1948 (21st Annual Awards)
Nominations and Winners

Listed below are the Academy Award nominations and winners for the year 1948. 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

Hamlet, J. Arthur Rank-Two Cities Films; Universal-International. (UK)

Johnny Belinda, Warner Bros.

The Red Shoes, J. Arthur Rank-Archers; Eagle Lion. (UK)

The Snake Pit, 20th Century-Fox.

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Warner Bros.

Best Actor

Lew Ayres in Johnny Belinda, Warner Bros.

Montgomery Clift in The Search, Praesens Films; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (Switzerland, USA)

Dan Dailey in When My Baby Smiles at Me, 20th Century-Fox.

Laurence Olivier in Hamlet, J. Arthur Rank-Two Cities Films; Universal-International. (UK)

Clifton Webb in Sitting Pretty, 20th Century-Fox.

Best Actress

Ingrid Bergman in Joan of Arc, Sierra Pictures; RKO Radio.

Olivia de Havilland in The Snake Pit, 20th Century-Fox.

Irene Dunne in I Remember Mama, RKO Radio.

Barbara Stanwyck in Sorry, Wrong Number, Hal Wallis Productions; Paramount.

Jane Wyman in Johnny Belinda, Warner Bros.

Actor in a Supporting Role

Charles Bickford in Johnny Belinda, Warner Bros.

Jose Ferrer in Joan of Arc, Sierra Pictures; RKO Radio.

Oscar Homolka in I Remember Mama, RKO Radio.

Walter Huston in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Warner Bros.

Cecil Kellaway in The Luck of the Irish, 20th Century-Fox.

Actress in a Supporting Role

Barbara Bel Geddes in I Remember Mama, RKO Radio.

Ellen Corby in I Remember Mama, RKO Radio.

Agnes Moorehead in Johnny Belinda, Warner Bros.

Jean Simmons in Hamlet, J. Arthur Rank-Two Cities Films; Universal-International. (UK)

Claire Trevor in Key Largo, Warner Bros.

Directing

Hamlet, J. Arthur Rank-Two Cities Films; Universal-International. (UK) Laurence Olivier.

Johnny Belinda, Warner Bros. Jean Negulesco.

The Search, Praesens Films; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (Switzerland, USA) Fred Zinnemann.

The Snake Pit, 20th Century-Fox. Anatole Litvak.

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Warner Bros. John Huston.

Art Direction-Set Decoration

(Black-and-White)

Hamlet, J. Arthur Rank-Two Cities Films; Universal-International. (UK) Art direction by Roger K. Furse; set decoration by Carmen Dillon.

Johnny Belinda, Warner Bros. Art direction by Robert Haas; set decoration by William Wallace.

(Color)

Joan of Arc, Sierra Pictures; RKO Radio. Art direction by Richard Day; set decoration by Edwin Casey Roberts and Joseph Kish.

The Red Shoes, J. Arthur Rank-Archers; Eagle Lion. (UK) Art direction by Hein Heckroth; set decoration by Arthur Lawson.

Cinematography

(Black-and-White)

A Foreign Affair, Paramount. Charles B. Lang, Jr.

I Remember Mama, RKO Radio. Nicholas Musuraca.

Johnny Belinda, Warner Bros. Ted McCord.

The Naked City, Mark Hellinger Productions; Universal-International. William Daniels.

Portrait of Jennie, Vanguard Films; Selznick Releasing Organization (SRO). Joseph August.

(Color)

Green Grass of Wyoming, 20th Century-Fox. Charles G. Clarke.

Joan of Arc, Sierra Pictures; RKO Radio. Joseph Valentine, William V. Skall and Winton Hoch.

The Loves of Carmen, The Beckworth Corporation; Columbia. William Snyder.

The Three Musketeers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Robert Planck.

Costume Design

(Black-and-White)

B. F.’s Daughter, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Irene.

Hamlet, J. Arthur Rank-Two Cities Films; Universal-International. (UK) Roger K. Furse.

(Color)

The Emperor Waltz, Paramount. Edith Head and Gile Steele.

Joan of Arc, Sierra Pictures; RKO Radio. Dorothy Jeakins and Karinska.

Documentary

(Feature)

The Quiet One, Film Documents; Mayer-Burstyn. Janice Loeb, Producer.

The Secret Land, United States Navy; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Orville O. Dull, Producer.

(Short Subject)

Heart to Heart, Fact Film Organization. Herbert Morgan, Producer.

Operation Vittles, United States Army Air Force.

Toward Independence, United States Army.

Film Editing

Joan of Arc, Sierra Pictures; RKO Radio. Frank Sullivan.

Johnny Belinda, Warner Bros. David Weisbart.

The Naked City, Mark Hellinger Productions; Universal-International. Paul Weatherwax.

Red River, Monterey Productions; United Artists. Christian Nyby.

The Red Shoes, J. Arthur Rank-Archers; Eagle Lion. (UK) Reginald Mills.

Music

(Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)

Hamlet, J. Arthur Rank-Two Cities Films; Universal-International. (UK) William Walton.

Joan of Arc, Sierra Pictures; RKO Radio. Hugo Friedhofer.

Johnny Belinda, Warner Bros. Max Steiner.

The Red Shoes, J. Arthur Rank-Archers; Eagle Lion. (UK) Brian Easdale.

The Snake Pit, 20th Century-Fox. Alfred Newman.

(Scoring of a Musical Picture)

Easter Parade, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Johnny Green and Roger Edens.

The Emperor Waltz, Paramount. Victor Young.

The Pirate, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Lennie Hayton.

