Oscar statuette ©AMPAS


1949 (22nd Annual Awards)
Academy Award Overview

Shown below is an overview of the 1949 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 1949 Preliminaries

1949 (22nd) Reminder List of Eligible Releases

1949 (22nd) Voting Rules
Eligibility Period:
January 1, 1949 to December 31, 1949

Reminder List of Eligible Releases

Text of Voting Rules

The 1949 Ceremony

1949 (22nd) Academy Award Ceremony Program Thursday, March 23, 1950
8:00 PM

RKO Pantages 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 1949 Winners

1949 (22nd) Best Picture Poster: “All the King’s Men”

1949 (22nd) Best Picture Home Page Background: “All the King’s Men”


Best Picture:
All the King’s Men
Robert Rossen Productions;
Columbia

Best Picture Poster

Best Picture Home Page Background

1949 (22nd) Best Actor: Broderick Crawford   1949 (22nd) Best Actor Volpe Sketch: Broderick Crawford Best Actor:
Broderick Crawford
as Willie Stark
in the film
All the King’s Men

1949 (22nd) Best Actress: Olivia de Havilland   1949 (22nd) Best Actress Volpe Sketch: Olivia de Havilland Best Actress:
Olivia de Havilland
as Catherine Sloper
in the film
The Heiress

1949 (14th) Best Supporting Actor: Dean Jagger Best Supporting Actor:
Dean Jagger
as Major Stovall
in the film
Twelve O’Clock High

1949 (14th) Best Supporting Actress: Mercedes McCambridge Best Supporting Actress:
Mercedes McCambridge
as Sadie Burke
in the film
All the King’s Men

1949 (16th) Best Song: “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” Best Song:
Baby, It’s Cold Outside
from the film
Neptune’s Daughter

Music and lyrics by Frank Loesser

Best Song Lyrics