- 1949 Oscars were held at the RKO Pantages Theatre on March
23, 1950
- Host: Paul Douglas
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| 1949
Nominees and Winners: |
| Best Motion Picture |
All the King's Men (Robert Rossen Productions;
Columbia) |
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Battleground (MGM) |
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The Heiress (Paramount) |
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A Letter to Three Wives (Twentieth Century-Fox) |
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Twelve O'Clock High (Twentieth Century-Fox) |
| Best Actor |
Broderick Crawford, All the King's Men |
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Kirk Douglas, Champion |
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Gregory Peck, Twelve O'Clock High |
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Richard Todd, The Hasty Heart |
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John Wayne, Sands of lwo Jima |
| Best Actress |
Jeanne Crain, Pinky |
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Olivia de Havilland, The Heiress |
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Susan Hayward, My Foolish Heart |
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Deborah Kerr, Edward, My Son |
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Loretta Young, Come to the Stable |
| Actor in a Supporting Role |
John Ireland, All the King's Men |
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Dean Jagger, Twelve O'Clock High |
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Arthur Kennedy, Champion |
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Ralph Richardson, The Heiress |
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James Whitmore, Battleground |
| Actress in a Supporting Role |
Ethel Barrymore, Pinky |
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Celeste Holm, Come to the Stable |
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Elsa Lanchester, Come to the Stable |
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Mercedes McCambridge, All the King's Men |
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Ethel Waters, Pinky |
| Directing |
Joseph L. Mankiewicz, A Letter to Three Wives |
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Carol Reed, The Fallen Idol |
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Robert Rossen, All the King's Men |
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William A. Wellman, Battleground |
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William Wyler, The Heiress |
| Writing |
| Motion Picture Story |
Harry Brown, Sands of Iwo Jima |
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Virginia Kellogg, White Heat |
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Clare Boothe Luce, Come to the Stable |
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Douglas Morrow, The Stratton Story |
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Shirley W. Smith and Valentine Davies, It Happens
Every Spring |
| Screenplay |
Carl Foreman, Champion |
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Graham Greene, The Fallen Idol |
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Joseph L. Mankiewicz, A Letter to Three
Wives |
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Robert Rossen, All the King's Men |
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Cesare Zavattini, The Bicycle Thief |
| Story and Screenplay |
Sidney Buchman, Jolson Sings Again |
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T. E. B. Clarke, Passport to Pimlico |
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Alfred Hayes, Federico Fellini, Sergio Amidei,
Marcello Pagliero and Roberto Rossellini, Paisan |
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Helen Levitt, Janice Loeb and Sidney Meyers, The
Quiet One |
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Robert Pirosh, Battleground |
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| Cinematography |
| Black-and-White |
Joseph LaShelle, Come to the Stable |
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Frank Planer, Champion |
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Leon Shamroy, Prince of Foxes |
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Leo Tover, The Heiress |
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Paul C. Vogel, Battleground |
| Color |
Charles G. Clarke, Sand |
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Winton Hoch, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon |
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Robert Planck and Charles Schoenbaum, Little
Women |
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William Snyder, Jolson Sings Again |
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Harry Stradling, The Barkleys of Broadway |
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| Art Direction |
| Black-and-White |
Cedric Gibbons and Jack Martin Smith, art direction;
Edwin B. Willis and Richard A. Pefferle, set decoration,
Madame Bovary |
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John Meehan and Harry Horner, art direction;
Emile Kuri, set decoration, The Heiress |
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Lyle Wheeler and Joseph C. Wright, art direction;
Thomas Little and Paul S. Fox, set decoration, Come
to the Stable |
| Color |
Edward Carrere, art direction; Lyle Reifsnider,
set decoration, The Adventures of Don Juan |
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Cedric Gibbons and Paul Groesse; Edwin B. Willis
and Jack D. Moore, Little Women |
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Jim Morahan, William Kellner and Michael Relph,
art direction, Saraband |
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| Sound Recording |
Republic Studio Sound Department, Sands of Iwo Jima |
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Twentieth Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Twelve