Romance on the High Seas, Michael Curtiz Productions; Warner Bros. Ray Heindorf.

When My Baby Smiles at Me, 20th Century-Fox. Alfred Newman.

(Song)

Buttons and Bows from The Paleface, Paramount. Music and lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans.

For Every Man There’s a Woman from Casbah, Marston Pictures; Universal-International. Music by Harold Arlen; lyrics by Leo Robin.

It’s Magic from Romance on the High Seas, Michael Curtiz Productions; Warner Bros. Music by Jule Styne; lyrics by Sammy Cahn.

This Is the Moment from That Lady in Ermine, 20th Century-Fox. Music by Frederick Hollander; lyrics by Leo Robin.

The Woody Woodpecker Song from Wet Blanket Policy, Walter Lantz Productions; United Artists. Music and lyrics by Ramey Idriss and George Tibbles.

Short Subjects

(Cartoons)

The Little Orphan, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [Tom & Jerry Series] Fred Quimby, Producer.

Mickey and the Seal, Walt Disney Productions; RKO Radio. [Mickey Mouse Series] Walt Disney, Producer.

Mouse Wreckers, Warner Bros. [Merrie Melodies Series] Edward Selzer, Producer.

Robin Hoodlum, UPA (United Productions of America); Columbia. [Fox & Crow Series]

Tea for Two Hundred, Walt Disney Productions; RKO Radio. [Donald Duck Series] Walt Disney, Producer.

(One-reel)

Annie Was a Wonder, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [John Nesbitt Passing Parade Series] Herbert Moulton, Producer.

Cinderella Horse, Warner Bros. [Sports Parade Series] Gordon Hollingshead, Producer.

So You Want to Be on the Radio, Warner Bros. [Joe McDoakes Series] Gordon Hollingshead, Producer.

Symphony of a City, 20th Century-Fox. (Sweden) [Movietone Specialty Series] Edmund H. Reek, Producer.

You Can’t Win, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [Pete Smith Specialty Series] Pete Smith, Producer.

(Two-reel)

Calgary Stampede, Warner Bros. [Technicolor Special Series] Gordon Hollingshead, Producer.

Going to Blazes, Fact Film Organization; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [Special Series] Herbert Morgan, Producer.

Samba-Mania, Paramount. [Musical Parade Featurette Series] Harry Grey, Producer.

Seal Island, Walt Disney Productions; RKO Radio. [True Life Adventure Series] Walt Disney, Producer.

Snow Capers, Universal-International. [Special Series] Thomas Mead, Producer.

Sound Recording

Johnny Belinda, Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Col. Nathan O. Levinson, Sound Director.

Moonrise, Marshall Grant Pictures; Republic. Republic Studio Sound Department, Daniel J. Bloomberg, Sound Director.

The Snake Pit, 20th Century-Fox. 20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director.

Special Effects

Deep Waters, 20th Century-Fox. Special visual effects by Ralph Hammeras, Fred Sersen and Edward Snyder; special audible effects by Roger Heman.

Portrait of Jennie, Vanguard Films; Selznick Releasing Organization (SRO). Special visual effects by Paul Eagler, J. McMillan Johnson, Russell Shearman and Clarence Slifer; special audible effects by Charles Freeman and James G. Stewart.

Writing

(Motion Picture Story)

Louisiana Story, Robert Flaherty; Lopert Films. Frances Flaherty and Robert Flaherty.

The Naked City, Mark Hellinger Productions; Universal-International. Malvin Wald.

Red River, Monterey Productions; United Artists. Borden Chase.

The Red Shoes, J. Arthur Rank-Archers; Eagle Lion. (UK) Emeric Pressburger.

The Search, Praesens Films; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (Switzerland, USA) Richard Schweizer and David Wechsler.

(Screenplay)

A Foreign Affair, Paramount. Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder and Richard L. Breen.

Johnny Belinda, Warner Bros. Irmgard Von Cube and Allen Vincent.

The Search, Praesens Films; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (Switzerland, USA) Richard Schweizer and David Wechsler.

The Snake Pit, 20th Century-Fox. Frank Partos and Millen Brand.

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Warner Bros. John Huston.

Special Award

To Sid Grauman, master showman, who raised the standard of exhibition of motion pictures. [ [Statuette]]

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. [ [Statuette]]

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. [ [Statuette]]

To Jean Hersholt, in recognition of his service to the Academy during four terms as president. [The Special Award to Jean Hersholt was presented on “Jean Hersholt Night,” June 26, 1949, at the Academy building.] [ [Statuette]]

(Foreign Language Film)

To Monsieur Vincent. (France) – voted by the Academy Board of Governors as the most outstanding foreign language film released in the United States during 1948. [ [Statuette]]

(Juvenile)

To Ivan Jandl for the outstanding juvenile performance of 1948, as “Karel Malik” in The Search. [ [Miniature Statuette]]

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award

Jerry Wald

Scientific or Technical Award

(Class II)

To Victor Caccialanza, Maurice Ayers, and the Paramount Studio Set Construction Department for the development and application of “Paralite,” a new lightweight plaster process for set construction.

To Nick Kalten, Louis J. Witti, and the 20th Century-Fox Studio Mechanical Effects Department for a process of preserving and flame-proofing foliage.

(Class III)

To Marty Martin, Jack Lannon, Russell Shearman and the RKO Radio Studio Special Effects Department for the development of a new method of simulating falling snow on motion picture sets.

To A. J. Moran and the Warner Bros. Studio Electrical Department for a method of remote control for shutters on motion picture arc lighting equipment.