Academy Award 1949 (march 24, 1949)

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 21 of the event; awards assigned:

Best Motion Picture

for the movie Hamlet
Assigned to
Laurence Olivier

nominations for the movie :

the snake pit
Assigned to
Robert Bassler, Anatole Litvak

poster del film The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Assigned to
Henry Blanke

The Red Shoes
Assigned to
Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell

Johnny Belinda
Assigned to
Jerry Wald

Best Achievement in Directing

for the movie The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Assigned to
John Huston

nominations for the movie :

Hamlet
Assigned to
Laurence Olivier

the snake pit
Assigned to
Anatole Litvak

Johnny Belinda
Assigned to
Jean Negulesco

The Search
Assigned to
Fred Zinnemann

Best Original Screenplay

for the movie The Search
Assigned to
David Wechsler, Richard Schweizer

nominations for the movie :

Red River
Assigned to
Borden Chase

The Red Shoes
Assigned to
Emeric Pressburger

naked city
Assigned to
Malvin Wald

Louisiana Story

Best Adapted Screenplay

for the movie The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Assigned to
John Huston

nominations for the movie :

the snake pit
Assigned to
Frank Partos, Millen Brand

A Foreign Affair
Assigned to
Charles Brackett, Richard L. Breen

Johnny Belinda
Assigned to
Allen Vincent, Irma Von cube

The Search
Assigned to
Richard Schweizer, David Wechsler

Best Actor in a Leading Role

for the movie Hamlet
Assigned to
Laurence Olivier

nominations for the movie :

sitting pretty
Assigned to
Clifton Webb

Johnny Belinda
Assigned to
Lew Ayres

The Search
Assigned to
Montgomery Clift

when my baby smiles at me
Assigned to
Dan Dailey

Best Actress in a Leading Role

for the movie Johnny Belinda
Assigned to
Jane Wyman

nominations for the movie :

the snake pit
Assigned to
Olivia De Havilland

joan of arc

sorry, wrong number
Assigned to
Barbara Stanwyck

I Remember Mama
Assigned to
Irene Dunne

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

for the movie The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Assigned to
Walter Huston

nominations for the movie :

the luck of the irish
Assigned to
Cecil Kellaway

joan of arc

Johnny Belinda
Assigned to
Charles Bickford

I Remember Mama
Assigned to
Oskar Homolka

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

for the movie Key Largo
Assigned to
Claire Trevor

nominations for the movie :

Hamlet
Assigned to
Jean Simmons

Johnny Belinda
Assigned to
Agnes Moorehead

I Remember Mama
Assigned to
Barbara Bel geddes, Ellen Corby

Best Cinematography, Color

for the movie joan of arc

nominations for the movie :

the three musketeers
Assigned to
Robert H.planck

the loves of carmen
Assigned to
William E. Snyder

Green Grass of Wyoming
Assigned to
Charles G. Clarke

Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

for the movie naked city
Assigned to
William H. Daniels

nominations for the movie :

the portrait of jennie
Assigned to
Joseph H. August

A Foreign Affair
Assigned to
Charles B.lang

Johnny Belinda
Assigned to
Ted D. McCord

I Remember Mama
Assigned to
Nicholas Musuraca

Best Music, Original Comedy Score

for the movie Easter Parade
Assigned to
Roger Edens, Johnny Green

nominations for the movie :

romance on the high seas
Assigned to
Ray Heindorf

the pirate
Assigned to
Lennie Hayton

the emperor waltz
Assigned to
Victor Young

when my baby smiles at me
Assigned to
Alfred Newman

Best Music, Original Dramatic Score

for the movie The Red Shoes
Assigned to
Brian Easdale

nominations for the movie :

Hamlet
Assigned to
William Walton

the snake pit
Assigned to
Alfred Newman

joan of arc

Johnny Belinda
Assigned to
Max Steiner

Best Editing

for the movie naked city
Assigned to
Paul Weatherwax

nominations for the movie :

Red River
Assigned to
Christian Nyby

joan of arc

The Red Shoes
Assigned to
Reginald Mills

Johnny Belinda
Assigned to
David Weisbart

Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color

for the movie The Red Shoes
Assigned to
Arthur Lawson, Hein Heckroth

nominations for the movie :

joan of arc

Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White

for the movie Hamlet
Assigned to
Carmen Dillon

nominations for the movie :

Johnny Belinda
Assigned to
Robert M. Haas, William Wallace (scenografo)

Best Costume Design, Color

for the movie joan of arc

nominations for the movie :

the emperor waltz
Assigned to
Gile Steele, Edith Head

Best Costume Design, Black-and-White

for the movie Hamlet

nominations for the movie :

b.f.'s daughter
Assigned to
Irene

Best Sound

for the movie the snake pit

nominations for the movie :

Johnny Belinda

moonrise

Best Special Effects

for the movie the portrait of jennie
Assigned to
Paul Eagler, Clarence Slifer, Russell Shearman, James G.stewart, Charles Freeman, Joseph Mcmillan johnson

nominations for the movie :

deep waters
Assigned to
Ralph Hammeras, Fred Sersen, Edward Snyder, Roger Heman Sr.

Best Original Song

for the movie the paleface
Assigned to
Jay Livingston, Ray Evans

nominations for the movie :

romance on the high seas
Assigned to
Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn

casbah
Assigned to
Leo Robin, Harold Arlen

that lady in ermine
Assigned to
Friedrich Hollaender, Leo Robin

poster del film Wet Blanket Policy [corto]

Wet Blanket Policy [corto]
Assigned to
Ramey Idriss, George Tibbles

Special Award

for the movie joan of arc

for the movie The Search
Assigned to
Ivan Jandl

for the movie monsieur vincent

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Academy Award 1949 (march 24, 1949)

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 21 of the event; awards assigned: