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    Oscar

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    Best Actor in a Leading Role

    • Broderick Crawford in The Interns (1962)
      Winner
      • Broderick Crawford
      • All the King's Men
    • Kirk Douglas
      • Kirk Douglas
      • Champion
    • Gregory Peck
      • Gregory Peck
      • Twelve O'Clock High
    • Richard Todd
      • Richard Todd
      • The Hasty Heart
    • John Wayne in El Dorado (1966)
      • John Wayne
      • Sands of Iwo Jima

    Best Actor in a Supporting Role

    • Dean Jagger
      Winner
      • Dean Jagger
      • Twelve O'Clock High
    • John Ireland in Gunslinger (1956)
      • John Ireland
      • All the King's Men
    • Arthur Kennedy in Fantastic Voyage (1966)
      • Arthur Kennedy
      • Champion
    • Ralph Richardson
      • Ralph Richardson
      • The Heiress
    • James Whitmore
      • James Whitmore
      • Battleground

    Best Actress in a Leading Role

    • Olivia de Havilland
      Winner
      • Olivia de Havilland
      • The Heiress
    • Jeanne Crain
      • Jeanne Crain
      • Pinky
    • Susan Hayward
      • Susan Hayward
      • My Foolish Heart
    • Deborah Kerr
      • Deborah Kerr
      • Edward, My Son
    • Loretta Young in Taxi (1931)
      • Loretta Young
      • Come to the Stable

    Best Actress in a Supporting Role

    • Mercedes McCambridge
      Winner
      • Mercedes McCambridge
      • All the King's Men
    • Ethel Barrymore
      • Ethel Barrymore
      • Pinky
    • Celeste Holm
      • Celeste Holm
      • Come to the Stable
    • Elsa Lanchester in Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
      • Elsa Lanchester
      • Come to the Stable
    • Ethel Waters
      • Ethel Waters
      • Pinky

    Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Heiress

      8.1 (18K)
      John Meehan
      Harry Horner
      Emile Kuri
    • [object Object]

      Come to the Stable

      7.1 (1.7K)
      Lyle R. Wheeler
      Joseph C. Wright
      Thomas Little
      Paul S. Fox
    • [object Object]

      Madame Bovary

      7.0 (3.1K)
      Cedric Gibbons
      Jack Martin Smith
      Edwin B. Willis
      Richard Pefferle

    Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Little Women

      7.2 (8.7K)
      Cedric Gibbons
      Paul Groesse
      Edwin B. Willis
      Jack D. Moore
    • [object Object]

      Adventures of Don Juan

      7.0 (3.7K)
      Edward Carrere
      Lyle B. Reifsnider
    • [object Object]

      Saraband

      6.5 (717)
      Jim Morahan
      William Kellner
      Michael Relph

    Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Battleground

      7.4 (8.3K)
      Paul Vogel
    • [object Object]

      Champion

      7.3 (5.1K)
      Franz Planer
    • [object Object]

      Come to the Stable

      7.1 (1.7K)
      Joseph LaShelle
    • [object Object]

      The Heiress

      8.1 (18K)
      Leo Tover
    • [object Object]

      Prince of Foxes

      6.9 (2.1K)
      Leon Shamroy

    Best Cinematography, Color

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

      7.2 (20K)
      Winton C. Hoch
    • [object Object]

      The Barkleys of Broadway

      7.0 (3.7K)
      Harry Stradling Sr.
    • [object Object]

      Jolson Sings Again

      6.5 (765)
      William E. Snyder
    • [object Object]

      Little Women

      7.2 (8.7K)
      Robert H. Planck
      Charles Edgar Schoenbaum
    • [object Object]

      Sand

      5.2 (131)
      Charles G. Clarke

    Best Costume Design, Black-and-White

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Heiress

      8.1 (18K)
      Edith Head
      Gile Steele
    • [object Object]

      Prince of Foxes

      6.9 (2.1K)
      Vittorio Nino Novarese

    Best Costume Design, Color

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Adventures of Don Juan

      7.0 (3.7K)
      Leah Rhodes
      Travilla
      Marjorie Best
    • [object Object]

