Academy Awards 1949
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The 1949 Oscars were held on March 24, 1949 at the AMPAS Theater in Los Angeles . It was the 21st Annual Academy Awards . In the year of the award, awards are always given to films from the previous year, in this case the films from 1948.
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Statistics (films with more than one nomination are listed) N = nomination; S = victory |
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| Movie | N | S. |
|---|---|---|
| Silent lips | 12 | 1 |
| Hamlet | 7th | 4th |
| Joan of Arc | 7th | 2 |
| The snake pit | 6th | 1 |
| The red shoes | 5 | 2 |
| Mother's secret | 5 | 0 |
| The treasure of the Sierra Madre | 4th | 3 |
| The drawn | 4th | 1 |
| City without a mask | 3 | 2 |
| A foreign affair | 2 | 0 |
| I kiss your hand, madame | 2 | 0 |
| Jenny | 2 | 1 |
| Red River | 2 | 0 |
| When My Baby Smiles at Me | 2 | 0 |
| Magic nights in Rio | 2 | 0 |
Moderation
Nominations and winners
Best movie
presented by Ethel Barrymore
- The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (The Treasure of the Sierra Madre) - Henry Blanke , Jack L. Warner
- The Red Shoes (The Red Shoes) - Michael Powell , Emeric Pressburger
- The Snake Pit (The Snake Pit) - Robert Bassler , Anatole Litvak
- Silent Lips (Johnny Belinda) - Jerry Wald
Best director
presented by Frank Borzage
John Huston - The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (The Treasure of the Sierra Madre)
- Anatole Litvak - The Snake Pit (The Snake Pit)
- Jean Negulesco - Silent Lips (Johnny Belinda)
- Laurence Olivier - Hamlet
- Fred Zinnemann - The Drawn (The Search)
Best Actor
presented by Loretta Young
- Lew Ayres - Silent Lips (Johnny Belinda)
- Montgomery Clift - The Marked (The Search)
- Dan Dailey - When My Baby Smiles at Me
- Clifton Webb - Belvedere Tidies Up (Sitting Pretty)
Best main actress
presented by Ronald Colman
Jane Wyman - Silent Lips (Johnny Belinda)
- Ingrid Bergman - Joan of Arc (Joan of Arc)
- Olivia de Havilland - The Snake Pit (The Snake Pit)
- Irene Dunne - Mother's Secret (I Remember Mama)
- Barbara Stanwyck - You're still alive for 105 minutes (Sorry, Wrong Number)
Best supporting actor
presented by Celeste Holm
Walter Huston - The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (The Treasure of the Sierra Madre)
- Charles Bickford - Silent Lips (Johnny Belinda)
- José Ferrer - Joan of Arc (Joan of Arc)
- Oskar Homolka - Mother's Secret (I Remember Mama)
- Cecil Kellaway - The Luck of the Irish
The best supporting actress
presented by Edmund Gwenn
Claire Trevor - Gangster in Key Largo (Key Largo)
- Barbara Bel Geddes - Mother's Secret (I Remember Mama)
- Ellen Corby - Mother's Secret (I Remember Mama)
- Agnes Moorehead - Silent Lips (Johnny Belinda )
- Jean Simmons - Hamlet
Best script
presented by Deborah Kerr
John Huston - The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (The Treasure of the Sierra Madre)
- Charles Brackett , Richard L. Breen , Billy Wilder - A Foreign Affair (A Foreign Affair)
- Millen Brand , Frank Partos - The Snake Pit (The Snake Pit)
- Richard Schweizer , David Wechsler - The Drawn (The Search)
- Allen Vincent , Irma von Cube - Silent Lips (Johnny Belinda)
Best original story
presented by Deborah Kerr
Richard Schweizer , David Wechsler - The Drawn (The Search)
- Borden Chase - Red River
- Frances H. Flaherty , Robert J. Flaherty - Louisiana Legend (Louisiana Story)
- Emeric Pressburger - The Red Shoes (The Red Shoes)
- Malvin Wald - City Without a Mask (The Naked City)
Best camera (black and white film)
presented by Robert Ryan
William H. Daniels - City Without a Mask (The Naked City)
- Joseph H. August - Jenny (Portrait of Jennie)
- Charles Lang - A Foreign Affair (A Foreign Affair)
- Ted D. McCord - Silent Lips (Johnny Belinda)
- Nicholas Musuraca - Mother's Secret (I Remember Mama)
Best camera (color film)
presented by Robert Ryan
Winton Hoch , William V. Skall , Joseph A. Valentine - Joan of Arc ( Joan of Arc )
