1946 (19th Annual Awards)
Nominations by Film

Listed below are the films nominated for Academy Awards in 1946. Beneath each film are the categories for which the film was nominated. The symbol appears next to those categories it ultimately won. Click on the name of a film, person or song in the list to display more information about that film, person or song. Or, click on a year in the column on the right to display the nominations by film for that year.

Anna and the King of Siam, 20th Century-Fox.

Actress in a Supporting Role. Gale Sondergaard.

Art Direction-Interior Decoration (Black-and-White). Art direction by Lyle Wheeler and William Darling; interior decoration by Thomas Little and Frank E. Hughes.

Cinematography (Black-and-White). Arthur Miller.

Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture). Bernard Herrmann.

Writing (Screenplay). Talbot Jennings and Sally Benson.

Atomic Power, March of Time; 20th Century-Fox. [March of Time Series]

Documentary (Short Subject).

The Best Years of Our Lives, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; RKO Radio.

Best Motion Picture.

Best Actor. Fredric March.

Actor in a Supporting Role. Harold Russell.

Directing. William Wyler.

Film Editing. Daniel Mandell.

Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture). Hugo Friedhofer.

Sound Recording. Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon Sawyer, Sound Director.

Writing (Screenplay). Robert E. Sherwood.

Blithe Spirit, J. Arthur Rank-Noel Coward-Cineguild; United Artists. (UK)

Special Effects. Special visual effects by Thomas Howard.

The Blue Dahlia, Paramount.

Writing (Original Screenplay). Raymond Chandler.

Blue Skies, Paramount.

Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture). Robert Emmett Dolan.

Music (Song). “You Keep Coming Back Like a Song”. Music and lyrics by Irving Berlin.

A Boy and His Dog, Warner Bros. [Featurettes Series]

Short Subjects (Two-reel). Gordon Hollingshead, Producer.

Brief Encounter, J. Arthur Rank-Cineguild-Prestige; Universal-International. (UK)

Best Actress. Celia Johnson.

Directing. David Lean.

Writing (Screenplay). David Lean, Anthony Havelock-Allan and Ronald Neame.

Caesar and Cleopatra, J. Arthur Rank-Gabriel Pascal; United Artists. (UK)

Art Direction-Interior Decoration (Color). John Bryan.

Canyon Passage, Walter Wanger; Universal.

Music (Song). “Ole Buttermilk Sky”. Music by Hoagy Carmichael; lyrics by Jack Brooks.

The Cat Concerto, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [Tom & Jerry Series]

Short Subjects (Cartoons). Frederick Quimby, Producer.

Centennial Summer, 20th Century-Fox.

Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture). Alfred Newman.

Music (Song). “All Through the Day”. Music by Jerome Kern; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II.

Children of Paradise, Pathe-Cinema; Tricolore Films. (France)

Writing (Original Screenplay). Jacques Prevert.

Chopin’s Musical Moments, Universal. [Musical Miniatures Series]

Short Subjects (Cartoons). Walter Lantz, Producer.

College Queen, Paramount. [Musical Parade Series]

Short Subjects (Two-reel). George B. Templeton, Producer.

The Dark Mirror, Universal-International.

Writing (Original Motion Picture Story). Vladimir Pozner.

Dive-Hi Champs, Paramount. [Grantland Rice Sportlights Series]

Short Subjects (One-reel). Jack Eaton, Producer.

The Dolly Sisters, 20th Century-Fox.

Music (Song). “I Can’t Begin to Tell You”. Music by James Monaco; lyrics by Mack Gordon.

Duel in the Sun, Vanguard Films; Selznick Releasing Organization (SRO).

Best Actress. Jennifer Jones.

Actress in a Supporting Role. Lillian Gish.

Facing Your Danger, Warner Bros. [Sports Parade Series]

Short Subjects (One-reel). Gordon Hollingshead, Producer.

Golden Horses, 20th Century-Fox. [Ed Thorgersen’s Sports Review Series]

Short Subjects (One-reel). Edmund Reek, Producer.

The Green Years, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Actor in a Supporting Role. Charles Coburn.

Cinematography (Black-and-White). George Folsey.

The Harvey Girls, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture). Lennie Hayton.

Music (Song). “On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe”. Music by Harry Warren; lyrics by Johnny Mercer.

Henry V, J. Arthur Rank-Two Cities Films; United Artists. (UK)

Best Motion Picture.

Best Actor. Laurence Olivier.

Art Direction-Interior Decoration (Color). Paul Sheriff and Carmen Dillon.

Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture). William Walton.

Hiss and Yell, Columbia. [All Star Comedies Series]

Short Subjects (Two-reel). Jules White, Producer.

