1944 (17th Annual Awards)
Nominations and Winners

Listed below are the Academy Award nominations and winners for the year 1944. The symbol appears next to the winner in each category. Click on the name of a film, person or song in the list to display more information about that film, person or song. Or, click on a year in the column on the right to display the nominations and winners from that year.

Best Motion Picture

Double Indemnity, Paramount.

Gaslight, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Going My Way, Paramount.

Since You Went Away, Selznick International Pictures; United Artists.

Wilson, 20th Century-Fox.

Best Actor

Charles Boyer in Gaslight, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Bing Crosby in Going My Way, Paramount.

Barry Fitzgerald in Going My Way, Paramount.

Cary Grant in None but the Lonely Heart, RKO Radio.

Alexander Knox in Wilson, 20th Century-Fox.

Best Actress

Ingrid Bergman in Gaslight, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Claudette Colbert in Since You Went Away, Selznick International Pictures; United Artists.

Bette Davis in Mr. Skeffington, Warner Bros.

Greer Garson in Mrs. Parkington, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Barbara Stanwyck in Double Indemnity, Paramount.

Actor in a Supporting Role

Hume Cronyn in The Seventh Cross, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Barry Fitzgerald in Going My Way, Paramount.

Claude Rains in Mr. Skeffington, Warner Bros.

Clifton Webb in Laura, 20th Century-Fox.

Monty Woolley in Since You Went Away, Selznick International Pictures; United Artists.

Actress in a Supporting Role

Ethel Barrymore in None but the Lonely Heart, RKO Radio.

Jennifer Jones in Since You Went Away, Selznick International Pictures; United Artists.

Angela Lansbury in Gaslight, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Aline MacMahon in Dragon Seed, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Agnes Moorehead in Mrs. Parkington, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Directing

Double Indemnity, Paramount. Billy Wilder.

Going My Way, Paramount. Leo McCarey.

Laura, 20th Century-Fox. Otto Preminger.

Lifeboat, 20th Century-Fox. Alfred Hitchcock.

Wilson, 20th Century-Fox. Henry King.

Art Direction-Interior Decoration

(Black-and-White)

Address Unknown, Columbia. Art direction by Lionel Banks and Walter Holscher; interior decoration by Joseph Kish.

The Adventures of Mark Twain, Warner Bros. Art direction by John J. Hughes; interior decoration by Fred MacLean.

Casanova Brown, International Pictures; RKO Radio. Art direction by Perry Ferguson; interior decoration by Julia Heron.

Gaslight, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Art direction by Cedric Gibbons and William Ferrari; interior decoration by Edwin B. Willis and Paul Huldschinsky.

Laura, 20th Century-Fox. Art direction by Lyle Wheeler and Leland Fuller; interior decoration by Thomas Little.

No Time for Love, Paramount. Art direction by Hans Dreier and Robert Usher; interior decoration by Sam Comer.

Since You Went Away, Selznick International Pictures; United Artists. Art direction by Mark-Lee Kirk; interior decoration by Victor A. Gangelin.

Song of the Open Road, Charles Rogers Productions; United Artists. [Nomination withdrawn by the production company.]

Step Lively, RKO Radio. Art direction by Albert S. D’Agostino and Carroll Clark; interior decoration by Darrell Silvera and Claude Carpenter.

(Color)

The Climax, Universal. Art direction by John B. Goodman and Alexander Golitzen; interior decoration by Russell A. Gausman and Ira S. Webb.

Cover Girl, Columbia. Art direction by Lionel Banks and Cary Odell; interior decoration by Fay Babcock.

The Desert Song, Warner Bros. Art direction by Charles Novi; interior decoration by Jack McConaghy.

Kismet, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Art direction by Cedric Gibbons and Daniel B. Cathcart; interior decoration by Edwin B. Willis and Richard Pefferle.

Lady in the Dark, Paramount. Art direction by Hans Dreier and Raoul Pene du Bois; interior decoration by Ray Moyer.

The Princess and the Pirate, Regent Pictures; RKO Radio. Art direction by Ernst Fegte; interior decoration by Howard Bristol.

Wilson, 20th Century-Fox. Art direction by Wiard Ihnen; interior decoration by Thomas Little.

