1944 (17th Annual Awards)
Academy Award Overview
Shown below is an overview of the 1944 Academy Awards, comprised of selected items from the WebMaster’s collection. (All of the items for a given category—for example, all Reminder Lists—can be found in the “Gallery” section.)
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The 1944 Preliminaries
 
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Eligibility Period: January 1, 1944 to December 31, 1944 Reminder List of Eligible Releases Text of Voting Rules |
The 1944 Ceremony
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Thursday, March 15, 1945 8:00 PM Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood Ceremony Program Nominations & Winners Winners Only Nominations by Film Nomination Statistics by Film See Also: Nominations & Winners by Category Winners Only by Category |
The 1944 Winners
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Best Picture: Going My Way Paramount Best Picture Poster Best Picture Home Page Background |
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Best Actor: Bing Crosby as Father Chuck O’Malley in the film Going My Way |
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Best Actress: Ingrid Bergman as Paula Alquist Anton in the film Gaslight |
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Best Supporting Actor: Barry Fitzgerald as Father Fitzgibbon in the film Going My Way |
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Best Supporting Actress: Ethel Barrymore as Ma Mott in the film None but the Lonely Heart |
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Best Song: Swinging on a Star from the film Going My Way Music by James Van Heusen; lyrics by Johnny Burke Best Song Lyrics |