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Academy awards [1940 year (13 th)]


1940 year (13 th)


Best motion picture of the year

Rebecca

Nomination :

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


Performance by an actor in a leading role

James StewartThe Philadelphia Story

Nomination :

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


Performance by an actress in a leading role

Ginger RogersKitty Foyle : The Natural History of a Woman

Nomination :

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


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
Alfred HitchcockRebecca
George CukorThe Philadelphia Story
William WylerThe Letter


Writing Original Screenplay

Nomination :

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


Best Cinematography

George BarnesRebecca

Georges Périnal/Georges PerinalThe Thief of Bagdad

Nomination :

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


Best Original Song

Leigh HarlinePinocchio

Nomination :

Harry WarrenDown Argentine Way


Original Dramatic Score

Nomination :

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


Original Musical Or Comedy Score

Leigh HarlinePinocchio

Nomination :

Aaron CoplandOur Town


Visual Effects

Nomination :

Rebecca
Boom Town
Foreign Correspondent
ONE MILLION B.C.


Sound Effects Editing

Nomination :

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


Best Production Design

Vincent KordaThe Thief of Bagdad

Nomination :

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


Best Art Direction (Black-and-White)

Nomination :

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


Writing Adapted Screenplay

Donald Ogden StewartThe Philadelphia Story

Nomination :

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


Film Editing

Anne BauchensNorth West Mounted Police

Nomination :

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


Sound Mixing

Nomination :

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