1950 (23rd Annual Awards)
Nominations and Winners

Listed below are the Academy Award nominations and winners for the year 1950. The symbol appears next to the winner in each category. 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 and winners from that year.

Best Motion Picture

All About Eve, 20th Century-Fox.

Born Yesterday, Columbia.

Father of the Bride, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

King Solomon’s Mines, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Sunset Blvd., Paramount.

Best Actor

Louis Calhern in The Magnificent Yankee, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Jose Ferrer in Cyrano de Bergerac, Stanley Kramer Productions; United Artists.

William Holden in Sunset Blvd., Paramount.

James Stewart in Harvey, Universal-International.

Spencer Tracy in Father of the Bride, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Best Actress

Anne Baxter in All About Eve, 20th Century-Fox.

Bette Davis in All About Eve, 20th Century-Fox.

Judy Holliday in Born Yesterday, Columbia.

Eleanor Parker in Caged, Warner Bros.

Gloria Swanson in Sunset Blvd., Paramount.

Actor in a Supporting Role

Jeff Chandler in Broken Arrow, 20th Century-Fox.

Edmund Gwenn in Mister 880, 20th Century-Fox.

Sam Jaffe in The Asphalt Jungle, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

George Sanders in All About Eve, 20th Century-Fox.

Erich Von Stroheim in Sunset Blvd., Paramount.

Actress in a Supporting Role

Hope Emerson in Caged, Warner Bros.

Celeste Holm in All About Eve, 20th Century-Fox.

Josephine Hull in Harvey, Universal-International.

Nancy Olson in Sunset Blvd., Paramount.

Thelma Ritter in All About Eve, 20th Century-Fox.

Directing

All About Eve, 20th Century-Fox. Joseph L. Mankiewicz.

The Asphalt Jungle, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. John Huston.

Born Yesterday, Columbia. George Cukor.

Sunset Blvd., Paramount. Billy Wilder.

The Third Man, Selznick-London Films; Selznick Releasing Organization (British). Carol Reed.

Art Direction-Set Decoration

(Black-and-White)

All About Eve, 20th Century-Fox. Art direction by Lyle Wheeler and George W. Davis; set decoration by Thomas Little and Walter M. Scott.

The Red Danube, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Art direction by Cedric Gibbons and Hans Peters; set decoration by Edwin B. Willis and Hugh Hunt.

Sunset Blvd., Paramount. Art direction by Hans Dreier and John Meehan; set decoration by Sam Comer and Ray Moyer.

(Color)

Annie Get Your Gun, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Art direction by Cedric Gibbons and Paul Groesse; set decoration by Edwin B. Willis and Richard A. Pefferle.

Destination Moon, George Pal Productions; Eagle Lion Classics. Art direction by Ernst Fegte; set decoration by George Sawley.

Samson and Delilah, Cecil B. DeMille Productions; Paramount. Art direction by Hans Dreier and Walter Tyler; set decoration by Sam Comer and Ray Moyer.

Cinematography

(Black-and-White)

All About Eve, 20th Century-Fox. Milton Krasner.

The Asphalt Jungle, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Harold Rosson.

The Furies, Hal Wallis Productions; Paramount. Victor Milner.

Sunset Blvd., Paramount. John F. Seitz.

The Third Man, Selznick-London Films; Selznick Releasing Organization (British). Robert Krasker.

(Color)

Annie Get Your Gun, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Charles Rosher.

Broken Arrow, 20th Century-Fox. Ernest Palmer.

The Flame and the Arrow, Norma-F.R. Production; Warner Bros. Ernest Haller.

King Solomon’s Mines, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Robert Surtees.

Samson and Delilah, Cecil B. DeMille Productions; Paramount. George Barnes.

Costume Design

(Black-and-White)

All About Eve, 20th Century-Fox. Edith Head and Charles LeMaire.

Born Yesterday, Columbia. Jean Louis.

The Magnificent Yankee, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Walter Plunkett.

(Color)

The Black Rose, 20th Century-Fox (United Kingdom). Michael Whittaker.

Samson and Delilah, Cecil B. DeMille Productions; Paramount. Edith Head, Dorothy Jeakins, Elois Jenssen, Gile Steele and Gwen Wakeling.

That Forsyte Woman, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Walter Plunkett and Valles.

Documentary

(Feature)

The Titan: Story of Michelangelo, Michelangelo Company; Classic Pictures, Inc. Robert Snyder, Producer.

With These Hands, Promotional Films Company, Inc. Jack Arnold and Lee Goodman, Producers.

(Short Subject)

The Fight: Science Against Cancer, National Film Board of Canada in cooperation with the Medical Film Institute of the Association of American Medical Colleges (Canada/U.S.A.). Guy Glover, Producer.

The Stairs, Film Documents, Inc.

Why Korea?, 20th Century-Fox Movietone; 20th Century-Fox. Edmund Reek, Producer.

Film Editing

All About Eve, 20th Century-Fox. Barbara McLean.

Annie Get Your Gun, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. James E. Newcom.

King Solomon’s Mines, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Ralph E. Winters and Conrad A. Nervig.

Sunset Blvd., Paramount. Arthur Schmidt and Doane Harrison.

The Third Man, Selznick-London Films; Selznick Releasing Organization (British). Oswald Hafenrichter.

Music

(Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)

All About Eve, 20th Century-Fox. Alfred Newman.

