The 21st Oscars
102 nominations in 25 categories.
The night's big films
- 1 of 12
4 of 7- 2 of 7
- 1 of 6
2 of 5- 0 of 5
Every category
Best Picture
J. Arthur Rank-Two Cities Films- Warner Bros.
J. Arthur Rank-Archers- 20th Century-Fox
Warner Bros.
Best Director
Best Actor
- Laurence Olivier · Hamlet
- Lew Ayres · Dr. Robert Richardson
- Clifton Webb · Lynn Belvedere
- Montgomery Clift · Ralph Stevenson
Best Actress
- Jane Wyman · Belinda McDonald
- Irene Dunne · Mama
- Ingrid Bergman · Joan of Arc
- Barbara Stanwyck · Leona Stevenson
- Olivia de Havilland · Virginia Stuart Cunningham
Best Supporting Actor
- Oscar Homolka · Uncle Chris
- José Ferrer · The Dauphin, Charles VIII
- Charles Bickford · Black McDonald
- Cecil Kellaway · Horace
Best Supporting Actress
- Claire Trevor · Gaye
- Jean Simmons · Ophelia
- Barbara Bel Geddes · Katrin
- Ellen Corby · Aunt Trina
- Agnes Moorehead · Aggie McDonald
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Original Story
Best Documentary Feature
- Orville O. Dull, Producer
- Janice Loeb, Producer
Best Cinematography (Black-and-White)
Best Cinematography (Color)
Best Film Editing
Best Production Design (Black-and-White)
Art Direction: Roger K. Furse; Set Decoration: Carmen Dillon
Best Production Design (Color)
Art Direction: Hein Heckroth; Set Decoration: Arthur Lawson
Best Costume Design (Black-and-White)
Best Costume Design (Color)
Best Original Score
Best Song Score or Adaptation Score
Best Original Song
- The Paleface · Buttons And BowsMusic and Lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
- Casbah · For Every Man There's A WomanMusic by Harold Arlen; Lyrics by Leo Robin
- Romance on the High Seas · It's MagicMusic by Jule Styne; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
- That Lady in Ermine · This Is The MomentMusic by Frederick Hollander; Lyrics by Leo Robin
- Wet Blanket Policy · The Woody Woodpecker SongMusic and Lyrics by Ramey Idriss and George Tibbles
Best Sound
- 20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director
- Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Col. Nathan O. Levinson, Sound Director
- Republic Studio Sound Department, Daniel J. Bloomberg, Sound Director
Best Visual Effects
- Special Visual Effects by Paul Eagler, J. McMillan Johnson, Russell Shearman, Clarence Slifer; Special Audible Effects by Charles Freeman, James G. Stewart
- Special Visual Effects by Ralph Hammeras, Fred Sersen, Edward Snyder; Special Audible Effects by Roger Heman
Best Documentary Short
- United States Army
- Herbert Morgan, Producer
- United States Army Air Force
Best Animated Short
- Fred Quimby, Producer
- Walt Disney, Producer
- Edward Selzer, Producer
- United Productions of America
- Walt Disney, Producer
Best Live Action Short (One-reel)
- Herbert Moulton, Producer
- Gordon Hollingshead, Producer
- Pete Smith, Producer
Best Live Action Short (Two-reel)
- Walt Disney, Producer
- Gordon Hollingshead, Producer
- Herbert Morgan, Producer
- Harry Grey, Producer
- Thomas Mead, Producer
Honorary and special awards
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
- Jerry Wald
Special Award
- Adolph Zukor
To 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.
- Jean Hersholt
NOTE: Presented on \"Jean Hersholt Night,\" June 26, 1949, at the Academy building.
To 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.
- Sid Grauman
To Sid Grauman, master showman, who raised the standard of exhibition of motion pictures.
To Ivan Jandl, for the outstanding juvenile performance of 1948, as \"Karel Malik\" in The Search.
Special Foreign Language Film Award
- Monsieur Vincent
To Monsieur Vincent - voted by the Academy Board of Governors as the most outstanding foreign language film released in the United States during 1948.