1947 (20th Annual Awards)
Nominations and Winners

Listed below are the Academy Award nominations and winners for the year 1947. 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

The Bishop’s Wife, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; RKO Radio.

Crossfire, RKO Radio.

Gentleman’s Agreement, 20th Century-Fox.

Great Expectations, J. Arthur Rank-Cineguild; Universal-International. (UK)

Miracle on 34th Street, 20th Century-Fox.

Best Actor

Ronald Colman in A Double Life, Kanin Productions; Universal-International.

John Garfield in Body and Soul, Enterprise Productions; United Artists.

Gregory Peck in Gentleman’s Agreement, 20th Century-Fox.

William Powell in Life with Father, Warner Bros.

Michael Redgrave in Mourning Becomes Electra, RKO Radio.

Best Actress

Joan Crawford in Possessed, Warner Bros.

Susan Hayward in Smash Up—The Story of a Woman, Walter Wanger; Universal-International.

Dorothy McGuire in Gentleman’s Agreement, 20th Century-Fox.

Rosalind Russell in Mourning Becomes Electra, RKO Radio.

Loretta Young in The Farmer’s Daughter, RKO Radio.

Actor in a Supporting Role

Charles Bickford in The Farmer’s Daughter, RKO Radio.

Thomas Gomez in Ride the Pink Horse, Universal-International.

Edmund Gwenn in Miracle on 34th Street, 20th Century-Fox.

Robert Ryan in Crossfire, RKO Radio.

Richard Widmark in Kiss of Death, 20th Century-Fox.

Actress in a Supporting Role

Ethel Barrymore in The Paradine Case, Vanguard Films; Selznick Releasing Organization (SRO).

Gloria Grahame in Crossfire, RKO Radio.

Celeste Holm in Gentleman’s Agreement, 20th Century-Fox.

Marjorie Main in The Egg and I, Universal-International.

Anne Revere in Gentleman’s Agreement, 20th Century-Fox.

Directing

The Bishop’s Wife, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; RKO Radio. Henry Koster.

Crossfire, RKO Radio. Edward Dmytryk.

A Double Life, Kanin Productions; Universal-International. George Cukor.

Gentleman’s Agreement, 20th Century-Fox. Elia Kazan.

Great Expectations, J. Arthur Rank-Cineguild; Universal-International. (UK) David Lean.

Art Direction-Set Decoration

(Black-and-White)

The Foxes of Harrow, 20th Century-Fox. Art direction by Lyle Wheeler and Maurice Ransford; set decoration by Thomas Little and Paul S. Fox.

Great Expectations, J. Arthur Rank-Cineguild; Universal-International. (UK) Art direction by John Bryan; set decoration by Wilfred Shingleton.

(Color)

Black Narcissus, J. Arthur Rank-Archers; Universal-International. (UK) Art direction by Alfred Junge; set decoration by Alfred Junge.

Life with Father, Warner Bros. Art direction by Robert M. Haas; set decoration by George James Hopkins.

Cinematography

(Black-and-White)

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, 20th Century-Fox. Charles Lang, Jr.

Great Expectations, J. Arthur Rank-Cineguild; Universal-International. (UK) Guy Green.

Green Dolphin Street, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. George Folsey.

(Color)

Black Narcissus, J. Arthur Rank-Archers; Universal-International. (UK) Jack Cardiff.

Life with Father, Warner Bros. Peverell Marley and William V. Skall.

Mother Wore Tights, 20th Century-Fox. Harry Jackson.

Documentary

(Feature)

Design for Death, RKO Radio. Sid Rogell, Executive Producer; Theron Warth and Richard O. Fleischer, Producers.

Journey into Medicine, United States Department of State Office of Information and Educational Exchange.

The World Is Rich, British Information Services. (UK) Paul Rotha, Producer.

(Short Subject)

First Steps, United Nations Division of Films and Visual Information. (Canada)

Passport to Nowhere, RKO Pathe. [This Is America Series] Frederic Ullman, Jr., Producer.

