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Academy Award 1950 (march 23, 1950)

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 22 of the event; awards assigned:


Migliore film

poster del film all the king's men
  for the movie all the king's men
Assigned to
Robert Rossen
nominations for the movie :


Best director

poster del film A Letter to Three Wives
  for the movie A Letter to Three Wives
nominations for the movie :

Migliore soggetto

poster del film the stratton story
  for the movie the stratton story
nominations for the movie :


Best non-original screenplay

poster del film A Letter to Three Wives
  for the movie A Letter to Three Wives
nominations for the movie :

best actor

poster del film all the king's men
  for the movie all the king's men
Assigned to
Broderick Crawford
nominations for the movie :

best actress

poster del film the heiress
  for the movie the heiress
Assigned to
Olivia Dehavilland
nominations for the movie :
  pinky
Assigned to
Jeanne Crain
  my son
Assigned to
Deborah Kerr

best supporting actor

poster del film twelve o'clock high
  for the movie twelve o'clock high
Assigned to
Dean Jagger
nominations for the movie :

best supporting actress

poster del film all the king's men
  for the movie all the king's men
Assigned to
Mercedes Mccambridge
nominations for the movie :


best black and white photography

poster del film Battleground
  for the movie Battleground
Assigned to
Paul Vogel
nominations for the movie :


best score for drama

poster del film the heiress
  for the movie the heiress
Assigned to
Aaron Copland
nominations for the movie :

best editing

poster del film champion
  for the movie champion
Assigned to
Harry Gerstad
nominations for the movie :

best costumes for color films

nominations for the movie :

best black and white movie costumes

poster del film the heiress
  for the movie the heiress
Assigned to
Edith Head, Gile Steele
nominations for the movie :



Best sound

poster del film twelve o'clock high
  for the movie twelve o'clock high
nominations for the movie :

best special effects

  for the movie mighty joe young
nominations for the movie :
  tulsa


Special Award

  for the movie the window
Assigned to
Bobby Driscoll