The Complete Oscar Quest: 13th Academy Awards (1940)
1940
Outstanding Production (Best Picture)
- All This, and Heaven Too
- Foreign Correspondent
- The Grapes of Wrath
- The Great Dictator
- Kitty Foyle
- The Letter
- The Long Voyage Home
- Our Town
- The Philadelphia Story
- Rebecca
Best Director
- George Cukor, The Philadelphia Story
- John Ford, The Grapes of Wrath
- Alfred Hitchcock, Rebecca
- Sam Wood, Kitty Foyle
- William Wyler, The Letter
Best Actor
- Charlie Chaplin, The Great Dictator
- Henry Fonda, The Grapes of Wrath
- Raymond Massey, Abe Lincoln in Illinois
- Laurence Olivier, Rebecca
- James Stewart, The Philadelphia Story
Best Actress
- Bette Davis, The Letter
- Joan Fontaine, Rebecca
- Katharine Hepburn, The Philadelphia Story
- Ginger Rogers, Kitty Foyle
- Martha Scott, Our Town
Best Supporting Actor
- Albert Bassermann, Foreign Correspondent
- Walter Brennan, The Westerner
- William Gargan, They Knew What They Wanted
- Jack Oakie, The Great Dictator
- James Stephenson, The Letter
Best Supporting Actress
- Judith Anderson, The Grapes of Wrath
- Jane Darwell, Rebecca
- Ruth Hussey, The Philadelphia Story
- Barbara O’Neil, All This, and Heaven Too
- Marjorie Rambeau, Primrose Path
Best Original Screenplay
- Angels Over Broadway
- Dr. Ehrlich’s Magic Bullet
- Foreign Correspondent
- The Great Dictator
- The Great McGinty
Best Adapted Screenplay
- The Grapes of Wrath
- Kitty Foyle
- The Long Voyage Home
- The Philadelphia Story
- Rebecca
Best Story
- Arise, My Love
- Comrade X
- Edison, the Man
- My Favorite Wife
- The Westerner
Best Editing
- The Grapes of Wrath
- The Letter
- The Long Voyage Home
- North West Mounted Police
- Rebecca
Best Cinematography, Black and White
- Abe Lincoln in Illinois
- All This, and Heaven Too
- Arise, My Love
- Boom Town
- Foreign Correspondent
- The Letter
- The Long Voyage Home
- Rebecca
- Spring Parade
- Waterloo Bridge
Best Cinematography, Color
- Bitter Sweet
- The Blue Bird
- Down Argentine Way
- North West Mounted Police
- Northwest Passage
- The Thief of Bagdad
Best Original Score
- Arizona
- The Dark Command
- The Fight for Life
- The Great Dictator
- The House of the Seven Gables
- The Howards of Virginia
- The Letter
- The Long Voyage Home
- The Mark of Zorro
- My Favorite Wife
- North West Mounted Police
- One Million B.C.
- Our Town
- Pinocchio
- Rebecca
- The Thief of Bagdad
- Waterloo Bridge
Best Score
- Arise, My Love
- Hit Parade of 1941
- Irene
- Our Town
- The Sea Hawk
- Second Chance
- Spring Parade
- Strike Up the Band
- Tin Pan Alley
Best Song
- “Down Argentine Way,” from Down Argentine Way
- “I’d Know You Anywhere,” from You’ll Find Out
- “It’s a Blue World,” from Music in My Heart
- “Love of My Life,” from Second Chorus
- “Only Forever,” Rhythm on the River
- “Our Love Affair,” from Strike Up the Band
- “Waltzing on the Clouds,” from Spring Parade
- “When You Wish Upon a Star,” from Pinocchio
- “Who Am I?” from Hit Parade of 1941
Best Art Direction, Black and White
- Arise, My Love
- Arizona
- The Boys from Syracuse
- The Dark Command
- Foreign Correspondent
- Lillian Russell
- My Favorite Wife
- My Son, My Son
- Our Town
- Pride and Prejudice
- Rebecca
- The Sea Hawk
- The Westerner
Best Art Direction, Color
- Bitter Sweet
- Down Argentine Way
- North West Mounted Police
- The Thief of Bagdad
Best Special Effects
- The Blue Bird
- Boom Town
- The Boys from Syracuse
- Dr. Cyclops
- Foreign Correspondent
- The Invisible Man Returns
- The Long Voyage Home
- One Million B.C.
- Rebecca
- The Sea Hawk
- Swiss Family Robinson
- The Thief of Bagdad
- Typhoon
- Women in War
Best Sound Recording
- Behind the News
- Captain Caution
- The Grapes of Wrath
- The Howards of Virginia
- Kitty Foyle
- North West Mounted Police
- Our Town
- The Sea Hawk
- Spring Parade
- Strike Up the Band
- Too Many Husbands
Best Live-Action Short, One-Reel
- London Can Take It!
- More About Nostradamus
- Quicker’n a Wink
- Siege
Best Live-Action Short, Two-Reel
- Eyes of the Navy
- Service with the Volors
- Teddy, the Rough Rider
Best Animated Short
- The Milky Way
- Puss Gets the Boot
- A Wild Hare
Total List of Films Nominated:
- Abe Lincoln in Illinois
- All This, and Heaven Too
- Angels Over Broadway
- Arise, My Love
- Arizona
- Behind the News
- Bitter Sweet
- The Blue Bird
- Boom Town
- The Boys from Syracuse
- Captain Caution
- Comrade X
- The Dark Command
- Down Argentine Way
- Dr. Cyclops
- Dr. Ehrlich’s Magic Bullet
- Edison, the Man
- The Fight for Life
- Foreign Correspondent
- The Grapes of Wrath
- The Great Dictator
- The Great McGinty
- Hit Parade of 1941
- The House of the Seven Gables
- The Howards of Virginia
- The Invisible Man Returns
- Irene
- Kitty Foyle
- The Letter
- Lillian Russell
- The Long Voyage Home
- The Mark of Zorro
- Music in My Heart
- My Favorite Wife
- My Son, My Son!
- North West Mounted Police
- Northwest Passage
- One Million B.C.
- Our Town
- The Philadelphia Story
- Pinocchio
- Pride and Prejudice
- Primrose Path
- Rebecca
- Rhythm on the River
- The Sea Hawk
- Second Chorus
- Spring Parade
- Strike Up the Band
- Swiss Family Robinson
- They Knew What They Wanted
- The Thief of Bagdad
- Tin Pan Alley
- Too Many Husbands
- Typhoon
- Waterloo Bridge
- The Westerner
- Women in War
- You’ll Find Out
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