- 1944 Oscars were hels on March 15, 1945 at Grauman's Chinese
Theatre
- Hosts: John Cromwell and Bob Hope
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| 1944
Nominees and Winners: |
| Best Motion Picture |
Double Indemnity (Paramount) |
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Gaslight (MGM) |
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Going My Way (Paramount) |
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Since You Went Away (Selznick International Pictures;
United Artists) |
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Wilson (Twentieth Century-Fox) |
| Best Actor |
Charles Boyer, Gaslight |
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Bing Crosby, Going My Way |
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Barry Fitzgerald, Going My Way |
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Cary Grant, None but the Lonely Heart |
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Alexander Knox, Wilson |
| Best Actress |
Ingrid Bergman, Gaslight |
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Claudette Colbert, Since You Went Away |
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Bette Davis, Mr. Skeffington |
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Greer Garson, Mrs. Parkington |
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Barbara Stanwyck, Double Indemnity |
| Actor in a Supporting Role |
Hume Cronyn, The Seventh Cross |
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Barry Fitzgerald, Going My Way |
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Claude Rains, Mr. Skeffington |
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Clifton Webb, Laura |
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Monty Woolley, Since You Went Away |
| Actress in a Supporting Role |
Ethel Barrymore, None but the Lonely Heart |
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Jennifer Jones, Since You Went Away |
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Angela Lansbury, Gaslight |
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Aline MacMahon, Dragon Seed |
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Agnes Moorehead, Mrs. Parkington |
| Directing |
Alfred Hitchcock, Lifeboat |
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Henry King, Wilson |
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Leo McCarey, Going My Way |
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Otto Preminger, Laura |
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Billy Wilder, Double Indemnity |
| Writing |
| Original Motion Picture Story |
David Boehm and Chandler Sprague, A Guy Named
Joe |
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Edward Doherty and Jules Schermer, The Sullivans |
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Leo McCarey, Going My Way |
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Alfred Neumann and Joseph Than, None Shall
Escape |
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John Steinbeck, Lifeboat |
| Original Screenplay |
Jerome Cady, Wing and a Prayer |
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Richard Connell and Gladys Lehman, Two Girls
and a Sailor |
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Preston Sturges, Hail the Conquering Hero |
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Preston Sturges, The Miracle of Morgan's Creek |
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Lamar Trotti, Wilson |
| Screenplay |
John L. Balderston, Walter Reisch and John Van
Druten, Gaslight |
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Irving Brecher and Fred F. Finkelhoffe, Meet
Me in St. Louis |
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Frank Butler and Frank Cavett, Going My
Way |
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Raymond Chandler and Billy Wilder, Double Indemnity |
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Jay Dratler, Samuel Hoffenstein and Betty Reinhardt,
Laura |
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| Cinematography |
| Black-and-White |
Stanley Cortez and Lee Garmes, Since You Went
Away |
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George Folsey, The White Cliffs of Dover |
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Charles Lang, The Uninvited |
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Joseph LaShelle, Laura |
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Lionel Lindon, Going My Way |
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Glen MacWilliams, Lifeboat |
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Joseph Ruttenberg, Gaslight |
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John Seitz, Double Indemnity |
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Robert Surtees and Harold Rosson, Thirty Seconds
Over Tokyo |
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Sidney Wagner, Dragon Seed |
| Color |
Edward Cronjager, Home in Indiana |
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George Folsey, Meet Me in St. Louis |
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Rudolph Maté and Allen M. Davey, Cover Girl |
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Ray Rennahan, Lady in the Dark |
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Charles Rosher, Kismet |
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Leon Shamroy, Wilson |
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| Art Direction |
| Black-and-White |
Lionel Banks and Walter Holscher, art direction;
Joseph Kish, interior decoration, Address Unknown |
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Albert S. D'Agostino and Carroll Clark, art direction;
Darrell Silvera and Claude Carpenter, interior decoration,
Step Lively |
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Hans Dreier and Robert Usher, art direction; Sam
Comer, interior decoration, No Time for Love |
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Perry Ferguson, art direction; Julia Heron, interior
