Awards & Winners

1949 Academy Awards

Check winners and nominations of 1949 Academy Awards. Check awards winners of 22nd Academy Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

22nd Academy Awards

Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Mercedes McCambridge

Honored for : All the King's Men
(Role: Sadie Burke)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ethel Waters Pinky
Role: Granny
Elsa Lanchester Come to the Stable
Role: Miss Potts
Celeste Holm Come to the Stable
Role: Sister Scholastica
Ethel Barrymore Pinky
Role: Miss Em
Mercedes McCambridge All the King's Men
Role: Sadie Burke
Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject

Richard de Rochemont

Honored for : A Chance to Live

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Nominee Nominated Work
French Cinema General Cooperative 1848
Eddie Selzer So Much for So Little
St. Francis-Xavier University Nova Scotia The Rising Tide
Richard de Rochemont A Chance to Live
Academy Award for Best Actress

Olivia de Havilland

Honored for : The Heiress
(Role: Catherine Sloper)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Loretta Young Come to the Stable
Role: Sister Margaret
Deborah Kerr Edward, My Son
Role: Evelyn Boult
Susan Hayward My Foolish Heart
Role: Eloise Winters
Jeanne Crain Pinky
Role: Pinky
Olivia de Havilland The Heiress
Role: Catherine Sloper
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature

Crown Film Unit

Honored for : Daybreak in Udi

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Nominee Nominated Work
Paul F. Heard Kenji Comes Home
Crown Film Unit Daybreak in Udi
Academy Award for Best Picture

Robert Rossen Productions

Honored for : All the King's Men

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Nominee Nominated Work
20th Century Fox Twelve O'Clock High
Darryl F. Zanuck Twelve O'Clock High
20th Century Fox A Letter to Three Wives
Sol C. Siegel A Letter to Three Wives
William Wyler The Heiress
Paramount Pictures The Heiress
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Battleground
Dore Schary Battleground
Robert Rossen Productions All the King's Men
Academy Award for Best Short Film (Animated)

Eddie Selzer

Honored for : For Scent-imental Reasons

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Eddie Selzer Canary Row
Nomination withdrawn by producer.
Walt Disney Toy Tinkers
Fred Quimby Hatch Up Your Troubles
Eddie Selzer For Scent-imental Reasons
Stephen Bosustow The Magic Fluke
Academy Award for Best Short Subject, One-reel

Jack Eaton

Honored for : Aquatic House Party

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Nominee Nominated Work
Gordon Hollingshead So You Think You're Not Guilty
Pete Smith Water Trix
Justin Herman Roller Derby Girl
Jack Eaton Aquatic House Party
Walton C. Ament Spills and Chills
Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel

Robert Hessens, Gaston Diehl

Honored for : Van Gogh

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Nominee Nominated Work
William Lasky Boy and the Eagle
Irving Allen Chase of Death
Robert Hessens Van Gogh
Gaston Diehl Van Gogh
Gordon Hollingshead The Grass Is Always Greener
Gordon Hollingshead Snow Carnival
Academy Award for Best Production Design

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Nominee Nominated Work
Edwin B. Willis Little Women
Jack D. Moore Little Women
Jim Morahan Saraband for Dead Lovers
William Kellner Saraband for Dead Lovers
Michael Relph Saraband for Dead Lovers
Edward Carrere Adventures of Don Juan
Lyle Reifsnider Adventures of Don Juan
Cedric Gibbons Little Women
Paul Groesse Little Women
Academy Award for Best Director

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Honored for : A Letter to Three Wives

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Nominee Nominated Work
Robert Rossen All the King's Men
Carol Reed The Fallen Idol
William Wyler The Heiress
Joseph L. Mankiewicz A Letter to Three Wives
William A. Wellman Battleground
Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Dean Jagger

Honored for : Twelve O'Clock High
(Role: Major Stovall)

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Nominee Nominated Work
James Whitmore Battleground
Role: Kinnie
Dean Jagger Twelve O'Clock High
Role: Major Stovall
Arthur Kennedy Champion
Role: Connie Kelly
Ralph Richardson The Heiress
Role: Dr. Austin Sloper
John Ireland All the King's Men
Role: Jack Burden
Academy Award for Best Story

Douglas Morrow

Honored for : The Stratton Story

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Nominee Nominated Work
Clare Boothe Luce Come to the Stable
Harry Brown Sands of Iwo Jima
Virginia Kellogg White Heat
Shirley W. Smith It Happens Every Spring
Valentine Davies It Happens Every Spring
Douglas Morrow The Stratton Story
Academy Award for Best Cinematography

Winton Hoch

Honored for : She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

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Nominee Nominated Work
Winton Hoch She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Harry Stradling The Barkleys of Broadway
William E. Snyder Jolson Sings Again
Robert H. Planck Little Women
Charles Schoenbaum Little Women
Charles G. Clarke Sand
Academy Award for Best Actor