- Charles G. Clarke - Green Grass of Wyoming
- Robert H. Planck - The Three Musketeers (The Three Musketeers)
- William E. Snyder - Love nights in Seville (The Loves of Carmen)
Best production design (black and white film)
presented by Arlene Dahl
Carmen Dillon , Roger K. Furse - Hamlet
- Robert M. Haas , William Wallace - Silent Lips (Johnny Belinda)
Best production design (color film)
presented by Arlene Dahl
Hein Heckroth , Arthur Lawson - The Red Shoes (The Red Shoes)
- Richard Day , Joseph Kish , Casey Roberts - Joan of Arc (Joan of Arc)
Best Costumes (Black & White Film)
presented by Elizabeth Taylor
Best Costumes (Color Film)
presented by Elizabeth Taylor
Dorothy Jeakins , Barbara Karinska - Johanna von Orleans (Joan of Arc)
- Edith Head , Gile Steele - I kiss your hand, Madame (The Emperor Waltz)
Best Score (Drama / Comedy)
presented by Kathryn Grayson
Brian Easdale - The Red Shoes (The Red Shoes)
- Hugo Friedhofer - Joan of Arc (Joan of Arc)
- Alfred Newman - The Snake Pit (The Snake Pit)
- Max Steiner - Silent Lips (Johnny Belinda)
- William Walton - Hamlet
Best Score (Music Film)
presented by Kathryn Grayson
Roger Edens , Johnny Green - Easter Parade (Easter Parade)
- Lennie Hayton - The Pirate (The Pirate)
- Ray Heindorf - Magic Nights in Rio (Romance on the High Seas)
- Alfred Newman - When My Baby Smiles at Me
- Victor Young - I kiss your hand, Madame (The Emperor Waltz)
Best song
presented by Kathryn Grayson
" Buttons and Bows " from His Angel with the Two Pistols (The Paleface) - Ray Evans , Jay Livingston
- " For Every Man There's a Woman " from Casbah - Forbidden Alleys (Casbah) - Harold Arlen , Leo Robin
- " It's Magic " in Magic Nights in Rio (Romance on the High Seas) - Sammy Cahn , Jule Styne
- " The Woody Woodpecker Song " from Wet Blanket Policy - Ramey Idriss , George Tibbles
- " This Is the Moment " from The Woman in Hermelin (That Lady in Ermine) - Friedrich Hollaender , Leo Robin
Best cut
presented by Wendell Corey
Paul Weatherwax - City Without a Mask (The Naked City)
- Reginald Mills - The Red Shoes (The Red Shoes)
- Christian Nyby - Red River
- Frank Sullivan - Joan of Arc (Joan of Arc)
- David Weisbart - Silent Lips (Johnny Belinda)
Best tone
presented by Ann Blyth
Thomas T. Moulton - The Snake Pit (The Snake Pit)
- Daniel J. Bloomberg - Legacy of the Executioner (Moonrise)
- Charles Lang - Silent Lips (Johnny Belinda)
Best visual effects
presented by Glenn Ford
Paul Eagler , Charles L. Freeman , J. McMillan Johnson , Russell Shearman , Clarence Slifer , James G. Stewart - Jenny (Portrait of Jennie)
Best short film (1 film roll)
presented by Jeanne Crain
People in the city (Mannniskor i stad) - Edmund Reek
- Annie Was a Wonder - Herbert Moulton
- Cinderella Horse - Gordon Hollingshead
- So You Want to Be on the Radio - Gordon Hollingshead
- You Can't Win - Pete Smith
Best short film (2 film roles)
presented by Jeanne Crain
The Robben Island (Seal Iceland) - Walt Disney
- Calgary Stampede - Gordon Hollingshead
- Going to Blazes! - Herbert Morgan
- Samba Mania - Harry Gray
- Snow Capers - Thomas Mead
Best Short Film (Cartoon)
presented by Jeanne Crain
Tom and I and Nibbelchen (The Little Orphan) - Fred Quimby
- The Award Winning Mouse Wreckers - Edward Selzer
- Mickey and the Seal (Mickey and the Seal) - Walt Disney
- Robin Hoodlum - United Productions of America
- Tea for Two Hundred (Tea for Two Hundred) - Walt Disney
Best short documentary film
presented by Ava Gardner
Best documentary
presented by Ava Gardner
The Secret Land - Orville O. Dull
- One of the Quiet One - Janice Loeb
Honorary Oscars
Honorary Oscar
- Walter Wanger - Joan of Arc ( Joan of Arc )
- Monsieur Vincent as best foreign language film
- Sid Grauman
- Adolph Zukor
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
Juvenile Award
- Ivan Jandl - The Drawn ( The Search )
Scientific and Engineering Award
Technical Achievement Award
Web links
- Academy Awards 1949 in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- 1949 Academy Awards ceremony in the Academy Awards Data Base