions; RKO Radio) |
| One-Reel |
Busy Little Bears (Paragraphics Series)
(Paramount) |
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Information Please (RKO Radio) |
|
Prophet Without Honor (Miniature Series)
(MGM) |
|
Sword Fishing (Vitaphone Variety Series)
(Warner Bros.) |
| Two-Reel |
Drunk Driving (Crime Doesn't Pay Series)
(MGM) |
|
Five Times Five (Pathé; RKO Radio) |
|
Sons of Liberty (Historical Featurette
Series) (Warner Bros.) |
|
| Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award |
David O. Selznick |
| Special Awards |
To Douglas Fairbanks (Commemorative Award) recognizing
his unique and outstanding contribution of Douglas Fairbanks,
first president of the Academy, to the international development
of the motion picture |
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To the Motion Picture Relief Fund acknowledging
its outstanding services to the industry during the past
year and its progressive leadership; presented to Jean
Hersholt, president; Ralph Morgan, chairman
of the executive committee; Ralph Block, first
vice president; and Conrad Nagel |
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To Judy Garland for her outstanding performance
as a screen juvenile during the past year |
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To William Cameron Menzies for outstanding achievement
in the use of color for the enhancement of dramatic mood
in the production of Gone With the Wind |
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To the Technicolor Company for its contributions
in successfully bringing three-color feature production
to the screen |