School in the Mailbox, Australian News & Information Bureau. (Australia)

Film Editing

The Bishop’s Wife, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; RKO Radio. Monica Collingwood.

Body and Soul, Enterprise Productions; United Artists. Francis Lyon and Robert Parrish.

Gentleman’s Agreement, 20th Century-Fox. Harmon Jones.

Green Dolphin Street, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. George White.

Odd Man Out, J. Arthur Rank-Two Cities Films; Universal-International. (UK) Fergus McDonnell.

Music

(Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)

The Bishop’s Wife, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; RKO Radio. Hugo Friedhofer.

Captain from Castile, 20th Century-Fox. Alfred Newman.

A Double Life, Kanin Productions; Universal-International. Dr. Miklos Rozsa.

Forever Amber, 20th Century-Fox. David Raksin.

Life with Father, Warner Bros. Max Steiner.

(Scoring of a Musical Picture)

Fiesta, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Johnny Green.

Mother Wore Tights, 20th Century-Fox. Alfred Newman.

My Wild Irish Rose, Warner Bros. Ray Heindorf and Max Steiner.

Road to Rio, Bing Crosby Enterprises and Hope Enterprises; Paramount. Robert Emmett Dolan.

Song of the South, Walt Disney Productions; RKO Radio. Daniele Amfitheatrof, Paul J. Smith and Charles Wolcott.

(Song)

A Gal in Calico from The Time, the Place and the Girl, Warner Bros. Music by Arthur Schwartz; lyrics by Leo Robin.

I Wish I Didn’t Love You So from The Perils of Pauline, Paramount. Music and lyrics by Frank Loesser.

Pass That Peace Pipe from Good News, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Music and lyrics by Ralph Blane, Roger Edens and Hugh Martin.

You Do from Mother Wore Tights, 20th Century-Fox. Music by Josef Myrow; lyrics by Mack Gordon.

Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah from Song of the South, Walt Disney Productions; RKO Radio. Music by Allie Wrubel; lyrics by Ray Gilbert.

Short Subjects

(Cartoons)

Chip an’ Dale, Walt Disney Productions; RKO Radio. [Donald Duck Series] Walt Disney, Producer.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [Tom & Jerry Series] Frederick Quimby, Producer.

Pluto’s Blue Note, Walt Disney Productions; RKO Radio. [Pluto Series] Walt Disney, Producer.

Tubby the Tuba, Paramount. [George Pal Puppetoon Series] George Pal, Producer.

Tweetie Pie, Warner Bros. [Merrie Melodies Series] Edward Selzer, Producer.

(One-reel)

Brooklyn, U.S.A., Universal-International. [Variety View Series] Thomas Mead, Producer.

Good-Bye Miss Turlock, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [John Nesbitt Passing Parade Series] Herbert Moulton, Producer.

Moon Rockets, Paramount. [Popular Science Series] Jerry Fairbanks, Producer.

Now You See It, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [Pete Smith Specialty Series] Pete Smith, Producer.

So You Want to Be in Pictures, Warner Bros. [Joe McDoakes Series] Gordon Hollingshead, Producer.

(Two-reel)

Champagne for Two, Paramount. [Musical Parade Featurette Series] Harry Grey, Producer.

Climbing the Matterhorn, Monogram. [Color Series] Irving Allen, Producer.

Fight of the Wild Stallions, Universal-International. [Featurette Series] Thomas Mead, Producer.

Give Us the Earth, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [Special Series] Herbert Morgan, Producer.

A Voice Is Born: The Story of Niklos Gafni, Columbia. [Musical Featurette Series] Ben Blake, Producer.

Sound Recording

The Bishop’s Wife, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; RKO Radio. Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon Sawyer, Sound Director.

Green Dolphin Street, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director.

T-Men, Reliance Pictures; Eagle Lion. Sound Service, Inc., Jack R. Whitney, Sound Director.