O'Clock High |
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Universal-International Studio Sound Department, Once
More, My Darling |
| Music |
| Song |
“Baby, It's Cold Outside,” Neptune's Daughter,
Frank Loesser, music and lyrics] |
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“It's a Great Feeling,” It's a Great Feeling,
Jule Styne, music; Sammy Cahn, lyrics |
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“Lavender Blue,” So Dear to My Heart, Eliot
Daniel, music; Larry Morey, lyrics |
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“My Foolish Heart,” My Foolish Heart, Victor
Young, music; Ned Washington, lyrics |
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“Through a Long and Sleepless Night,” Come
to the Stable, Alfred Newman, music; Mack Gordon,
lyrics |
| Scoring of a Comedy or Dramatic Picture |
Aaron Copland, The Heiress |
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Max Steiner, Beyond the Forest |
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Dimitri Tiomkin, Champion |
| Scoring of a Musical Picture |
Roger Edens and Lennie Hayton, On the Town |
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Ray Heindorf, Look for the Silver Lining |
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Morris Stoloff and George Duning, Jolson Sings
Again |
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| Film Editing |
John Dunning, Battleground |
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Harry Gerstad, Champion |
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Frederic Knudtson, The Window |
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Robert Parrish and Al Clark, All the King's Men |
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Richard L. Van Enger, Sands of Iwo Jima |
| Costume Design |
| Black-and-White |
Edith Head and Gile Steele, The Heiress |
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Vittorio Nino Novarese, Prince of Foxes |
| Color |
Kay Nelson, Mother Is a Freshman |
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Leah Rhodes, Travilla and Marjorie Best, The
Adventures of Don Juan |
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| Special Effects |
Mighty Joe Young (Arko Production; RKO Radio) |
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Tulsa (Walter Wagner; Eagle Lion) |
| Short Subjects |
| Cartoon |
Canary Row (Merrie Melodies Series)
(Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.; Warner Bros.) (Nomination
withdrawn by producer.) |
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For Scent-imental Reasons (Merrie Melodies
Series) (Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.; Warner
Bros.) |
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Hatch Up Your Troubles (Tom and Jerry Series)
(Frederick Quimby, producer; MGM) |
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The Magic Fluke (Fox and Crow Series) (United
Productions of America; Columbia) |
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Toy Tinkers (Donald Duck Series) (Walt
Disney Productions; RKO Radio) |
| One-Reel |
Aquatic House-Party (Grantland Rice Sportlights
Series) (Jack Eaton, producer; Paramount) |
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Roller Derby Girl (Pacemaker Series) (Justin
Herman, producer; Paramount) |
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So You Think You're Not Guilty (John McDoakes
Series) (Gordon Hollingshead, producer; Warner
Bros.) |
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Spills and Chills (Sports News Review Series)
(Walton C. Ament, producer; Warner Bros.) |
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Water Trix (Pete Smith Specialties Series)
(Pete Smith, producer; MGM) |
| Two-Reel |
The Boy and the Eagle (William Lasky, producer;
RKO Radio) |
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Chase of Death (Irving Allen Productions) |
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The Grass Is Always Greener (Gordon Hollingshead,
producer; Warner Bros.) |
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Snow Carnival (Two-reel Technicolor Series)
(Gordon Hollingshead, producer; Warner Bros.) |
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Van Gogh (Gaston Diehl and Robert Haeessens,
producers; Canton-Weiner Films) |
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| Documentary |
| Short Subject (tie) |
A Chance to Live (March of Time Series)
(Richard de Rochemont, producer; Twentieth Century-Fox) |
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1848 (A. F. Films; French Cinema General
Cooperative) |
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The Rising Tide (National Film Board of
Canada; St. Francis-Xavier University) |
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So Much for So Little (Warner Bros.
Cartoons, Inc.; Warner Bros.) |
| Feature |
Daybreak in Udi (British Information
Services; Crown Film Unit) |
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Kenji Comes Home (Paul F. Heard, producer;
Protestant Film Commission) |
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| Special Awards |
To The Bicycle Thief (Italy), voted by
the Academy Board of Governors as the most outstanding
foreign language film released in the United States during
1949 |
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To Bobby Driscoll, oustanding juvenile actor
of 1949 |
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To Fred Astaire for his unique artistry and his
contributions to the technique of musical pictures |
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To Cecil B. DeMille, distinguished motion picture
pioneer, for 37 years of brilliant showmanship |
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To Jean Hersholt for distinguished service to
the motionpicture industry |
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