Awards & Winners

1945 Academy Awards

Check winners and nominations of 1945 Academy Awards. Check awards winners of 18th Academy Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

18th Academy Awards

Academy Award for Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White

Wiard Ihnen, A. Roland Fields

Honored for : Blood on the Sun

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Bonar The Picture of Dorian Gray
Hugh Hunt The Picture of Dorian Gray
Hans Peters The Picture of Dorian Gray
Cedric Gibbons The Picture of Dorian Gray
Edwin B. Willis The Picture of Dorian Gray
Thomas Little The Keys of the Kingdom
Frank E. Hughes The Keys of the Kingdom
James Basevi The Keys of the Kingdom
William S. Darling The Keys of the Kingdom
A. Roland Fields Blood on the Sun
Wiard Ihnen Blood on the Sun
Albert S. D'Agostino Experiment Perilous
Claude E. Carpenter Experiment Perilous
Darrell Silvera Experiment Perilous
Jack Okey Experiment Perilous
Roland Anderson Love Letters
Ray Moyer Love Letters
Samuel M. Comer Love Letters
Hans Dreier Love Letters
Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

James Dunn

Honored for : A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
(Role: Johnny Nolan)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Dunn A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Role: Johnny Nolan
Michael Chekhov Spellbound
Role: Dr. Alex Brulov
Robert Mitchum The Story of G.I. Joe
Role: Lieutenant Walker
J. Carrol Naish A Medal for Benny
Role: Charlie Martini
John Dall The Corn Is Green
Role: Morgan Evans
Academy Award for Best Picture

Paramount Pictures

Honored for : The Lost Weekend

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
David O. Selznick Spellbound
Selznick International Pictures Spellbound
Jerry Wald Mildred Pierce
Warner Bros. Entertainment Mildred Pierce
Leo McCarey The Bells of St. Mary's
RKO Pictures The Bells of St. Mary's
Joe Pasternak Anchors Aweigh
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Anchors Aweigh
Charles Brackett The Lost Weekend
Paramount Pictures The Lost Weekend
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
United States Air Force The Last Bomb
Government of the United Kingdom The True Glory
Federal government of the United States The True Glory
Academy Award for Best Film Editing

Robert James Kern

Honored for : National Velvet

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
George Amy Objective, Burma!
Robert James Kern National Velvet
Harry Marker The Bells of St. Mary's
Charles Nelson A Song to Remember
Doane Harrison The Lost Weekend
Academy Award for Best Story

Charles G. Booth

Honored for : The House on 92nd Street

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Charles G. Booth The House on 92nd Street
Laszlo Gorog The Affairs of Susan
Thomas Monroe The Affairs of Susan
John Steinbeck A Medal for Benny
Jack Wagner A Medal for Benny
Alvah Bessie Objective, Burma!
Ernst Marischka A Song to Remember
Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel

Gordon Hollingshead

Honored for : Star in the Night

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
George Templeton The Little Witch
Jules White The Jury Goes Round 'n' Round
Gordon Hollingshead Star in the Night
Chester M. Franklin A Gun in His Hand
Jerry Bresler A Gun in His Hand
Academy Award for Best Short Subject, One-reel

Herbert Moulton, Jerry Bresler

Honored for : Stairway to Light

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Herbert Moulton Stairway to Light
Jerry Bresler Stairway to Light
Ralph Staub Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 1: 25th Anniversary
Thomas Mead Your National Gallery
Joseph O'Brien Your National Gallery
Gordon Hollingshead Story of a Dog
Edmund Reek Along the Rainbow Trail
Grantland Rice White Rhapsody
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

John P. Fulton, Arthur Johns

Honored for : Wonder Man

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jack Cosgrove Spellbound
Fred Sersen Captain Eddie
Harry M. Leonard Captain Eddie
Sol Halperin Captain Eddie
Roger Heman Sr. Captain Eddie
John P. Fulton Wonder Man
Arthur Johns Wonder Man
Lawrence W. Butler A Thousand and One Nights
Ray Bomba A Thousand and One Nights
A. Arnold Gillespie They Were Expendable
Michael Steinore They Were Expendable
R.A. MacDonald They Were Expendable
Donald Jahraus They Were Expendable
Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Anne Revere

