Best Picture Winner
Rebecca
Best Picture
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Studio: Selznick International
A self-conscious woman juggles settling into her new role as an pointee's wife and avoiding being intimidated by his first wife's memory.
From the Worthy Podcast
“Always make the audience suffer as much as possible.” The Master of Suspense himself, Alfred Hitchcock, created a filmography that exemplifies the art form of filmmaking while still making it accessible to everyone. The sinister nature in most of his films taps into the audience's fears to shock them in a cinematic experience that is unique to itself. You know a Hitchcock film when you see it and you feel the creeping icy sensation of suspense with each passing minute of the film's runtime...
Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock KBE (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is one of the most influential and widely studied filmmakers in the history of cinema. Known as the "Master of Suspense", he directed over 50 feature films in a career spanning six decades, becoming as well known as any of his actors thanks to his many interviews, his cameo roles in most of his films, and his hosting and producing the television anthology Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–65). His films garnered over 40 Academy Award nominations including six wins, although he never won for Best Director despite having had five nominations.
Some quotes from Hitchcock:
The more successful the villain, the more successful the picture.
For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake.
All Categories (25)
Actor
Charles Chaplin— The Great Dictator {"Hynkel, Dictator of Tomania"}
Henry Fonda— The Grapes of Wrath {"Tom Joad"}
Laurence Olivier— Rebecca {"Maxim de Winter"}
Raymond Massey— Abe Lincoln in Illinois {"Abraham Lincoln"}
Actor In A Supporting Role
Albert Basserman— Foreign Correspondent {"Van Meer"}
Jack Oakie— The Great Dictator {"Napaloni, Dictator of Bacteria"}
James Stephenson— The Letter {"Howard Joyce"}
William Gargan— They Knew What They Wanted {"Joe, the Foreman"}
Actress
Bette Davis— The Letter {"Leslie Crosbie"}
Joan Fontaine— Rebecca {"Mrs. de Winter"}
Katharine Hepburn— The Philadelphia Story {"Tracy Lord"}
Martha Scott— Our Town {"Emily Webb"}
Actress In A Supporting Role
Barbara O'Neil— All This, and Heaven Too {"Duchesse de Praslin"}
Judith Anderson— Rebecca {"Mrs. Danvers"}
Marjorie Rambeau— Primrose Path {"Mamie Adams"}
Ruth Hussey— The Philadelphia Story {"Liz Imbrie"}
Directing
Kitty Foyle— Sam Wood
Rebecca— Alfred Hitchcock
The Letter— William Wyler
The Philadelphia Story— George Cukor
Writing (Original Screenplay)
The Great McGinty— Preston Sturges
Winner
Angels over Broadway— Ben Hecht
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet— John Huston, Heinz Herald, Norman Burnside
Foreign Correspondent— Charles Bennett, Joan Harrison
The Great Dictator— Charles Chaplin
Writing (Original Story)
Arise, My Love— Benjamin Glazer, John S. Toldy
Winner
Comrade X— Walter Reisch
Edison, the Man— Dore Schary, Hugo Butler
My Favorite Wife— Bella Spewack, Samuel Spewack, Leo McCarey
The Westerner— Stuart N. Lake
Writing (Screenplay)
The Philadelphia Story— Donald Ogden Stewart
Winner
Kitty Foyle— Dalton Trumbo
Rebecca— Robert E. Sherwood, Joan Harrison
The Grapes of Wrath— Nunnally Johnson
The Long Voyage Home— Dudley Nichols
Cinematography (Black-And-White)
Rebecca— George Barnes
Winner
Abe Lincoln in Illinois— James Wong Howe
All This, and Heaven Too— Ernest Haller
Arise, My Love— Charles B. Lang, Jr.