Special Effects

Green Dolphin Street, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Special visual effects by A. Arnold Gillespie and Warren Newcombe; special audible effects by Douglas Shearer and Michael Steinore.

Unconquered, Paramount. Special visual effects by Farciot Edouart, Devereux Jennings, Gordon Jennings, Wallace Kelley and Paul Lerpae; special audible effects by George Dutton.

Writing

(Motion Picture Story)

A Cage of Nightingales, Gaumont; Lopert Films. (France) Georges Chaperot and Rene Wheeler.

It Happened on Fifth Avenue, Roy Del Tuth; Allied Artists. Herbert Clyde Lewis and Frederick Stephani.

Kiss of Death, 20th Century-Fox. Eleazar Lipsky.

Miracle on 34th Street, 20th Century-Fox. Valentine Davies.

Smash Up—The Story of a Woman, Walter Wanger; Universal-International. Dorothy Parker and Frank Cavett.

(Original Screenplay)

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer, RKO Radio. Sidney Sheldon.

Body and Soul, Enterprise Productions; United Artists. Abraham Polonsky.

A Double Life, Kanin Productions; Universal-International. Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin.

Monsieur Verdoux, The Chaplin Studios; United Artists. Charles Chaplin.

Shoe-Shine, A.L.F.A. Cinematografica; Lopert Films. (Italy) Sergio Amidei, Adolfo Franci, C. G. Viola and Cesare Zavattini.

(Screenplay)

Boomerang!, 20th Century-Fox. Richard Murphy.

Crossfire, RKO Radio. John Paxton.

Gentleman’s Agreement, 20th Century-Fox. Moss Hart.

Great Expectations, J. Arthur Rank-Cineguild; Universal-International. (UK) David Lean, Anthony Havelock-Allan and Ronald Neame.

Miracle on 34th Street, 20th Century-Fox. George Seaton.

Special Award

To James Baskett for his able and heart-warming characterization of Uncle Remus, friend and story teller to the children of the world, in Walt Disney’s Song of the South. [ [Statuette]]

To Bill and Coo, Republic., in which artistry and patience blended in a novel and entertaining use of the medium of motion pictures. [ [Plaque]]

To Colonel William N. Selig, Albert E. Smith, Thomas Armat, and George K. Spoor (one of) the small group of pioneers whose belief in the new medium, and whose contributions to its development, blazed the trail along which the motion picture has progressed, in their lifetime, from obscurity to world-wide acclaim. [ [Statuette]]

(Foreign Language Film)

To Shoe-Shine, A.L.F.A. Cinematografica; Lopert Films. (Italy) – the high quality of this motion picture, brought to eloquent life in a country scarred by war, is proof to the world that the creative spirit can triumph over adversity. [ [Statuette]]

Scientific or Technical Award

(Class II)

To C. C. Davis and Electrical Research Products Division of Western Electric Company for the development and application of an improved film drive filter mechanism.

To C. R. Daily, the Paramount Studio Film Laboratory, the Paramount Studio Still Department and the Paramount Studio Engineering Department for the development and first practical application to motion picture and still photography of a method of increasing film speed as first suggested to the industry by E. I. duPont de Nemours & Company.

(Class III)

To Nathan Levinson and the Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department for the design and construction of a constant-speed sound editing machine.

To Farciot Edouart, C. R. Daily, Hal Corl, H. G. Cartwright, the Paramount Studio Transparency Department and the Paramount Studio Engineering Department for the first application of a special anti-solarizing glass to high-intensity background and spot arc projectors.

To Fred Ponedel of Warner Bros. Studio for pioneering the fabrication and practical application to motion picture color photography of large translucent photographic backgrounds.

To Kurt Singer and the RCA Victor Division of Radio Corporation of America for the design and development of a continuously variable band-elimination filter.

To James Gibbons of Warner Bros. Studio for the development and production of large dyed plastic filters for motion picture photography.