Awards & Winners

1940 Academy Awards

Check winners and nominations of 1940 Academy Awards. Check awards winners of 13th Academy Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

13th Academy Awards

Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

Lawrence W. Butler, Jack Whitney

Honored for : The Thief of Bagdad

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Loren L. Ryder Typhoon
Gordon Jennings Typhoon
Farciot Edouart Typhoon
Thomas T. Moulton Foreign Correspondent
Paul Eagler Foreign Correspondent
Bernard B. Brown The Invisible Man Returns
John P. Fulton The Invisible Man Returns
William Hedgcock The Invisible Man Returns
Bud Thackery Women in War
William Bradford Women in War
Howard Lydecker Women in War
Herbert Norsch Women in War
Joe Lapis The Boys from Syracuse
John P. Fulton The Boys from Syracuse
Bernard B. Brown The Boys from Syracuse
Edmund H. Hansen The Blue Bird
Fred Sersen The Blue Bird
Gordon Jennings Dr. Cyclops
Farciot Edouart Dr. Cyclops
Arthur Johns Rebecca
Jack Cosgrove Rebecca
Douglas Shearer Boom Town
A. Arnold Gillespie Boom Town
John O. Aalberg Swiss Family Robinson
Vernon L. Walker Swiss Family Robinson
Nathan Levinson The Sea Hawk
Byron Haskin The Sea Hawk
Thomas T. Moulton The Long Voyage Home
Ray Binger The Long Voyage Home
R. T. Layton The Long Voyage Home
Elmer Raguse One Million B.C.
Roy Seawright One Million B.C.
Lawrence W. Butler The Thief of Bagdad
Jack Whitney The Thief of Bagdad
Academy Award for Best Story

Hans Székely, Benjamin Glazer

Honored for : Arise, My Love

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Hugo Butler Edison, the Man
Dore Schary Edison, the Man
Stuart N. Lake The Westerner
Bella Spewack My Favourite Wife
Sam Spewack My Favourite Wife
Leo McCarey My Favourite Wife
Walter Reisch Comrade X
Benjamin Glazer Arise, My Love
Hans Székely Arise, My Love
Academy Award for Best Short Subject, One-reel

Pete Smith

Honored for : Quicker'n a Wink

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Pete Smith Quicker'n a Wink
Warner Bros. Entertainment London Can Take It!
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer More About Nostradamus
RKO Radio Network Siege
Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing

Douglas Shearer

Honored for : Strike Up the Band
(Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Elmer Raguse Captain Caution
Hal Roach Studio Sound Department
Bernard B. Brown Spring Parade
Universal Studio Sound Department
John P. Livadary Too Many Husbands
Columbia Studio Sound Department
Nathan Levinson The Sea Hawk
Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department
Loren L. Ryder North West Mounted Police
Paramount Studio Sound Department
Thomas T. Moulton Our Town
Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department
Jack Whitney The Howards of Virginia
General Service Sound Department
Edmund H. Hansen The Grapes of Wrath
20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department
John O. Aalberg Kitty Foyle: The Natural History of a Woman
RKO Radio Studio Sound Department
Charles L. Lootens Behind the News
Republic Studio Sound Department
Douglas Shearer Strike Up the Band
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department
Academy Award for Best Original Song

Leigh Harline, Ned Washington

Honored for : When You Wish upon a Star
(Pinocchio)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Leigh Harline When You Wish upon a Star
Pinocchio
Ned Washington When You Wish upon a Star
Pinocchio
Harry Warren Down Argentine Way
Down Argentine Way
Mack Gordon Down Argentine Way
Down Argentine Way
Jimmy McHugh I'd Know You Anywhere
You'll Find Out
Johnny Mercer I'd Know You Anywhere
You'll Find Out
George Forrest It's a Blue World
Music in My Heart
Robert Wright It's a Blue World
Music in My Heart
Artie Shaw Love of My Life
Second Chorus
Johnny Mercer Love of My Life
Second Chorus
James Vincent Monaco Only Forever
Rhythm on the River
Johnny Burke Only Forever
Rhythm on the River
Roger Edens Our Love Affair
Strike Up the Band
Arthur Freed Our Love Affair
Strike Up the Band
Robert Stolz Waltzing in the Clouds
Spring Parade
Gus Kahn Waltzing in the Clouds
Spring Parade
Jule Styne Who Am I?
Hit Parade of 1941
Walter Bullock Who Am I?
Hit Parade of 1941
Academy Award for Best Film Editing

