1949
The 21st Academy Awards | 1949
Academy Award Theater
Thursday, March 24, 1949
Honoring movies released in 1948
Highlights
Memorable Moments
Winners & Nominees
Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Walter Huston
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Nominees
Charles Bickford
Johnny Belinda
José Ferrer
Joan of Arc
Oscar Homolka
I Remember Mama
Cecil Kellaway
The Luck of the Irish
Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Claire Trevor
Key Largo
Nominees
Barbara Bel Geddes
I Remember Mama
Ellen Corby
I Remember Mama
Agnes Moorehead
Johnny Belinda
Jean Simmons
Hamlet
Directing
Winner
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
John Huston
Nominees
Hamlet
Laurence Olivier
Johnny Belinda
Jean Negulesco
The Search
Fred Zinnemann
The Snake Pit
Anatole Litvak
Film Editing
Winner
The Naked City
Paul Weatherwax
Nominees
Joan of Arc
Frank Sullivan
Johnny Belinda
David Weisbart
Red River
Christian Nyby
The Red Shoes
Reginald Mills
Actor
Winner
Laurence Olivier
Hamlet
Nominees
Lew Ayres
Johnny Belinda
Montgomery Clift
The Search
Dan Dailey
When My Baby Smiles at Me
Clifton Webb
Sitting Pretty
Actress
Winner
Jane Wyman
Johnny Belinda
Nominees
Ingrid Bergman
Joan of Arc
Olivia de Havilland
The Snake Pit
Irene Dunne
I Remember Mama
Barbara Stanwyck
Sorry, Wrong Number
Special Award
Winner
Joan of Arc
Special Award
The Search
Special Award
Sound Recording
Winner
The Snake Pit
20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director
Nominees
Johnny Belinda
Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Col. Nathan O. Levinson, Sound Director
Moonrise
Republic Studio Sound Department, Daniel J. Bloomberg, Sound Director
Short Subject (Cartoon)
Winner
The Little Orphan
Fred Quimby, Producer
Nominees
Mickey and the Seal
Walt Disney, Producer
Mouse Wreckers
Edward Selzer, Producer
Robin Hoodlum
United Productions of America
Tea for Two Hundred
Walt Disney, Producer
Music (Song)
Winner
The Paleface
Buttons And Bows in "The Paleface" Music and Lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
Nominees
Casbah
For Every Man There's A Woman in "Casbah" Music by Harold Arlen; Lyrics by Leo Robin
Romance on the High Seas
It's Magic in "Romance on the High Seas" Music by Jule Styne; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
That Lady in Ermine
This Is The Moment in "That Lady in Ermine" Music by Frederick Hollander; Lyrics by Leo Robin
Wet Blanket Policy
The Woody Woodpecker Song in "Wet Blanket Policy" Music and Lyrics by Ramey Idriss and George Tibbles
Writing (Screenplay)
Winner
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
John Huston
Nominees
A Foreign Affair
Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, Richard L. Breen
Johnny Belinda
Irmgard Von Cube, Allen Vincent
The Search
Richard Schweizer, David Wechsler
The Snake Pit
Frank Partos, Millen Brand
Short Subject (One-reel)
Winner
Symphony of a City
Edmund H. Reek, Producer
Nominees
So You Want to Be on the Radio
Gordon Hollingshead, Producer
You Can't Win
Pete Smith, Producer
Annie Was a Wonder
Herbert Moulton, Producer
Cinderella Horse
Gordon Hollingshead, Producer
Short Subject (Two-reel)
Winner
Seal Island
Walt Disney, Producer
Nominees
Calgary Stampede
Gordon Hollingshead, Producer
Going to Blazes
Herbert Morgan, Producer
Samba-Mania
Harry Grey, Producer
Snow Capers
Thomas Mead, Producer
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
Winner
Jerry Wald
Cinematography (Black-and-White)
Winner
The Naked City
William Daniels
Nominees
A Foreign Affair
Charles B. Lang, Jr.