Broderick Crawford

Honored for : All the King's Men
(Role: Willie Stark)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Kirk Douglas Champion
Role: Midge Kelly
Gregory Peck Twelve O'Clock High
Role: General Savage
Richard Todd The Hasty Heart
Role: Lachie
John Wayne Sands of Iwo Jima
Role: Sergeant John M. Stryker
Broderick Crawford All the King's Men
Role: Willie Stark
Academy Award for Best Costume Design

Marjorie Best, William Travilla, Leah Rhodes

Honored for : Adventures of Don Juan

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Nominee Nominated Work
Kay Nelson Mother Is a Freshman
Leah Rhodes Adventures of Don Juan
Marjorie Best Adventures of Don Juan
William Travilla Adventures of Don Juan
Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing

Thomas T. Moulton

Honored for : Twelve O'Clock High
(20th Century-Fox Sound Dept.)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Thomas T. Moulton Twelve O'Clock High
20th Century-Fox Sound Dept.
Leslie I. Carey Once More, My Darling
Universal-International Sound Dept.
Daniel J. Bloomberg Sands of Iwo Jima
Republic Sound Dept.
Academy Award for Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White

John Meehan, Harry Horner, Emile Kuri

Honored for : The Heiress

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Meehan The Heiress
Harry Horner The Heiress
Emile Kuri The Heiress
Lyle R. Wheeler Come to the Stable
Joseph C. Wright Come to the Stable
Thomas Little Come to the Stable
Paul S. Fox Come to the Stable
Cedric Gibbons Madame Bovary
Jack Martin Smith Madame Bovary
Edwin B. Willis Madame Bovary
Richard Pefferle Madame Bovary
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

Paul Vogel

Honored for : Battleground

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Paul Vogel Battleground
Franz Planer Champion
Joseph LaShelle Come to the Stable
Leo Tover The Heiress
Leon Shamroy Prince of Foxes
Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White

Edith Head, Gile Steele

Honored for : The Heiress

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Edith Head The Heiress
Gile Steele The Heiress
Vittorio Nino Novarese Prince of Foxes
Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject

Eddie Selzer

Honored for : So Much for So Little

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
French Cinema General Cooperative 1848
Eddie Selzer So Much for So Little
St. Francis-Xavier University Nova Scotia The Rising Tide
Richard de Rochemont A Chance to Live
Academy Award for Best Film Editing

Harry W. Gerstad

Honored for : Champion

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Robert Parrish All the King's Men
Al Clark All the King's Men
John Dunning Battleground
Harry W. Gerstad Champion
Richard L. Van Enger Sands of Iwo Jima
Frederic Knudtson The Window
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score

Aaron Copland

Honored for : The Heiress

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Aaron Copland The Heiress
Max Steiner Beyond the Forest
Dimitri Tiomkin Champion
Academy Award for Best Original Musical

Roger Edens, Lennie Hayton

Honored for : On the Town

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Nominee Nominated Work
Roger Edens On the Town
Lennie Hayton On the Town
Morris Stoloff Jolson Sings Again
George Duning Jolson Sings Again
Ray Heindorf Look for the Silver Lining
Academy Award for Best Screenplay

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Honored for : A Letter to Three Wives

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joseph L. Mankiewicz A Letter to Three Wives
Robert Rossen All the King's Men
Cesare Zavattini Bicycle Thieves
Carl Foreman Champion
Graham Greene The Fallen Idol
Academy Award for Best Story and Screenplay

Robert Pirosh

Honored for : Battleground

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Robert Pirosh Battleground
Sidney Buchman Jolson Sings Again
Alfred Hayes Paisan
Federico Fellini Paisan
Sergio Amidei Paisan
Marcello Pagliero Paisan
Roberto Rossellini Paisan
T. E. B. Clarke Passport to Pimlico
Helen Levitt The Quiet One
Janice Loeb The Quiet One
Sidney Meyers The Quiet One
Academy Honorary Award

Jean Hersholt

(for distinguished service to the motion picture industry.)
Academy Honorary Award

Fred Astaire

(for his unique artistry and his contributions to the technique of musical pictures)
Academy Honorary Award

Cecil B. DeMille

(distinguished motion picture pioneer for 37 years of brilliant showmanship)
Academy Honorary Award

Bicycle Thieves

(voted by the Academy Board of Governors as the most outstanding foreign language film released in the United States during 1949)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Loren L. Ryder, Bruce H. Denney, Robert Carr, Paramount Studio Sound Department

(for the development and application of the supersonic playback and public address system)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

M.B. Paul

(for the first successful large-area seamless translucent backgrounds)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Herbert E. Britt

(for the development and application of formulas and equipment producing artificial snow and ice for dressing motion picture sets)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Andre Coutant, Jacques Mathot

(for the design of the Eclair camerette)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

International Projector Corporation

(for a simplified and self-adjusting take-up device for projection machines)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Alexander Velcoff

(for the application to production of the infra-red photographic evaluator)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Award of Merit)

Eastman Kodak

(For the development and introduction of an improved safety base motion picture film.)
Academy Juvenile Award

Bobby Driscoll

(As the outstanding juvenile actor of 1949.)