Honored for : National Velvet
(Role: Mrs. Brown)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joan Lorring The Corn Is Green
Role: Bessie Watty
Angela Lansbury The Picture of Dorian Gray
Role: Sibyl Vane
Ann Blyth Mildred Pierce
Role: Veda Pierce
Eve Arden Mildred Pierce
Role: Ida
Anne Revere National Velvet
Role: Mrs. Brown
Academy Award for Best Actress

Joan Crawford

Honored for : Mildred Pierce
(Role: Mildred Pierce)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gene Tierney Leave Her to Heaven
Role: Ellen Berent
Jennifer Jones Love Letters
Role: Singleton
Greer Garson The Valley of Decision
Role: Mary Rafferty
Ingrid Bergman The Bells of St. Mary's
Role: Sister Benedict
Joan Crawford Mildred Pierce
Role: Mildred Pierce
Academy Award for Best Short Film (Animated)

Fred Quimby

Honored for : Quiet Please!

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Walter Lantz The Poet & Peasant
Fred Quimby Quiet Please!
George Pal Jasper and the Beanstalk
Walt Disney Donald's Crime
Paul Terry Mighty Mouse in Gypsy Life
Eddie Selzer Life with Feathers
Screen Gems Rippling Romance
Academy Award for Best Actor

Ray Milland

Honored for : The Lost Weekend
(Role: Don Birnam)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Gene Kelly Anchors Aweigh
Role: Joseph Brady
Gregory Peck The Keys of the Kingdom
Role: Father Francis Chisholm
Cornel Wilde A Song to Remember
Role: Frederick Chopin
Ray Milland The Lost Weekend
Role: Don Birnam
Bing Crosby The Bells of St. Mary's
Role: Father Chuck O'Malley
Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing

Stephen Dunn

Honored for : The Bells of St. Mary's
(RKO Radio Studio Sound Department)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gordon E. Sawyer Wonder Man
Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department
John P. Livadary A Song to Remember
Columbia Studio Sound Department
Jack Whitney The Southerner
General Service
Nathan Levinson Rhapsody in Blue
Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department
Thomas T. Moulton Leave Her to Heaven
20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department
Loren L. Ryder The Unseen
Paramount Studio Sound Department
W. V. Wolfe Three Is a Family
RCA Sound
Daniel J. Bloomberg Flame of Barbary Coast
Republic Studio Sound Department
Bernard B. Brown Lady on a Train
Universal Studio Sound Department
Stephen Dunn The Bells of St. Mary's
RKO Radio Studio Sound Department
Sam Slyfield The Three Caballeros
Walt Disney Studio Sound Department
Douglas Shearer They Were Expendable
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department
Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject

Gordon Hollingshead

Honored for : Hitler Lives

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
United States Office of War Information Library of Congress
United States Office of War Information Overseas Motion Picture Bureau
Gordon Hollingshead Hitler Lives
US Marines To the Shores of Iwo Jima
Academy Award for Best Cinematography

Leon Shamroy

Honored for : Leave Her to Heaven

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
George Barnes The Spanish Main
Tony Gaudio A Song to Remember
Allen M. Davey A Song to Remember
Leonard Smith National Velvet
Robert H. Planck Anchors Aweigh
Charles P. Boyle Anchors Aweigh
Leon Shamroy Leave Her to Heaven
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay

Richard Schweizer

Honored for : Marie-Louise

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Harry Kurnitz What Next, Corporal Hargrove?
Milton Holmes Salty O'Rourke
Myles Connolly Music for Millions
Philip Yordan Dillinger
Richard Schweizer Marie-Louise
Academy Award for Best Production Design

Hans Dreier, Ernst Fegté, Samuel M. Comer

Honored for : Frenchman's Creek

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mildred Griffiths National Velvet
Cedric Gibbons National Velvet
Urie McCleary National Velvet
Edwin B. Willis National Velvet
Ted Smith San Antonio
Jack McConaghy San Antonio
Maurice Ransford Leave Her to Heaven
Thomas Little Leave Her to Heaven
Lyle R. Wheeler Leave Her to Heaven
Ernst Fegté Frenchman's Creek
Hans Dreier Frenchman's Creek
Samuel M. Comer Frenchman's Creek
Stephen Goosson A Thousand and One Nights
Rudolph Sternad A Thousand and One Nights
Frank Tuttle A Thousand and One Nights
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

