The Complete Oscar Quest: 17th Academy Awards (1944)
1944
Best Picture
- Double Indemnity
- Gaslight
- Going My Way
- Since You Went Away
- Wilson
Best Director
- Alfred Hitchcock, Lifeboat
- Henry King, Wilson
- Leo McCarey, Going My Way
- Otto Preminger, Laura
- Billy Wilder, Double Indemnity
Best Actor
- Charles Boyer, Gaslight
- Bing Crosby, Going My Way
- Barry Fitzgerald, Going My Way
- Cary Grant, None But the Lonely Heart
- Alexander Knox, Wilson
Best Actress
- Ingrid Bergman Gaslight
- Claudette Colbert, Since You Went Away
- Bette Davis, Mr. Skeffington
- Greer Garson, Mrs. Parkington
- Barbara Stanwyck, Double Indemnity
Best Supporting Actor
- Hume Cronyn, The Seventh Cross
- Barry Fitzgerald, Going My Way
- Claude Rains, Mr. Skeffington
- Clifton Webb, Laura
- Monty Woolley, Since You Went Away
Best Supporting Actress
- Ethel Barrymore, None But the Lonely Heart
- Jennifer Jones, Since You Went Away
- Angela Lansbury, Gaslight
- Aline MacMahon, Dragon Seed
- Agnes Moorehead, Mrs. Parkington
Best Original Screenplay
- Hail the Conquering Hero
- The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
- Two Girls and a Sailor
- Wilson
- Wing and a Prayer
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Double Indemnity
- Gaslight
- Going My Way
- Laura
- Meet Me in St. Louis
Best Story
- Going My Way
- A Guy Named Joe
- Lifeboat
- None Shall Escape
- The Fighting Sullivans
Best Editing
- Going My Way
- Janie
- None But the Lonely Heart
- Since You Went Away
- Wilson
Best Cinematography, Black and White
- Double Indemnity
- Dragon Seed
- Gaslight
- Going My Way
- Laura
- Lifeboat
- Since You Went Away
- The Uninvited
- The White Cliffs of Dover
- Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Best Cinematography, Color
- Cover Girl
- Home in Indiana
- Kismet
- Lady in the Dark
- Meet Me in St. Louis
- Wilson
Best Dramatic or Comedy Score
- Address Unknown
- The Adventures of Mark Twain
- The Bridge of San Luis Rey
- Casanova Brown
- Christmas Holiday
- Double Indemnity
- The Fighting Seabees
- The Hairy Ape
- It Happened Tomorrow
- Jack London
- Kismet
- None But the Lonely Heart
- The Princess and the Pirate
- Since You Went Away
- Summer Storm
- Three Russian Girls
- Up in Mabel’s Room
- Voice in the Wind
- Wilson
- Woman of the Town
Best Musical Score
- Brazil
- Cover Girl
- Higher and Higher
- Hollywood Canteen
- Irish Eyes Are Smiling
- Knickerbocker Holiday
- Lady in the Dark
- Lady, Let’s Dance
- Meet Me in St. Louis
- The Merry Monahans
- Minstrel Man
- Sensations of 1945
- Song of the Open Road
- Up in Arms
Best Original Song
- “I Couldn’t Sleep a Wink Last Night,” from Higher and Higher
- “I’ll Walk Alone,” from Follow the Boys
- “I’m Making Believe,” from Sweet and Lowdown
- “Long Ago and Far Away,” from Cover Girl
- “Now I Know,” from Up in Arms
- “Remember Me to Carolina,” from Minstrel Man
- “Rio de Janeiro,” from Brazil
- “Silver Shadows and Golden Dreams,” from Lady, Let’s Dance
- “Sweet Dreams Sweetheart,” from Hollywood Canteen
- “Swinging on a Star,” from Going My Way
- “Too Much in Love,” from Song of the Open Road
- “The Trolley Song,” from Meet Me in St. Louis
Best Art Direction, Black and White
- Address Unknown
- The Adventures of Mark Train
- Casanova Brown
- Gaslight
- Laura
- No Time for Love
- Since You Went Away
- Step Lively
Best Art Direction, Color
- The Climax
- Cover Girl
- The Desert Song
- Kismet
- Lady in the Dark
- The Princess and the Pirate
- Wilson
Best Special Effects
- The Adventures of Mark Twain
- Days of Glory
- Secret Command
- Since You Went Away
- The Story of Dr. Wassell
- Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
- Wilson
Best Sound Recording
- Brazil
- Casanova Brown
- Cover Girl
- Double Indemnity
- His Butler’s Sister
- Hollywood Canteen
- It Happened Tomorrow
- Kismet
- Music in Manhattan
- Voice in the Wind
- Wilson
Best Documentary
- The Fighting Lady
- Resisting Enemy Interrogation
Best Documentary Short
- Hymn of the Nations
- New Americans
- With the Marines at Tawara
Best Live-Action Short, One-Reel
- Blue Grass Gentlemen
- Jammin’ the Blues
- Movie Pests
- Screen Snapshots’ 50th Anniversary of Motion Pictures
- Who’s Who in Animal Land
Best Live-Action Short, Two-Reel
- Bombalera
- I Won’t Play
- Main Street Today
Best Animated Short
- And to Thin I Saw It on Mulberry Street
- Dog, Cat and Canary
- Fish Fry
- How to Play Football
- Mouse Trouble
- My Boy, Johnny
- Swooner Crooner
Total List of Films Nominated:
- Address Unknown
- The Adventures of Mark Twain
- Brazil
- The Bridge of San Luis Rey
- Casanova Brown
- Christmas Holiday
- The Climax
- Cover Girl
- Days of Glory
- The Desert Song
- Double Indemnity
- Dragon Seed
- The Fighting Seabees
- The Fighting Sullivans
- Follow the Boys
- Gaslight
- Going My Way
- A Guy Named Joe
- Hail the Conquering Hero
- The Hairy Ape
- Higher and Higher
- His Butler’s Sister
- Hollywood Canteen
- Home in Indiana
- Irish Eyes Are Smiling
- It Happened Tomorrow
- Jack London
- Janie
- Kismet
- Knickerbocker Holiday
- Lady in the Dark
- Lady, Let’s Dance
- Laura
- Lifeboat
- Meet Me in St. Louis
- The Merry Monahans
- Minstrel Man
- The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
- Mr. Skeffington
- Mrs. Parkington
- Music in Manhattan
- No Time for Love
- None But the Lonely Heart
- None Shall Escape
- The Princess and the Pirate
- Secret Command
- Sensations of 1945
- The Seventh Cross
- Since You Went Away
- Song of the Open Road
- Step Lively
- The Story of Dr. Wassell
- Summer Storm
- Sweet and Lowdown
- Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
- Three Russian Girls
- Two Girls and a Sailor
- The Uninvited
- Up in Arms
- Up in Mabel’s Room
- Voice in the Wind
- The White Cliffs of Dover
- Wilson
- Wing and a Prayer
- Woman of the Town
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