Cinematography

(Black-and-White)

Double Indemnity, Paramount. John Seitz.

Dragon Seed, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Sidney Wagner.

Gaslight, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Joseph Ruttenberg.

Going My Way, Paramount. Lionel Lindon.

Laura, 20th Century-Fox. Joseph LaShelle.

Lifeboat, 20th Century-Fox. Glen MacWilliams.

Since You Went Away, Selznick International Pictures; United Artists. Stanley Cortez and Lee Garmes.

Thirty Seconds over Tokyo, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Robert Surtees and Harold Rosson.

The Uninvited, Paramount. Charles Lang.

The White Cliffs of Dover, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. George Folsey.

(Color)

Cover Girl, Columbia. Rudolph Maté and Allen M. Davey.

Home in Indiana, 20th Century-Fox. Edward Cronjager.

Kismet, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Charles Rosher.

Lady in the Dark, Paramount. Ray Rennahan.

Meet Me in St. Louis, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. George Folsey.

Wilson, 20th Century-Fox. Leon Shamroy.

Documentary

(Feature)

The Fighting Lady, United States Navy; 20th Century-Fox.

Resisting Enemy Interrogation, United States Army Air Force.

(Short Subject)

Arturo Toscanini, United States Office of War Information Overseas Motion Picture Bureau.

New Americans, RKO Radio. [This Is America Series]

With the Marines at Tarawa, United States Marine Corps.

Film Editing

Going My Way, Paramount. Leroy Stone.

Janie, Warner Bros. Owen Marks.

None but the Lonely Heart, RKO Radio. Roland Gross.

Since You Went Away, Selznick International Pictures; United Artists. Hal C. Kern and James E. Newcom.

Wilson, 20th Century-Fox. Barbara McLean.

Music

(Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)

Address Unknown, Columbia. Morris Stoloff and Ernst Toch.

The Adventures of Mark Twain, Warner Bros. Max Steiner.

The Bridge of San Luis Rey, Bogeaus; United Artists. Dimitri Tiomkin.

Casanova Brown, International Pictures; RKO Radio. Arthur Lange.

Christmas Holiday, Universal. H. J. Salter.

Double Indemnity, Paramount. Miklos Rozsa.

The Fighting Seabees, Republic. Walter Scharf and Roy Webb.

The Hairy Ape, Jules Levey; United Artists. Edward Paul and Michel Michelet.

It Happened Tomorrow, Arnold Productions; United Artists. Robert Stolz.

Jack London, Bronston; United Artists. Frederic Efrem Rich.

Kismet, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Herbert Stothart.

None but the Lonely Heart, RKO Radio. Hanns Eisler and C. Bakaleinikoff.

The Princess and the Pirate, Regent Pictures; RKO Radio. David Rose.

Since You Went Away, Selznick International Pictures; United Artists. Max Steiner.

Summer Storm, Angelus; United Artists. Karl Hajos.

Three Russian Girls, R & F Productions; United Artists. Franke Harling.

Up in Mabel’s Room, Edward Small; United Artists. Edward Paul.

Voice in the Wind, Ripley-Monter; United Artists. Michel Michelet.

Wilson, 20th Century-Fox. Alfred Newman.

Woman of the Town, Sherman; United Artists. Miklos Rozsa.

(Scoring of a Musical Picture)

Brazil, Republic. Walter Scharf.

Cover Girl, Columbia. Morris Stoloff and Carmen Dragon.

Higher and Higher, RKO Radio. C. Bakaleinikoff.

Hollywood Canteen, Warner Bros. Ray Heindorf.

Irish Eyes Are Smiling, 20th Century-Fox. Alfred Newman.

Knickerbocker Holiday, PCA (Producers Corporation of America); United Artists. Werner R. Heymann and Kurt Weill.

Lady in the Dark, Paramount. Robert Emmett Dolan.

Lady, Let’s Dance, Scott R. Dunlap; Monogram. Edward Kay.

Meet Me in St. Louis, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Georgie Stoll.

The Merry Monahans, Universal. H. J. Salter.

Minstrel Man, PRC (Producers Releasing Corporation). Ferde Grofe and Leo Erdody.

