1948 (21st Annual Awards)
Academy Award Overview
Shown below is an overview of the 1948 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 1948 Preliminaries
 
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Eligibility Period: January 1, 1948 to December 31, 1948 Reminder List of Eligible Releases Text of Voting Rules |
The 1948 Ceremony
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Thursday, March 24, 1949 8:00 PM Academy Award Theater, 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 1948 Winners
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Best Picture: Hamlet J. Arthur Rank-Two Cities Films; Universal-International (United Kingdom) Best Picture Poster Best Picture Home Page Background |
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Best Actor: Laurence Olivier as Hamlet - Prince of Denmark in the film Hamlet |
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Best Actress: Jane Wyman as Belinda McDonald in the film Johnny Belinda |
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Best Supporting Actor: Walter Huston as Howard in the film The Treasure of the Sierra Madre |
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Best Supporting Actress: Claire Trevor as Gaye Dawn in the film Key Largo |
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Best Song: Buttons and Bows from the film The Paleface Music and lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans Best Song Lyrics |