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Academy awards [1940 year (13 th)]


1940 year (13 th)


Best motion picture of the year

Rebecca

Nomination :

The Letter
Kitty Foyle : The Natural History of a Woman
Foreign Correspondent
The Philadelphia Story
The Great Dictator
The Long Voyage Home
Our Town
The Grapes of Wrath


Performance by an actor in a leading role

James StewartThe Philadelphia Story

Nomination :

Laurence OlivierRebecca
Raymond MasseyAbe Lincoln in Illinois
Henry FondaThe Grapes of Wrath
Charles Chaplin(Charlie Chaplin)The Great Dictator


Performance by an actress in a leading role

Ginger RogersKitty Foyle : The Natural History of a Woman

Nomination :

Martha ScottOur Town
Joan FontaineRebecca
Bette DavisThe Letter
Katharine HepburnThe Philadelphia Story


Best Supporting Actor

Walter BrennanThe Westerner

Nomination :

Albert Bassermann/Albert BassermanForeign Correspondent
Jack OakieThe Great Dictator


Best Supporting Actress

Jane DarwellThe Grapes of Wrath

Nomination :

Judith AndersonRebecca
Ruth HusseyThe Philadelphia Story


Achievement in cinematic direction

John FordThe Grapes of Wrath

Nomination :

Sam WoodKitty Foyle : The Natural History of a Woman
George CukorThe Philadelphia Story
Alfred HitchcockRebecca
William WylerThe Letter


Writing Original Screenplay

Nomination :

Charles Chaplin(Charlie Chaplin)The Great Dictator
Charles BennettForeign Correspondent
Joan HarrisonForeign Correspondent
Ben HechtAngels Over Broadway
The Westerner


Best Cinematography

George BarnesRebecca

Georges Périnal/Georges PerinalThe Thief of Bagdad

Nomination :

James Wong HoweAbe Lincoln in Illinois
Tony GaudioThe Letter
Victor MilnerNorth West Mounted Police
W. Howard GreeneNorth West Mounted Police
Gregg TolandThe Long Voyage Home
Leon ShamroyDown Argentine Way
Ray RennahanDown Argentine Way
Joseph RuttenbergWaterloo Bridge
Rudolph Maté/Rudolph MateForeign Correspondent
Harold RossonBoom Town


Best Original Song

Leigh HarlinePinocchio

Nomination :

Harry WarrenDown Argentine Way


Original Dramatic Score

Nomination :

Richard HagemanThe Long Voyage Home
Miklós Rózsa/Miklos RozsaThe Thief of Bagdad
Franz WaxmanRebecca
Werner R. Heymann/Werner Richard Heymann/Werner HeymannONE MILLION B.C.
Aaron CoplandOur Town
Meredith WillsonThe Great Dictator
Max SteinerThe Letter
Victor YoungNorth West Mounted Police
Herbert StothartWaterloo Bridge


Original Musical Or Comedy Score

Leigh HarlinePinocchio

Nomination :

Aaron CoplandOur Town


Visual Effects

Nomination :

ONE MILLION B.C.
Boom Town
Rebecca
Foreign Correspondent


Sound Effects Editing

Nomination :

The Thief of Bagdad
Thomas T. MoultonThe Long Voyage Home
Thomas T. MoultonForeign Correspondent
Rebecca


Best Production Design

Vincent KordaThe Thief of Bagdad

Nomination :

Roland AndersonNorth West Mounted Police
Hans DreierNorth West Mounted Police
Richard DayDown Argentine Way
Joseph C. WrightDown Argentine Way


Best Art Direction (Black-and-White)

Nomination :

Alexander GolitzenForeign Correspondent
Our Town
James BaseviThe Westerner
Lyle R. WheelerRebecca


Writing Adapted Screenplay

Donald Ogden StewartThe Philadelphia Story

Nomination :

Robert E. Sherwood/Robert SherwoodRebecca
Joan HarrisonRebecca
Dalton TrumboKitty Foyle : The Natural History of a Woman
Nunnally JohnsonThe Grapes of Wrath
Dudley NicholsThe Long Voyage Home


Film Editing

Anne BauchensNorth West Mounted Police

Nomination :

The Long Voyage Home
Warren LowThe Letter
Robert L. SimpsonThe Grapes of Wrath
Rebecca


Sound Mixing

Nomination :

Loren L. RyderNorth West Mounted Police
Nathan LevinsonThe Sea Hawk(1940)
John AalbergKitty Foyle : The Natural History of a Woman
Edmund H. HansenThe Grapes of Wrath
Thomas T. MoultonOur Town
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