Sensations of 1945, Andrew Stone Productions; United Artists. Mahlon Merrick.

Song of the Open Road, Charles Rogers Productions; United Artists. Charles Previn.

Up in Arms, Avalon Productions; RKO Radio. Ray Heindorf and Louis Forbes.

(Song)

I Couldn’t Sleep a Wink Last Night from Higher and Higher, RKO Radio. Music by Jimmy McHugh; lyrics by Harold Adamson.

I’ll Walk Alone from Follow the Boys, Charles K. Feldman Productions; Universal. Music by Jule Styne; lyrics by Sammy Cahn.

I’m Making Believe from Sweet and Lowdown, 20th Century-Fox. Music by James V. Monaco; lyrics by Mack Gordon.

Long Ago and Far Away from Cover Girl, Columbia. Music by Jerome Kern; lyrics by Ira Gershwin.

Now I Know from Up in Arms, Avalon Productions; RKO Radio. Music by Harold Arlen; lyrics by Ted Koehler.

Remember Me to Carolina from Minstrel Man, PRC (Producers Releasing Corporation). Music by Harry Revel; lyrics by Paul Webster.

Rio de Janeiro from Brazil, Republic. Music by Ary Barroso; lyrics by Ned Washington.

Silver Shadows and Golden Dreams from Lady, Let’s Dance, Scott R. Dunlap; Monogram. Music by Lew Pollack; lyrics by Charles Newman.

Sweet Deams Sweetheart from Hollywood Canteen, Warner Bros. Music by M. K. Jerome; lyrics by Ted Koehler.

Swinging on a Star from Going My Way, Paramount. Music by James Van Heusen; lyrics by Johnny Burke.

Too Much in Love from Song of the Open Road, Charles Rogers Productions; United Artists. Music by Walter Kent; lyrics by Kim Gannon.

The Trolley Song from Meet Me in St. Louis, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Music and lyrics by Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin.

Short Subjects

(Cartoons)

And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street, George Pal Productions; Paramount. [George Pal Puppetoon Series] George Pal, Producer.

Dog, Cat and Canary, Screen Gems; Columbia. [Color Rhapsody Series]

Fish Fry, Walter Lantz Productions; Universal. [Cartunes] Walter Lantz, Producer.

How to Play Football, Walt Disney Productions; RKO Radio. [Goofy Series] Walt Disney, Producer.

Mouse Trouble, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [Tom & Jerry Series] Frederick C. Quimby, Producer.

My Boy Johnny, 20th Century-Fox. [Terrytoons Series] Paul Terry, Producer.

Swooner Crooner, Warner Bros. [Looney Tunes Series]

(One-reel)

Blue Grass Gentlemen, 20th Century-Fox. [Ed Thorgerson’s Sports Review Series] Edmund Reek, Producer.

Jammin’ the Blues, Warner Bros. [Melody Master Bands Series] Gordon Hollingshead, Producer.

Movie Pests, Pete Smith; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [Pete Smith Specialties Series] Pete Smith, Producer.

Screen Snapshots’ 50th Anniversary of Motion Pictures, Columbia. [Screen Snapshots Series] Ralph Staub, Producer.

Who’s Who in Animal Land, Paramount. [Speaking of Animals Series] Jerry Fairbanks, Producer.

(Two-reel)

Bombalera, Paramount. [Musical Parade Series] Louis Harris, Producer.

I Won’t Play, Warner Bros. [Featurette Series] Gordon Hollingshead, Producer.

Main Street Today, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [Two-reel Special Series] Jerry Bresler, Producer; Herbert Moulton, Associate Producer.

Sound Recording

Brazil, Republic. Republic Studio Sound Department, Daniel J. Bloomberg, Sound Director.

Casanova Brown, International Pictures; RKO Radio. Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director.

Cover Girl, Columbia. Columbia Studio Sound Department, John Livadary, Sound Director.

Double Indemnity, Paramount. Paramount Studio Sound Department, Loren L. Ryder, Sound Director.

His Butler’s Sister, Universal. Universal Studio Sound Department, Bernard B. Brown, Sound Director.

Hollywood Canteen, Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director.

