The Complete Oscar Quest: 16th Academy Awards (1943)
1943
Outstanding Production (Best Picture)
- Casablanca
- For Whom the Bell Tolls
- Heaven Can Wait
- The Human Comedy
- In Which We Serve
- Madame Curie
- The More the Merrier
- The Ox-Bow Incident
- The Song of Bernadette
- Watch on the Rhine
Best Director
- Clarence Brown, The Human Comedy
- Michael Curtiz, Casablanca
- Henry King, The Song of Bernadette
- Ernst Lubitsch, Heaven Can Wait
- George Stevens, The More the Merrier
Best Actor
- Humphrey Bogart, Casablanca
- Gary Cooper, For Whom the Bell Tolls
- Paul Lukas, Watch on the Rhine
- Walter Pidgeon, Madame Curie
- Mickey Rooney, The Human Comedy
Best Actress
- Jean Arthur, The More the Merrier
- Ingrid Bergman, For Whom the Bell Tolls
- Joan Fontaine, The Constant Nymph
- Greer Garson, Madame Curie
- Jennifer Jones, The Song of Bernadette
Best Supporting Actor
- Charles Bickford, The Song of Bernaette
- Charles Coburn, The More the Merrier
- J. Carrol Naish, Sahara
- Claude Rains, Casablanca
- Akim Tamiroff, For Whom the Bell Tolls
Best Supporting Actress
- Gladys Cooper, The Song of Bernadette
- Paulette Goddard, So Proudly We Hail!
- Katina Paxinou, For Whom the Bell Tolls
- Anne Revere, The Song of Bernadette
- Lucille Watson, Watch on the Rhine
Best Original Screenplay
- Air Force
- In Which We Serve
- The North Star
- Princess O’Rourke
- So Proudly We Hail!
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Casablanca
- Holy Matrimony
- The More the Merrier
- The Song of Bernadette
- Watch on the Rhine
Best Story
- Action in the North Atlantic
- Destination Tokyo
- The Human Comedy
- The More the Merrier
- Shadow of a Doubt
Best Editing
- Air Force
- Casablanca
- Five Graves to Cairo
- For Whom the Bell Tolls
- The Song of Bernadette
Best Cinematography, Black and White
- Air Force
- Casablanca
- Corvette K-225
- Five Graves to Cairo
- The Human Comedy
- Madame Curie
- The North Star
- Sahara
- So Proudly We Hail
- The Song of Bernadette
Best Cinematography, Color
- For Whom the Bell Tolls
- Heaven Can Wait
- Hello, Frisco, Hello
- Lassie Come Home
- Phantom of the Opera
- Thousands Cheer
Best Dramatic Score
- The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
- Casablanca
- Commandos Strike at Dawn
- The Fallen Sparrow
- For Whom the Bell Tolls
- Hangmen Also Die
- Hi Diddle Diddle
- In Old Oklahoma
- Johnny Come Lately
- The Kansan
- Lady of Burlesque
- Madame Curie
- The Moon and the Sixpence
- The North Star
- The Song of Bernadette
- Victory Through Air Power
Best Musical Score
- Coney Island
- Hit Parade of 1943
- Phantom of the Opera
- Saludos Amigos
- The Sky’s the Limit
- Something to Shout About
- Stage Door Canteen
- Star Spangled Rhythm
- This Is the Army
- Thousands Cheer
Best Original Song
- “A Change of Heart,” from Hit Parade of 1943
- “Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe,” from Cabin in the Sky
- “My Shining Hour,” from The Sky’s the Limit
- “Saludos Amigos,” from Saludos Amigos
- “Say a Pray’r for the Boys Over There,” from Hers to Hold
- “That Old Black Magic,” from Star Spangled Rhythm
- “They’re Either Too Young or Too Old,” from Thank Your Lucky Stars
- “We Mustn’t Say Goodbye,” from Stage Door Canteen
- “You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To,” from Something to Shout About
- “You’ll Never Know,” from Hello, Frisco, Hello
Best Art Direction, Black and White
- Five Graves to Cairo
- Flight for Freedom
- Madame Curie
- Mission to Moscow
- The North Star
- The Song of Bernadette
Best Art Direction, Color
- For Whom the Bell Tolls
- The Gang’s All Here
- Phantom of the Opera
- This Is the Army
- Thousands Cheer
Best Special Effects
- Air Force
- Bombardier
- Crash Dive
- The North Star
- So Proudly We Hail!
- Stand By For Action
Best Sound Recording
- Hangmen Also Die
- In Old Oklahoma
- Madame Curie
- The North Star
- Phantom of the Opera
- Riding High
- Sahara
- Saludos Amigos
- So This Is Washington
- The Song of Bernadette
- This Is the Army
- This Land Is Mine
Best Documentary
- Baptism of Fire
- The Battle of Russia
- Desert Victory
- Report from the Aleutians
- War Department Report
Beat Documentary Short
- Children of Mars
- December 7th
- Plan for Destruction
- Swedes in America
- To the People of the United States
- Tomorrow We Fly
- Youth in Crisis
Best Live-Action Short, One-Reel
- Amphibious Fighters
- Cavalcade of Dance
- Champions Carry On
- Hollywood in Uniform
- Seeing Hands
Best Live-Action Short, Two-Reel
- Heavenly Music
- Letter to a Hero
- Mardi Gras
- Women at War
Best Animated Short
- The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins
- The Dizzy Acrobat
- Greetings, Bait!
- Imagination
- Reason and Emotion
- Yankee Doodle Mouse
Total List of Films Nominated:
- Action in the North Atlantic
- Air Force
- The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
- Bombardier
- Cabin in the Sky
- Casablanca
- Commandos Strike at Dawn
- Coney Island
- The Constant Nymph
- Corvette K-225
- Crash Dive
- Destination Tokyo
- The Fallen Sparrow
- Five Graves to Cairo
- Flight for Freedom
- For Whom the Bell Tolls
- The Gang’s All Here
- Hangmen Also Die
- Heaven Can Wait
- Hello, Frisco, Hello
- Hers to Hold
- Hi Diddle Diddle
- Hit Parade of 1943
- Holy Matrimony
- The Human Comedy
- In Old Oklahoma
- In Which We Serve
- Johnny Come Lately
- The Kansan
- Lady of Burlesque
- Lassie Come Home
- Madame Curie
- Mission to Moscow
- The Moon and the Sixpence
- The More the Merrier
- The North Star
- The Ox-Bow Incident
- Phantom of the Opera
- Princess O’Rourke
- Riding High
- Sahara
- Saludos Amigos
- Shadow of a Doubt
- The Sky’s the Limit
- So Proudly We Hail!
- So This Is Washington
- Something to Shout About
- The Song of Bernadette
- Stage Door Canteen
- Stand By for Action
- Star Spangled Rhythm
- Thank Your Lucky Stars
- This Is the Army
- This Land Is Mine
- Thousands Cheer
- Victory Through Air Power
- Watch on the Rhine
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