1942 (15th Annual Awards)
Nominations and Winners
Listed below are the Academy Award nominations and winners for the year 1942. The
symbol appears next to the winner in each category. Click on the name of a film, person or song in the list to display more information about that film, person or song. Or, click on a year in the column on the right to display the nominations and winners from that year.
Outstanding Motion Picture
The Invaders, Ortus; Columbia. (UK)Kings Row, Warner Bros.The Magnificent Ambersons, Mercury; RKO Radio.Mrs. Miniver, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.The Pied Piper, 20th Century-Fox.The Pride of the Yankees, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; RKO Radio.Random Harvest, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.The Talk of the Town, Columbia.Wake Island, Paramount.Yankee Doodle Dandy, Warner Bros.Best Actor
Best Actress
Actor in a Supporting Role
Actress in a Supporting Role
Directing
Art Direction-Interior Decoration
(Black-and-White)
George Washington Slept Here, Warner Bros. Art direction by Max Parker and Mark-Lee Kirk; interior decoration by Casey Roberts.The Magnificent Ambersons, Mercury; RKO Radio. Art direction by Albert S. D’Agostino; interior decoration by Darrell Silvera and Al Fields.The Pride of the Yankees, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; RKO Radio. Art direction by Perry Ferguson; interior decoration by Howard Bristol.Random Harvest, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Art direction by Cedric Gibbons and Randall Duell; interior decoration by Edwin B. Willis and Jack Moore.Silver Queen, Sherman; United Artists. Art direction by Ralph Berger; interior decoration by Emile Kuri.The Spoilers, Frank Lloyd; Universal. Art direction by Jack Otterson and John B. Goodman; interior decoration by Russell A. Gausman and Edward R. Robinson.Take a Letter, Darling, Paramount. Art direction by Hans Dreier and Roland Anderson; interior decoration by Sam Comer.The Talk of the Town, Columbia. Art direction by Lionel Banks and Rudolph Sternad; interior decoration by Fay Babcock.This Above All, 20th Century-Fox. Art direction by Richard Day and Joseph Wright; interior decoration by Thomas Little.(Color)
Arabian Nights, Walter Wanger; Universal. Art direction by Jack Otterson and Alexander Golitzen; interior decoration by Russell A. Gausman and Ira S. Webb.Captains of the Clouds, Warner Bros. Art direction by Ted Smith; interior decoration by Casey Roberts.Jungle Book, Alexander Korda; United Artists. (USA, UK) Art direction by Vincent Korda; interior decoration by Julia Heron.My Gal Sal, 20th Century-Fox. Art direction by Richard Day and Joseph Wright; interior decoration by Thomas Little.Reap the Wild Wind, Paramount. Art direction by Hans Dreier and Roland Anderson; interior decoration by George Sawley.Cinematography
(Black-and-White)
(Color)
Documentary
Africa, Prelude to Victory, March of Time; 20th Century-Fox.The Battle of Midway, United States Navy; 20th Century-Fox. [“A special award to Battle of Midway for the historical value of its achievement in offering a camera record of one of the decisive battles of the world—a record unique both for the courage of those who made it under fire, and for its magnificent portrayal of the gallantry of our armed forces in battle.”]Combat Report, United States Army Signal Corps.Conquer by the Clock, United States Office of War Information; RKO Pathe. [America Speaks Series] Frederic Ullman, Jr., Producer.The Grain That Built a Hemisphere, Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs. Walt Disney, Producer.Henry Browne, Farmer, United States Department of Agriculture; Republic.High over the Borders, National Film Board of Canada. (Canada)High Stakes in the East, The Netherlands Information Bureau; The Netherlands Information Bureau/Service. (Netherlands)Inside Fighting China, National Film Board of Canada; United Artists. (Canada) [World in Action Series]It’s Everybody’s War, United States Office of War Information; 20th Century-Fox.Kokoda Front Line!, Australian News & Information Bureau. (Australia) [“A special award to Kokoda Front Line! for its effectiveness in portraying, simply yet forcefully, the scene of war in New Guinea and for its moving presentation of the bravery and fortitude of our Australian comrades in arms.”]Listen to Britain, British Ministry of Information. (UK)Little Belgium, Belgian Ministry of Information. (Belgium)Little Isles of Freedom, Warner Bros. [Broadway Brevities Series] Victor Stoloff and Edgar Loew, Producers.Mr. Blabbermouth!, United States Office of War Information; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.Mr. Gardenia Jones, United States Office of War Information; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.Moscow Strikes Back, Artkino; Republic. (Soviet Union) [“A special award to Moscow Strikes Back for its vivid presentation of the heroism of the Russian Army and of the Russian people in the defense of Moscow, and for its achievement in doing so under conditions of extreme difficulty and danger.”]Prelude to War, United States Army Special Services. [“A special award to Prelude to War for its trenchant conception and authentic and stirring dramatization of the events which forced our nation into the war and of the ideals for which we fight.”]The Price of Victory, United States Office of War Information; Paramount. William H. Pine, Producer.A Ship Is Born, United States Merchant Marine; Warner Bros.Twenty-One Miles, British Ministry of Information. (UK)White Eagle, Concanen Films. (UK, Poland)Winning Your Wings, United States Army Air Force; Warner Bros.Film Editing
Music
(Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
(Scoring of a Musical Picture)
(Song)