Humoresque, Warner Bros.

Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture). Franz Waxman.

It’s a Wonderful Life, Liberty Films; RKO Radio.

Best Motion Picture.

Best Actor. James Stewart.

Directing. Frank Capra.

Film Editing. William Hornbeck.

Sound Recording. RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John Aalberg, Sound Director.

John Henry and the Inky Poo, Paramount. [George Pal Puppetoon Series]

Short Subjects (Cartoons). George Pal, Producer.

The Jolson Story, Columbia.

Best Actor. Larry Parks.

Actor in a Supporting Role. William Demarest.

Cinematography (Color). Joseph Walker.

Film Editing. William Lyon.

Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture). Morris Stoloff.

Sound Recording. Columbia Studio Sound Department, John Livadary, Sound Director.

The Killers, Mark Hellinger Productions; Universal.

Directing. Robert Siodmak.

Film Editing. Arthur Hilton.

Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture). Miklos Rozsa.

Writing (Screenplay). Anthony Veiller.

Kitty, Paramount.

Art Direction-Interior Decoration (Black-and-White). Art direction by Hans Dreier and Walter Tyler; interior decoration by Sam Comer and Ray Moyer.

Life at the Zoo, Artkino; Artkino Pictures. (Soviet Union)

Documentary (Short Subject).

The Luckiest Guy in the World, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [Crime Doesn’t Pay Series]

Short Subjects (Two-reel). Jerry Bresler, Producer.

Night and Day, Warner Bros.

Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture). Ray Heindorf and Max Steiner.

Notorious, RKO Radio.

Actor in a Supporting Role. Claude Rains.

Writing (Original Screenplay). Ben Hecht.

Open City, Minerva Films; Mayer-Burstyn. (Italy)

Writing (Screenplay). Sergio Amidei and F. Fellini.

Paramount News Issue #37 (Twentieth Anniversary Issue! 1927 . . . 1947), Paramount.

Documentary (Short Subject).

The Razor’s Edge, 20th Century-Fox.

Best Motion Picture.

Actor in a Supporting Role. Clifton Webb.

Actress in a Supporting Role. Anne Baxter.

Art Direction-Interior Decoration (Black-and-White). Art direction by Richard Day and Nathan Juran; interior decoration by Thomas Little and Paul S. Fox.

Road to Utopia, Paramount.

Writing (Original Screenplay). Norman Panama and Melvin Frank.

Saratoga Trunk, Warner Bros.

Actress in a Supporting Role. Flora Robson.

Seeds of Destiny, United States Department of War.

Documentary (Short Subject).

The Seventh Veil, J. Arthur Rank-Sydney Box-Ortus; Universal. (UK)

Writing (Original Screenplay). Muriel Box and Sydney Box.

Sister Kenny, RKO Radio.

Best Actress. Rosalind Russell.

Smart as a Fox, Warner Bros. [Vitaphone Varieties Series]

Short Subjects (One-reel). Gordon Hollingshead, Producer.

The Spiral Staircase, RKO Radio.

Actress in a Supporting Role. Ethel Barrymore.

Squatter’s Rights, Walt Disney Productions; RKO Radio. [Mickey Mouse Series]

Short Subjects (Cartoons). Walt Disney, Producer.

A Stolen Life, Warner Bros.

Special Effects. Special visual effects by William McGann; special audible effects by Nathan Levinson.

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers, Hal Wallis Productions; Paramount.

Writing (Original Motion Picture Story). Jack Patrick.

The Stranger, International Pictures; RKO Radio.

Writing (Original Motion Picture Story). Victor Trivas.

Sure Cures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [Pete Smith Specialty Series]

Short Subjects (One-reel). Pete Smith, Producer.

To Each His Own, Paramount.

Best Actress. Olivia de Havilland.

Writing (Original Motion Picture Story). Charles Brackett.

Traffic with the Devil, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [Theatre of Life Series]

Documentary (Short Subject). Herbert Morgan, Producer.

Vacation from Marriage, London Films; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (UK)

Writing (Original Motion Picture Story). Clemence Dane.

Walky Talky Hawky, Warner Bros. [Merrie Melodies Series]

Short Subjects (Cartoons). Edward Selzer, Producer.

The Yearling, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Best Motion Picture.

Best Actor. Gregory Peck.

Best Actress. Jane Wyman.

Directing. Clarence Brown.

Art Direction-Interior Decoration (Color). Art direction by Cedric Gibbons and Paul Groesse; interior decoration by Edwin B. Willis.

Cinematography (Color). Charles Rosher, Leonard Smith and Arthur Arling.

Film Editing. Harold Kress.