      Mother Is a Freshman

      6.2 (481)
      Kay Nelson

    Best Director

    • Joseph L. Mankiewicz
      Winner
      • Joseph L. Mankiewicz
      • A Letter to Three Wives
    • Carol Reed
      • Carol Reed
      • The Fallen Idol
    • Robert Rossen
      • Robert Rossen
      • All the King's Men
    • William A. Wellman in Island in the Sky (1953)
      • William A. Wellman
      • Battleground
    • William Wyler
      • William Wyler
      • The Heiress

    Best Documentary, Features

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Daybreak in Udi

      5.2 (98)
    • [object Object]

      Kenji Comes Home

      5.9 (17)
      Paul F. Heard

    Best Documentary, Short Subjects

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Chance to Live

      5.4 (62)
      Richard De Rochemont
      Tied with So Much for So Little (1949).
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      So Much for So Little

      6.2 (502)
      Edward Selzer
      Tied with A Chance to Live (1949).

    • 1848

      4.0 (22)
      French Cinema General Cooperative
    • [object Object]

      The Rising Tide

      5.9 (49)

    Best Effects, Special Effects

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mighty Joe Young

      7.0 (6.1K)
    • [object Object]

      Tulsa

      6.1 (1.5K)

    Best Film Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Champion

      7.3 (5.1K)
      Harry Gerstad
    • [object Object]

      All the King's Men

      7.4 (18K)
      Robert Parrish
      Al Clark
    • [object Object]

      Battleground

      7.4 (8.3K)
      John D. Dunning
    • [object Object]

      Sands of Iwo Jima

      7.0 (12K)
      Richard L. Van Enger
    • [object Object]

      The Window

      7.4 (5.2K)
      Frederic Knudtson

    Best Music, Original Song

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Neptune's Daughter

      6.3 (1.9K)
      Frank Loesser
      For the song "Baby, It's Cold Outside"
    • [object Object]

      It's a Great Feeling

      6.4 (2.1K)
      Jule Styne(music)
      Sammy Cahn(lyrics)
      For the song "It's a Great Feeling"
    • [object Object]

      So Dear to My Heart

      6.7 (1.8K)
      Eliot Daniel(music)
      Larry Morey(lyrics)
      For the song "Lavender Blue"
    • [object Object]

      My Foolish Heart

      6.8 (1.4K)
      Victor Young(music)
      Ned Washington(lyrics)
      For the song "My Foolish Heart"
    • [object Object]

      Come to the Stable

      7.1 (1.7K)
      Alfred Newman(music)
      Mack Gordon(lyrics)
      For the song "Through a Long and Sleepless Night"

    Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Heiress

      8.1 (18K)
      Aaron Copland
    • [object Object]

      Beyond the Forest

      6.8 (2.9K)
      Max Steiner
    • [object Object]

      Champion

      7.3 (5.1K)
      Dimitri Tiomkin

    Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      On the Town

      7.3 (20K)
      Roger Edens
      Lennie Hayton
    • [object Object]

      Jolson Sings Again

      6.5 (765)
      Morris Stoloff
      George Duning
    • [object Object]

      Look for the Silver Lining

      6.2 (477)
      Ray Heindorf

    Best Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      All the King's Men

      7.4 (18K)
    • [object Object]

      Battleground

      7.4 (8.3K)
    • [object Object]

      The Heiress

      8.1 (18K)
    • [object Object]

      A Letter to Three Wives

      7.7 (11K)
    • [object Object]

      Twelve O'Clock High

      7.7 (16K)

    Best Short Subject, Cartoons

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      For Scent-imental Reasons

      7.1 (2.1K)
      Edward Selzer
    • [object Object]

      Canary Row

      7.1 (1.4K)
      Edward Selzer
      The film was withdrawn by the producer. It is thus not to be counted as an official Academy nomination and listed for the purpose of information only.
    • [object Object]

      Hatch Up Your Troubles

      7.4 (1.4K)
      Fred Quimby
    • [object Object]

      The Magic Fluke

      6.4 (209)
      Stephen Bosustow
    • [object Object]

      Toy Tinkers

      7.5 (1.6K)
      Walt Disney

    Best Short Subject, One-reel

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Aquatic House Party

      5.2 (80)
      Jack Eaton
    • [object Object]

      Roller Derby Girl

      5.7 (55)
      Justin Herman
    • [object Object]

      So You Think You're Not Guilty

      6.0 (475)
      Gordon Hollingshead
    • [object Object]