Always in My Heart from Always in My Heart, Warner Bros. Music by Ernesto Lecuona; lyrics by Kim Gannon.Dearly Beloved from You Were Never Lovelier, Columbia. Music by Jerome Kern; lyrics by Johnny Mercer.How About You? from Babes on Broadway, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Music by Burton Lane; lyrics by Ralph Freed.It Seems I Heard That Song Before from Youth on Parade, Republic. Music by Jule Styne; lyrics by Sammy Cahn.I’ve Got a Gal in Kalamazoo from Orchestra Wives, 20th Century-Fox. Music by Harry Warren; lyrics by Mack Gordon.Love Is a Song from Bambi, Walt Disney Productions; RKO Radio. Music by Frank Churchill; lyrics by Larry Morey.Pennies for Peppino from Flying with Music, Hal Roach; United Artists. Music by Edward Ward; lyrics by Chet Forrest and Bob Wright.Pig Foot Pete from Hellzapoppin’, Mayfair; Universal. Music by Gene de Paul; lyrics by Don Raye. [NOTE: This nomination is a mystery. Both the nominations list and the program from the Awards dinner list this song as being from Hellzapoppin’, a 1942 release for Awards purposes. The song does not appear in that film, but did appear in Keep ’em Flying, a 1941 release from the same production company and studio, and was therefore ineligible for a 1942 nomination.]There’s a Breeze on Lake Louise from The Mayor of 44th Street, RKO Radio. Music by Harry Revel; lyrics by Mort Greene.Short Subjects
(Cartoons)
All Out for “V”, 20th Century-Fox. [Terrytoons Series]Blitz Wolf, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.Juke Box Jamboree, Walter Lantz Productions; Universal. [Swing Symphony Series] Walter Lantz, Producer.Tulips Shall Grow, George Pal Productions; Paramount. [George Pal Puppetoon Series] George Pal, Producer.(One-reel)
Desert Wonderland, 20th Century-Fox. [Magic Carpet Series]Marines in the Making, Pete Smith; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [Pete Smith Specialties Series] Pete Smith, Producer.Speaking of Animals and Their Families, Paramount. [Speaking of Animals Series]United States Marine Band, Warner Bros. [Melody Master Bands Series](Two-reel)
Beyond the Line of Duty, United States Department of War; Warner Bros. [Broadway Brevities Series]Don’t Talk, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [Crime Doesn’t Pay Series]Private Smith of the U.S.A., RKO Radio. [This Is America Series]Sound Recording
Arabian Nights, Walter Wanger; Universal. Universal Studio Sound Department, Bernard B. Brown, Sound Director.Bambi, Walt Disney Productions; RKO Radio. Walt Disney Studio Sound Department, Sam Slyfield, Sound Director.The Gold Rush, Charles Chaplin Productions; United Artists. RCA Sound, James Fields, Sound Director.Mrs. Miniver, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director.The Pride of the Yankees, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; RKO Radio. Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director.This Above All, 20th Century-Fox. 20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, E. H. Hansen, Sound Director.Yankee Doodle Dandy, Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director.Special Effects
The Black Swan, 20th Century-Fox. Photographic effects by Fred Sersen; sound effects by Roger Heman and George Leverett.Desperate Journey, Warner Bros. Photographic effects by Byron Haskin; sound effects by Nathan Levinson.Flying Tigers, Republic. Photographic effects by Howard Lydecker; sound effects by Daniel J. Bloomberg.Jungle Book, Alexander Korda; United Artists. (USA, UK) Photographic effects by Lawrence Butler; sound effects by William H. Wilmarth.Mrs. Miniver, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Photographic effects by A. Arnold Gillespie and Warren Newcombe; sound effects by Douglas Shearer.The Navy Comes Through, RKO Radio. Photographic effects by Vernon L. Walker; sound effects by James G. Stewart.One of Our Aircraft Is Missing, Michael Powell; United Artists. (UK) Photographic effects by Ronald Neame; sound effects by C. C. Stevens.The Pride of the Yankees, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; RKO Radio. Photographic effects by Jack Cosgrove and Ray Binger; sound effects by Thomas T. Moulton.Reap the Wild Wind, Paramount. Photographic effects by Gordon Jennings, Farciot Edouart and William L. Pereira; sound effects by Louis Mesenkop.Writing
(Original Motion Picture Story)
(Original Screenplay)
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing, Michael Powell; United Artists. (UK) Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.(Screenplay)
Mrs. Miniver, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Arthur Wimperis, George Froeschel, James Hilton and Claudine West.The Pride of the Yankees, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; RKO Radio. Jo Swerling and Herman J. Mankiewicz.Special Award
To Charles Boyer for his progressive cultural achievement in establishing the French Research Foundation in Los Angeles as a source of reference for the Hollywood motion picture industry. [ [Certificate]]To Noel Coward for his outstanding production achievement in In Which We Serve. [ [Certificate]]To Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for its achievement in representing the American way of life in the production of the “Andy Hardy” series of films. [ [Certificate]]Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
Scientific or Technical Award
(Class II)
To Carroll Clark, F. Thomas Thompson, the RKO Radio Studio Art Department and the RKO Radio Studio Miniature Department for the design and construction of a moving cloud and horizon machine.To Daniel B. Clark and the 20th Century-Fox Film Corp. for the development of a lens calibration system and the application of this system to exposure control in cinematography.(Class III)
To Robert Henderson, the Paramount Studio Engineering Department and the Paramount Studio Transparency Department for the design and construction of adjustable light bridges and screen frames for transparency process photography.To Daniel J. Bloomberg and the Republic Studio Sound Department for the design and application to motion picture production of a device for marking action negative for pre-selection purposes.