I Remember Mama
Nicholas Musuraca
Johnny Belinda
Ted McCord
Portrait of Jennie
Joseph August
Cinematography (Color)
Winner
Joan of Arc
Joseph Valentine, William V. Skall, Winton Hoch
Nominees
The Loves of Carmen
William Snyder
The Three Musketeers
Robert Planck
Green Grass of Wyoming
Charles G. Clarke
Special Effects
Winner
Portrait of Jennie
Special Visual Effects by Paul Eagler, J. McMillan Johnson, Russell Shearman, Clarence Slifer; Special Audible Effects by Charles Freeman, James G. Stewart
Nominees
Deep Waters
Special Visual Effects by Ralph Hammeras, Fred Sersen, Edward Snyder; Special Audible Effects by Roger Heman
Art Direction (Black-and-White)
Winner
Hamlet
Art Direction: Roger K. Furse; Set Decoration: Carmen Dillon
Nominees
Johnny Belinda
Art Direction: Robert Haas; Set Decoration: William Wallace
Art Direction (Color)
Winner
The Red Shoes
Art Direction: Hein Heckroth; Set Decoration: Arthur Lawson
Nominees
Joan of Arc
Art Direction: Richard Day; Set Decoration: Edwin Casey Roberts, Joseph Kish
Documentary (Short Subject)
Winner
Toward Independence
United States Army
Nominees
Heart to Heart
Herbert Morgan, Producer
Operation Vittles
United States Army Air Force
Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture)
Winner
Easter Parade
Johnny Green, Roger Edens
Nominees
The Emperor Waltz
Victor Young
The Pirate
Lennie Hayton
Romance on the High Seas
Ray Heindorf
When My Baby Smiles at Me
Alfred Newman
Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
Winner
The Red Shoes
Brian Easdale
Nominees
Hamlet
William Walton
Joan of Arc
Hugo Friedhofer
Johnny Belinda
Max Steiner
The Snake Pit
Alfred Newman
Documentary (Feature)
Winner
The Secret Land
Orville O. Dull, Producer
Nominees
The Quiet One
Janice Loeb, Producer
Best Motion Picture
Winner
Hamlet
J. Arthur Rank-Two Cities Films
Nominees
Johnny Belinda
Warner Bros.
The Red Shoes
J. Arthur Rank-Archers
The Snake Pit
20th Century-Fox
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Warner Bros.
Writing (Motion Picture Story)
Winner
The Search
Richard Schweizer, David Wechsler
Nominees
The Red Shoes
Emeric Pressburger
Louisiana Story
Frances Flaherty, Robert Flaherty
The Naked City
Malvin Wald
Red River
Borden Chase
Costume Design (Black-and-White)
Winner
Hamlet
Roger K. Furse
Nominees
B. F.'s Daughter
Irene
Costume Design (Color)
Winner
Joan of Arc
Dorothy Jeakins, Karinska
Nominees
The Emperor Waltz
Edith Head, Gile Steele
Special Foreign Language Film Award
Winner
Monsieur Vincent
Special Award
A
Annie Was a Wonder
1 NominationShort Subject (One-reel) - Herbert Moulton, Producer
B
B. F.'s Daughter
1 NominationCostume Design (Black-and-White) - Irene
C
Calgary Stampede
1 NominationShort Subject (Two-reel) - Gordon Hollingshead, Producer
Casbah
1 NominationMusic (Song) - For Every Man There's A Woman in "Casbah" Music by Harold Arlen; Lyrics by Leo Robin
Cinderella Horse
1 NominationShort Subject (One-reel) - Gordon Hollingshead, Producer
D
Deep Waters
1 NominationSpecial Effects - Special Visual Effects by Ralph Hammeras, Fred Sersen, Edward Snyder; Special Audible Effects by Roger Heman
E
Easter Parade
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) - Johnny Green, Roger Edens
