March 24, 1949 The Academy Theater Hosted by Robert Montgomery
BEST PICTURE
“Hamlet”
“Johnny Belinda”
“The Red Shoes”
“The Snake Pit”
“The Treasure of the Sierra Madre”
DIRECTOR
John Huston – “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre”
Anatole Litvak – “The Snake Pit”
Jean Negulesco – “Johnny Belinda”
Laurence Olivier – “Hamlet”
Fred Zinnemann – “The Search”
ACTOR
Lew Ayres – “Johnny Belinda”
Montgomery Clift – “The Search”
Dan Dailey – “When My Baby Smiles”
Laurence Olivier – “Hamlet”
Clifton Webb – “Sitting Pretty”
ACTRESS
Ingrid Bergman – “Joan of Arc”
Irene Dunne – “I Remember Mama”
Olivia de Havilland – “The Snake Pit”
Barbara Stanwyck – “Sorry, Wrong Number”
Jane Wyman – “Johnny Belinda”
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Charles Bickford – “Johnny Belinda”
José Ferrer – “Joan of Arc”
Oscar Homolka – “I Remember Mama”
Walter Huston – “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre”
Cecil Kellaway – “The Luck of the Irish”
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Barbara Bel Geddes – “I Remember Mama”
Ellen Corby – “I Remember Mama”
Agnes Moorehead – “Johnny Belinda”
Jean Simmons – “Hamlet”
Claire Trevor – “Key Largo”
ART DIRECTION (BLACK & WHITE)
“Hamlet” Art Direction: Roger K. Furse; Set Decoration: Carmen Dillon
“Johnny Belinda” Art Direction: Robert M. Haas; Set Decoration: William O. Wallace
ART DIRECTION (COLOR)
“Joan of Arc” Art Direction: Richard Day; Set Decoration: Casey Roberts and Joseph Kish
“The Red Shoes” Art Direction: Hein Heckroth; Set Decoration: Arthur Lawson
CINEMATOGRAPHY (BLACK & WHITE)
“A Foreign Affair” – Charles Lang
“I Remember Mama” – Nicholas Musuraca
“Johnny Belinda” – Ted D. McCord
“The Naked City” – William Daniels
“Portrait of Jennie” – Joseph August
CINEMATOGRAPHY (COLOR)
“Green Grass of Wyoming” – Charles G. Clarke
“Joan of Arc” – Joseph Valentine, William V. Skall, and Winton C. Hoch
“The Loves of Carmen” – William Snyder
“The Three Musketeers” – Robert Planck
COSTUME DESIGN (BLACK & WHITE)
“B.F.’s Daughter” – Irene Lentz
“Hamlet” – Roger K. Furse
COSTUME DESIGN (COLOR)
“The Emperor Waltz” – Edith Head and Gile Steele
“Joan of Arc” – Dorothy Jeakins and Barbara Karinska
DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
“The Quiet One” – Janice Loeb
“The Secret Land” – Orville O. Dull
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)
“Heart to Heart”
“Operation Vittles”
“Toward Independence”
FILM EDITING
“Joan of Arc” – Frank Sullivan
“Johnny Belinda” – David Weisbart
“The Naked City” – Paul Weatherwax
“Red River” – Christian Nyby
“The Red Shoes” – Reginald Mills
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
“Monsieur Vincent” (France)
SHORT SUBJECT (CARTOON)
“The Little Orphan” – Fred Quimby
“Mickey and the Seal” – Walt Disney
“Mouse Wreckers” – Edward Selzer
“Robin Hoodlum” – United Productions of America
“Tea for Two Hundred” – Walt Disney
LIVE ACTION SHORT SUBJECT (ONE-REEL)
“Annie Was a Wonder” – Herbert Moulton
“Cinderella Horse” – Gordon Hollingshead
“So You Want to Be on the Radio” – Gordon Hollingshead
“Symphony of a City” – Edmund H. Reek
“You Can’t Win” – Pete Smith
LIVE ACTION SHORT SUBJECT (TWO-REEL)
“Calgary Stampede” – Gordon Hollingshead
“Going to Blazes” – Herbert Morgan
“Samba-Mania” – Harry Grey
“Seal Island – Walt Disney
“Snow Capers” – Thomas Head
Scoring of a Dramatic or comedy Picture
“Hamlet” – William Walton
“Joan of Arc” – Hugo Friedhofer
“Johnny Belinda” – Max Steiner
“The Red Shoes” – Brian Easdale
“The Snake Pit” – Alfred Newman
Scoring of a Musical Picture
“Easter Parade” – Johnny Green and Roger Edens
“The Emperor Waltz” – Victor Young
“The Pirate” – Lennie Hayton
“Romance on the High Seas” – Ray Heindorf
“When My Baby Smiles at Me” – Alfred Newman
SONG
“For Every Man There is a Woman” from “Casbah” Music by Harold Arlen; Lyrics by Leo Robin
“Buttons and Bows” from “The Paleface” Music and Lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
“It’s Magic” from “Romance on the High Seas” Music by Jule Styne; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
“This is the Moment” from “That Lady in Ermine” Music by Frederick Hollander; Lyrics by Leo Robin
“The Woody Woodpecker Song” from “Wet Blanket Policy” Music and Lyrics by Ramey Idriss and George Tibbles
SOUND RECORDING
“Johnny Belinda” – Nathan Levinson
“Moonrise” – Daniel J. Bloomberg
“The Snake Pit” – Thomas T. Moulton
SPECIAL EFFECTS
“Deep Waters” Ralph Hammeras, Fred Sersen and Edward Snyder; Special Audible Effects: Roger Heman Sr.
“Portrait of Jennie” Paul Eagler, Joseph McMillan Johnson, Russell Shearman and Clarence Slifer; Special Audible Effects: Charles L. Freeman and James G. Stewart
WRITING (ADAPTATION)
“A Foreign Affair” – Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, and Richard L. Breen
“Johnny Belinda” – Irma von Cube and Allen Vincent
“The Search” – Richard Schweizer and David Wechsler
“The Snake Pit” – Frank Partos and Millen Brand
“The Treasure of the Sierra Madre” – John Huston
WRITING (ORIGINAL STORY)
“Louisiana Story” – Robert Flaherty and Frances Flaherty
“The Naked City” – Malvin Wald
“Red River” – Borden Chase
“The Red Shoes” – Emeric Pressburger
“The Search” – Richard Schweizer and David Wechsler
ACADEMY HONORARY AWARD
Sid Grauman “master showman, who raised the standard of exhibition of motion pictures”
ACADEMY HONORARY AWARD
Adolph Zukor “a man who has been called the father of the feature film in America, for his services to the industry over a period of forty years”
ACADEMY HONORARY AWARD
Walter Wanger “for distinguished service to the industry in adding to its moral stature in the world community by his production of the picture Joan of Arc”
