The Complete Oscar Quest: 22nd Academy Awards (1949)
1949
Best Picture
- All the King’s Men
- Battleground
- The Heiress
- A Letter to Three Wives
- Twelve O’Clock High
Best Director
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz, A Letter to Three Wives
- Carol Reed, The Fallen Idol
- Robert Rossen, All the King’s Men
- William Wellman, Battleground
- William Wyler, The Heiress
Best Actor
- Broderick Crawford, All the King’s Men
- Kirk Douglas, Champion
- Gregory Peck, Twelve O’Clock High
- Richard Todd, The Hasty Heart
- John Wayne, Sands of Iwo Jima
Best Actress
- Jeanne Crain, Pinky
- Olivia de Havilland, The Heiress
- Susan Hayward, My Foolish Heart
- Deborah Kerr, Edward, My Son
- Loretta Young, Come to the Stable
Best Supporting Actor
- John Ireland, All the King’s Men
- Dean Jagger, Twelve O’Clock High
- Arthur Kennedy, Champion
- Ralph Richardson, The Heiress
- James Whitmore, Battleground
Best Supporting Actress
- Ethel Barrymore, Pinky
- Celeste Holm, Come to the Stable
- Elsa Lanchester, Come to the Stable
- Mercedes McCambridge, All the King’s Men
- Ethel Waters, Pinky
Best Original Screenplay
- Battleground
- Jolson Sings Again
- Paisan
- Passport to Pimlico
- The Quiet One
Best Adapted Screenplay
- All the King’s Men
- Bicycle Thieves
- Champion
- The Fallen Idol
- A Letter to Three Wives
Best Story
- Come to the Stable
- It Happened Every Spring
- Sands of Iwo Jima
- The Stratton Story
- White Heat
Best Editing
- All the King’s Men
- Battleground
- Champion
- Sands of Iwo Jima
- The Window
Best Cinematography, Black and White
- Battleground
- Champion
- Come to the Stable
- The Heiress
- Prince of Foxes
Best Cinematography, Color
- The Barkleys of Broadway
- Jolson Sings Again
- Little Women
- Sand
- She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Best Dramatic or Comedy Score
- Beyond the Forest
- Champion
- The Heiress
Best Musical Score
- Jolson Sings Again
- Look for the Silver Lining
- On the Town
Best Original Song
- “Baby It’s Cold Outside,” from Neptune’s Daughter
- “It’s a Great Feeling,” from It’s a Great Feeling
- “Lavender Blue,” from So Dear to My Heart
- “My Foolish Heart,” from My Foolish Heart
- “Through a Long and Sleepless Night,” from Come to the Stable
Best Art Direction, Black and White
- Come to the Stable
- The Heiress
- Madame Bovary
Best Art Direction, Color
- Adventures of Don Juan
- Little Women
- Sarabond for Dead Lovers
Best Costume Design, Black and White
- The Heiress
- Prince of Foxes
Best Costume Design, Color
- Adventures of Don Juan
- Mother Is a Freshman
Best Visual Effects
- Mighty Joe Young
- Tulsa
Best Sound Recording
- Once More, My Darling
- Sands of Iwo Jima
- Twelve O’Clock High
Best Documentary
- Daybreak in Udi
- Kenji Comes Home
Best Documentary Short
- 1848
- A Chance to Live
- The Rising Tide
- So Much for So Little
Best Live-Action Short, One-Reel
- Aquatic House Party
- Roller Derby Girl
- So You Think You’re Not Guilty
- Spills and Chills
- Water Trix
Best Live-Action Short, Two-Reel
- The Boy and the Eagle
- Chase of Death
- The Grass Is Always Greener
- Snow Carnival
- Van Gogh
Best Animated Short
- For Scent-imental Reasons
- Hatch Up Your Troubles
- The Magic Fluke
- Toy Tinkers
Total List of Films Nominated:
- Adventures of Don Juan
- All the King’s Men
- The Barkleys of Broadway
- Battleground
- Beyond the Forest
- Bicycle Thieves
- Champion
- Come to the Stable
- Edward, My Son
- The Fallen Idol
- The Hasty Heart
- The Heiress
- It Happens Every Spring
- It’s a Great Feeling
- Jolson Sings Again
- A Letter to Three Wives
- Little Women
- Look for the Silver Lining
- Madame Bovary
- Mighty Joe Young
- Mother Is a Freshman
- My Foolish Heart
- Neptune’s Daughter
- On the Town
- Once More, My Darling
- Paisan
- Passport to Pimlico
- Prince of Foxes
- Pinky
- The Quiet One
- Sand
- Sands of Iwo Jima
- Sarabond for Dead Lovers
- She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
- So Dear to My Heart
- The Stratton Story
- Tulsa
- Twelve O’Clock High
- White Heat
- The Window
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