1941
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- DirectorJohn FordStarsWalter PidgeonMaureen O'HaraAnna LeeAt the turn of the century in a Welsh mining village, the Morgans, he stern, she gentle, raise coal-mining sons and hope their youngest will find a better life.[*BEST PICTURE*]
*ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Donald Crisp
*ART DIRECTION (Black-and-White) -- Art Direction: Richard Day, Nathan Juran; Interior Decoration: Thomas Little
*CINEMATOGRAPHY (Black-and-White) -- Arthur Miller
*DIRECTING -- John Ford
*OUTSTANDING MOTION PICTURE -- 20th Century-Fox - DirectorHoward HawksStarsGary CooperWalter BrennanJoan LeslieA Tennessee farmer and marksman is drafted in World War I, and struggles with his pacifist inclinations before becoming one of the most celebrated war heroes.[BEST PICTURE]
*ACTOR -- Gary Cooper
*FILM EDITING -- William Holmes - DirectorAlexander HallStarsRobert MontgomeryClaude RainsEvelyn KeyesBoxer Joe Pendleton dies 50 years too soon due to a heavenly mistake, and is given a new life as a millionaire playboy.[BEST PICTURE]
*WRITING (Original Story) -- Harry Segall
*WRITING (Screenplay) -- Sidney Buchman, Seton I. Miller - DirectorOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesJoseph CottenDorothy ComingoreFollowing the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance: 'Rosebud.'*Top Rated Movies*
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*WRITING (Original Screenplay) -- Herman J. Mankiewicz, Orson Welles - DirectorMervyn LeRoyStarsGreer GarsonWalter PidgeonFelix BressartAfter losing her young son, Edna Gladney opposes the unfair laws discriminating against children whose parents are unknown, and opens an orphanage for those children.[BEST PICTURE]
*ART DIRECTION (Color) -- Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Urie McCleary; Interior Decoration: Edwin B. Willis - DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsCary GrantJoan FontaineCedric HardwickeA shy young heiress marries a charming gentleman, and soon begins to suspect he is planning to murder her.[BEST PICTURE]
*ACTRESS -- Joan Fontaine - DirectorMichael PowellStarsLeslie HowardLaurence OlivierRichard GeorgeA World War II U-boat crew are stranded in northern Canada. To avoid internment, they must make their way to the border and get into the still-neutral U.S.[BEST PICTURE]
*WRITING (Original Motion Picture Story) -- Emeric Pressburger - DirectorWilliam WylerStarsBette DavisHerbert MarshallTeresa WrightThe ruthless, moneyed Hubbard clan lives in, and poisons, their part of the Deep South at the turn of the twentieth century.[BEST PICTURE]
Nominated for 9 Oscars. - DirectorMitchell LeisenStarsCharles BoyerOlivia de HavillandPaulette GoddardStopped in Mexico by U.S. Immigration, Georges Iscovescu hopes to get into the country by marrying a citizen.[BEST PICTURE]
Nominated for 6 Oscars. - DirectorJohn HustonStarsHumphrey BogartMary AstorGladys GeorgeSan Francisco private detective Sam Spade takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar and their quest for a priceless statuette, with the stakes rising after his partner is murdered.[BEST PICTURE] *Top Rated Movies*
Nominated for 3 Oscars. - DirectorIrving RapperStarsFredric MarchMartha ScottBeulah BondiEpisodic look at the life of a minister and his family as they move from one parish to another.[BEST PICTURE]
- DirectorBud PollardStarsNiles WelchStory of China's fight for freedom against Japan during WWII*SPECIAL AWARD*
To Rey Scott for his extraordinary achievement in producing Kukan, the film record of China's struggle, including its photography with a 16mm camera under the most difficult and dangerous conditions. - DirectorSamuel ArmstrongNorman FergusonWilfred JacksonStarsSterling HollowayEdward BrophyHerman BingRidiculed because of his enormous ears, a young circus elephant is assisted by a mouse to achieve his full potential.*MUSIC (Scoring of a Musical Picture) -- Frank Churchill, Oliver Wallace
MUSIC (Song) -- "Baby Mine," Music by Frank Churchill; Lyrics by Ned Washington - DirectorHarry WattStarsJohn CobbRichard PeirsePercy Charles PickardThe planning and implementation of an RAF night raid on Germany in World War II, concentrating on a low level mission by a Wellington bomber on an oil storage facility by the Rhine.*SPECIAL AWARD*