The Emperor Waltz
2 NominationsCostume Design (Color) - Edith Head, Gile Steele
Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) - Victor Young
F
A Foreign Affair
2 NominationsCinematography (Black-and-White) - Charles B. Lang, Jr.
Writing (Screenplay) - Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, Richard L. Breen
G
Going to Blazes
1 NominationShort Subject (Two-reel) - Herbert Morgan, Producer
Green Grass of Wyoming
1 NominationCinematography (Color) - Charles G. Clarke
H
Hamlet
7 Nominations, 4 Wins* Art Direction (Black-and-White) - Art Direction: Roger K. Furse; Set Decoration: Carmen Dillon
* Best Motion Picture - J. Arthur Rank-Two Cities Films
* Actor - Laurence Olivier in "Hamlet"
* Costume Design (Black-and-White) - Roger K. Furse
Actress in a Supporting Role - Jean Simmons in "Hamlet"
Directing - Laurence Olivier
Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) - William Walton
Heart to Heart
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - Herbert Morgan, Producer
I
I Remember Mama
5 NominationsActress in a Supporting Role - Barbara Bel Geddes in "I Remember Mama"
Actress in a Supporting Role - Ellen Corby in "I Remember Mama"
Actress - Irene Dunne in "I Remember Mama"
Cinematography (Black-and-White) - Nicholas Musuraca
Actor in a Supporting Role - Oscar Homolka in "I Remember Mama"
J
Joan of Arc
8 Nominations, 3 WinsArt Direction (Color) - Art Direction: Richard Day; Set Decoration: Edwin Casey Roberts, Joseph Kish
Film Editing - Frank Sullivan
Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) - Hugo Friedhofer
Actress - Ingrid Bergman in "Joan of Arc"
Actor in a Supporting Role - José Ferrer in "Joan of Arc"
* Costume Design (Color) - Dorothy Jeakins, Karinska
* Cinematography (Color) - Joseph Valentine, William V. Skall, Winton Hoch
* Special Award - Special Award
Johnny Belinda
12 Nominations, 1 WinActress in a Supporting Role - Agnes Moorehead in "Johnny Belinda"
Art Direction (Black-and-White) - Art Direction: Robert Haas; Set Decoration: William Wallace
Actor in a Supporting Role - Charles Bickford in "Johnny Belinda"
Film Editing - David Weisbart
Writing (Screenplay) - Irmgard Von Cube, Allen Vincent
Directing - Jean Negulesco
Actor - Lew Ayres in "Johnny Belinda"
Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) - Max Steiner
Cinematography (Black-and-White) - Ted McCord
Best Motion Picture - Warner Bros.
Sound Recording - Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Col. Nathan O. Levinson, Sound Director
* Actress - Jane Wyman in "Johnny Belinda"
K
Key Largo
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Actress in a Supporting Role - Claire Trevor in "Key Largo"
L
The Little Orphan
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Short Subject (Cartoon) - Fred Quimby, Producer
Louisiana Story
1 NominationWriting (Motion Picture Story) - Frances Flaherty, Robert Flaherty
The Loves of Carmen
1 NominationCinematography (Color) - William Snyder
The Luck of the Irish
1 NominationActor in a Supporting Role - Cecil Kellaway in "The Luck of the Irish"
M
Mickey and the Seal
1 NominationShort Subject (Cartoon) - Walt Disney, Producer
Monsieur Vincent
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Special Foreign Language Film Award - Special Award
Moonrise
1 NominationSound Recording - Republic Studio Sound Department, Daniel J. Bloomberg, Sound Director
Mouse Wreckers
1 NominationShort Subject (Cartoon) - Edward Selzer, Producer
N
The Naked City
3 Nominations, 2 WinsWriting (Motion Picture Story) - Malvin Wald
* Film Editing - Paul Weatherwax
* Cinematography (Black-and-White) - William Daniels
O
Operation Vittles
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - United States Army Air Force