Anne Bauchens

Honored for : North West Mounted Police

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Hal C. Kern Rebecca
Warren Low The Letter
Robert L. Simpson The Grapes of Wrath
Sherman Todd The Long Voyage Home
Anne Bauchens North West Mounted Police
Academy Award for Best Cinematography

Georges Périnal

Honored for : The Thief of Bagdad

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Victor Milner North West Mounted Police
W. Howard Greene North West Mounted Police
Georges Périnal The Thief of Bagdad
Oliver T. Marsh Bitter Sweet
Allen M. Davey Bitter Sweet
Arthur Charles Miller The Blue Bird
Ray Rennahan The Blue Bird
Leon Shamroy Down Argentine Way
Ray Rennahan Down Argentine Way
Sidney Wagner Northwest Passage
William V. Skall Northwest Passage
Academy Award for Best Production Design

Vincent Korda

Honored for : The Thief of Bagdad

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
John S. Detlie Bitter Sweet
Cedric Gibbons Bitter Sweet
Richard Day Down Argentine Way
Joseph C. Wright Down Argentine Way
Hans Dreier North West Mounted Police
Roland Anderson North West Mounted Police
Vincent Korda The Thief of Bagdad
Academy Award for Best Picture

Selznick International Pictures

Honored for : Rebecca

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Argosy Pictures The Long Voyage Home
Walter Wanger Productions The Long Voyage Home
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer The Philadelphia Story
Sol Lesser Productions Our Town
Warner Bros. Entertainment The Letter
RKO Pictures Kitty Foyle: The Natural History of a Woman
Charlie Chaplin Studios The Great Dictator
20th Century Fox The Grapes of Wrath
Walter Wanger Productions Foreign Correspondent
Warner Bros. Entertainment All This, and Heaven Too
Selznick International Pictures Rebecca
Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel

Warner Bros. Entertainment

Honored for : Teddy, the Rough Rider

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Warner Bros. Entertainment Teddy, the Rough Rider
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Eyes of the Navy
Warner Bros. Entertainment Service with the Colors
Academy Award for Best Actor

James Stewart

Honored for : The Philadelphia Story
(Role: Mike Connor)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Henry Fonda The Grapes of Wrath
Role: Tom Joad
Laurence Olivier Rebecca
Role: Maxim de Winter
Raymond Massey Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Role: Abraham Lincoln
James Stewart The Philadelphia Story
Role: Mike Connor
Charlie Chaplin The Great Dictator
Role: Hynkel, Dictator of Tomania
Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Walter Brennan

Honored for : The Westerner
(Role: Judge Roy Bean)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Stephenson The Letter
Role: Howard Joyce
Albert Bassermann Foreign Correspondent
Role: Van Meer
William Gargan They Knew What They Wanted
Role: Joe, the Foreman
Walter Brennan The Westerner
Role: Judge Roy Bean
Jack Oakie The Great Dictator
Role: Napaloni, Dictator of Bacteria
Academy Award for Best Actress

Ginger Rogers

Honored for : Kitty Foyle: The Natural History of a Woman
(Role: Kitty Foyle)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bette Davis The Letter
Role: Leslie Crosbie
Joan Fontaine Rebecca
Role: Mrs. de Winter
Katharine Hepburn The Philadelphia Story
Role: Tracy Lord
Martha Scott Our Town
Role: Emily Webb
Ginger Rogers Kitty Foyle: The Natural History of a Woman
Role: Kitty Foyle
Academy Award for Best Director

John Ford

Honored for : The Grapes of Wrath

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
William Wyler The Letter
George Cukor The Philadelphia Story
Alfred Hitchcock Rebecca
Sam Wood Kitty Foyle: The Natural History of a Woman
John Ford The Grapes of Wrath
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score

Paul Smith, Leigh Harline, Ned Washington

Honored for : Pinocchio

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Victor Young North West Mounted Police
Leigh Harline Pinocchio
Paul Smith Pinocchio
Ned Washington Pinocchio
Victor Young Arizona
Victor Young Dark Command
Louis Gruenberg The Fight for Life
Meredith Willson The Great Dictator
Frank Skinner The House of the Seven Gables
Richard Hageman The Howards of Virginia
Max Steiner The Letter
Richard Hageman The Long Voyage Home
Alfred Newman The Mark of Zorro
Roy Webb My Favourite Wife
Werner R. Heymann One Million B.C.
Aaron Copland Our Town
Franz Waxman Rebecca
Miklós Rózsa The Thief of Bagdad
Herbert Stothart Waterloo Bridge
Academy Award for Best Short Film (Animated)

