Academy Awards®
Awards for 1949
Picture
* Robert Rossen - Producer, ALL THE KING'S MEN
Dore Schary - Producer, BATTLEGROUND
William Wyler - Producer, THE HEIRESS
Sol C. Siegel - Producer, A LETTER TO THREE WIVES
Darryl F. Zanuck - Producer, TWELVE O'CLOCK HIGH
Actor
* Broderick Crawford, ALL THE KING'S MEN
Kirk Douglas, CHAMPION
Gregory Peck, TWELVE O'CLOCK HIGH
Richard Todd, THE HASTY HEART
John Wayne, SANDS OF IWO JIMA
Actress
Jeanne Crain, PINKY
* Olivia de Havilland, THE HEIRESS
Susan Hayward, MY FOOLISH HEART
Deborah Kerr, EDWARD, MY SON
Loretta Young, COME TO THE STABLE
Supporting Actor
John Ireland, ALL THE KING'S MEN
* Dean Jagger, TWELVE O'CLOCK HIGH
Arthur Kennedy, CHAMPION
Sir Ralph Richardson, THE HEIRESS
James Whitmore, BATTLEGROUND
Supporting Actress
Ethel Barrymore, PINKY
Celeste Holm, COME TO THE STABLE
Elsa Lanchester, COME TO THE STABLE
* Mercedes McCambridge, ALL THE KING'S MEN
Ethel Waters, PINKY
Director
* Joseph L. Mankiewicz, A LETTER TO THREE WIVES
Sir Carol Reed, THE FALLEN IDOL
Robert Rossen, ALL THE KING'S MEN
William A. Wellman, BATTLEGROUND
William Wyler, THE HEIRESS
Writing - Story and Screenplay
(formerly Original Screenplay)
* Robert Pirosh, BATTLEGROUND
Sidney Buchman, JOLSON SINGS AGAIN
Alfred Hayes, Federico Fellini, Sergio Amidei, Marcello Pagliero, Roberto Rossellini, PAISAN
T.E.B. Clarke, PASSPORT TO PIMLICO
Helen Levitt, Janice Loeb, Sidney Meyers, THE QUIET ONE
Writing - Motion Picture Story
Clare Boothe Luce, COME TO THE STABLE
Shirley W. Smith, Valentine Davies, IT HAPPENS EVERY SPRING
Harry Brown, SANDS OF IWO JIMA
* Douglas Morrow, THE STRATTON STORY
Virginia Kellogg, WHITE HEAT
Writing - Screenplay
Robert Rossen, ALL THE KING'S MEN
Cesare Zavattini, THE BICYCLE THIEF
Carl Foreman, CHAMPION
Graham Greene, THE FALLEN IDOL
* Joseph L. Mankiewicz, A LETTER TO THREE WIVES
Art Direction/Set Decoration - Color
Edward Carrere - Art Direction, Lyle Reifsnider - Set Decoration, ADVENTURES OF DON JUAN
* Cedric Gibbons - Art Direction, Paul Groesse - Art Direction, Edwin B. Willis - Set Decoration, Jack D. Moore - Set Decoration, LITTLE WOMEN
Jim Morahan - Art Direction, William Kellner - Art Direction, Michael Relph - Art Direction, SARABAND
Art Direction/Set Decoration - Black & White
Lyle Wheeler - Art Direction, Joseph C. Wright - Art Direction, Thomas Little - Set Decoration, Paul S. Fox - Set Decoration, COME TO THE STABLE
* John Meehan - Art Direction, Harry Horner - Art Direction, Emile Kuri - Set Decoration, THE HEIRESS
Cedric Gibbons - Art Direction, Jack Martin Smith - Art Direction, Edwin B. Willis - Set Decoration, Richard A. Pefferle - Set Decoration, MADAME BOVARY
Cinematography - Color
Harry Stradling, Sr.,
THE BARKLEYS OF BROADWAY
William Snyder, JOLSON SINGS AGAIN
Robert Planck, Charles Schoenbaum, LITTLE WOMEN
Charles G. Clarke, SAND
* Winton C. Hoch, SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON
Cinematography - Black & White
* Paul C. Vogel, BATTLEGROUND
Frank Planer, CHAMPION
Joseph LaShelle, COME TO THE STABLE
Leo Tover, THE HEIRESS
Leon Shamroy, PRINCE OF FOXES
Costume Design - Color
* Leah Rhodes, Travilla, Marjorie Best, ADVENTURES OF DON JUAN
Kay Nelson, MOTHER IS A FRESHMAN
Costume Design - Black & White
* Edith Head, Gile Steele, THE HEIRESS
Vittorio Nino Novarese, PRINCE OF FOXES
Documentary Feature
* British Information Services, Crown Film Unit, DAYBREAK IN UDI
Paul F. Heard - Producer, KENJI COMES HOME
Documentary Short Subject
* Richard de Rochemont - Producer, A CHANCE TO LIVE
Co-winner with Edward Selzer for SO MUCH FOR SO LITTLE.