To The British Ministry of Information for its vivid and dramatic presentation of the heroism of the RAF in the documentary film, Target for Tonight. - DirectorAlexander KordaStarsVivien LeighLaurence OlivierAlan MowbrayThe story of courtesan and dance-hall girl Emma Hamilton, including her relationships with Sir William Hamilton and Admiral Horatio Nelson and her rise and fall, set during the Napoleonic Wars.*SOUND RECORDING -- General Service Sound Department, Jack Whitney, Sound Director
ART DIRECTION (Black-and-White) -- Art Direction: Vincent Korda; Interior Decoration: Julia Heron
CINEMATOGRAPHY (Black-and-White) -- Rudolph Maté
SPECIAL EFFECTS -- Photographic Effects by Lawrence Butler; Sound Effects by William H. Wilmarth - DirectorWilliam DieterleStarsEdward ArnoldWalter HustonJane DarwellA nineteenth-century New Hampshire farmer makes a pact with Satan for economic success, then enlists famed orator Daniel Webster to extract him from his contract.*MUSIC (Music Score of a Dramatic Picture) -- Bernard Herrmann
ACTOR -- Walter Huston - DirectorEdmund GouldingStarsBette DavisGeorge BrentMary AstorAfter a newlywed's husband apparently dies in a plane crash, she discovers that her rival for his affections is pregnant with his child.*ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Mary Astor
- DirectorRouben MamoulianStarsTyrone PowerLinda DarnellRita HayworthIlliterate peasant Juan Gallardo rises meteorically to fame and fortune in the bullfight arena only to sow the seeds of his own fall.*CINEMATOGRAPHY (Color) -- Ernest Palmer, Ray Rennahan
ART DIRECTION (Color) -- Art Direction: Richard Day, Joseph C. Wright; Interior Decoration: Thomas Little - DirectorClyde GeronimiStarsTeddy BarrPinto ColvigJohn DehnerJealous of Mickey's kitten, Pluto's devil-self argues with his angel-self over whether or not to rescue the kitten when it falls into a well.*SHORT SUBJECT (Cartoon) -- Walt Disney, Producer
- DirectorStuart LeggStarsLorne GreeneGérard ArthurWinston ChurchillThe people of Britain resist the German air force and navy with help from North America.*DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject) -- National Film Board of Canada
- DirectorEdward L. CahnStarsJohn NesbittRaymond Gram SwingNeville ChamberlainThe film begins in the spring of 1940, just before the Nazi occupation of the Benelux countries, and ends immediately after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It chronicles how the people of "Main Street America", the country's military forces, and its industrial base were completely transformed when the decision was made to gear up for war. Original footage is interspersed with contemporary newsreels and stock footage.*SHORT SUBJECT (Two-reel) -- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- DirectorNorman Z. McLeodBusby BerkeleyStarsEleanor PowellAnn SothernRobert YoungA composer and his songwriter wife clash as they succeed in working together, writing hit Broadway shows, but fail in their marriage to the point of getting divorced twice.*MUSIC (Song) -- "The Last Time I Saw Paris," Music by Jerome Kern; Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
- DirectorGeorge SidneyStarsJohn NesbittEddy ChandlerMark DanielsThis short film showcases how the war department utilized animals to assist with aptitude testing to match people with suitable jobs in the national defense effort prior to the USA entering World War II.*SHORT SUBJECT (One-reel) -- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- DirectorMitchell LeisenStarsRay MillandWilliam HoldenWayne MorrisThe personal and professional lives of three men from different walks of life who join the U.S. Army Air Corps are depicted.*SPECIAL EFFECTS -- Photographic Effects by Farciot Edouart, Gordon Jennings; Sound Effects by Louis Mesenkop
- DirectorMervyn LeRoyStarsRobert TaylorLana TurnerEdward ArnoldThe step-daughter of a district attorney falls in love with a gangster on parole who her father originally imprisoned.*ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Van Heflin