1947
The 19th Academy Awards | 1947
Shrine Civic Auditorium
Thursday, March 13, 1947
Honoring movies released in 1946
Highlights
Memorable Moments
Winners & Nominees
Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Harold Russell
The Best Years of Our Lives
Nominees
Charles Coburn
The Green Years
William Demarest
The Jolson Story
Claude Rains
Notorious
Clifton Webb
The Razor's Edge
Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Anne Baxter
The Razor's Edge
Nominees
Gale Sondergaard
Anna and the King of Siam
Ethel Barrymore
The Spiral Staircase
Lillian Gish
Duel in the Sun
Flora Robson
Saratoga Trunk
Directing
Winner
The Best Years of Our Lives
William Wyler
Nominees
Brief Encounter
David Lean
It's a Wonderful Life
Frank Capra
The Killers
Robert Siodmak
The Yearling
Clarence Brown
Film Editing
Winner
The Best Years of Our Lives
Daniel Mandell
Nominees
It's a Wonderful Life
William Hornbeck
The Jolson Story
William Lyon
The Killers
Arthur Hilton
The Yearling
Harold Kress
Actor
Winner
Fredric March
The Best Years of Our Lives
Nominees
Gregory Peck
The Yearling
James Stewart
It's a Wonderful Life
Laurence Olivier
Henry V
Larry Parks
The Jolson Story
Actress
Winner
Olivia de Havilland
To Each His Own
Nominees
Celia Johnson
Brief Encounter
Jennifer Jones
Duel in the Sun
Rosalind Russell
Sister Kenny
Jane Wyman
The Yearling
Special Award
Winner
The Best Years of Our Lives
Special Award
Henry V
Special Award
Sound Recording
Winner
The Jolson Story
Columbia Studio Sound Department, John Livadary, Sound Director
Nominees
The Best Years of Our Lives
Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon Sawyer, Sound Director
It's a Wonderful Life
RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John Aalberg, Sound Director
Short Subject (Cartoon)
Winner
The Cat Concerto
Frederick Quimby, Producer
Nominees
John Henry and the Inky Poo
George Pal, Producer
Squatter's Rights
Walt Disney, Producer
Walky Talky Hawky
Edward Selzer, Producer
Chopin's Musical Moments
Walter Lantz, Producer
Music (Song)
Winner
The Harvey Girls
On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe in "The Harvey Girls" Music by Harry Warren; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Nominees
Centennial Summer
All Through The Day in "Centennial Summer" Music by Jerome Kern; Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
The Dolly Sisters
I Can't Begin To Tell You in "The Dolly Sisters" Music by James Monaco; Lyrics by Mack Gordon
Canyon Passage
Ole Buttermilk Sky in "Canyon Passage" Music by Hoagy Carmichael; Lyrics by Jack Brooks
Blue Skies
You Keep Coming Back Like A Song in "Blue Skies" Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin
Writing (Screenplay)
Winner
The Best Years of Our Lives
Robert E. Sherwood
Nominees
Anna and the King of Siam
Talbot Jennings, Sally Benson
Brief Encounter
David Lean, Anthony Havelock-Allan, Ronald Neame
The Killers
Anthony Veiller
Open City
Sergio Amidei, F. Fellini
Short Subject (One-reel)
Winner
Facing Your Danger
Gordon Hollingshead, Producer
Nominees
Dive-Hi Champs
Jack Eaton, Producer
Golden Horses
Edmund Reek, Producer
Smart as a Fox
Gordon Hollingshead, Producer
Sure Cures
Pete Smith, Producer
Short Subject (Two-reel)
Winner
A Boy and His Dog
Gordon Hollingshead, Producer
Nominees
College Queen
George B. Templeton, Producer
Hiss and Yell
Jules White, Producer
The Luckiest Guy in the World
Jerry Bresler, Producer
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
Winner
Samuel Goldwyn
Cinematography (Black-and-White)
Winner
Anna and the King of Siam
Arthur Miller
Nominees
The Green Years
George Folsey
Cinematography (Color)
Winner
The Yearling
Charles Rosher, Leonard Smith, Arthur Arling
Nominees
The Jolson Story
Joseph Walker
Special Effects
Winner
Blithe Spirit
Special Visual Effects by Thomas Howard
Nominees
A Stolen Life
Special Visual Effects by William McGann; Special Audible Effects by Nathan Levinson
Art Direction (Black-and-White)
Winner
Anna and the King of Siam
Art Direction: Lyle Wheeler, William Darling; Interior Decoration: Thomas Little, Frank E. Hughes
Nominees
Kitty
Art Direction: Hans Dreier, Walter Tyler; Interior Decoration: Sam Comer, Ray Moyer
The Razor's Edge
Art Direction: Richard Day, Nathan Juran; Interior Decoration: Thomas Little, Paul S. Fox
Art Direction (Color)
Winner
The Yearling
Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Paul Groesse; Interior Decoration: Edwin B. Willis
Nominees
Caesar and Cleopatra
John Bryan
Henry V
Art Direction: Paul Sheriff, Carmen Dillon
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Winner
The Seventh Veil
Muriel Box, Sydney Box
Nominees
The Blue Dahlia
Raymond Chandler
Children of Paradise
Jacques Prevert
Notorious
Ben Hecht
Road to Utopia
