Awards & Winners

1943 Academy Awards

Check winners and nominations of 1943 Academy Awards. Check awards winners of 16th Academy Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

16th Academy Awards

Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel

Sam Coslow, Jerry Bresler

Honored for : Heavenly Music

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jerry Bresler Heavenly Music
Sam Coslow Heavenly Music
Frederic Ullman Jr. Letter to a Hero
Walter MacEwen Mardi Gras
Gordon Hollingshead Women at War
Academy Award for Best Actress

Jennifer Jones

Honored for : The Song of Bernadette
(Role: Bernadette Soubirous)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jean Arthur The More the Merrier
Role: Connie Milligan
Ingrid Bergman For Whom the Bell Tolls
Role: Maria
Greer Garson Madame Curie
Role: Madame Marie Curie
Joan Fontaine The Constant Nymph
Role: Teresa 'Tessa' Sanger
Jennifer Jones The Song of Bernadette
Role: Bernadette Soubirous
Academy Award for Best Actor

Paul Lukas

Honored for : Watch on the Rhine
(Role: Kurt Muller)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Humphrey Bogart Casablanca
Role: Rick Blane
Gary Cooper For Whom the Bell Tolls
Role: Robert Jordan
Paul Lukas Watch on the Rhine
Role: Kurt Muller
Mickey Rooney The Human Comedy
Role: Homer Macauley
Walter Pidgeon Madame Curie
Role: Pierre Curie
Academy Award for Best Cinematography

Hal Mohr, W. Howard Greene

Honored for : Phantom of the Opera

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Nominee Nominated Work
Hal Mohr Phantom of the Opera
W. Howard Greene Phantom of the Opera
Ray Rennahan For Whom the Bell Tolls
Edward Cronjager Heaven Can Wait
Charles G. Clarke Hello, Frisco, Hello
Allen M. Davey Hello, Frisco, Hello
Leonard Smith Lassie Come Home
George J. Folsey Thousands Cheer
Academy Award for Best Picture

Warner Bros. Entertainment

Honored for : Casablanca

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Nominee Nominated Work
Hal B. Wallis Watch on the Rhine
Warner Bros. Entertainment Watch on the Rhine
William Perlberg The Song of Bernadette
20th Century Fox The Song of Bernadette
20th Century Fox The Ox-Bow Incident
Lamar Trotti The Ox-Bow Incident
George Stevens The More the Merrier
Columbia Pictures The More the Merrier
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Madame Curie
Sidney Franklin Madame Curie
Noël Coward In Which We Serve
Two Cities Films In Which We Serve
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown The Human Comedy
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer The Human Comedy
Ernst Lubitsch Heaven Can Wait
20th Century Fox Heaven Can Wait
Sam Wood For Whom the Bell Tolls
Paramount Pictures For Whom the Bell Tolls
Hal B. Wallis Casablanca
Warner Bros. Entertainment Casablanca
Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject

United States Navy

Honored for : December 7th
(U.S. Navy Field Photographic Branch)

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Nominee Nominated Work
United States Navy December 7th
U.S. Navy Field Photographic Branch
RKO Radio Network Children of Mars
From the 'This is America' series
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Plan for Destruction
United States Office of War Information Swedes in America
United States Office of War Information Overseas Motion Picture Bureau
Walter Wanger To the People of the United States
United States Navy Tomorrow We Fly
United States Navy Bureau of Aeronautics
The March of Time Youth in Crisis
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature

Ministry of Information

Honored for : Desert Victory

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ministry of Information Desert Victory
United States Army Baptism of Fire
U.S. Army Fighting Men Series
United States. Army pictorial Service Report from the Aleutians
Office of Strategic Services War Department Report
Field Photographic Branch Office of Strategic Services
Special Services The Battle of Russia
Academy Award for Best Film Editing

George Amy

Honored for : Air Force

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Nominee Nominated Work
George Amy Air Force
Owen Marks Casablanca
Doane Harrison Five Graves to Cairo
Sherman Todd For Whom the Bell Tolls
John F. Link For Whom the Bell Tolls
Barbara McLean The Song of Bernadette
Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing

Stephen Dunn

Honored for : This Land Is Mine
(RKO Radio Studio Sound Department)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Stephen Dunn This Land Is Mine
RKO Radio Studio Sound Department
Jack Whitney Hangmen Also Die!
Sound Service, Inc.
Douglas Shearer Madame Curie
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department
Thomas T. Moulton The North Star
Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department
Bernard B. Brown Phantom of the Opera
Universal Studio Sound Department
Loren L. Ryder Riding High
Paramount Studio Sound Department
John P. Livadary Sahara
Columbia Studio Sound Department
Sam Slyfield Saludos Amigos
Walt Disney Studio Sound Department
James L. Fields So This Is Washington
RCA Sound
Edmund H. Hansen The Song of Bernadette
20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department
Nathan Levinson This Is the Army
Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department
Daniel J. Bloomberg In Old Oklahoma
Republic Studio Sound Department
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay

Norman Krasna

Honored for : Princess O'Rourke

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Nominee Nominated Work
Allan Scott So Proudly We Hail!
Lillian Hellman The North Star
Noël Coward In Which We Serve
Dudley Nichols Air Force
Norman Krasna Princess O'Rourke
Academy Award for Best Director

Michael Curtiz

Honored for : Casablanca

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Nominee Nominated Work
George Stevens The More the Merrier
Clarence Brown The Human Comedy
Ernst Lubitsch Heaven Can Wait
Henry King The Song of Bernadette
Michael Curtiz Casablanca
Academy Award for Best Story

William Saroyan

Honored for : The Human Comedy

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Nominee Nominated Work
Steve Fisher Destination Tokyo
Robert W. Russell The More the Merrier
Frank Ross The More the Merrier
Guy Gilpatric Action in the North Atlantic
William Saroyan The Human Comedy
Gordon McDonell Shadow of a Doubt
Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Charles Coburn

Honored for : The More the Merrier
(Role: Benjamin Dingle)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Akim Tamiroff For Whom the Bell Tolls
Role: Pablo
J. Carrol Naish Sahara
Role: Giuseppe
Charles Coburn The More the Merrier
Role: Benjamin Dingle
Claude Rains Casablanca
Role: Captain Louis Renault
Charles Bickford The Song of Bernadette
Role: Dean Peyramale
Academy Award for Best Original Song

Mack Gordon, Harry Warren

Honored for : You'll Never Know
(Hello, Frisco, Hello)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Harry Warren You'll Never Know
Hello Frisco, Hello
Mack Gordon You'll Never Know
Hello Frisco, Hello
Jule Styne Change of Heart
Hit Parade of 1943
Harold Adamson Change of Heart
Hit Parade of 1943
Harold Arlen My Shining Hour
The Sky's the Limit
Johnny Mercer My Shining Hour
The Sky's the Limit
Charles Wolcott Saludos Amigos
Saludos Amigos
Ned Washington Saludos Amigos
Saludos Amigos
Jimmy McHugh Say a Prayer for the Boys Over There
Hers to Hold
Herb Magidson Say a Prayer for the Boys Over There
Hers to Hold
Harold Arlen That Old Black Magic
Star Spangled Rhythm
Johnny Mercer That Old Black Magic
Star Spangled Rhythm
Arthur Schwartz They're Either Too Young or Too Old
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Frank Loesser They're Either Too Young or Too Old
Thank Your Lucky Stars
James Vincent Monaco We Mustn't Say Good Bye
Stage Door Canteen
Al Dubin We Mustn't Say Good Bye
Stage Door Canteen
Cole Porter You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To
Something to Shout About
Harold Arlen Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe
Cabin in the Sky
Yip Harburg Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe
Cabin in the Sky
Academy Award for Best Short Subject, One-reel

Grantland Rice

Honored for : Amphibious Fighters

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Grantland Rice Amphibious Fighters
Gordon Hollingshead Cavalcade of Dance
Edmund Reek Champions Carry on
Ralph Staub Hollywood in Uniform
Pete Smith Seeing Hands
Academy Award for Best Short Film (Animated)

Fred Quimby

Honored for : The Yankee Doodle Mouse

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Nominee Nominated Work
Fred Quimby The Yankee Doodle Mouse
Walter Lantz The Dizzy Acrobat
George Pal 500 Hats of Bartholemew Cubbins
Leon Schlesinger Greetings Bait
Dave Fleischer Imagination
Walt Disney Reason and Emotion
Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Katina Paxinou

Honored for : For Whom the Bell Tolls
(Role: Pilar)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lucile Watson Watch on the Rhine
Role: Fanny Farrelly
Anne Revere The Song of Bernadette
Role: Louise Soubirous
Paulette Goddard So Proudly We Hail!
Role: Lieutenant Joan O'Doul
Gladys Cooper The Song of Bernadette
Role: Sister Vauzous
Katina Paxinou For Whom the Bell Tolls
Role: Pilar
Academy Award for Best Production Design

Alexander Golitzen, John B. Goodman, Russell A. Gausman, Ira S. Webb

Honored for : Phantom of the Opera

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jacques Mersereau Thousands Cheer
Daniel B. Cathcart Thousands Cheer
Cedric Gibbons Thousands Cheer
Edwin B. Willis Thousands Cheer
Alexander Golitzen Phantom of the Opera
Russell A. Gausman Phantom of the Opera
John B. Goodman Phantom of the Opera
Ira S. Webb Phantom of the Opera
Joseph C. Wright The Gang's All Here
James Basevi The Gang's All Here
Thomas Little The Gang's All Here
Hans Dreier For Whom the Bell Tolls
Haldane Douglas For Whom the Bell Tolls
Bertram C. Granger For Whom the Bell Tolls
John Hughes This Is the Army
John Koenig This Is the Army
George James Hopkins This Is the Army
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

Arthur Charles Miller

Honored for : The Song of Bernadette

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Nominee Nominated Work
Arthur Charles Miller The Song of Bernadette
James Wong Howe Air Force
Elmer Dyer Air Force
Charles A. Marshall Air Force
Arthur Edeson Casablanca
Tony Gaudio Corvette K-225
John F. Seitz Five Graves to Cairo
Harry Stradling The Human Comedy
Joseph Ruttenberg Madame Curie
James Wong Howe The North Star
Rudolph Maté Sahara
Charles Lang So Proudly We Hail!
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score

Alfred Newman

Honored for : The Song of Bernadette

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alfred Newman The Song of Bernadette
Hans J. Salter The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Frank Skinner The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Max Steiner Casablanca
Louis Gruenberg Commandos Strike at Dawn
Morris Stoloff Commandos Strike at Dawn
Constantin Bakaleinikoff The Fallen Sparrow
Roy Webb The Fallen Sparrow
Victor Young For Whom the Bell Tolls
Hanns Eisler Hangmen Also Die!
Phil Boutelje Hi Diddle Diddle
Leigh Harline Johnny Come Lately
Gerard Carbonara The Kansan
Arthur Lange Lady of Burlesque
Herbert Stothart Madame Curie
Dimitri Tiomkin The Moon and Sixpence
Aaron Copland The North Star
Edward H. Plumb Victory Through Air Power
Paul Smith Victory Through Air Power
Oliver Wallace Victory Through Air Power
Walter Scharf In Old Oklahoma
Academy Award for Best Original Musical

Ray Heindorf

Honored for : This Is the Army

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ray Heindorf This Is the Army
Alfred Newman Coney Island
Walter Scharf Hit Parade of 1943
Edward Ward Phantom of the Opera
Edward H. Plumb Saludos Amigos
Paul Smith Saludos Amigos
Charles Wolcott Saludos Amigos
Leigh Harline The Sky's the Limit
Morris Stoloff Something to Shout About
Fred Rich Stage Door Canteen
Robert E. Dolan Star Spangled Rhythm
Herbert Stothart Thousands Cheer
Academy Award for Best Screenplay

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Nominee Nominated Work
Julius J. Epstein Casablanca
Philip G. Epstein Casablanca
Howard E. Koch Casablanca
Nunnally Johnson Holy Matrimony
Richard Flournoy The More the Merrier
Lewis R. Foster The More the Merrier
Frank Ross The More the Merrier
Robert W. Russell The More the Merrier
George Seaton The Song of Bernadette
Dashiell Hammett Watch on the Rhine
Academy Honorary Award

George Pal

Honored for : Puppetoons
(for the development of novel methods and techniques in the production of short subjects known as Puppetoons)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Daniel J. Bloomberg, Republic Studio Sound Department

(for the design and development of an inexpensive method of converting Moviolas to Class B push-pull reproduction.)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Charles G. Clarke, 20th Century-Fox Studio Camera Department

(for the development and practical application of a device for composing artificial clouds into motion picture scenes during production photography.)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Farciot Edouart, Paramount Studio Transparency Department

(for an automatic electric transparency cueing timer)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Willard H. Turner, RKO Radio Studio Sound Department

(for the design and construction of the phono-cue starter)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Farciot Edouart, Earle Morgan, Barton Thompson, Paramount Studio Engineering Department, Paramount Studio Transparency Department

(For the development and practical application to motion picture production of a method of duplicating and enlarging natural color photographs, transferring the image emulsions to glass plates and projecting these slides by especially designed stereopticon equipment.)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

DuPont Photo Products Department

(For the development of fine-grain motion picture films.)