1. The Academy Awards 1940-1949

2. 1940 Best Picture: Rebecca (Selznick, United Artists-David O’Selznick) Best Actor: James Stewart- The Philadelphia Story Best Actress: Ginger Rogers- Kitty Foyle Best Supporting Actor: Walter Brennan-The Westerner Best Supporting Actress: Jane Darwell- The Grapes of Wrath Best Director: John Ford- The Grapes of Wrath Best Screenplay-Adaptation: Donald Ogden Stewart- The Philadelphia Story Best Original Story: Benjamin Glazer & John S. Toldy- Arise, My Love Best Original Screenplay: Preston Sturges- The Great McGinty

3. 1941 Best Picture: How Green Was My Valley (20th Century Fox-Darryl F. Zanuck) Best Actor: Gary Cooper- Sergeant York Best Actress: Joan Fontaine-Suspicion Best Supporting Actor: Donald Crisp- How Green Was My Valley Best Supporting Actress: Mary Astor- The Great Lie Best Director: John Ford- How Green Was My Valley Best Screenplay-Adaptation: Sidney Buchman & Seton I. Miller- Here Comes Mr. Jordan Best Original Motion Picture Story: Harry Segal- Here Comes Mr. Jordan Best Original Screenplay: Herman J. Mankiewicz & Orson Welles- Citizen Kane

4. 1942 Best Picture: Mrs. Miniver (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer- Samuel Franklin) Best Actor: James Cagney- Yankee Doodle Dandy Best Actress: Greer Garson- Mrs. Miniver Best Supporting Actor: Van Heflin- Johnny Eager Best Supporting Actress: Teresa Wright- Mrs. Miniver Best Director: William Wyler- Mrs. Miniver Best Screenplay-Adaptation: Arthur Wimperis, George Froeschel, James Hilton & Claudine West- Mrs. Miniver Best Original Motion Picture Story: Emeric Pressburger- The Invaders Best Original Screenplay: Ring Lardner, Jr. & Michael Kanin- Woman of the Year

5. 1943 Best Picture: Casablanca (Warner Bros.-Hal B. Wallis) Best Actor: Paul Lukas- Watch on the Rhine Best Actress: Jennifer Jones- The Song of Bernadette Best Supporting Actor: Charles Coburn- The More the Merrier Best Supporting Actress: Katina Paxinou- For Whom the Bell Tolls Best Director: Michael Curtiz- Casablanca Best Screenplay-Adaptation: Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, Howard Koch- Casablanca Best Original Motion Picture Story: William Saroyan- The Human Comedy Best Original Screenplay: Norman Krasna- Princess O'Rourke

6. 1944 Best Picture: Going My Way (Paramount-Leo McCarey) Best Actor: Bing Crosby- Going My Way Best Actress: Ingrid Bergman- Gaslight Best Supporting Actor: Barry Fitzgerald- Going My Way Best Supporting Actress: Ethel Barrymore- None But the Lonely Heart Best Director: Leo McCarey- Going My Way Best Screenplay-Adaptation: Frank Butler, Frank Cavett- Going My Way Best Original Motion Picture Story: LeoMcCarey- Going My Way Best Original Screenplay: Lamar Trotti- Wilson

7. 1945 Best Picture: The Lost Weekend (Paramount-Charles Brackett) Best Actor: Ray Milland- The Lost Weekend Best Actress: Joan Crawford- Mildred Pierce Best Supporting Actor: James Dunn- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Best Supporting Actress: Anne Revere- National Velvet Best Director: Billy Wilder- The Lost Weekend Best Screenplay-Adaptation: Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder - The Lost Weekend Best Original Motion Picture Story: Charles G. Booth- The House On 92nd Street Best Original Screenplay: Richard Schweizer- Marie-Louise

8. 1946 Best Picture: The Best Years of Our Lives (RKO Radio-Samuel Goldwyn) Best Actor: Fredric March- The Best Years of Our Lives Best Actress: Olivia de Havilland- To Each His Own Best Supporting Actor: Harold Russell- The Best Years of Our Lives Best Supporting Actress: Anne Baxter- The Razor’s Edge Best Director: William Wyler- The Best Years of Our Lives Best Screenplay-Adaptation: Robert E. Sherwood- The Best Years of Our Lives Best Original Motion Picture Story: Clemence Dane- Vacation From Marriage Best Original Screenplay: Muriel Box & Sydney Box- The Seventh Veil

9. 1947 Best Picture: Gentleman’s Agreement (20th Century Fox-Darryl F. Zanuck) Best Actor: Ronald Colman- A Double Life Best Actress: Loretta Young-The Farmer’s Daughter Best Supporting Actor: Edmund Gwenn- Miracle On 34th Street Best Supporting Actress: Celeste Holm- Gentleman’s Agreement

10. 1947 Continued… Best Director: Elia Kazan- Gentleman’s Agreement Best Screenplay-Adaptation: George Seaton- Miracle On 34th Street Best Motion Picture Story: Valentine Davies- Miracle On 34th Street Best Original Screenplay: Sidney Sheldon- The Bachelor And The Bobby-Soxer Best Foreign Language Film: Shoe Shine (Sciuscià)-Italy

11. 1948 Best Picture: Hamlet (J. Arthur Rank-Two Cities Films, U-I –Lawrence Olivier) Best Actor: Lawrence Olivier- Hamlet Best Actress: Jane Wyman- Johnny Belinda Best Supporting Actor: Walter Huston- The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Best Supporting Actress: Claire Trevor- Key Largo

12. 1948 Continued… Best Director: John Huston- The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Best Screenplay-Adaptation: John Huston- The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Best Motion Picture Story: Richard Schweizer & David Wechsler- The Search Best Foreign Language Film: Monsieur Vincent (France)

13. 1949 Best Picture: All the King’s Men (Rossen, Columbia-Robert Rossen) Best Actor: Broderick Crawford- All the King’s Men Best Actress: Olivia de Havilland- The Heiress Best Supporting Actor: Dean Jagger- Twelve O'Clock High Best Supporting Actress: Mercedes McCambridge- All the King’s Men Best Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz- A Letter to Three Wives Best Screenplay-Adaptation: Joseph L. Mankiewicz- A Letter to Three Wives Best Motion Picture Story: Douglas Morrow- The Stratton Story Best Story & Screenplay-Original: Robert Pirosh- Battleground Best Foreign Language Film: The Bicycle Thief (Ladri di biciclette)- Italy