Norman Panama, Melvin Frank
Documentary (Short Subject)
Winner
Seeds of Destiny
United States Department of War
Nominees
Atomic Power
The March of Time
Life at the Zoo
Artkino
Paramount News Issue #37 (Twentieth Anniversary Issue! 1927.....1947)
Paramount
Traffic with the Devil
Herbert Morgan, Producer
Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture)
Winner
The Jolson Story
Morris Stoloff
Nominees
Centennial Summer
Alfred Newman
The Harvey Girls
Lennie Hayton
Night and Day
Ray Heindorf, Max Steiner
Blue Skies
Robert Emmett Dolan
Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
Winner
The Best Years of Our Lives
Hugo Friedhofer
Nominees
Anna and the King of Siam
Bernard Herrmann
Henry V
William Walton
Humoresque
Franz Waxman
The Killers
Miklos Rozsa
Writing (Original Motion Picture Story)
Winner
Vacation from Marriage
Clemence Dane
Nominees
The Dark Mirror
Vladimir Pozner
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
Jack Patrick
The Stranger
Victor Trivas
To Each His Own
Charles Brackett
Best Motion Picture
Winner
The Best Years of Our Lives
Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Nominees
Henry V
J. Arthur Rank-Two Cities Films
It's a Wonderful Life
Liberty Films
The Razor's Edge
20th Century-Fox
The Yearling
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
A
Anna and the King of Siam
5 Nominations, 2 Wins* Art Direction (Black-and-White) - Art Direction: Lyle Wheeler, William Darling; Interior Decoration: Thomas Little, Frank E. Hughes
* Cinematography (Black-and-White) - Arthur Miller
Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) - Bernard Herrmann
Actress in a Supporting Role - Gale Sondergaard in "Anna and the King of Siam"
Writing (Screenplay) - Talbot Jennings, Sally Benson
Atomic Power
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - The March of Time
B
The Best Years of Our Lives
9 Nominations, 8 Wins* Film Editing - Daniel Mandell
* Actor - Fredric March in "The Best Years of Our Lives"
* Actor in a Supporting Role - Harold Russell in "The Best Years of Our Lives"
* Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) - Hugo Friedhofer
* Writing (Screenplay) - Robert E. Sherwood
* Best Motion Picture - Samuel Goldwyn Productions
* Special Award - Special Award
* Directing - William Wyler
Sound Recording - Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon Sawyer, Sound Director
Blithe Spirit
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Special Effects - Special Visual Effects by Thomas Howard
The Blue Dahlia
1 NominationWriting (Original Screenplay) - Raymond Chandler
Blue Skies
2 NominationsMusic (Scoring of a Musical Picture) - Robert Emmett Dolan
Music (Song) - You Keep Coming Back Like A Song in "Blue Skies" Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin
A Boy and His Dog
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Short Subject (Two-reel) - Gordon Hollingshead, Producer
Brief Encounter
3 NominationsActress - Celia Johnson in "Brief Encounter"
Directing - David Lean
Writing (Screenplay) - David Lean, Anthony Havelock-Allan, Ronald Neame
C
Caesar and Cleopatra
1 NominationArt Direction (Color) - John Bryan
Canyon Passage
1 NominationMusic (Song) - Ole Buttermilk Sky in "Canyon Passage" Music by Hoagy Carmichael; Lyrics by Jack Brooks
The Cat Concerto
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Short Subject (Cartoon) - Frederick Quimby, Producer
Centennial Summer
2 NominationsMusic (Scoring of a Musical Picture) - Alfred Newman
Music (Song) - All Through The Day in "Centennial Summer" Music by Jerome Kern; Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Children of Paradise
1 NominationWriting (Original Screenplay) - Jacques Prevert
Chopin's Musical Moments
1 NominationShort Subject (Cartoon) - Walter Lantz, Producer
College Queen
1 NominationShort Subject (Two-reel) - George B. Templeton, Producer
D
The Dark Mirror
1 NominationWriting (Original Motion Picture Story) - Vladimir Pozner
Dive-Hi Champs
1 NominationShort Subject (One-reel) - Jack Eaton, Producer
The Dolly Sisters
1 NominationMusic (Song) - I Can't Begin To Tell You in "The Dolly Sisters" Music by James Monaco; Lyrics by Mack Gordon
Duel in the Sun
2 NominationsActress - Jennifer Jones in "Duel in the Sun"
Actress in a Supporting Role - Lillian Gish in "Duel in the Sun"
F
Facing Your Danger
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Short Subject (One-reel) - Gordon Hollingshead, Producer
G
Golden Horses
1 NominationShort Subject (One-reel) - Edmund Reek, Producer
The Green Years
2 NominationsActor in a Supporting Role - Charles Coburn in "The Green Years"
Cinematography (Black-and-White) - George Folsey
H
The Harvey Girls
2 Nominations, 1 WinMusic (Scoring of a Musical Picture) - Lennie Hayton
