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Academy Award 1942 (february 26, 1942)

the academy award is the most prestigious and oldest film award, awarded since 1929 by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences (ampas), an honorary professional organization made up of people who have worked in the world of cinema.

Edition number 14 of the event; awards assigned:



Best director

poster del film how green was my valley
  for the movie how green was my valley
Assigned to
John Ford
nominations for the movie :

Migliore soggetto

poster del film here comes mister jordan
  for the movie here comes mister jordan
nominations for the movie :




best actress

poster del film suspicion
  for the movie suspicion
Assigned to
Joan Fontaine
nominations for the movie :


best supporting actress

poster del film the great lie
  for the movie the great lie
Assigned to
Mary Astor
nominations for the movie :





best editing

poster del film Sergeant York
  for the movie Sergeant York
Assigned to
William Holmes
nominations for the movie :






Special Award

poster del film fantasia
  for the movie fantasia