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:

1. Action in the North Atlantic
2. Air Force
3. The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
4. Bombardier
5. Cabin in the Sky
6. Casablanca
7. Commandos Strike at Dawn
8. Coney Island
9. The Constant Nymph
10. Corvette K-225
11. Crash Dive
12. Destination Tokyo
13. The Fallen Sparrow
14. Five Graves to Cairo
15. Flight for Freedom
16. For Whom the Bell Tolls
17. The Gang’s All Here
18. Hangmen Also Die
19. Heaven Can Wait
20. Hello, Frisco, Hello
21. Hers to Hold
22. Hi Diddle Diddle
23. Hit Parade of 1943
24. Holy Matrimony
25. The Human Comedy
26. In Old Oklahoma
27. In Which We Serve
28. Johnny Come Lately
29. The Kansan
30. Lady of Burlesque
31. Lassie Come Home
32. Madame Curie
33. Mission to Moscow
34. The Moon and the Sixpence
35. The More the Merrier
36. The North Star
37. The Ox-Bow Incident
38. Phantom of the Opera
39. Princess O’Rourke
40. Riding High
41. Sahara
42. Saludos Amigos
43. Shadow of a Doubt
44. The Sky’s the Limit
45. So Proudly We Hail!
46. So This Is Washington
47. Something to Shout About
48. The Song of Bernadette
49. Stage Door Canteen
50. Stand By for Action
51. Star Spangled Rhythm
52. Thank Your Lucky Stars
53. This Is the Army
54. This Land Is Mine
55. Thousands Cheer
56. Victory Through Air Power
57. Watch on the Rhine

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