It Happened Tomorrow, Arnold Productions; United Artists. Sound Service, Inc., Jack Whitney, Sound Director.

Kismet, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director.

Music in Manhattan, RKO Radio. RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, Stephen Dunn, Sound Director.

Voice in the Wind, Ripley-Monter; United Artists. RCA Sound, W. M. Dalgleish, Sound Director.

Wilson, 20th Century-Fox. 20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, E. H. Hansen, Sound Director.

Special Effects

The Adventures of Mark Twain, Warner Bros. Photographic effects by Paul Detlefsen and John Crouse; sound effects by Nathan Levinson.

Days of Glory, RKO Radio. Photographic effects by Vernon L. Walker; sound effects by James G. Stewart and Roy Granville.

Secret Command, Columbia. Photographic effects by David Allen, Ray Cory and Robert Wright; sound effects by Russell Malmgren and Harry Kusnick.

Since You Went Away, Selznick International Pictures; United Artists. Photographic effects by John R. Cosgrove; sound effects by Arthur Johns.

The Story of Dr. Wassell, Paramount. Photographic effects by Gordon Jennings and Farciot Edouart; sound effects by George Dutton.

Thirty Seconds over Tokyo, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Photographic effects by A. Arnold Gillespie, Donald Jahraus and Warren Newcombe; sound effects by Douglas Shearer.

Wilson, 20th Century-Fox. Photographic effects by Fred Sersen; sound effects by Roger Heman.

Writing

(Original Motion Picture Story)

Going My Way, Paramount. Leo McCarey.

A Guy Named Joe, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Chandler Sprague and David Boehm.

Lifeboat, 20th Century-Fox. John Steinbeck.

None Shall Escape, Columbia. Alfred Neumann and Joseph Than.

The Sullivans, 20th Century-Fox. Edward Doherty and Jules Schermer.

(Original Screenplay)

Hail the Conquering Hero, Paramount. Preston Sturges.

The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek, Paramount. Preston Sturges.

Two Girls and a Sailor, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Richard Connell and Gladys Lehman.

Wilson, 20th Century-Fox. Lamar Trotti.

Wing and a Prayer, 20th Century-Fox. Jerome Cady.

(Screenplay)

Double Indemnity, Paramount. Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler.

Gaslight, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. John Van Druten, Walter Reisch and John L. Balderston.

Going My Way, Paramount. Frank Butler and Frank Cavett.

Laura, 20th Century-Fox. Jay Dratler, Samuel Hoffenstein and Betty Reinhardt.

Meet Me in St. Louis, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Irving Brecher and Fred F. Finkelhoffe.

Special Award

To Bob Hope for his many services to the Academy. [ [Life Membership]]

(Juvenile)

To Margaret O’Brien, outstanding child actress of 1944. [ [Miniature Statuette]]

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award

Darryl F. Zanuck

Scientific or Technical Award

(Class II)

To Stephen Dunn and the RKO Radio Studio Sound Department and Radio Corporation of America for the design and development of the electronic compressor-limiter.

(Class III)

To Linwood Dunn, Cecil Love and Acme Tool and Manufacturing Company for the design and construction of the Acme-Dunn Optical Printer.

To Grover Laube and the 20th Century-Fox Studio Camera Department for the development of a continuous loop projection device.

To Western Electric Company for the design and construction of the 1126A Limiting Amplifier for variable density sound recording.

To Russell Brown, Ray Hinsdale and Joseph E. Robbins for the development and production use of the Paramount floating hydraulic boat rocker.

To Gordon Jennings for the design and construction of the Paramount nodal point tripod.

To Radio Corporation of America and the RKO Radio Studio Sound Department for the design and construction of the RKO reverberation chamber.

To Daniel J. Bloomberg and the Republic Studio Sound Department for the design and development of a multi-interlock selector switch.

To Bernard B. Brown and John P. Livadary for the design and engineering of a separate soloist and chorus recording room.

To Paul Zeff, S. J. Twining and George Seid of the Columbia Studio Laboratory for the formula and application to production of a simplified variable area sound negative developer.

To Paul Lerpae for the design and construction of the Paramount traveling matte projection and photographing device.