16th Academy Awards
The Academy Awards 1944 took place in Los Angeles at the Ambassador Hotel. It was the 16th Annual Academy Awards. In the year of award films of the previous year are always excellent, in this case, the films of the year 1943.
- 3.1 Honorary Oscar
- 3.2 Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
- 3.3 Scientific and Engineering Award
- 3.4 Technical Achievement Award
Presentation
The ceremony was hosted by Bob Hope.
Nominations and Winners
Best Picture
Casablanca - Jack L. Warner
Best Director
Michael Curtiz - Casablanca
Best Actor
Paul Lukas - Watch on the Rhine
Best Actress
Jennifer Jones - The Song of Bernadette ( The Song of Bernadette )
Best Supporting Actor
Charles Coburn - The More the Merrier (The More the Merrier )
Best Supporting Actress
Katina Paxinou - For Whom the Bell Tolls ( For Whom the Bell Tolls )
Best Adapted Screenplay
Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, Howard Koch - Casablanca
Best Original Screenplay
Norman Krasna - The pilot and the Princess (Princess O'Rourke )
Best Original Story
William Saroyan - And life goes on ( The Human Comedy )
Best Cinematography (Black and White )
Arthur C. Miller - The Song of Bernadette ( The Song of Bernadette )
Best Cinematography (Color)
Hal Mohr, W. Howard Greene - Phantom of the Opera ( Phantom of the Opera)
Best Art Direction (Black and White )
James Basevi, William S. Darling, Thomas Little - The Song of Bernadette ( The Song of Bernadette )
Best Art Direction (Color)
Best Sound
Best Editing
Amy George - In the Japanese sun (Air Force)
Best Visual Effects
Fred Sersen, Roger Heman Sr. - Crash Dive
Best Score ( Drama / Comedy )
Alfred Newman - The Song of Bernadette ( The Song of Bernadette )
Best Score (Musical)
Ray Heinsdorf - This Is the Army
Best Song
Harry Warren, Mack Gordon - "You'll Never Know" in Hello Frisco, Hello
Best Short Film (1 roll of film )
Grantland Rice - Amphibious Fighters
Best Short Film (2 films)
Jeremy Bresler, Sam Coslow - Heavenly Music
Best Animated Short Film
Fred Quimby - Tom plays pyrotechnician ( The Yankee Doodle Mouse)
Best Documentary Short Film
December 7th - U.S. Navy Field Photographic Branch
Best Documentary
Desert Victory - British Ministry of Information