Awards & Winners

1947 Academy Awards

Check winners and nominations of 1947 Academy Awards. Check awards winners of 20th Academy Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

20th Academy Awards

Academy Award for Best Short Subject, One-reel

Herbert Moulton

Honored for : Goodbye, Miss Turlock

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Herbert Moulton Goodbye, Miss Turlock
Gordon Hollingshead So You Want to Be in Pictures
Thomas Mead Brooklyn, U.S.A.
Jerry Fairbanks Moon Rockets
Pete Smith Now You See It
Academy Award for Best Short Film (Animated)

Eddie Selzer

Honored for : Tweetie Pie

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Eddie Selzer Tweetie Pie
Walt Disney Chip an' Dale
Fred Quimby Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse
Walt Disney Pluto's Blue Note
George Pal Tubby the Tuba
Academy Award for Best Film Editing

Francis D. Lyon, Robert Parrish

Honored for : Body and Soul

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Nominee Nominated Work
Francis D. Lyon Body and Soul
Robert Parrish Body and Soul
George White Green Dolphin Street
Fergus McDonell Odd Man Out
Monica Collingwood The Bishop's Wife
Harmon Jones Gentleman's Agreement
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Steinore Green Dolphin Street
Douglas Shearer Green Dolphin Street
A. Arnold Gillespie Green Dolphin Street
Warren Newcombe Green Dolphin Street
George Dutton Unconquered
Paul K. Lerpae Unconquered
W. Wallace Kelley Unconquered
Gordon Jennings Unconquered
Devereaux Jennings Unconquered
Farciot Edouart Unconquered
Academy Award for Best Original Song

Ray Gilbert, Allie Wrubel

Honored for : Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah
(Song of the South)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Roger Edens Pass That Peace Pipe
Good News
Ralph Blane Pass That Peace Pipe
Good News
Hugh Martin Pass That Peace Pipe
Good News
Frank Loesser I Wish I Didn't Love You So
The Perils of Pauline
Ray Gilbert Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah
Song of the South
Allie Wrubel Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah
Song of the South
Mack Gordon You Do
Mother Wore Tights
Josef Myrow You Do
Mother Wore Tights
Arthur Schwartz A Gal in Calico
The Time, the Place and the Girl
Leo Robin A Gal in Calico
The Time, the Place and the Girl
Academy Award for Best Actress

Loretta Young

Honored for : The Farmer's Daughter
(Role: Katrin Holstrom)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joan Crawford Possessed
Role: Louise Howell
Dorothy McGuire Gentleman's Agreement
Role: Kathy Lacy
Rosalind Russell Mourning Becomes Electra
Role: Lavinia Mannon
Susan Hayward Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman
Role: Angelica 'Angie' 'Angel' Evans Conway
Loretta Young The Farmer's Daughter
Role: Katrin Holstrom
Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Edmund Gwenn

Honored for : Miracle on 34th Street
(Role: Kris Kringle)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Robert Ryan Crossfire
Role: Montgomery
Charles Bickford The Farmer's Daughter
Role: Clancy
Richard Widmark Kiss of Death
Role: Tommy Udo
Thomas Gomez Ride the Pink Horse
Role: Pancho
Edmund Gwenn Miracle on 34th Street
Role: Kris Kringle
Academy Award for Best Cinematography

Jack Cardiff

Honored for : Black Narcissus

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jack Cardiff Black Narcissus
J. Peverell Marley Life with Father
William V. Skall Life with Father
Harry Jackson Mother Wore Tights
Academy Award for Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White

John Bryan, Wilfred Shingleton

Honored for : Great Expectations

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Bryan Great Expectations
Wilfred Shingleton Great Expectations
Lyle R. Wheeler The Foxes of Harrow
Maurice Ransford The Foxes of Harrow
Thomas Little The Foxes of Harrow
Paul S. Fox The Foxes of Harrow
Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay

George Seaton

Honored for : Miracle on 34th Street

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Nominee Nominated Work
Richard Murphy Boomerang
Ronald Neame Great Expectations
Anthony Havelock-Allan Great Expectations
David Lean Great Expectations
John Paxton Crossfire
George Seaton Miracle on 34th Street
Moss Hart Gentleman's Agreement
Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject

United Nations

Honored for : First Steps
(United Nations Division of Films and Visual Information)

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Nominee Nominated Work
United Nations First Steps
United Nations Division of Films and Visual Information
Frederic Ullman Jr. Passport to Nowhere
Australian Information Service School in the Mailbox
Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Celeste Holm

Honored for : Gentleman's Agreement
(Role: Anne)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Anne Revere Gentleman's Agreement
Role: Mrs. Green
Marjorie Main The Egg and I
Role: Ma Kettle
Gloria Grahame Crossfire
Role: Ginny Tremaine
Ethel Barrymore The Paradine Case
Role: Lady Sophie Horfield
Celeste Holm Gentleman's Agreement
Role: Anne
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature

Theron Warth, Richard Fleischer, Sid Rogell

Honored for : Design for Death

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sid Rogell Design for Death
Theron Warth Design for Death
Richard Fleischer Design for Death
United States Department of State Journey into Medicine
U.S. Dept. of State Office of Information and Educational Exchange
Paul Rotha The World Is Rich
Academy Award for Best Picture