Rudolf Ising, Fred Quimby, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Honored for : The Milky Way

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Fred Quimby The Milky Way
Rudolf Ising The Milky Way
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer The Milky Way
Rudolf Ising Puss Gets the Boot
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Puss Gets the Boot
Leon Schlesinger A Wild Hare
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay

Preston Sturges

Honored for : The Great McGinty

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Charlie Chaplin The Great Dictator
Joan Harrison Foreign Correspondent
Charles Bennett Foreign Correspondent
Heinz Herald Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
John Huston Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Norman Burnside Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Ben Hecht Angels Over Broadway
Preston Sturges The Great McGinty
Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Jane Darwell

Honored for : The Grapes of Wrath
(Role: Ma Joad)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ruth Hussey The Philadelphia Story
Role: Liz Imbrie
Judith Anderson Rebecca
Role: Mrs. Danvers
Jane Darwell The Grapes of Wrath
Role: Ma Joad
Marjorie Rambeau Primrose Path
Role: Mamie Adams
Barbara O'Neil All This, and Heaven Too
Role: Duchesse de Praslin
Academy Award for Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White

Cedric Gibbons, Paul Groesse

Honored for : Pride and Prejudice

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Robert Peterson Arizona
Lionel Banks Arizona
Hans Dreier Arise, My Love
Robert Usher Arise, My Love
Cedric Gibbons Pride and Prejudice
Paul Groesse Pride and Prejudice
Jack Otterson The Boys from Syracuse
John Victor Mackay Dark Command
Alexander Golitzen Foreign Correspondent
Richard Day Lillian Russell
Joseph C. Wright Lillian Russell
Van Nest Polglase My Favourite Wife
Mark-Lee Kirk My Favourite Wife
John DuCasse Schulze My Son, My Son!
Lewis J. Rachmil Our Town
Lyle R. Wheeler Rebecca
Anton Grot The Sea Hawk
James Basevi The Westerner
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

George Barnes

Honored for : Rebecca

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
George Barnes Rebecca
James Wong Howe Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Ernest Haller All This, and Heaven Too
Charles Lang Arise, My Love
Harold Rosson Boom Town
Rudolph Maté Foreign Correspondent
Tony Gaudio The Letter
Gregg Toland The Long Voyage Home
Joseph A. Valentine Spring Parade
Joseph Ruttenberg Waterloo Bridge
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score

Alfred Newman

Honored for : Tin Pan Alley

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Victor Young North West Mounted Police
Leigh Harline Pinocchio
Paul Smith Pinocchio
Ned Washington Pinocchio
Victor Young Arizona
Victor Young Dark Command
Louis Gruenberg The Fight for Life
Meredith Willson The Great Dictator
Frank Skinner The House of the Seven Gables
Richard Hageman The Howards of Virginia
Max Steiner The Letter
Richard Hageman The Long Voyage Home
Alfred Newman The Mark of Zorro
Roy Webb My Favourite Wife
Werner R. Heymann One Million B.C.
Aaron Copland Our Town
Franz Waxman Rebecca
Miklós Rózsa The Thief of Bagdad
Herbert Stothart Waterloo Bridge
Academy Award for Best Screenplay

Donald Ogden Stewart

Honored for : The Philadelphia Story

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Donald Ogden Stewart The Philadelphia Story
Nunnally Johnson The Grapes of Wrath
Dalton Trumbo Kitty Foyle: The Natural History of a Woman
Dudley Nichols The Long Voyage Home
Robert E. Sherwood Rebecca
Joan Harrison Rebecca
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Anton Grot, Warner Bros. Studio Art Department

(For the design and perfection of the Warner Bros. water ripple and wave illusion machine)
Academy Honorary Award

Bob Hope

(in recognition of his unselfish services to the Motion Picture Industry)
Academy Honorary Award

Nathan Levinson

(for his outstanding service to the industry and the Army during the past nine years, which has made possible the present efficient mobilization of the motion picture industry facilities for the production of Army Training Films)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Award of Merit)

20th Century Fox

(For the design and construction of the 20th Century Silenced Camera, developed by DANIEL CLARK, GROVER LAUBE, CHARLES MILLER and ROBERT W. STEVENS.)