The 12th Oscars
137 nominations in 20 categories.
The night's big films
8 of 13
1 of 11
1 of 8
2 of 7
1 of 7
2 of 6
Every category
Best Picture
- Selznick International Pictures
Warner Bros.-First National- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- RKO Radio
- Columbia
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer- Hal Roach (production company)
- Walter Wanger (production company)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Best Director
Best Actor
- Robert Donat · Mr. Chips
- Mickey Rooney · Mickey Moran
- Clark Gable · Rhett Butler
- James Stewart · Jefferson Smith
- Laurence Olivier · Heathcliff
Best Actress
- Vivien Leigh · Scarlett O'Hara
- Bette Davis · Judith Traherne
- Greer Garson · Katherine Chipping
- Irene Dunne · Terry McKay
- Greta Garbo · Lena Yakushova (Ninotchka)
Best Supporting Actor
- Thomas Mitchell · Dr. Josiah Boone
- Brian Donlevy · Sergeant Markoff
- Brian Aherne · Emperor Maximilian von Habsburg
- Claude Rains · Senator Joseph Paine
- Harry Carey · President of the Senate
Best Supporting Actress
- Edna May Oliver · Sarah McKlennar
- Olivia de Havilland · Melanie Hamilton
- Maria Ouspenskaya · Grandmother, Mme. Marnay
- Geraldine Fitzgerald · Isabella
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Original Story
Best Cinematography (Black-and-White)
NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. Title was on a preliminary list of submissions/nominees from the studios from which the two official nominees (Stagecoach and Wuthering Heights) would be selected.
Best Cinematography (Color)
NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. Title was on a preliminary list of submissions/nominees from the studios from which the two official nominees (Gone with the Wind and The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex) would be selected.
Best Film Editing
Best Production Design
Best Original Score
Best Song Score or Adaptation Score
Best Original Song
- Gulliver's Travels · Faithful ForeverMusic by Ralph Rainger; Lyrics by Leo Robin
- Second Fiddle · I Poured My Heart Into A SongMusic and Lyrics by Irving Berlin
Best Sound
- Universal Studio Sound Department, Bernard B. Brown, Sound Director
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director
- Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director
- Republic Studio Sound Department, Charles L. Lootens, Sound Director
- Columbia Studio Sound Department, John Livadary, Sound Director
- Paramount Studio Sound Department, Loren L. Ryder, Sound Director
RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John Aalberg, Sound Director- Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
- 20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, E. H. Hansen, Sound Director
Best Visual Effects
Best Animated Short
- Walt Disney, Producer
- Warner Bros.
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Walt Disney, Producer
Best Live Action Short (One-reel)
- Paramount
- RKO Radio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Warner Bros.
Best Live Action Short (Two-reel)
- Warner Bros.
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- RKO Radio
Honorary and special awards
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
- David O. Selznick
Special Award
- Douglas Fairbanks
To Douglas Fairbanks (Commemorative Award) - recognizing the unique and outstanding contribution of Douglas Fairbanks, first President of the Academy, to the international development of the motion picture.
To William Cameron Menzies for outstanding achievement in the use of color for the enhancement of dramatic mood in the production of Gone with the Wind.
- Judy Garland
To Judy Garland for her outstanding performance as a screen juvenile during the past year.
- The Motion Picture Relief Fund, Jean Hersholt, Ralph Morgan, Ralph Block, Conrad Nagel
To The Motion Picture Relief Fund - acknowledging the outstanding services to the industry during the past year of the Motion Picture Relief Fund and its progressive leadership. Presented to Jean Hersholt, President; Ralph Morgan, Chairman of the Executive Committee; Ralph Block, First Vice-President; and Conrad Nagel.
- the Technicolor Company
To the Technicolor Company for its contributions in successfully bringing three-color feature production to the screen.