Harry Stradling

Honored for : The Picture of Dorian Gray

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Harry Stradling The Picture of Dorian Gray
Arthur Charles Miller The Keys of the Kingdom
John F. Seitz The Lost Weekend
Ernest Haller Mildred Pierce
George Barnes Spellbound
Academy Award for Best Director

Billy Wilder

Honored for : The Lost Weekend

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Clarence Brown National Velvet
Alfred Hitchcock Spellbound
Leo McCarey The Bells of St. Mary's
Jean Renoir The Southerner
Billy Wilder The Lost Weekend
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score

Miklós Rózsa

Honored for : Spellbound

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Miklós Rózsa Spellbound
Robert E. Dolan The Bells of St. Mary's
Louis Forbes Brewster's Millions
Werner Janssen Captain Kidd
Roy Webb The Enchanted Cottage
R. Dale Butts Flame of Barbary Coast
Morton Scott Flame of Barbary Coast
Edward J. Kay G. I. Honeymoon
Werner Janssen Guest in the House
Daniele Amfitheatrof Guest Wife
Alfred Newman The Keys of the Kingdom
Miklós Rózsa The Lost Weekend
Victor Young Love Letters
Karl Hajos The Man Who Walked Alone
Franz Waxman Objective, Burma!
Alexandre Tansman Paris Underground
Miklós Rózsa A Song to Remember
Morris Stoloff A Song to Remember
Werner Janssen The Southerner
Louis Applebaum The Story of G.I. Joe
Ann Ronell The Story of G.I. Joe
Hans J. Salter This Love of Ours
Herbert Stothart The Valley of Decision
Hugo Friedhofer The Woman in the Window
Arthur Lange The Woman in the Window
Academy Award for Best Original Musical

Georgie Stoll

Honored for : Anchors Aweigh

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Charles Henderson State Fair
Alfred Newman State Fair
Edward J. Kay Sunbonnet Sue
Edward H. Plumb The Three Caballeros
Paul Smith The Three Caballeros
Charles Wolcott The Three Caballeros
Marlin Skiles Tonight and Every Night
Morris Stoloff Tonight and Every Night
Walter Greene Why Girls Leave Home
Louis Forbes Wonder Man
Ray Heindorf Wonder Man
Georgie Stoll Anchors Aweigh
Arthur Lange Belle of the Yukon
Jerome Kern Can't Help Singing
Hans J. Salter Can't Help Singing
Morton Scott Hitchhike to Happiness
Robert E. Dolan Incendiary Blonde
Ray Heindorf Rhapsody in Blue
Max Steiner Rhapsody in Blue
Academy Award for Best Screenplay

Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder

Honored for : The Lost Weekend

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Charles Brackett The Lost Weekend
Billy Wilder The Lost Weekend
Ranald MacDougall Mildred Pierce
Albert Maltz Pride of the Marines
Leopold Atlas The Story of G.I. Joe
Guy Endore The Story of G.I. Joe
Philip Stevenson The Story of G.I. Joe
Frank Davis A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Tess Slesinger A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Academy Honorary Award

Republic Studio, Daniel J. Bloomberg, Republic Studio Sound Department

(for the building of an outstanding musical scoring auditorium which provides optimum recording conditions and combines all elements of acoustic and engineering design)
Academy Honorary Award

Walter Wanger

(for his six years service as President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)
Academy Honorary Award

Frank Sinatra, Frank Ross, Mervyn LeRoy, Albert Maltz, Earl Robinson, Abel Meeropol, RKO Pictures

Honored for : The House I Live In, The House I Live In
(tolerance short subject; produced by Frank Ross and Mervyn LeRoy; directed by Mervyn LeRoy; screenplay by Albert Maltz; song The House I Live In, music by Earl Robinson, lyrics by Lewis Allan; starring Frank Sinatra; released by RKO Radio)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Loren L. Ryder, Charles R. Daily, Paramount Studio Sound Department

(and the PARAMOUNT STUDIO SOUND DEPARTMENT for the design, construction and use of the first dial controlled step-by-step sound channel line-up and test circuit)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Michael Leshing, Benjamin C. Robinson, Arthur B. Chatelain, John G. Capstaff, Robert C. Stevens

(for the 20th Century-Fox film processing machine)
Academy Juvenile Award

Peggy Ann Garner

(Outstanding child actress of 1945.)