Oscar statuette ©AMPAS


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

1944 (17th) Reminder List of Eligible Releases

1944 (17th) Voting Rules
Eligibility Period:
January 1, 1944 to December 31, 1944

Reminder List of Eligible Releases

Text of Voting Rules

The 1944 Ceremony

1944 (17th) Academy Award Ceremony Program 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

1944 (17th) Best Picture Poster: “Going My Way”

1944 (17th) Best Picture Home Page Background: “Going My Way”


Best Picture:
Going My Way
Paramount

Best Picture Poster

Best Picture Home Page Background

1944 (17th) Best Actor: Bing Crosby   1944 (17th) Best Actor Volpe Sketch: Bing Crosby Best Actor:
Bing Crosby
as Father Chuck O’Malley
in the film
Going My Way

1944 (17th) Best Actress: Ingrid Bergman   1944 (17th) Best Actress Volpe Sketch: Ingrid Bergman Best Actress:
Ingrid Bergman
as Paula Alquist Anton
in the film
Gaslight

1944 (9th) Best Supporting Actor: Barry Fitzgerald Best Supporting Actor:
Barry Fitzgerald
as Father Fitzgibbon
in the film
Going My Way

1944 (9th) Best Supporting Actress: Ethel Barrymore Best Supporting Actress:
Ethel Barrymore
as Ma Mott
in the film
None but the Lonely Heart

1944 (11th) Best Song: “Swinging on a Star” Best Song:
Swinging on a Star
from the film
Going My Way

Music by James Van Heusen;
lyrics by Johnny Burke

Best Song Lyrics