decoration, Casanova Brown |
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Cedric Gibbons and William Ferrari, art direction;
Edwin B. Willis and Paul Huldschinsky, interior
decoration, Gaslight |
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John J. Hughes, art direction; Fred MacLean, interior
decoration, The Adventures of Mark Twain |
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Mark-Lee Kirk, art direction; Victor A. Gangelin,
interior decoration, Since You Went Away |
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Lyle Wheeler and Leland Fuller, art direction;
Thomas Little, interior decoration, Laura |
| Color |
Lionel Banks and Cary Odell, art direction; Fay
Babcock, interior decoration, Cover Girl |
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Hans Dreier and Raoul Pene du Bois, art direction;
Ray Moyer, interior decoration, Lady in the Dark |
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Ernst Fegte, art direction; Howard Bristol, interior
decoration, The Princess and the Pirate |
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Cedric Gibbons and Daniel B. Cathcart, art direction;
Edwin B. Willis and Richard Pefferle, interior decoration,
Kismet |
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John B. Goodman and Alexander Golitzen, art direction;
Russell A. Gausman and Ira S. Webb, interior decoration,
The Climax |
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Wiard Ihnen, art direction; Thomas Little,
interior decoration, Wilson |
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Charles Novi, art direction; Jack McConaghy, interior
decoration, The Desert Song |
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| Sound Recording |
Columbia Studio Sound Dept., Cover Girl |
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MGM Studio Sound Dept., Kismet |
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Paramount Studio Sound Dept., Double Indemnity |
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RCA Sound, Voice in the Wind |
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Republic Studio Sound Dept., Brazil |
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RKO Radio Studio Sound Dept., Music in Manhattan |
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Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Casanova
Brown |
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Sound Service Inc., It Happened Tomorrow |
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Twentieth Century-Fox Studio Sound Dept., Wilson |
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Universal Studio Sound Dept., His Butler's Sister |
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Warner Bros. Studio Sound Dept., Hollywood Canteen |
| Music |
| Song |
“I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night,” Higher
and Higher, Jimmy McHugh, music; Harold Adamson,
lyrics |
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“I'll Walk Alone,” Follow the Boys, Jule
Styne, music; Sammy Cahn, lyrics |
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“I'm Making Believe,” Sweet and Lowdown,
James V. Monaco, music; Mack Gordon, lyrics |
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“Long Ago and Far Away,” Cover Girl, Jerome
Kern, music; Ira Gershwin, lyrics |
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“Now I Know,” Up in Arms, Harold Arlen,
music; Ted Koehler, lyrics |
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“Remember Me to Carolina,” Minstrel Man,
Harry Revel, music; Paul Webster, lyrics |
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“Rio de Janeiro,” Brazil, Ary Barroso,
music; Ned Washington, lyrics |
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“Silver Shadows and Golden Dreams,” Lady, Let's
Dance, Lew Pollack, music; Charles Newman, lyrics |
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“Sweet Dreams Sweetheart,” Hollywood Canteen,
M. K. Jerome, music; Ted Koehler, lyrics |
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“Swinging on a Star,” Going My Way,
James Van Heusen, music; Johnny Burke, lyrics |
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“Too Much in Love,” Song of the Open Road,
Walter Kent, music; Kim Gannon, lyrics |
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“The Trolley Song,” Meet Me in St. Louis,
Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin, music and lyrics |
| Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture |
C. Bakaleinikoff and Hanns Eisler, None but
the Lonely Heart |
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Karl Hajos, Summer Storm |
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Franke Harling, Three Russian Girls |
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Arthur Lange, Casanova Brown |
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Michel Michelet and Edward Paul, The Hairy
Ape |
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Michel Michelet, Voice in the Wind |
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Alfred Newman, Wilson |
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Edward Paul, Up in Mabel's Room |
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Frederic E. Rich, Jack London |
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David Rose, The Princess and the Pirate |
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Miklos Rozsa, Double Indemnity |
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Miklos Rozsa, Woman of the Town |
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H. J. Salter, Christmas Holiday |
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Walter Scharf and Roy Webb, The Fighting Seabees |
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Max Steiner, The Adventures of Mark Twain |
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Max Steiner, Since You Went Away |
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Morris Stoloff and Ernst Toch, Address Unknown |
