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- DirectorHoward HawksStarsCary GrantRosalind RussellRalph BellamyA newspaper editor uses every trick in the book to keep his ace reporter ex-wife from remarrying.best Picture-His Girl Friday {9}
Nominees:
Foriegn Correspondent {9}
The Great Dictator {7}
The Philidelphia Story {9}
Pride and Prejudice {9}
Rebecca {8} - DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsLaurence OlivierJoan FontaineGeorge SandersA self-conscious woman juggles adjusting to her new role as an aristocrat's wife and avoiding being intimidated by his first wife's spectral presence.Best Actor-Laurence Olivier (Rebecca)
Nominees:
Henry Fonda (The Grapes of Wrath) {6}
Charlie Chaplin (The Great Dictator)
Carey Grant (His Girl Friday)
James Stewart (The Shop Around the Corner) {5} - DirectorHoward HawksStarsCary GrantRosalind RussellRalph BellamyA newspaper editor uses every trick in the book to keep his ace reporter ex-wife from remarrying.Best Actress-Rosalind Russel (His Girl Friday)
Nominees:
Katharyn Hepburn (The Philidelphia Story)
Grear Garson (Pride and Prejudice)
Joan Fontain (Rebecca)
Vivien Leigh (Waterloo Bridge) {3} - DirectorErnst LubitschStarsMargaret SullavanJames StewartFrank MorganTwo employees at a gift shop can barely stand each other, without realizing that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal.Best Supporting Actor-Frank Morgan (The Shop Around the Corner)
Nominees:
Herbert Marshall (Foriegn Correspondent)
John Qualen (His Girl Friday)
James Stewart (The Philidelphia Story)
Edmond Gwen (Pride and Prejudice) - DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsLaurence OlivierJoan FontaineGeorge SandersA self-conscious woman juggles adjusting to her new role as an aristocrat's wife and avoiding being intimidated by his first wife's spectral presence.Best Supporting Actress-Judith Anderson (Rebecca)
Nominees:
Jane Darwell (The Grapes of Wrath)
Helen Mack (His Girl Friday)
Ruth Hussey (The Philidelphia Story)
Edna May Oliver (Pride and Prejudice) - DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsLaurence OlivierJoan FontaineGeorge SandersA self-conscious woman juggles adjusting to her new role as an aristocrat's wife and avoiding being intimidated by his first wife's spectral presence.Best Director-Alfred Hitchcock (Rebecca)
Nominees:
Alfred Hitchcock (Foriegn Correspondent)
John Ford (The Grapes of Wrath)
CHarlie Chaplin (The Great Dictator)
Howard Hawks (His Girl Friday) - DirectorHoward HawksStarsCary GrantRosalind RussellRalph BellamyA newspaper editor uses every trick in the book to keep his ace reporter ex-wife from remarrying.Best Adapted Screenplay-His Girl Friday
Nominees:
The Philidelphia Story
Pride and Prejudice
Rebecca
The Shop Around the Corner - DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJoel McCreaLaraine DayHerbert MarshallOn the eve of World War II, a young American reporter tries to expose enemy agents in London.Best original Screenplay-Foriegn Correspondent
Nominees:
Arizona {1}
The Great Dictator
The Mortal Storm {1} - DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsLaurence OlivierJoan FontaineGeorge SandersA self-conscious woman juggles adjusting to her new role as an aristocrat's wife and avoiding being intimidated by his first wife's spectral presence.Best Cinematography-Rebecca
Nominees:
Foriegn Correspondent
The Grapes of Wrath
Northwest Passage {5}
The Thief of Bagdad {7} - DirectorLudwig BergerMichael PowellTim WhelanStarsConrad VeidtSabuJune DuprezAfter being tricked and cast out of Bagdad by the evil Jaffar, King Ahmad joins forces with a thief named Abu to reclaim his throne, the city, and the Princess he loves.Best Art Direction-The Thief of Bagdad
Nominees:
The Great Dictator
The Philidelphia Story
Pride and Prejudice
The Shop Around the Corner - DirectorRobert Z. LeonardStarsGreer GarsonLaurence OlivierMary BolandThe arrival of wealthy bachelors in town causes an uproar when families with single daughters aggressively seek engagements, including the Bennet family, with five eligible daughters.Best Costume Design-Pride and Prejudice
Nominees:
Northwest Passage
The Philidelphia Story
The Thief of Bagdad
Waterloo Bridge - DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJoel McCreaLaraine DayHerbert MarshallOn the eve of World War II, a young American reporter tries to expose enemy agents in London.Best Edititng-Foriegn Correspondent
Nominees:
The Grapes of Wrath
The Great Dictator
His Girl Friday
The Thief of Bagdad - DirectorNorman FergusonT. HeeWilfred JacksonStarsDickie JonesChristian RubMel BlancA living puppet, with the help of a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy.Best Sound-Pinocchio {3}
Nominees:
Fantasia {1}
Foriegn Correspondent
The Great Dictator
Northwest Passage - DirectorLudwig BergerMichael PowellTim WhelanStarsConrad VeidtSabuJune DuprezAfter being tricked and cast out of Bagdad by the evil Jaffar, King Ahmad joins forces with a thief named Abu to reclaim his throne, the city, and the Princess he loves.best Visual Effects-THe Thief of Bagdad
Nominees:
Foriegn Correspondant
Northwest Passage - DirectorLudwig BergerMichael PowellTim WhelanStarsConrad VeidtSabuJune DuprezAfter being tricked and cast out of Bagdad by the evil Jaffar, King Ahmad joins forces with a thief named Abu to reclaim his throne, the city, and the Princess he loves.Best Makeup-The Thief of Bagdad
Nominees:
Northwest Passage
Pride and Prejudice - DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsLaurence OlivierJoan FontaineGeorge SandersA self-conscious woman juggles adjusting to her new role as an aristocrat's wife and avoiding being intimidated by his first wife's spectral presence.Best Original Score-Rebecca
Nominees:
Foriegn Correspondent
The Philidelphia Story
Pinocchio
Waterloo bridge - DirectorNorman FergusonT. HeeWilfred JacksonStarsDickie JonesChristian RubMel BlancA living puppet, with the help of a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy.Best Original Song-"When You Wish Upon a Star" (Pinocchio)
Nominees:
"Waltzing in the Clouds" (Strike up the Band)
"Love Seems Far Away" The Thief of Bagdad) - DirectorHoward HawksStarsCary GrantRosalind RussellRalph BellamyA newspaper editor uses every trick in the book to keep his ace reporter ex-wife from remarrying.Best Ensemble cast-His Girl Friday
Nominees:
The Grapes of Wrath
The Philidelphia story
Pride and Prejudice
The Shop around the Corner