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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