1947 ceremony · films of 1946
The 19th Oscars
100 nominations in 23 categories.
Nominations and wins
The night's big films
7 of 8- 2 of 7
- 2 of 6
- 2 of 5
0 of 5- 1 of 4
Winners first
Every category
Best Picture
Announced as Best Motion Picture
- Samuel Goldwyn Productions
- J. Arthur Rank-Two Cities Films
- Liberty Films
- 20th Century-Fox
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Best Director
Best Actor
Announced as Actor
- Fredric March · Al Stephenson
- Laurence Olivier · Henry V
- James Stewart · George Bailey
- Larry Parks · Al Jolson
- Gregory Peck · Pa Baxter
Best Actress
Announced as Actress
- Olivia de Havilland · Jody Norris
- Celia Johnson · Laura Jesson
- Jennifer Jones · Pearl Chavez
- Rosalind Russell · Elizabeth Kenny
- Jane Wyman · Ma Baxter
Best Supporting Actor
- Harold Russell · Homer Parrish
- Claude Rains · Alexander Sebastian
- Charles Coburn · Alexander Gow
- William Demarest · Steve Martin
- Clifton Webb · Elliott Templeton
Best Supporting Actress
- Anne Baxter · Sophie MacDonald
- Gale Sondergaard · Lady Thiang
- Lillian Gish · Belle McCanles
- Flora Robson · Angelique Buiton
- Ethel Barrymore · Mrs. Warren
Best Original Screenplay
Best Adapted Screenplay
Announced as Writing (Screenplay)
Best Original Story
Announced as Writing (Original Motion Picture Story)
Best Cinematography (Black-and-White)
Best Cinematography (Color)
Best Film Editing
Best Production Design (Black-and-White)
- Art Direction: Lyle Wheeler, William Darling; Interior Decoration: Thomas Little, Frank E. Hughes
Best Production Design (Color)
- Art Direction: Paul Sheriff, Carmen Dillon
Best Original Score
Announced as Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
Best Song Score or Adaptation Score
Announced as Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture)
Best Original Song
Announced as Music (Song)
- The Harvey Girls · On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa FeMusic by Harry Warren; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
- Blue Skies · You Keep Coming Back Like A SongMusic and Lyrics by Irving Berlin
- Canyon Passage · Ole Buttermilk SkyMusic by Hoagy Carmichael; Lyrics by Jack Brooks
- Centennial Summer · All Through The DayMusic by Jerome Kern; Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
- The Dolly Sisters · I Can't Begin To Tell YouMusic by James Monaco; Lyrics by Mack Gordon
- Three Little Girls in Blue · This Is AlwaysMusic by Harry Warren; Lyrics by Mack Gordon
NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. After nominations were announced on February 10, 1947, it was discovered that the song had been cut from the release print of the film, making it ineligible. The nomination was rescinded on February 13, and the music branch reballoted to determine the five nominations in the category.
Best Sound
- RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John Aalberg, Sound Director
- Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon Sawyer, Sound Director
Best Visual Effects
Announced as Special Effects
- Special Visual Effects by William McGann; Special Audible Effects by Nathan Levinson
Best Documentary Short
- United States Department of War
- Artkino
- Paramount
- The March of Time
- Herbert Morgan, Producer
Best Animated Short
Announced as Short Subject (Cartoon)
- George Pal, Producer
- Walter Lantz, Producer
- Walt Disney, Producer
- Edward Selzer, Producer
Best Live Action Short (One-reel)
- Gordon Hollingshead, Producer
- Jack Eaton, Producer
- Edmund Reek, Producer
- Gordon Hollingshead, Producer
- Pete Smith, Producer
Best Live Action Short (Two-reel)
- Gordon Hollingshead, Producer
- Jules White, Producer
Not competitive
Honorary and special awards
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
- Samuel Goldwyn
Special Award
- Ernst Lubitsch
To Ernst Lubitsch for his distinguished contributions to the art of the motion picture.
To Laurence Olivier for his outstanding achievement as actor, producer and director in bringing Henry V to the screen.
To Harold Russell for bringing hope and courage to his fellow veterans through his appearance in The Best Years of Our Lives.