20th Century Fox

Honored for : Gentleman's Agreement

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Nominee Nominated Work
20th Century Fox Miracle on 34th Street
J. Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank Great Expectations
Cineguild
RKO Pictures Crossfire
The Samuel Goldwyn Company The Bishop's Wife
20th Century Fox Gentleman's Agreement
Academy Award for Best Actor

Ronald Colman

Honored for : A Double Life
(Role: Anthony John)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Garfield Body and Soul
Role: Charlie Davis
Gregory Peck Gentleman's Agreement
Role: Phil Green
Michael Redgrave Mourning Becomes Electra
Role: Orin Mannon
Ronald Colman A Double Life
Role: Anthony John
William Powell Life with Father
Role: Clarence Day
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay

Sidney Sheldon

Honored for : The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Adolfo Franci Shoeshine
Cesare Giulio Viola Shoeshine
Cesare Zavattini Shoeshine
Sergio Amidei Shoeshine
Charlie Chaplin Monsieur Verdoux
Garson Kanin A Double Life
Ruth Gordon A Double Life
Abraham Polonsky Body and Soul
Sidney Sheldon The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Academy Award for Best Story

Valentine Davies

Honored for : Miracle on 34th Street

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
René Wheeler A Cage of Nightingales
Georges Chaperot A Cage of Nightingales
Valentine Davies Miracle on 34th Street
Frank Cavett Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman
Dorothy Parker Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman
Frederick Stephani It Happened on Fifth Avenue
Herbert Clyde Lewis It Happened on Fifth Avenue
Eleazar Lipsky Kiss of Death
Academy Award for Best Director

Elia Kazan

Honored for : Gentleman's Agreement

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Henry Koster The Bishop's Wife
Edward Dmytryk Crossfire
George Cukor A Double Life
David Lean Great Expectations
Elia Kazan Gentleman's Agreement
Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel

Irving Allen

Honored for : Climbing the Matterhorn

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ben K. Blake A Voice Is Born
Herbert Morgan Give Us the Earth!
Harry Grey Champagne for Two
Irving Allen Climbing the Matterhorn
Thomas Mead Fight of the Wild Stallions
Academy Award for Best Production Design

Alfred Junge

Honored for : Black Narcissus

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Robert M. Haas Life with Father
George James Hopkins Life with Father
Alfred Junge Black Narcissus
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

Guy Green

Honored for : Great Expectations

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Guy Green Great Expectations
Charles Lang The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
George J. Folsey Green Dolphin Street
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score

Miklós Rózsa

Honored for : A Double Life

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Miklós Rózsa A Double Life
Hugo Friedhofer The Bishop's Wife
Alfred Newman Captain from Castile
David Raksin Forever Amber
Max Steiner Life with Father
Academy Award for Best Original Musical

Alfred Newman

Honored for : Mother Wore Tights

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alfred Newman Mother Wore Tights
Johnny Green Fiesta
Ray Heindorf My Wild Irish Rose
Max Steiner My Wild Irish Rose
Robert E. Dolan Road to Rio
Daniele Amfitheatrof Song of the South
Paul Smith Song of the South
Charles Wolcott Song of the South
Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing

Gordon E. Sawyer

Honored for : The Bishop's Wife
(Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gordon E. Sawyer The Bishop's Wife
Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department
Douglas Shearer Green Dolphin Street
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department
Jack Whitney T-Men
Sound Service, Inc.
Academy Award for Best Screenplay

George Seaton

Honored for : Miracle on 34th Street

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
George Seaton Miracle on 34th Street
Richard Murphy Boomerang
John Paxton Crossfire
Moss Hart Gentleman's Agreement
David Lean Great Expectations
Ronald Neame Great Expectations
Anthony Havelock-Allan Great Expectations
Academy Honorary Award

James Baskett

Honored for : Song of the South
(for his able and heart-warming characterization of Uncle Remus, friend and story teller to the children of the world in Walt Disney's Song of the South)
Academy Honorary Award

Thomas Armat, William Nicholas Selig, Albert E. Smith, George Kirke Spoor

(members of the small group of pioneers whose belief in a new medium, and whose contributions to its development, blazed the trail along which the motion picture has progressed, in their lifetime, from obscurity to world-wide acclaim)
Academy Honorary Award

Bill and Coo

(in which artistry and patience blended in a novel and entertaining use of the medium of motion pictures)
Academy Honorary Award

Shoeshine

(the high quality of this motion picture, brought to eloquent life in a country scarred by war, is proof to the world that the creative spirit can triumph over adversity)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Nathan Levinson, Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department

(for the design and construction of a constant-speed sound editing machine)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Farciot Edouart, C. R. Daily, Hal Corl, H. G. Cartwright, Paramount Studio Transparency Department, Paramount Studio Engineering Department

(for the first application of a special anti-solarizing glass to high-intensity background and spot arc projectors)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Fred Ponedel

(for pioneering the fabrication and practical application to motion picture color photography of large translucent photographic backgrounds)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Kurt Singer, RCA Victor Division of Radio Corportaion of America

(for the design and development of a continuously variable band-elimination filter)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

James Gibbons

(for the development and production of large dyed plastic filters for motion picture photography)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

C. C. Davis, Electrical Research Products Division of Western Electric Company

(For the development and application of an improved film drive filter mechanism.)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

C. R. Daily, Paramount Studio Laboratory, Paramount Studio Engineering Department

(For the development and first practical application to motion picture and still photography of a method of increasing film speed as first suggested to the industry by E. I. duPont de Nemours & Company.)