* Music (Song) - On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe in "The Harvey Girls" Music by Harry Warren; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Henry V
5 Nominations, 1 WinArt Direction (Color) - Art Direction: Paul Sheriff, Carmen Dillon
Best Motion Picture - J. Arthur Rank-Two Cities Films
Actor - Laurence Olivier in "Henry V"
Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) - William Walton
* Special Award - Special Award
Hiss and Yell
1 NominationShort Subject (Two-reel) - Jules White, Producer
Humoresque
1 NominationMusic (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) - Franz Waxman
I
It's a Wonderful Life
5 NominationsDirecting - Frank Capra
Actor - James Stewart in "It's a Wonderful Life"
Best Motion Picture - Liberty Films
Sound Recording - RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John Aalberg, Sound Director
Film Editing - William Hornbeck
J
John Henry and the Inky Poo
1 NominationShort Subject (Cartoon) - George Pal, Producer
The Jolson Story
6 Nominations, 2 Wins* Sound Recording - Columbia Studio Sound Department, John Livadary, Sound Director
* Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) - Morris Stoloff
Cinematography (Color) - Joseph Walker
Actor - Larry Parks in "The Jolson Story"
Actor in a Supporting Role - William Demarest in "The Jolson Story"
Film Editing - William Lyon
K
The Killers
4 NominationsWriting (Screenplay) - Anthony Veiller
Film Editing - Arthur Hilton
Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) - Miklos Rozsa
Directing - Robert Siodmak
Kitty
1 NominationArt Direction (Black-and-White) - Art Direction: Hans Dreier, Walter Tyler; Interior Decoration: Sam Comer, Ray Moyer
L
Life at the Zoo
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - Artkino
The Luckiest Guy in the World
1 NominationShort Subject (Two-reel) - Jerry Bresler, Producer
N
Night and Day
1 NominationMusic (Scoring of a Musical Picture) - Ray Heindorf, Max Steiner
Notorious
2 NominationsWriting (Original Screenplay) - Ben Hecht
Actor in a Supporting Role - Claude Rains in "Notorious"
O
Open City
1 NominationWriting (Screenplay) - Sergio Amidei, F. Fellini
P
Paramount News Issue #37 (Twentieth Anniversary Issue! 1927.....1947)
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - Paramount
R
The Razor's Edge
4 Nominations, 1 WinBest Motion Picture - 20th Century-Fox
Art Direction (Black-and-White) - Art Direction: Richard Day, Nathan Juran; Interior Decoration: Thomas Little, Paul S. Fox
Actor in a Supporting Role - Clifton Webb in "The Razor's Edge"
* Actress in a Supporting Role - Anne Baxter in "The Razor's Edge"
Road to Utopia
1 NominationWriting (Original Screenplay) - Norman Panama, Melvin Frank
S
Saratoga Trunk
1 NominationActress in a Supporting Role - Flora Robson in "Saratoga Trunk"
Seeds of Destiny
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Documentary (Short Subject) - United States Department of War
The Seventh Veil
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Writing (Original Screenplay) - Muriel Box, Sydney Box
Sister Kenny
1 NominationActress - Rosalind Russell in "Sister Kenny"
Smart as a Fox
1 NominationShort Subject (One-reel) - Gordon Hollingshead, Producer
The Spiral Staircase
1 NominationActress in a Supporting Role - Ethel Barrymore in "The Spiral Staircase"
Squatter's Rights
1 NominationShort Subject (Cartoon) - Walt Disney, Producer
A Stolen Life
1 NominationSpecial Effects - Special Visual Effects by William McGann; Special Audible Effects by Nathan Levinson
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
1 NominationWriting (Original Motion Picture Story) - Jack Patrick
The Stranger
1 NominationWriting (Original Motion Picture Story) - Victor Trivas
Sure Cures
1 NominationShort Subject (One-reel) - Pete Smith, Producer
T
To Each His Own
2 Nominations, 1 WinWriting (Original Motion Picture Story) - Charles Brackett
* Actress - Olivia de Havilland in "To Each His Own"
Traffic with the Devil
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - Herbert Morgan, Producer
V
Vacation from Marriage
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Writing (Original Motion Picture Story) - Clemence Dane
W
Walky Talky Hawky
1 NominationShort Subject (Cartoon) - Edward Selzer, Producer
Y
The Yearling
7 Nominations, 2 Wins* Art Direction (Color) - Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Paul Groesse; Interior Decoration: Edwin B. Willis
* Cinematography (Color) - Charles Rosher, Leonard Smith, Arthur Arling
Directing - Clarence Brown
Actor - Gregory Peck in "The Yearling"
Film Editing - Harold Kress
Actress - Jane Wyman in "The Yearling"
Best Motion Picture - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer