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Best Actor in a Leading Role
Winner
James Cagney
James Cagney
Yankee Doodle Dandy

Nominated

Gary Cooper
Gary Cooper
The Pride of the Yankees
Ronald Colman
Ronald Colman
Random Harvest
Walter Pidgeon
Walter Pidgeon
Mrs. Miniver
Monty Woolley
Monty Woolley
The Pied Piper
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Van Heflin
Van Heflin
Johnny Eager

Nominated

William Bendix
William Bendix
Wake Island
Walter Huston
Walter Huston
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Frank Morgan
Frank Morgan
Tortilla Flat
Henry Travers
Henry Travers
Mrs. Miniver
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Winner
Greer Garson
Greer Garson
Mrs. Miniver

Nominated

Bette Davis
Bette Davis
Now, Voyager
Rosalind Russell
Rosalind Russell
My Sister Eileen
Teresa Wright
Teresa Wright
The Pride of the Yankees
Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn
Woman of the Year
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Teresa Wright
Teresa Wright
Mrs. Miniver

Nominated

May Whitty
May Whitty
Mrs. Miniver
Susan Peters
Susan Peters
Random Harvest
Agnes Moorehead
Agnes Moorehead
The Magnificent Ambersons
Gladys Cooper
Gladys Cooper
Now, Voyager
Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White
Winner
This Above All
This Above All
Richard Day
Joseph C. Wright
Thomas Little

Nominated

The Magnificent Ambersons
The Magnificent Ambersons
Albert S. D'Agostino
A. Roland Fields
Darrell Silvera
The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees
Perry Ferguson
Howard Bristol
The Spoilers
The Spoilers
John B. Goodman
Jack Otterson
Russell A. Gausman
Edward R. Robinson
The Shanghai Gesture
The Shanghai Gesture
Boris Leven
The Talk of the Town
The Talk of the Town
Lionel Banks
Rudolph Sternad
Fay Babcock
Silver Queen
Silver Queen
Ralph Berger
Emile Kuri
George Washington Slept Here
George Washington Slept Here
Max Parker
Mark-Lee Kirk
Casey Roberts
Random Harvest
Random Harvest
Cedric Gibbons
Randall Duell
Edwin B. Willis
Jack D. Moore
Take a Letter, Darling
Take a Letter, Darling
Hans Dreier
Roland Anderson
Sam Comer
Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Color
Winner
My Gal Sal
My Gal Sal
Richard Day
Joseph C. Wright
Thomas Little

Nominated

Captains of the Clouds
Captains of the Clouds
Ted Smith
Casey Roberts
Arabian Nights
Arabian Nights
Alexander Golitzen
Jack Otterson
Russell A. Gausman
Ira Webb
Jungle Book
Jungle Book
Vincent Korda
Julia Heron
Reap the Wild Wind
Reap the Wild Wind
Hans Dreier
Roland Anderson
George Sawley
Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Winner
Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver
Joseph Ruttenberg

Nominated

Moontide
Moontide
Charles G. Clarke
This Above All
This Above All
Arthur C. Miller
Kings Row
Kings Row
James Wong Howe
The Magnificent Ambersons
The Magnificent Ambersons
Stanley Cortez
The Pied Piper
The Pied Piper
Edward Cronjager
The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees
Rudolph Maté
Take a Letter, Darling
Take a Letter, Darling
John J. Mescall
The Talk of the Town
The Talk of the Town
Ted Tetzlaff
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Leon Shamroy
Best Cinematography, Color
Winner
The Black Swan
The Black Swan
Leon Shamroy

Nominated

Jungle Book
Jungle Book
W. Howard Greene
Arabian Nights
Arabian Nights
Milton R. Krasner
William V. Skall
W. Howard Greene
Captains of the Clouds
Captains of the Clouds
Sol Polito
Reap the Wild Wind
Reap the Wild Wind
Victor Milner
William V. Skall
To the Shores of Tripoli
To the Shores of Tripoli
Edward Cronjager
William V. Skall
Best Director
Winner
William Wyler
William Wyler
Mrs. Miniver

Nominated

John Farrow
John Farrow
Wake Island
Sam Wood
Sam Wood
Kings Row
Michael Curtiz
Michael Curtiz
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Mervyn LeRoy
Mervyn LeRoy
Random Harvest
Best Documentary
Winner
Kokoda Front Line!
Kokoda Front Line!