The Flame and the Arrow, Norma-F.R. Production; Warner Bros. Max Steiner.

No Sad Songs for Me, Columbia. George Duning.

Samson and Delilah, Cecil B. DeMille Productions; Paramount. Victor Young.

Sunset Blvd., Paramount. Franz Waxman.

(Scoring of a Musical Picture)

Annie Get Your Gun, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Adolph Deutsch and Roger Edens.

Cinderella, Walt Disney Productions; RKO Radio. Oliver Wallace and Paul J. Smith.

I’ll Get By, 20th Century-Fox. Lionel Newman.

Three Little Words, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Andre Previn.

The West Point Story, Warner Bros. Ray Heindorf.

(Song)

Be My Love from The Toast of New Orleans, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Music by Nicholas Brodszky; lyrics by Sammy Cahn.

Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo from Cinderella, Walt Disney Productions; RKO Radio. Music and lyrics by Mack David, Al Hoffman and Jerry Livingston.

Mona Lisa from Captain Carey, U.S.A., Paramount. Music and lyrics by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston.

Mule Train from Singing Guns, Palomar Pictures Corporation; Republic. Music and lyrics by Fred Glickman, Hy Heath and Johnny Lange.

Wilhelmina from Wabash Avenue, 20th Century-Fox. Music by Josef Myrow; lyrics by Mack Gordon.

Short Subjects

(Cartoons)

Gerald McBoing-Boing, UPA (United Productions of America); Columbia. [Jolly Frolics Series] Stephen Bosustow, Producer.

Jerry’s Cousin, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [Tom & Jerry Series] Fred Quimby, Producer.

Trouble Indemnity, UPA (United Productions of America); Columbia. [Mr. Magoo Series] Stephen Bosustow, Producer.

(One-reel)

Blaze Busters, Warner Bros. [Vitaphone Novelties Series] Robert Youngson, Producer.

Grandad of Races, Warner Bros. [Sports Parade Series] Gordon Hollingshead, Producer.

Wrong Way Butch, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [Pete Smith Specialty Series] Pete Smith, Producer.

(Two-reel)

Grandma Moses, Falcon Films, Inc.; A. F. Films.

In Beaver Valley, Walt Disney Productions; RKO Radio. [True-Life Adventure Series] Walt Disney, Producer.

My Country ’Tis of Thee, Warner Bros. [Featurette Series] Gordon Hollingshead, Producer.

Sound Recording

All About Eve, 20th Century-Fox. 20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director.

Cinderella, Walt Disney Productions; RKO Radio. Walt Disney Studio Sound Department, C. O. Slyfield, Sound Director.

Louisa, Universal-International. Universal-International Studio Sound Department, Leslie I. Carey, Sound Director.

Our Very Own, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; RKO Radio. Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon Sawyer, Sound Director.

Trio, Rank-Sydney Box; Paramount (British). Pinewood Studio Sound Department, Cyril Crowhurst, Sound Director.

Special Effects

Destination Moon, George Pal Productions; Eagle Lion Classics.

Samson and Delilah, Cecil B. DeMille Productions; Paramount.

Writing

(Motion Picture Story)

Bitter Rice, Lux Films (Italian). Giuseppe De Santis and Carlo Lizzani.

The Gunfighter, 20th Century-Fox. William Bowers and Andre de Toth.

Mystery Street, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Leonard Spigelgass.

Panic in the Streets, 20th Century-Fox. Edna Anhalt and Edward Anhalt.

When Willie Comes Marching Home, 20th Century-Fox. Sy Gomberg.

(Screenplay)

All About Eve, 20th Century-Fox. Joseph L. Mankiewicz.

The Asphalt Jungle, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Ben Maddow and John Huston.

Born Yesterday, Columbia. Albert Mannheimer.

Broken Arrow, 20th Century-Fox. Albert Maltz. [Based upon the research made by the board motion of the Writers Guild of America West, the Academy, on July 3, 1991, decided to restore Albert Maltz to the screenplay credit on the 1950 film Broken Arrow. Michael Blankfort had fronted for him on the screenplay and consequently was named in the screenplay nomination. Mr. Blankfort's name was removed from the nomination.]

Father of the Bride, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett.

(Story and Screenplay)

Adam’s Rib, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin.

Caged, Warner Bros. Virginia Kellogg and Bernard C. Schoenfeld.

The Men, Stanley Kramer Productions; United Artists. Carl Foreman.

No Way Out, 20th Century-Fox. Joseph L. Mankiewicz and Lesser Samuels.

Sunset Blvd., Paramount. Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder and D. M. Marshman, Jr.

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award

Darryl F. Zanuck

Honorary Award

To George Murphy for his services in interpreting the film industry to the country at large. [Statuette]

To Louis B. Mayer for distinguished service to the motion picture industry. [Statuette]

(Foreign Language Film)

To The Walls of Malapaga (Franco-Italian)—voted by the Board of Governors as the most outstanding foreign language film released in the United States in 1950. [Statuette]

Scientific or Technical Award

(Class II)

To James B. Gordon and the 20th Century-Fox Studio Camera Department for the design and development of a multiple image film viewer.

To John Paul Livadary, Floyd Campbell, L. W. Russell, and the Columbia Studio Sound Department for the development of a multi-track magnetic re-recording system.

To Loren L. Ryder and the Paramount Studio Sound Department for the first studio-wide application of magnetic sound recording to motion picture production.