The 14th Oscars
178 nominations in 23 categories.
The night's big films
2 of 11
5 of 10
1 of 9
0 of 9- 2 of 7
- 0 of 6
Every category
Best Picture
- 20th Century-Fox
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Mercury
- Columbia
- Paramount
- Warner Bros.
- Warner Bros.
RKO Radio- Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Warner Bros.
Best Director
Best Actor
- Gary Cooper · Alvin C. York
- Orson Welles · Charles Foster Kane
- Robert Montgomery · Joe Pendleton
- Cary Grant · Roger Adams
- Walter Huston · Mr. Scratch
Best Actress
- Joan Fontaine · Lina McLaidlaw
- Barbara Stanwyck · Sugarpuss O'Shea
- Greer Garson · Edna Gladney
- Olivia de Havilland · Emmy Brown
- Bette Davis · Regina Hubbard Giddens
Best Supporting Actor
- Donald Crisp · Mr. Morgan
- James Gleason · Max Corkle
- Walter Brennan · Pastor Posier Pile
- Charles Coburn · John P. Merrick
- Sydney Greenstreet · Kaspar Gutman
Best Supporting Actress
- Mary Astor · Sandra Kovak
- Sara Allgood · Mrs. Morgan
- Margaret Wycherly · Mother York
- Patricia Collinge · Birdie Hubbard
- Teresa Wright · Alexandra Giddens
Best Original Screenplay
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Original Story
Best Cinematography (Black-and-White)
Best Cinematography (Color)
- Wilfred M. Cline, Karl Struss, William Snyder
Best Film Editing
Best Production Design (Black-and-White)
- Art Direction: Lionel Banks; Interior Decoration: George Montgomery
- Sis Hopkins
NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. Nomination withdrawn by Republic Studios.
- Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen; Interior Decoration: Richard Irvine
- Art Direction: Vincent Korda; Interior Decoration: Julia Heron
- Art Direction: Stephen Goosson; Interior Decoration: Howard Bristol
- Art Direction: John DuCasse Schulze; Interior Decoration: Edward G. Boyle
Best Production Design (Color)
- Art Direction: Raoul Pene du Bois; Interior Decoration: Stephen A. Seymour
Best Original Score
Best Song Score or Adaptation Score
Best Original Song
- Lady Be Good · The Last Time I Saw ParisMusic by Jerome Kern; Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
- All-American Co-Ed · Out Of The SilenceMusic and Lyrics by Lloyd B. Norlind
- Blues in the Night · Blues In The NightMusic by Harold Arlen; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
- Buck Privates · Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Of Company BMusic by Hugh Prince; Lyrics by Don Raye
Dumbo · Baby MineMusic by Frank Churchill; Lyrics by Ned Washington- Ridin' on a Rainbow · Be Honest With MeMusic and Lyrics by Gene Autry and Fred Rose
- Sun Valley Serenade · Chattanooga Choo ChooMusic by Harry Warren; Lyrics by Mack Gordon
- You'll Never Get Rich · Since I Kissed My Baby GoodbyeMusic and Lyrics by Cole Porter
Best Sound
- General Service Sound Department, Jack Whitney, Sound Director
- Universal Studio Sound Department, Bernard B. Brown, Sound Director
Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director- RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John Aalberg, Sound Director
- 20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, E. H. Hansen, Sound Director
- Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director
- Republic Studio Sound Department, Charles Lootens, Sound Director
- Hal Roach Studio Sound Department, Elmer Raguse, Sound Director
Best Visual Effects
- Photographic Effects by Byron Haskin; Sound Effects by Nathan Levinson
NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. Originally announced as a nominee on February 9, 1942, but sometime between the 10th and the 19th of February, this title was dropped and replaced by another Warner Bros. production, The Sea Wolf, with the same people credited for the nomination. There is no explanation in the files as to why this replacement was made.
- Photographic Effects by A. Arnold Gillespie; Sound Effects by Douglas Shearer
- Photographic Effects by Lawrence Butler; Sound Effects by William H. Wilmarth
- Photographic Effects by John Fulton; Sound Effects by John Hall
- Photographic Effects by Byron Haskin; Sound Effects by Nathan Levinson
NOTE: Not originally one of the nominees announced on February 9, 1942. Dive Bomber, another Warner Bros. production, was on the list, but sometime between the 10th and 19th of February, the Dive Bomber nomination was replaced by The Sea Wolf, with the same people credited for the achievement. There is no explanation in the files as to why the replacement was made.
- Photographic Effects by Roy Seawright; Sound Effects by Elmer Raguse
Best Documentary Short
- National Film Board of Canada
- British Ministry of Information
- Philadelphia Housing Association
- Film Associates
- United States Office for Emergency Management Film Unit
- British Ministry of Information
- Amkino
- The March of Time
- National Film Board of Canada
Best Animated Short
- Walt Disney, Producer
- Leon Schlesinger, Producer
- Columbia
- Leon Schlesinger, Producer
- George Pal, Producer
- Max Fleischer, Producer
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Walt Disney, Producer
Best Live Action Short (One-reel)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Pete Smith, Producer
- Paramount
- Warner Bros.
- Warner Bros.
- 20th Century-Fox
- Paramount
Best Live Action Short (Two-reel)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Woodard Productions, Inc.
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Warner Bros.
- United States Army
Honorary and special awards
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
- Walt Disney
Special Award
To Rey Scott for his extraordinary achievement in producing Kukan, the film record of China's struggle, including its photography with a 16mm camera under the most difficult and dangerous conditions.
Walt Disney, William Garity, John N. A. Hawkins, the RCA Manufacturing CompanyTo Walt Disney, William Garity, John N. A. Hawkins and the RCA Manufacturing Company for their outstanding contribution to the advancement of the use of sound in motion pictures through the production of Fantasia.
To Leopold Stokowski and his associates for their unique achievement in the creation of a new form of visualized music in Walt Disney's production, Fantasia, thereby widening the scope of the motion picture as entertainment and as an art form.
- The British Ministry of Information
To The British Ministry of Information for its vivid and dramatic presentation of the heroism of the RAF in the documentary film, Target for Tonight.