Nominated

A Ship Is Born
A Ship Is Born
Winning Your Wings
Winning Your Wings
High Stakes in the East
High Stakes in the East
Africa, Prelude to Victory
Africa, Prelude to Victory
The Grain That Built a Hemisphere
The Grain That Built a Hemisphere
Walt Disney
High Over the Borders
High Over the Borders
Inside Fighting China
Inside Fighting China
It's Everybody's War
It's Everybody's War
Listen to Britain
Listen to Britain
The New Spirit
The New Spirit
Walt Disney
Paramount Victory Short No. T2-3: The Price of Victory
Paramount Victory Short No. T2-3: The Price of Victory
Little Belgium
Little Belgium
Little Isles of Freedom
Little Isles of Freedom
Victor Stoloff
Mister Gardenia Jones
Mister Gardenia Jones
Paramount Victory Short No. T2-2: We Refuse to Die
Paramount Victory Short No. T2-2: We Refuse to Die
William C. Thomas
The White Eagle
The White Eagle
Combat Report
Combat Report
Conquer by the Clock
Conquer by the Clock
Frederic Ullman Jr.
Henry Browne, Farmer
Henry Browne, Farmer
Mr. Blabbermouth!
Mr. Blabbermouth!
Twenty-One Miles
Twenty-One Miles
Best Effects, Special Effects
Winner
Reap the Wild Wind
Reap the Wild Wind
Farciot Edouart
Gordon Jennings
William L. Pereira
Louis Mesenkop

Nominated

Desperate Journey
Desperate Journey
Byron Haskin
Nathan Levinson
The Navy Comes Through
The Navy Comes Through
Vernon L. Walker
James G. Stewart
Flying Tigers
Flying Tigers
Howard Lydecker
Daniel J. Bloomberg
Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver
A. Arnold Gillespie
Warren Newcombe
Douglas Shearer
The Black Swan
The Black Swan
Fred Sersen
Roger Heman Sr.
George Leverett
Invisible Agent
Invisible Agent
John P. Fulton
Bernard B. Brown
Jungle Book
Jungle Book
Lawrence W. Butler
William A. Wilmarth
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
Ronald Neame
C.C. Stevens
The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees
Jack Cosgrove
Ray Binger
Thomas T. Moulton
Best Film Editing
Winner
The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees
Daniel Mandell

Nominated

This Above All
This Above All
Walter Thompson
Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver
Harold F. Kress
The Talk of the Town
The Talk of the Town
Otto Meyer
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Yankee Doodle Dandy
George Amy
Best Music, Original Song
Winner
Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn
Irving Berlin

Nominated

Youth on Parade
Youth on Parade
Jule Styne
Sammy Cahn
Hellzapoppin'
Hellzapoppin'
Gene de Paul
Don Raye
You Were Never Lovelier
You Were Never Lovelier
Jerome Kern
Johnny Mercer
Flying with Music
Flying with Music
Edward Ward
Chet Forrest
Bob Wright
The Mayor of 44th Street
The Mayor of 44th Street
Harry Revel
Mort Greene
Orchestra Wives
Orchestra Wives
Harry Warren
Mack Gordon
Always in My Heart
Always in My Heart
Ernesto Lecuona
Babes on Broadway
Babes on Broadway
Burton Lane
Ralph Freed
Bambi
Bambi
Frank Churchill
Larry Morey
Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
Winner
Now, Voyager
Now, Voyager
Max Steiner

