Oscars Rematch: 1949
List activity
57 views
• 0 this weekCreate a new list
List your movie, TV & celebrity picks.
26 titles
- DirectorCarol ReedStarsOrson WellesJoseph CottenAlida ValliPulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, Harry Lime.Best Picture!
Winner: The Third Man!
Nominees:
All the King's Men
Battleground
The Heiress
Twelve O'Clock High - DirectorCarol ReedStarsOrson WellesJoseph CottenAlida ValliPulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, Harry Lime.Best Director!
Winner: Carol Reed!
Nominees:
Robert Rossen - All the King's Men
William A. Wellman - Battleground
William Wyler - The Heiress
Joseph L. Mankiewicz - A Letter to Three Wives - DirectorRaoul WalshStarsJames CagneyVirginia MayoEdmond O'BrienA psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist.Best Actor!
Winner: James Cagney!
Nominees:
Broderick Crawford - All the King's Men
Gregory Peck - Twelve O'Clock High
Richard Todd - The Hasty Heart
John Wayne - Sands of Iwo Jima - DirectorWilliam WylerStarsOlivia de HavillandMontgomery CliftRalph RichardsonA naive young woman falls for a handsome young man her emotionally abusive father suspects is only a fortune hunter.Best Actress!
Winner: Olivia de Havilland!
Nominees:
Jeanne Crain - Pinky
Susan Hayward - My Foolish Heart
Deborah Kerr - Edward, My Son
Loretta Young - Come to the Stable - DirectorCarol ReedStarsOrson WellesJoseph CottenAlida ValliPulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, Harry Lime.Best Supporting Actor!
Winner: Orson Welles!
Nominees:
John Ireland - All the King's Men
Dean Jagger - Twelve O'Clock High
Ralph Richardson - The Heiress
James Whitmore - Battleground - DirectorRobert RossenStarsBroderick CrawfordJohn IrelandJoanne DruThe rise and fall of a corrupt politician, who makes his friends richer and retains power by dint of a populist appeal.Best Supporting Actress!
Winner: Mercedes McCambridge!
Nominees:
Ethel Barrymore - Pinky
Celeste Holm - Come to the Stable
Elsa Lanchester - Come to the Stable
Ethel Waters - Pinky - DirectorCarol ReedStarsOrson WellesJoseph CottenAlida ValliPulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, Harry Lime.Best Original Screenplay!
Winner: Graham Greene!
Nominees:
Betty Comden, Adolph Green and Sidney Sheldon - The Barkleys of Broadway
Robert Pirosh - Battleground
Alfred Hayes, Federico Fellini, Sergio Amidei, Marcello Pagaiero and Roberto Rossellini - Paisa
Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts - White Heat - DirectorJoseph L. MankiewiczStarsJeanne CrainLinda DarnellAnn SothernA letter is addressed to three wives from their "best friend" Addie Ross, announcing that she is running away with one of their husbands - but she does not say which one.Best Adapted Screenplay!
Winner: Joseph L. Mankiewicz!
Nominees:
Robert Rossen - All the King's Men
Graham Greene - The Fallen Idol
Ruth Goetz and Augustus Goetz - The Heiress
Robert Hamer and John Dighton - Kind Hearts and Coronets - DirectorAllan DwanStarsJohn WayneJohn AgarAdele MaraHaunted by personal demons, Marine Sgt. John Stryker is hated and feared by his men, who see him as a cold-hearted sadist. But when their boots hit the beaches, they begin to understand the reason for Stryker's rigid form of discipline.Best Story!
Winner: Sands of Iwo Jima!
Nominees:
Come to the Stable
It Happens Every Spring
The Stratton Story
White Heat - DirectorChuck JonesStarsMel BlancPepe Le Peu chases a female cat in a perfume shop until she turns the tables on him.Best Animated Short!
Winner: For Scent-imental Reasons!
Nominees:
Hatch Up Your Troubles
The Magic Fluke
Toy Tinkers - DirectorTerry BishopStarsE.R. ChadwickHarford AnerobiFanny ElumezeThis 47-minute documentary, financed by HRH's government, won an Oscar in the special category, and most of it was later edited into a 1953 two-segment documentary called "Savage World" by the same crew of film-makers listed on this film. The story here is about an African tribe that is working to build a maternity hospital, with the aid of government officials, and against the opposition of some tribal members.Best Documentary Feature!
Winner: Daybreak in Udi!
Nominees:
Kenji Comes Home - DirectorJames L. ShuteThis documentary short is part of The March of Time series. This one is about priest Monsignor John Patrick Carroll-Abbing setting up and running a Boys' Home in post-war Italy.Best Documentary Short!
