Academy Awards 1942

Best Picture

WINNER:
How Green Was My Valley: (20th Century-Fox)

NOMINEES:
Blossoms in the Dust: (M-G-M)
Citizen Kane: (Mercury)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan: (Columbia)
Hold Back the Dawn: (Paramount)
The Little Foxes: (Samuel Goldwyn Productions)
The Maltese Falcon: (Warner Bros.)
One Foot in Heaven: (Warner Bros.)
Sergeant York: (Warner Bros.)
Suspicion: (RKO Radio)

Best Actor in a Leading Role

WINNER:
Sergeant York: Gary Cooper

NOMINEES:
Penny Serenade: Cary Grant
The Devil and Daniel Webster: Walter Huston
Here Comes Mr. Jordan: Robert Montgomery
Citizen Kane: Orson Welles

Best Actress in a Leading Role

WINNER:
Suspicion: Joan Fontaine

NOMINEES:
The Little Foxes: Bette Davis
Hold Back the Dawn: Olivia de Havilland
Blossoms in the Dust: Greer Garson
Ball of Fire: Barbara Stanwyck

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

WINNER:
How Green Was My Valley: Donald Crisp

NOMINEES:
Sergeant York: Walter Brennan
The Devil and Miss Jones: Charles Coburn
Here Comes Mr. Jordan: James Gleason
The Maltese Falcon: Sydney Greenstreet

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

WINNER:
The Great Lie: Mary Astor

NOMINEES:
How Green Was My Valley: Sara Allgood
The Little Foxes: Patricia Collinge
The Little Foxes: Teresa Wright
Sergeant York: Margaret Wycherly

Best Director:

WINNER:
How Green Was My Valley: John Ford

NOMINEES:
Here Comes Mr. Jordan: Alexander Hall
Sergeant York: Howard Hawks
Citizen Kane: Orson Welles
The Little Foxes: William Wyler

Best Writing, Original Screenplay

WINNER:
Citizen Kane: Herman J. Mankiewicz, Orson Welles
On Friday, July 19th, 2003, Orson Welles' Oscar statuette went on sale at an auction at Christie's, New York, but was voluntarily withdrawn so the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences could buy it back for just 1 dollar. The statuette, included in a large selection of Welles-related material, was going to be sold by Beatrice Welles, the youngest of the filmmaker's three daughters and the sole heir of his estate and was expected to sell at over 300,000 dollars.

NOMINEES:
The Devil and Miss Jones: Norman Krasna
Sergeant York: Harry Chandlee, Abem Finkel, John Huston, Howard Koch
Tall, Dark and Handsome: Karl Tunberg, Darrell Ware
Tom Dick and Harry: Paul Jarrico

Best Writing, Original Story

WINNER:
Here Comes Mr. Jordan: Harry Segall

NOMINEES:
Ball of Fire: Thomas Monroe, Billy Wilder
The Lady Eve: Monckton Hoffe
Meet John Doe: Richard Connell, Robert Presnell Sr.
Night Train to Munich: Gordon Wellesley

Best Writing, Screenplay

WINNER:
Here Comes Mr. Jordan: Sidney Buchman, Seton I. Miller

NOMINEES:
Hold Back the Dawn: Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder
How Green Was My Valley: Philip Dunne
The Little Foxes: Lillian Hellman
The Maltese Falcon: John Huston

Best Cinematography, Color

WINNER:
Blood and Sand: Ernest Palmer, Ray Rennahan

NOMINEES:
Aloma of the South Seas: Wilfred M. Cline, Karl Struss, William E. Snyder
Billy the Kid: William V. Skall, Leonard Smith
Blossoms in the Dust: Karl Freund, W. Howard Greene
Dive Bomber: Bert Glennon
Louisiana Purchase: Harry Hallenberger, Ray Rennahan

Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

WINNER:
How Green Was My Valley: Arthur C. Miller

NOMINEES:
The Chocolate Soldier: Karl Freund
Citizen Kane: Gregg Toland
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Joseph Ruttenberg
Here Comes Mr. Jordan: Joseph Walker
Hold Back the Dawn: Leo Tover
Sergeant York: Sol Polito
Sun Valley Serenade: Edward Cronjager
Sundown: Charles Lang
That Hamilton Woman: Rudolph Maté

Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White

WINNER:
How Green Was My Valley: Richard Day, Nathan Juran, Thomas Little

NOMINEES:
Citizen Kane: Perry Ferguson, Van Nest Polglase, A. Roland Fields, Darrell Silvera
The Flame of New Orleans: Martin Obzina, Jack Otterson, Russell A. Gausman
Hold Back the Dawn: Hans Dreier, Robert Usher, Sam Comer
Ladies in Retirement: Lionel Banks, George Montgomery
The Little Foxes: Stephen Goosson, Howard Bristol
Sergeant York: John Hughes, Fred M. MacLean
Sis Hopkins
The nomination was withdrawn by Republic Studios. It is thus not counted as an official Academy nomination and listed here for the purpose of information only.
The Son of Monte Cristo: John DuCasse Schulze, Edward G. Boyle
Sundown: Alexander Golitzen, Richard Irvine
That Hamilton Woman: Vincent Korda, Julia Heron
When Ladies Meet: Cedric Gibbons, Randall Duell, Edwin B. Willis

Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Color

WINNER:
Blossoms in the Dust: Cedric Gibbons, Urie McCleary, Edwin B. Willis

NOMINEES:
Blood and Sand: Richard Day, Joseph C. Wright, Thomas Little
Louisiana Purchase: Raoul Pene Du Bois, Stephen Seymour

Best Sound, Recording

WINNER:
That Hamilton Woman: Jack Whitney (General Service SSD)

NOMINEES:
Appointment for Love: Bernard B. Brown (Universal SSD)
Ball of Fire: Thomas T. Moulton (Samuel Goldwyn SSD)
The Chocolate Soldier: Douglas Shearer (M-G-M SSD)
Citizen Kane: John Aalberg (RKO Radio SSD)
The Devil Pays Off: Charles L. Lootens (Republic SSD)
How Green Was My Valley: Edmund H. Hansen (20th Century-Fox SSD)
The Men in Her Life: John P. Livadary (Columbia SSD)
Sergeant York: Nathan Levinson (Warner Bros. SSD)
Skylark: Loren L. Ryder (Paramount SSD)
Topper Returns: Elmer Raguse (Hal Roach SSD)

Best Film Editing

WINNER:
Sergeant York: William Holmes

NOMINEES:
Citizen Kane: Robert Wise
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Harold F. Kress
How Green Was My Valley: James B. Clark
The Little Foxes: Daniel Mandell

Best Effects, Special Effects

WINNER:
I Wanted Wings: Farciot Edouart (photographic), Gordon Jennings (photographic), Louis Mesenkop (sound)

NOMINEES:
Aloma of the South Seas: Farciot Edouart (photographic), Gordon Jennings (photographic), Louis Mesenkop (sound)
Flight Command: A. Arnold Gillespie (photographic), Douglas Shearer (sound)
The Invisible Woman: John P. Fulton (photographic), John D. Hall (sound)
The Sea Wolf: Byron Haskin (photographic), Nathan Levinson (sound)
That Hamilton Woman: Lawrence W. Butler (photographic), William A. Wilmarth (sound)
Topper Returns: Roy Seawright (photographic), Elmer Raguse (sound)
A Yank in the R.A.F.: Fred Sersen (photographic), Edmund H. Hansen (sound)

Best Music, Original Song

WINNER:
Lady Be Good: Jerome Kern (music), Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics)
For the song "The Last Time I Saw Paris".

NOMINEES:
Dumbo: Frank Churchill (music), Ned Washington (lyrics)
For the song "Baby Mine".
Ridin' on a Rainbow: Gene Autry, Fred Rose
For the song "Be Honest with Me".
Blues in the Night: Harold Arlen (music), Johnny Mercer (lyrics)
For the song "Blues in the Night".
Buck Privates: Hugh Prince (music), Don Raye (lyrics)
For the song "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B".
Sun Valley Serenade: Harry Warren (music), Mack Gordon (lyrics)
For the song "Chattanooga Choo Choo".
Las Vegas Nights: Louis Alter (music), Frank Loesser (lyrics)
For the song "Dolores".
All-American Co-Ed: Lloyd B. Norlin
For the song "Out of the Silence".
You'll Never Get Rich: Cole Porter
For the song "Since I Kissed My Baby Goodbye".

Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic Picture

WINNER:
The Devil and Daniel Webster: Bernard Herrmann

NOMINEES:
Back Street: Frank Skinner
Ball of Fire: Alfred Newman
Cheers for Miss Bishop: Edward Ward
Citizen Kane: Bernard Herrmann
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Franz Waxman
Hold Back the Dawn: Victor Young
How Green Was My Valley: Alfred Newman
King of the Zombies: Edward J. Kay
Ladies in Retirement: Morris Stoloff, Ernst Toch
The Little Foxes: Meredith Willson
Lydia: Miklós Rózsa
Mercy Island: Cy Feuer, Walter Scharf
Sergeant York: Max Steiner
So Ends Our Night: Louis Gruenberg
Sundown: Miklós Rózsa
Suspicion: Franz Waxman
Tanks a Million: Edward Ward
That Uncertain Feeling: Werner R. Heymann
This Woman Is Mine: Richard Hageman

Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture

WINNER:
Dumbo: Frank Churchill, Oliver Wallace

NOMINEES:
All-American Co-Ed: Edward Ward
Birth of the Blues: Robert Emmett Dolan
Buck Privates: Charles Previn
The Chocolate Soldier: Herbert Stothart, Bronislau Kaper
Ice-Capades: Cy Feuer
The Strawberry Blonde: Heinz Roemheld
Sun Valley Serenade: Emil Newman
Sunny: Anthony Collins
You'll Never Get Rich: Morris Stoloff

Best Short Subject, Two-reel

WINNER:
Main Street on the March!: (M-G-M)

NOMINEES:
Alive in the Deep: (Woodard Productions Inc.)
A Crime Does Not Pay Subject: 'Forbidden Passage': (M-G-M)
The Gay Parisian: (Warner Bros.)
The Tanks Are Coming: (Warner Bros.)

Best Short Subject, One-reel

WINNER:
Of Pups and Puzzles: (M-G-M)

NOMINEES:
Army Champions: Pete Smith
Beauty and the Beach: (Paramount)
Speaking of Animals Down on the Farm: (Paramount)
Forty Boys and a Song: (Warner Bros.)
Kings of the Turf: (Warner Bros.)
Sagebrush and Silver: (20th Century-Fox)

Best Short Subject, Cartoons

WINNER:
Lend a Paw: Walt Disney

NOMINEES:
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company 'B': Walter Lantz
Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt: Leon Schlesinger
How War Came: (Columbia)
The Night Before Christmas: (M-G-M)
Rhapsody in Rivets: Leon Schlesinger
The Rookie Bear: (M-G-M)
Rhythm in the Ranks: George Pal
Superman: (Paramount)
Truant Officer Donald: Walt Disney

Best Documentary

WINNER:
Churchill's Island: (National Film Board of Canada)

NOMINEES:
Adventure in the Bronx: (Film Assocs.)
Bomber: (U.S. Office for Emergency Management Film Unit)
Christmas Under Fire: (British Ministry of Information)
A Letter from Home: (British Ministry of Information)
Life of a Thoroughbred: (20th Century-Fox)
Norway in Revolt: (March of Time)
A Place to Live: (Philadelphia Housing Authority)
Russian Soil: (Amkino)
Soldiers of the Sky: (20th Century-Fox)
War Clouds in the Pacific: (National Film Board of Canada)

Honorary Award

WINNERS:
'Kukan': The Battle Cry of China: Rey Scott
For his extraordinary achievement in producing Kukan, the film record of China's struggle, including its photography with a 16mm camera under the most difficult and dangerous conditions (certificate).
Target for Tonight: (Ministry of Information, UK)
For its vivid and dramatic presentation of the heroism of the RAF in the documentary film (certificate).
Fantasia: Leopold Stokowski (and his associates)
For their unique achievement in the creation of a new form of visualized music in Walt Disney's production Fantasia, thereby widening the scope of the motion picture as entertainment and as an art form
(certificate).
Fantasia: ,Walt Disney, William E. Garity, J.N.A. Hawkins (RCA Manufacturing Co.)
For their outstanding contribution to the advancement of the use of sound in motion pictures through the production of Fantasia (certificate).

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award

WINNER:
Walt Disney (RCA Manufacturing Co.)

Academy Award of Merit

WINNER:

Not awarded.

Scientific and Engineering Award

WINNERS:
(Electrical Research Products Division of Western Electric Co. Inc.)
For the development of the precision integrating sphere densitometer.
(RCA Manufacturing Co.)
For the design and development of the MI-3043 Uni-directional microphone.

Technical Achievement Award

WINNERS:
Ray Wilkinson (Paramount Studio Laboratory)
For pioneering in the use of and for the first practical application to release printing of fine grain positive stock.
Charles L. Lootens (Republic SSD)
For pioneering the use of and for the first practical application to motion picture production of Class B push-pull variable area recording.
Wilber Silvertooth (Paramount Studio Engineering Dept.)
For the design and computation of a relay condenser system applicable to transparency process projection, delivering considerably more usable light.
(Paramount Pictures, Inc., 20th Century-Fox Film Corp.)
For the development and first practical application to motion picture production of an automatic scene slating device.
Douglas Shearer, Loren L. Ryder (M-G-M SSD, Paramount SSD)
For pioneering the development of fine grain emulsions for variable density original sound recording in a studio production.