A.F. Films, Inc. French Cinema General Cooperative, 1848
National Film Board of Canada. St. Frances-Xavier University (Nova Scotia),
THE RISING TIDE
* Edward Selzer - Producer, SO MUCH FOR SO LITTLE
Co-winner with Richard DeRochemont for A CHANCE TO LIVE.
Film Editing
Robert Parrish, Al Clark, ALL THE KING'S MEN
John Dunning, BATTLEGROUND
* Harry Gerstad, CHAMPION
Richard L. Van Enger, SANDS OF IWO JIMA
Frederic Knudtson, THE WINDOW
Music - Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
Max Steiner, BEYOND THE FOREST
Dimitri Tiomkin, CHAMPION
* Aaron Copland, THE HEIRESS
Music - Scoring of a Musical Picture
Morris Stoloff, George Duning, JOLSON SINGS AGAIN
Ray Heindorf, LOOK FOR THE SILVER LINING
* Roger Edens, Lennie Hayton, ON THE TOWN
Song
* Frank Loesser - Music & Lyrics, NEPTUNE'S DAUGHTER
"Baby, It's Cold Outside"
Jule Styne - Music, Sammy Cahn - Lyrics, IT'S A GREAT FEELING
"It's a Great Feeling"
Eliot Daniel - Music, Larry Morey - Lyrics, SO DEAR TO MY HEART
"Lavender Blue"
Victor Young - Music, Ned Washington - Lyrics, MY FOOLISH HEART
"My Foolish Heart"
Alfred Newman - Music, Mack Gordon - Lyrics, COME TO THE STABLE
"Through a Long and Sleepless Night"
Animated Short
* Edward Selzer - Producer, FOR SCENT-IMENTAL REASONS
Fred Quimby - Producer, HATCH UP YOUR TROUBLES
Stephen Bosustow - Producer, THE MAGIC FLUKE
Walt Disney - Producer, TOY TINKERS
Short Subjects - One-Reel
* Jack Eaton - Producer, AQUATIC HOUSE-PARTY
Justin Herman - Producer, ROLLER DERBY GIRL
Gordon Hollingshead - Producer, SO YOU THINK YOU'RE NOT GUILTY
Walton C. Ament - Producer, SPILLS AND CHILLS
Pete Smith - Producer, WATER TRIX
Short Subjects - Two-Reel
William Lasky - Producer, BOY AND THE EAGLE
Irving Allen - Producer, CHASE OF DEATH
Gordon Hollingshead - Producer, THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER
Gordon Hollingshead - Producer, SNOW CARNIVAL
* Gaston Diehl - Producer, Robert Haessens - Producer, VAN GOGH
Sound Recording
Universal-International Sound Department, ONCE MORE MY DARLING
Republic Sound Department, SANDS OF IWO JIMA
* 20th Century-Fox Sound Department, TWELVE O'CLOCK HIGH
Special Effects
Award given this year to the film without mentioning specific artist.
* MIGHTY JOE YOUNG
TULSA
Class I (Statuette)
* Eastman Kodak Company, For the development and introduction of an improved safety base motion picture film.
Class II (Plaque)
No award given for 1949.
Class III (Citation)
* Loren L. Ryder, Bruce H. Denney, Robert Carr, Paramount Studio Sound Department, For the development and application of the supersonic playback and public address system.
* M.B. Paul, For the first successful large-area seamless translucent backgrounds.
* Herbert Britt, For the development and application of formulas and equipment producing artificial snow and ice for dressing motion picture sets.
* Andre Coutant, Jacques Mathot, For the design of the Eclair Camerette.
* Charles R. Daily, Steve Csillag, Paramount Studio Engineering, Editorial and Music Departments, For a new precision method of computing variable tempo-click tracks.
* International Projector Corporation, For a simplified and self-adjusting take-up device for projection machines.
* Alexander Velcoff, For the application to production of the infrared photographic evaluator.
Honorary and Other Awards
* THE BICYCLE THIEF
Voted by the Academy Board of Governors as the most outstanding Foreign Language Film released in the United States during 1949. Winner presented a Statuette.
* Bobby Driscoll, Outstanding juvenile actor of 1949. Winner presented a Miniature Statuette.
* Fred Astaire, For his unique artistry and his contributions to the technique of musical pictures. Winner presented a Statuette.
* Cecil B. De Mille, Distinguished motion picture pioneer, for 37 years of brilliant showmanship. Winner presented a Statuette.
* Jean Hersholt, For distinguished service to the motion picture industry. Winner presented a Statuette.
The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
No award given for 1949.