Winner: A Chance to Live!
Nominees:
1848
The Rising Tide
So Much for So Little - DirectorErnest CortsThis short is about a visionary indoor/outdoor combo swimming pool in a California home that is equipped with cutting edge modern mid-20th century features.Best Live Action Short - One-Reel!
Winner: Aquatic House Party!
Nominees:
Roller Derby Girl
So You Think You're Not Guilty
Spills and Chills
Water Trix - DirectorAlain ResnaisStarsClaude DauphinThe biography of Dutch artist Van Gogh, illustrated only with images of his paintings and drawings, or details of those, and according dramatic musical score.Best Live Action Short - Two-Reel!
Winner: Van Gogh!
Nominees:
The Boy and the Eagle
Chase of Death
The Grass Is Always Greener
Snow Carnival - DirectorWilliam WylerStarsOlivia de HavillandMontgomery CliftRalph RichardsonA naive young woman falls for a handsome young man her emotionally abusive father suspects is only a fortune hunter.Best Dramatic or Comedy Score!
Winner: The Heiress!
Nominees:
Beyond the Forest
Champion - DirectorStanley DonenGene KellyStarsGene KellyFrank SinatraBetty GarrettThree sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City.Best Musical Score!
Winner: On the Town!
Nominees:
Look for the Silver Lining
Jolson Sings Again - DirectorEdward BuzzellStarsEsther WilliamsRed SkeltonRicardo MontalbanA swimsuit fashion designer is determined to protect her scatterbrained sister from a South American heartbreaker, but a case of mistaken identity complicates matters.Best Original Song!
Winner: "Baby, It's Cold Outside", Neptune's Daughter!
Nominees:
"It's a Great Feeling" - It's a Great Feeling
"Lavender Blue" - So Dear to My Heart
"My Foolish Heart" - My Foolish Heart
"Through a Long and Sleepless Night" - Come to the Stable - DirectorHenry KingStarsGregory PeckHugh MarloweGary MerrillA tough-as-nails general (Gregory Peck as General Savage) takes over a B-17 bomber unit suffering from low morale and whips them into fighting shape.Best Sound Recording!
Winner: Twelve O'clock High!
Nominees:
Once More, My Darling
Sands of Iwo Jima - DirectorWilliam WylerStarsOlivia de HavillandMontgomery CliftRalph RichardsonA naive young woman falls for a handsome young man her emotionally abusive father suspects is only a fortune hunter.Best Art Direction - Black and White!
Winner: The Heiress!
Nominees:
Come to the Stable
Madame Bovary - DirectorMervyn LeRoyStarsJune AllysonPeter LawfordMargaret O'BrienThe four daughters of a New England family fight for happiness during and after the Civil War.Best Art Direction - Color!
Winner: Little Women!
Nominees:
Adventures of Don Juan
Saraband for Dead Lovers - DirectorCarol ReedStarsOrson WellesJoseph CottenAlida ValliPulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, Harry Lime.Best Cinematography - Black and White!
Winner: The Third Man!
Nominees:
Battleground
Come to the Stable
The Heiress
White Heat - DirectorJohn FordStarsJohn WayneJoanne DruJohn AgarCaptain Nathan Brittles, on the eve of retirement, takes out a last patrol to stop an impending massive Indian attack. Encumbered by women who must be evacuated, Brittles finds his mission imperiled.Best Cinematography - Color!
Winner: She Wore a Yellow Ribbon!
Nominees:
The Barkleys of Broadway
Jolson Sings Again
Little Women
Sand - DirectorCarol ReedStarsOrson WellesJoseph CottenAlida ValliPulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, Harry Lime.Best Costume Design - Black and White!
Winner: The Third Man!
Nominees:
The Heiress - DirectorVincent ShermanStarsErrol FlynnViveca LindforsRobert DouglasThe great lover Don Juan comes to the assistance of his queen.Best Costume Design - Color!
Winner: Adventures of Don Juan!
Nominees:
Mother Is a Freshman - DirectorCarol ReedStarsOrson WellesJoseph CottenAlida ValliPulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, Harry Lime.Best Film Editing!
Winner: The Third Man!
Nominees:
All the King's Men
Battleground
Sands of Iwo Jima
White Heat - DirectorErnest B. SchoedsackStarsTerry MooreBen JohnsonRobert ArmstrongA young woman who has raised a giant gorilla from an infant brings him to Hollywood years later seeking her fortune.Best Visual Effects!
Winner: Mighty Joe Young!
Nominees:
Tulsa