The Complete Oscar Quest: 14th Academy Awards (1941)
1941
Outstanding Production (Best Picture)
- Blossoms in the Dust
- Citizen Kane
- Here Comes Mr. Jordan
- Hold Back the Dawn
- How Green Was My Valley
- The Little Foxes
- The Maltese Falcon
- One Foot in Heaven
- Sergeant York
- Suspicion
Best Director
- John Ford, How Green Was My Valley
- Alexander Hall, Here Comes Mr. Jordan
- Howard Hawks, Sergeant York
- Orson Welles, Citizen Kane
- William Wyler, The Little Foxes
Best Actor
- Cary Grant, Penny Serenade
- Gary Cooper, Sergeant York
- Walter Huston, The Devil and Daniel Webster
- Robert Montgomery, Here Comes Mr. Jordan
- Orson Welles, Citizen Kane
Best Actress
- Bette Davis, The Little Foxes
- Greer Garson, Blossoms in the Dust
- Olivia de Havilland, Hold Back the Dawn
- Joan Fontaine, Suspicion
- Barbara Stanwyck, Ball of Fire
Best Supporting Actor
- Walter Brennan, Sergeant York
- Charles Coburn, The Devil and Miss Jones
- Donald Crisp, How Green Was My Valley
- James Gleason, Here Comes Mr. Jordan
- Sydney Greenstreet, The Maltese Falcon
Best Supporting Actress
- Mary Astor, The Great Lie
- Sara Allgood, How Green Was My Valley
- Patricia Collinge, The Little Foxes
- Teresa Wright, The Little Foxes
- Margaret Wycherly, Sergeant York
Best Original Screenplay
- Citizen Kane
- The Devil and Miss Jones
- Sergeant York
- Tall, Dark and Handsome
- Tom, Dick and Harry
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Here Comes Mr. Jordan
- Hold Back the Dawn
- How Green Was My Valley
- The Little Foxes
- The Maltese Falcon
Best Story
- Ball of Fire
- Here Comes Mr. Jordan
- Meet John Doe
- Night Train to Munich
- The Lady Eve
Best Editing
- Citizen Kane
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- How Green Was My Valley
- The Little Foxes
- Sergeant York
Best Cinematography, Black and White
- Citizen Kane
- The Chocolate Soldier
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- Here Comes Mr. Jordan
- Hold Back the Dawn
- How Green Was My Valley
- Sergeant York
- Sundown
- Sun Valley Serenade
- That Hamilton Woman
Best Cinematography, Color
- Aloma of the South Seas
- Billy the Kid
- Blood and Sand
- Blossoms in the Dust
- Dive Bomber
- Louisiana Purchase
Best Score of a Dramatic Picture
- Back Street
- Ball of Fire
- Citizen Kane
- Cheers for Miss Bishop
- The Devil and Daniel Webster
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- Hold Back the Dawn
- How Green Was My Valley
- King of the Zombies
- Ladies in Retirement
- Lydia
- Mercy Island
- Sergeant York
- So Ends Our Night
- Sundown
- Suspicion
- Tanks a Million
- That Uncertain Feeling
- The Little Foxes
- This Woman Is Mine
Best Scoring of a Musical Picture
- All-American Co-Ed
- Birth of the Blues
- Buck Privates
- The Chocolate Soldier
- Dumbo
- Ice-Capades
- Sun Valley Serenade
- Sunny
- The Strawberry Blonde
- You’ll Never Get Rich
Best Original Song
- “Baby Mine,” from Dumbo
- “Be Honest With Me,” from Ridin’ on a Rainbow
- “Blues in the Night,” from Blues in the Night
- “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B,” from Buck Privates
- “Chattanooga Choo Choo,” from Sun Valley Serenade
- “Dolores,” from Las Vegas Nights
- “The Last Time I Saw Paris,” from Lady Be Good
- “Out of the Silence,” from All-American Co-Ed
- “Since I Kissed My Baby Goodbye,” from You’ll Never Get Rich
Best Art Direction, Black and White
- Citizen Kane
- The Flame of New Orleans
- Hold Back the Dawn
- How Green Was My Valley
- Ladies in Retirement
- The Little Foxes
- The Son of Monte Cristo
- Sergeant York
- Sundown
- That Hamilton Woman
- When Ladies Meet
Best Art Direction, Color
- Blossoms in the Dust
- Blood and Sand
- Louisiana Purchase
Best Special Effects
- Aloma of the South Seas
- Dive Bomber
- Flight Command
- The Invisible Woman
- I Wanted Wings
- The Sea Wolf
- Topper Returns
- A Yank in the R.A.F.
Best Sound Recording
- Appointment for Love
- Ball of Fire
- The Chocolate Soldier
- Citizen Kane
- The Devil Pays Off
- How Green Was My Valley
- The Men in Her Life
- Sergeant York
- Skylark
- That Hamilton Woman
- Topper Returns
Best Documentary Short
- Adventure in the Bronx
- Bomber
- Christmas Under Fire
- Churchill’s Island
- A Letter from Home
- Life of a Thoroughbred
- Norway in Revolt
- A Place to Live
- Russian Soil
- Soldiers of the Sky
- War Clouds in the Pacific
Best Live-Action Short, One-Reel
- Army Champions
- Beauty and the Beach
- Down on the Farm
- Forty Boys and a Song
- Kings of the Turf
- Of Pups and Puzzles
- Sagebrush and Silver
Best Live-Action Short, Two-Reel
- Alive in the Deep
- Forbidden Passage
- The Gay Parisian
- Main Street on the March!
- The Tanks Are Coming
Best Animated Short
- Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B
- Hiawatha’s Rabbit Hunt
- How War Came
- Lend a Paw
- The Night Before Chrsitmas
- Rhapsody in Rivets
- Rhythm in the Ranks
- The Rookie Bear
- Superman
- Truant Officer Donald
Total List of Films Nominated:
- All-American Co-Ed
- Aloma of the South Seas
- Appointment for Love
- Back Street
- Ball of Fire
- Billy the Kid
- Birth of the Blues
- Blood and Sand
- Blossoms in the Dust
- Blues in the Night
- Buck Privates
- Cheers for Miss Bishop
- Citizen Kane
- The Chocolate Soldier
- The Devil and Daniel Webster
- The Devil and Miss Jones
- The Devil Pays Off
- Dive Bomber
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- Dumbo
- The Flame of New Orleans
- Flight Command
- The Great Lie
- Here Comes Mr. Jordan
- Hold Back the Dawn
- How Green Was My Valley
- Ice-Capades
- The Invisible Woman
- I Wanted Wings
- King of the Zombies
- Ladies in Retirement
- Lady Be Good
- The Lady Eve
- Las Vegas Nights
- The Little Foxes
- Louisiana Purchase
- Lydia
- The Maltese Falcon
- Meet John Doe
- The Men in Her Life
- Mercy Island
- Night Train to Munich
- One Foot in Heaven
- Penny Serenade
- Ridin’ on a Rainbow
- The Sea Wolf
- Sergeant York
- Skylark
- So Ends Our Night
- The Son of Monte Cristo
- The Strawberry Blonde
- Sundown
- Sun Valley Serenade
- Sunny
- Suspicion
- Tall, Dark and Handsome
- Tanks a Million
- That Hamilton Woman
- That Uncertain Feeling
- Tom, Dick and Harry
- Topper Returns
- When Ladies Meet
- This Woman Is Mine
- A Yank in the R.A.F.
- You’ll Never Get Rich
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