P
The Paleface
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Music (Song) - Buttons And Bows in "The Paleface" Music and Lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
The Pirate
1 NominationMusic (Scoring of a Musical Picture) - Lennie Hayton
Portrait of Jennie
2 Nominations, 1 WinCinematography (Black-and-White) - Joseph August
* Special Effects - Special Visual Effects by Paul Eagler, J. McMillan Johnson, Russell Shearman, Clarence Slifer; Special Audible Effects by Charles Freeman, James G. Stewart
Q
The Quiet One
1 NominationDocumentary (Feature) - Janice Loeb, Producer
R
Red River
2 NominationsWriting (Motion Picture Story) - Borden Chase
Film Editing - Christian Nyby
The Red Shoes
5 Nominations, 2 Wins* Art Direction (Color) - Art Direction: Hein Heckroth; Set Decoration: Arthur Lawson
* Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) - Brian Easdale
Writing (Motion Picture Story) - Emeric Pressburger
Best Motion Picture - J. Arthur Rank-Archers
Film Editing - Reginald Mills
Robin Hoodlum
1 NominationShort Subject (Cartoon) - United Productions of America
Romance on the High Seas
2 NominationsMusic (Song) - It's Magic in "Romance on the High Seas" Music by Jule Styne; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) - Ray Heindorf
S
Samba-Mania
1 NominationShort Subject (Two-reel) - Harry Grey, Producer
Seal Island
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Short Subject (Two-reel) - Walt Disney, Producer
The Search
5 Nominations, 2 WinsDirecting - Fred Zinnemann
Actor - Montgomery Clift in "The Search"
Writing (Screenplay) - Richard Schweizer, David Wechsler
* Writing (Motion Picture Story) - Richard Schweizer, David Wechsler
* Special Award - Special Award
The Secret Land
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Documentary (Feature) - Orville O. Dull, Producer
Sitting Pretty
1 NominationActor - Clifton Webb in "Sitting Pretty"
The Snake Pit
6 Nominations, 1 WinBest Motion Picture - 20th Century-Fox
Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) - Alfred Newman
Directing - Anatole Litvak
Writing (Screenplay) - Frank Partos, Millen Brand
Actress - Olivia de Havilland in "The Snake Pit"
* Sound Recording - 20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director
Snow Capers
1 NominationShort Subject (Two-reel) - Thomas Mead, Producer
So You Want to Be on the Radio
1 NominationShort Subject (One-reel) - Gordon Hollingshead, Producer
Sorry, Wrong Number
1 NominationActress - Barbara Stanwyck in "Sorry, Wrong Number"
Symphony of a City
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Short Subject (One-reel) - Edmund H. Reek, Producer
T
Tea for Two Hundred
1 NominationShort Subject (Cartoon) - Walt Disney, Producer
That Lady in Ermine
1 NominationMusic (Song) - This Is The Moment in "That Lady in Ermine" Music by Frederick Hollander; Lyrics by Leo Robin
The Three Musketeers
1 NominationCinematography (Color) - Robert Planck
Toward Independence
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Documentary (Short Subject) - United States Army
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
4 Nominations, 3 Wins* Directing - John Huston
* Writing (Screenplay) - John Huston
* Actor in a Supporting Role - Walter Huston in "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre"
Best Motion Picture - Warner Bros.
W
Wet Blanket Policy
1 NominationMusic (Song) - The Woody Woodpecker Song in "Wet Blanket Policy" Music and Lyrics by Ramey Idriss and George Tibbles
When My Baby Smiles at Me
2 NominationsMusic (Scoring of a Musical Picture) - Alfred Newman
Actor - Dan Dailey in "When My Baby Smiles at Me"
Y
You Can't Win
1 NominationShort Subject (One-reel) - Pete Smith, Producer