Academy Awards 1950

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The 1950 Academy Awards took place on March 23, 1950 at the RKO Pantages Theater in Los Angeles . It was the 22nd Annual Academy Awards . In the year of the award, films from the previous year are always recognized, in this case films from 1949.

Movie	N	S.
Statistics (films with more than one nomination are listed) N = nomination; S = victory
The heiress	8th	4th
The man who wanted to rule	7th	3
Cauldron battle	6th	2
Between women and ropes	6th	1
... and heaven laughs at it	6th	0
The commander	4th	2
You were our comrade	4th	0
A letter to three women	3	2
Jolson Sings Again	3	0
Pinky	3	0
Don Juan's love affairs	2	1
Little brave Jo	2	1
Fear of shame	2	0
In the clutches of the Borgia	2	0
Little heart in need	2	0

Moderation

Paul Douglas

Winners and nominations

Best movie

presented by James Cagney

The man who wanted to rule (All the King's Men) - Robert Rossen

The Commander (Twelve O'Clock High) - Darryl F. Zanuck

The heiress (The Heiress) - William Wyler

A Letter to Three Wives (A Letter to Three Wives) - Sol C. Siegel

Kesselschlacht (Battleground) - Dore Schary

Best director

presented by Ida Lupino

Joseph L. Mankiewicz - A Letter to Three Wives (A Letter to Three Wives)

Carol Reed - Little Heart in Need (The Fallen Idol)

Robert Rossen - The man who wanted to rule (All the King's Men)

William A. Wellman - Kesselschlacht (Battleground)

William Wyler - The Heiress (The Heiress)

Best Actor

presented by Jane Wyman

Broderick Crawford - The man who wanted to rule (All the King's Men)

Kirk Douglas - Between Women and Ropes (Champion)

Gregory Peck - The Commander (Twelve O'Clock High)

Richard Todd - Counted hours (The Hasty Heart)

John Wayne - You Were Our Comrade (Sands of Iwo Jima)

Best main actress

presented by James Stewart

Olivia de Havilland - The Heiress (The Heiress)

Jeanne Crain - Pinky

Susan Hayward - Fear Of Shame (My Foolish Heart)

Deborah Kerr - Edward, My Son (Edward, My Son)

Loretta Young - ... and heaven laughs too (Come to the Stable)

Best supporting actor

presented by Claire Trevor

Dean Jagger - The Commander (Twelve O'Clock High)

John Ireland - The man who wanted to rule (All the King's Men)

Arthur Kennedy - Between Women and Ropes (Champion)

Ralph Richardson - The Heiress (The Heiress)

James Whitmore - Kesselschlacht (Battleground)

The best supporting actress

presented by Ray Milland

Mercedes McCambridge - The man who wanted to rule (All the King's Men)

Ethel Barrymore - Pinky

Celeste Holm - ... and heaven laughs too (Come to the Stable)

Elsa Lanchester - ... and heaven laughs too (Come to the Stable)

Ethel Waters - Pinky

Best original script

presented by James Hilton

Robert Pirosh - Kesselschlacht (Battleground)

Sergio Amidei , Federico Fellini , Alfred Hayes , Marcello Pagliero , Roberto Rossellini - Paisà

Sidney Buchman - Jolson Sings Again

TEB Clarke - Blockade in London (Passport to Pimlico)

Helen Levitt , Janice Loeb , Sidney Meyers - One of the Pacific (The Quiet One)

Best adapted script

presented by James Hilton

Joseph L. Mankiewicz - A Letter to Three Wives (A Letter to Three Wives)

Carl Foreman - Between Women and Ropes (Champion)

Graham Greene - Little Heart in Need (The Fallen Idol)

Robert Rossen - The man who wanted to rule (All the King's Men)

Cesare Zavattini - Bicycle Thieves (Ladri di biciclette)

Best original story

presented by James Hilton

Douglas Morrow - The Stratton Story

Clare Boothe Luce - ... and heaven laughs too (Come to the Stable)

Harry Brown - You Were Our Comrade (Sands of Iwo Jima)

Valentine Davies , Shirley W. Smith - It Happens Every Spring

Virginia Kellogg - Leap To Death (White Heat)

Kay Nelson - The Love Professor (Mother Is a Freshman)

Best Score (Drama / Comedy)

presented by Cole Porter

Aaron Copland - The Heiress (The Heiress)

Max Steiner - The Sting of Evil (Beyond the Forest)

Dimitri Tiomkin - Between Women and Ropes (Champion)

Best Score (Music Film)

presented by Cole Porter

Roger Edens , Lennie Hayton - Today we're going for a stroll (On the Town)

George Duning , Morris Stoloff - Jolson Sings Again

Ray Heindorf - Star from Broadway (Look for the Silver Lining)

Best song

presented by Cole Porter

" Baby, It's Cold Outside " from Neptune's Daughter (Neptune's Daughter) - Frank Loesser

" It's a Great Feeling " from a great feeling (It's a Great Feeling) - Sammy Cahn , Jule Styne

" Lavender Blue " from A champion to fall in love (So Dear to My Heart) - Eliot Daniel , Larry Morey

" My Foolish Heart " for fear of shame (My Foolish Heart) - Ned Washington , Victor Young

" Through a Long and Sleepless Night " from ... and heaven laughs at it (Come to the Stable) - Mack Gordon , Alfred Newman

Best cut

presented by Mark Robson

Harry W. Gerstad - Between Women and Ropes (Champion)

Al Clark , Robert Parrish - The man who wanted to rule (All the King's Men)

John D. Dunning - Kesselschlacht (Battleground)

Frederic Knudtson - The Eerie Window

Richard L. Van Enger - You Were Our Comrade (Sands of Iwo Jima)

Best tone

presented by John Lund

WD Flick , Roger Heman Sr. - The Commander (Twelve O'Clock High)

Daniel J. Bloomberg - You Were Our Comrade (Sands of Iwo Jima)

Leslie I. Carey - Once More, My Darling

Best visual effects

presented by Patricia Neal

ARKO Productions - Panic for King Kong (Mighty Joe Young)

John P. Fulton - Tulsa

Best short film (1 film roll)

presented by Anne Baxter and John Hodiak

Aquatic House Party - Jack Eaton

Roller Derby Girl - Justin B. Herman

So You Think You're Not Guilty - Gordon Hollingshead

Spills and Chills - Walton C. Ament

Water Trix - Pete Smith

Best short film (2 film roles)

presented by Anne Baxter and John Hodiak

Van Gogh - Gaston Diehl , Robert Hessens

Boy and the Eagle - William R. Lasky

Chase of Death - Irving Allen

Snow Carnival - Gordon Hollingshead

The Grass Is Always Greener - Gordon Hollingshead

Best animated short film

presented by Anne Baxter and John Hodiak

Thick Air (For Scent-imental Reasons) - Edward Selzer

~~Disguise artist (Canary Row) - Edward Selzer~~ (The film was withdrawn by Selzer before the award ceremony and the actual nomination and is therefore not one of the official nominations.)

The Little Woodpecker (Hatch Up Your Troubles) - Fred Quimby

The Magic Fluke - Stephen Bosustow

Uninvited Christmas Guests ( Toy Tinkers ) - Walt Disney