Nominated

I Married a Witch
I Married a Witch
Roy Webb
The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees
Leigh Harline
To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be
Werner R. Heymann
The Corsican Brothers
The Corsican Brothers
Dimitri Tiomkin
The Shanghai Gesture
The Shanghai Gesture
Richard Hageman
Joan of Paris
Joan of Paris
Roy Webb
Klondike Fury
Klondike Fury
Edward J. Kay
The Talk of the Town
The Talk of the Town
Friedrich Hollaender
Morris Stoloff
Random Harvest
Random Harvest
Herbert Stothart
The Gold Rush
The Gold Rush
Max Terr
Bambi
Bambi
Frank Churchill
Edward H. Plumb
Arabian Nights
Arabian Nights
Frank Skinner
The Black Swan
The Black Swan
Alfred Newman
Flying Tigers
Flying Tigers
Victor Young
Jungle Book
Jungle Book
Miklós Rózsa
Silver Queen
Silver Queen
Victor Young
Take a Letter, Darling
Take a Letter, Darling
Victor Young
Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture
Winner
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Ray Heindorf
Heinz Roemheld

Nominated

Johnny Doughboy
Johnny Doughboy
Walter Scharf
Flying with Music
Flying with Music
Edward Ward
For Me and My Gal
For Me and My Gal
Roger Edens
George Stoll
Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn
Robert Emmett Dolan
You Were Never Lovelier
You Were Never Lovelier
Leigh Harline
It Started with Eve
It Started with Eve
Charles Previn
Hans J. Salter
My Gal Sal
My Gal Sal
Alfred Newman
Best Picture
Winner
Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver

Nominated

Kings Row
Kings Row
The Magnificent Ambersons
The Magnificent Ambersons
Wake Island
Wake Island
The Invaders
The Invaders
The Pied Piper
The Pied Piper
The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees
The Talk of the Town
The Talk of the Town
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Random Harvest
Random Harvest
Best Short Subject, Cartoons
Winner
Der Fuehrer's Face
Der Fuehrer's Face
Walt Disney

Nominated

Blitz Wolf
Blitz Wolf
Tulips Shall Grow
Tulips Shall Grow
George Pal
Pigs in a Polka
Pigs in a Polka
Leon Schlesinger
All Out for 'V'
All Out for 'V'
Juke Box Jamboree
Juke Box Jamboree
Walter Lantz
Best Short Subject, One-reel
Winner
Speaking of Animals and Their Families
Speaking of Animals and Their Families

Nominated

Marines in the Making
Marines in the Making
Pete Smith
The United States Marine Band
The United States Marine Band
Desert Wonderland
Desert Wonderland
Best Short Subject, Two-reel
Winner
Beyond the Line of Duty
Beyond the Line of Duty

Nominated

This Is America Series No. 33-101: Private Smith of the U.S.A.
This Is America Series No. 33-101: Private Smith of the U.S.A.
Don't Talk
Don't Talk
Best Sound, Recording
Winner
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Nathan Levinson

Nominated

Friendly Enemies
Friendly Enemies
Jack Whitney
The Gold Rush
The Gold Rush
James L. Fields
Road to Morocco
Road to Morocco
Loren L. Ryder
Bambi
Bambi
C.O. Slyfield
Once Upon a Honeymoon
Once Upon a Honeymoon
Stephen Dunn
This Above All
This Above All
Edmund H. Hansen
You Were Never Lovelier
You Were Never Lovelier
John P. Livadary
Arabian Nights
Arabian Nights
Bernard B. Brown
Flying Tigers
Flying Tigers
Daniel J. Bloomberg
Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver
Douglas Shearer
The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees
Thomas T. Moulton
Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Winner
Woman of the Year
Woman of the Year
Michael Kanin
Ring Lardner Jr.

Nominated

Road to Morocco
Road to Morocco
Frank Butler
Don Hartman
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
Michael Powell
Emeric Pressburger
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
George Oppenheimer
Wake Island
Wake Island
W.R. Burnett
Frank Butler
Best Writing, Original Story
Winner
The Invaders
The Invaders
Emeric Pressburger

Nominated

The Talk of the Town
The Talk of the Town
Sidney Harmon
The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees
Paul Gallico
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Robert Buckner
Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn
Irving Berlin
Best Writing, Screenplay
Winner
Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver
George Froeschel
James Hilton
Claudine West
Arthur Wimperis

Nominated

The Invaders
The Invaders
Rodney Ackland
Emeric Pressburger
Random Harvest
Random Harvest
George Froeschel
Claudine West
Arthur Wimperis
The Talk of the Town
The Talk of the Town
Sidney Buchman
Irwin Shaw
The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees
Herman J. Mankiewicz
Jo Swerling