      Spills and Chills

      6.7 (52)
      Walton C. Ament
    • [object Object]

      Water Trix

      6.1 (166)
      Pete Smith

    Best Short Subject, Two-reel

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Van Gogh

      6.7 (527)
      Gaston Diehl
      Robert Hessens
    • [object Object]

      Boy and the Eagle

      6.0 (41)
      William Lasky

    • Chase of Death

      Irving Allen
    • [object Object]

      The Grass Is Always Greener

      6.3 (82)
      Gordon Hollingshead
    • [object Object]

      Snow Carnival

      6.1 (44)
      Gordon Hollingshead

    Best Sound, Recording

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Twelve O'Clock High

      7.7 (16K)
      Thomas T. Moulton
    • [object Object]

      Once More, My Darling

      6.6 (253)
      Leslie I. Carey
    • [object Object]

      Sands of Iwo Jima

      7.0 (12K)
      Daniel J. Bloomberg

    Best Writing, Motion Picture Story

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Stratton Story

      7.1 (3.5K)
      Douglas Morrow
    • [object Object]

      Come to the Stable

      7.1 (1.7K)
      Clare Boothe Luce
    • [object Object]

      It Happens Every Spring

      6.8 (2K)
      Shirley W. Smith
      Valentine Davies
    • [object Object]

      Sands of Iwo Jima

      7.0 (12K)
      Harry Brown
    • [object Object]

      White Heat

      8.1 (37K)
      Virginia Kellogg

    Best Writing, Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Letter to Three Wives

      7.7 (11K)
      Joseph L. Mankiewicz
    • [object Object]

      All the King's Men

      7.4 (18K)
      Robert Rossen
    • [object Object]

      Bicycle Thieves

      8.2 (188K)
      Cesare Zavattini
    • [object Object]

      Champion

      7.3 (5.1K)
      Carl Foreman
    • [object Object]

      The Fallen Idol

      7.6 (10K)
      Graham Greene

    Best Writing, Story and Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Battleground

      7.4 (8.3K)
      Robert Pirosh
    • [object Object]

      Jolson Sings Again

      6.5 (765)
      Sidney Buchman
    • [object Object]

      Paisan

      7.6 (10K)
      Alfred Hayes
      Federico Fellini
      Sergio Amidei
      Marcello Pagliero
      Roberto Rossellini
    • [object Object]

      Passport to Pimlico

      7.1 (5.7K)
      T.E.B. Clarke
    • [object Object]

      The Quiet One

      6.5 (323)
      Helen Levitt
      Janice Loeb
      Sidney Meyers

    Juvenile Award

    Edit
    • Bobby Driscoll
      Winner
      • Bobby Driscoll
      For the outstanding juvenile actor of 1949.

    Honorary Award

    Edit
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bicycle Thieves

      8.2 (188K)
      Italy. Voted by the Academy Board of Governors as the most outstanding foreign language film released in the United States during 1949.
    • Fred Astaire
      Winner
      • Fred Astaire
      For his unique artistry and his contributions to the technique of musical pictures.
    • Cecil B. DeMille
      Winner
      • Cecil B. DeMille
      Distinguished motion picture pioneer for 37 years of brilliant showmanship.
    • Jean Hersholt
      Winner
      • Jean Hersholt
      For distinguished service to the motion picture industry.

    Academy Award of Merit

    Edit
    • Winner
        For the development and introduction of an improved safety base motion picture film.

      Scientific and Engineering Award

      Edit
      • Winner
          Not awarded.

        Technical Achievement Award

        Edit
        • Loren L. Ryder
          Winners
          • Loren L. Ryder
          • Robert Carr
          For the development and application of the supersonic playback and public address system.
        • Winner
          • M.B. Paul
          For the first successful large-area seamless translucent backgrounds.
        • Winner
            For the development and application of formulas and equipment producing artificial snow and ice for dressing motion-picture sets.
          • Winner
              For the design of the Eclair Camerette.
            • Winner
              • Stephen Csillag
              For a new precision method of computing variable tempo click tracks.
            • Winner
                For a simplified and self-adjusting take-up device for projection machines.
              • Winner
                  For the application to production of the infrared photographic evaluator.

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                March 23, 1950

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                Los Angeles, California, USA

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