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Robert Stolz, It Happened Tomorrow |
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Herbert Stothart, Kismet |
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Dimitri Tiomkin, The Bridge of San Luis Rey |
| Scoring of a Musical Picture |
C. Bakaleinikoff, Higher and Higher |
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Robert Emmett Dolan, Lady in the Dark |
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Carmen Dragon and Morris Stoloff, Cover
Girl |
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Leo Erdody and Ferde Grofé, Minstrel Man |
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Louis Forbes and Ray Heindorf, Up in Arms |
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Ray Heindorf, Hollywood Canteen |
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Werner R. Heymann and Kurt Weill, Knickerbocker
Holiday |
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Edward Kay, Lady, Let's Dance |
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Mahlon Merrick, Sensations of 1945 |
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Alfred Newman, Irish Eyes Are Smiling |
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Charles Previn, Song of the Open Road |
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H. J. Salter, The Merry Monahans |
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Walter Scharf, Brazil |
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Georgie Stoll, Meet Me in St. Louis |
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| Film Editing |
Roland Gross, None but the Lonely Heart |
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Hal C. Kern and James E. Newcom, Since You Went Away |
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Owen Marks, Janie |
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Barbara McLean, Wilson |
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Leroy Stone, Going My Way |
| Special Effects |
David Allen, Ray Cory and Robert Wright, photography;
Russell Malmgren and Harry Kusnick, sound, Secret Command |
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John R. Cosgrove, photography; Arthur Johns, sound,
Since You Went Away |
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Paul Detlefsen and John Crouse, photography; Nathan
Levinson, sound, The Adventures of Mark Twain |
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Farciot Edouart and Gordon Jennings, photography; George
Dutton, sound, The Story of Dr. Wassell |
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A. Arnold Gillespie, Donald Jahraus and Warren Newcombe,
photography; Douglas Shearer, sound, Thirty Seconds
Over Tokyo |
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Fred Sersen, photography; Roger Heman, sound, Wilson |
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Vernon L. Walker, photography; James G. Steward and
Roy Granville, sound, Days of Glory |
| Short Subjects |
| Cartoon |
And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street (George
Pal Puppetoon Series) (George Pal Productions;
Paramount) |
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Dog, Cat and Canary (Color Rhapsody Series)
(Screen Gems; Columbia) |
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Fish Fry (Cartunes) (Walter Lantz
Productions; Universal) |
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How to Play Football (Goofy Series) (Walt
Disney Productions; RKO Radio) |
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Mouse Trouble (Tom and Jerry Series)
(Frederick Quimby, producer; MGM) |
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My Boy Johnny (Terrytoons Series) (Paul
Terry, producer; Twentieth Century-Fox) |
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Swooner Crooner (Looney Tunes Series) (Warner
Bros.) |
| One-Reel |
Blue Grass Gentlemen (Ed Thorgerson's Sports
Review Series) (Edmund Reek, producer; Twentieth
Century-Fox) |
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Jammin' the Blues (Melody Master Bands Series)
(Gordon Hollingshead, producer; Warner Bros.) |
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Movie Pests (Pete Smith's Specialties Series)
(Pete Smith, producer; MGM) |
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Screen Snapshots' 50th Anniversary of Motion
Pictures (Screen Snapshots Series) (Ralph Staub,
producer; Columbia) |
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Who's Who in Animal Land (Speaking of Animals
Series) (Jerry Fairbanks, producer; Paramount) |
| Two-Reel |
Bombalera (Musical Parade Series) (Louis
Harris, producer; Paramount) |
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I Won't Play (Featurette Series) (Gordon
Hollingshead, producer; Warner Bros.) |
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Main Street Today (Jerry Bresler, producer;
MGM) |
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| Documentary |
| Short Subject |
Arturo Toscanini (U.S. War Information
Office Overseas Motion Picture Bureau) |
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New Americans (This Is America Series)
(RKO Radio) |
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With the Marines at Tarawa (U.S. Marine
Corps) |
| Feature |
The Fighting Lady (U.S. Navy; Twentieth
Century-Fox) |
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Resisting Enemy Interrogation (U.S. Army
Air Force) |
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| Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award |
Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Special Awards |
To Margaret O'Brien, outstanding child actress
of 1944 |
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To Bob Hope for his many services to the Academy
(a life membership in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts
and Sciences) |
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