Boom Town— Harold Rosson
Foreign Correspondent— Rudolph Maté
Spring Parade— Joseph Valentine
The Letter— Gaetano (Tony) Gaudio
The Long Voyage Home— Gregg Toland
Waterloo Bridge— Joseph Ruttenberg
Cinematography (Color)
The Thief of Bagdad— Georges Périnal
Winner
Bitter Sweet— Oliver T. Marsh, Allen Davey
Down Argentine Way— Leon Shamroy, Ray Rennahan
North West Mounted Police— Victor Milner, W. Howard Greene
Northwest Passage— Sidney Wagner, William V. Skall
The Blue Bird— Arthur Miller, Ray Rennahan
Music (Original Score)
Pinocchio— Leigh Harline, Paul J. Smith, Ned Washington
Winner
Arizona— Victor Young
My Favorite Wife— Roy Webb
North West Mounted Police— Victor Young
One Million B.C.— Werner Heymann
Our Town— Aaron Copland
Rebecca— Franz Waxman
The Dark Command— Victor Young
The Fight for Life— Louis Gruenberg
The Great Dictator— Meredith Willson
The House of the Seven Gables— Frank Skinner
The Howards of Virginia— Richard Hageman
The Letter— Max Steiner
The Long Voyage Home— Richard Hageman
The Mark of Zorro— Alfred Newman
The Thief of Bagdad— Miklos Rozsa
Waterloo Bridge— Herbert Stothart
Music (Scoring)
Tin Pan Alley— Alfred Newman
Winner
Arise, My Love— Victor Young
Hit Parade of 1941— Cy Feuer
Irene— Anthony Collins
Our Town— Aaron Copland
Second Chorus— Artie Shaw
Spring Parade— Charles Previn
Strike Up the Band— Roger Edens, Georgie Stoll
The Sea Hawk— Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Art Direction (Black-And-White)
Pride and Prejudice— Cedric Gibbons, Paul Groesse
Winner
Arise, My Love— Hans Dreier, Robert Usher
Arizona— Lionel Banks, Robert Peterson
Foreign Correspondent— Alexander Golitzen
Lillian Russell— Richard Day, Joseph C. Wright
My Favorite Wife— Van Nest Polglase, Mark-Lee Kirk
My Son, My Son!— John DuCasse Schulze
Our Town— Lewis J. Rachmil
Rebecca— Lyle Wheeler
The Boys from Syracuse— John Otterson
The Dark Command— John Victor Mackay
The Sea Hawk— Anton Grot
The Westerner— James Basevi
Art Direction (Color)
The Thief of Bagdad— Vincent Korda
Winner
Bitter Sweet— Cedric Gibbons, John S. Detlie
Down Argentine Way— Richard Day, Joseph C. Wright
North West Mounted Police— Hans Dreier, Roland Anderson
Special Effects
The Thief of Bagdad— Photographic Effects by Lawrence Butler; Sound Effects by Jack Whitney
Winner
Boom Town— Photographic Effects by A. Arnold Gillespie; Sound Effects by Douglas Shearer
Dr. Cyclops— Photographic Effects by Gordon Jennings, Farciot Edouart
Foreign Correspondent— Photographic Effects by Paul Eagler; Sound Effects by Thomas T. Moulton
One Million B.C.— Photographic Effects by Roy Seawright; Sound Effects by Elmer Raguse
Rebecca— Photographic Effects by Jack Cosgrove; Sound Effects by Arthur Johns
Swiss Family Robinson— Photographic Effects by Vernon L. Walker; Sound Effects by John O. Aalberg
The Blue Bird— Photographic Effects by Fred Sersen; Sound Effects by E. H. Hansen
The Boys from Syracuse— Photographic Effects by John P. Fulton; Sound Effects by Bernard B. Brown, Joseph Lapis
The Invisible Man Returns— Photographic Effects by John P. Fulton; Sound Effects by Bernard B. Brown, William Hedgecock
The Long Voyage Home— Photographic Effects by R. T. Layton, R. O. Binger; Sound Effects by Thomas T. Moulton
The Sea Hawk— Photographic Effects by Byron Haskin; Sound Effects by Nathan Levinson
Typhoon— Photographic Effects by Farciot Edouart, Gordon Jennings; Sound Effects by Loren Ryder
Women in War— Photographic Effects by Howard J. Lydecker, William Bradford, Ellis J. Thackery; Sound Effects by Herbert Norsch
Film Editing
North West Mounted Police— Anne Bauchens
Winner
Rebecca— Hal C. Kern
The Grapes of Wrath— Robert Simpson
The Letter— Warren Low
The Long Voyage Home— Sherman Todd
Sound Recording
Strike Up the Band— Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director
Winner
Behind the News— Republic Studio Sound Department, Charles L. Lootens, Sound Director
Captain Caution— Hal Roach Studio Sound Department, Elmer A. Raguse, Sound Director
Kitty Foyle— RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John Aalberg, Sound Director
North West Mounted Police— Paramount Studio Sound Department, Loren L. Ryder, Sound Director
Our Town— Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director
Spring Parade— Universal Studio Sound Department, Bernard B. Brown, Sound Director
The Grapes of Wrath— 20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, E. H. Hansen, Sound Director
The Howards of Virginia— General Service Sound Department, Jack Whitney, Sound Director
The Sea Hawk— Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
Too Many Husbands— Columbia Studio Sound Department, John Livadary, Sound Director
Special Award
To Bob Hope, in recognition of his unselfish services to the Motion Picture Industry.
Winner
To Colonel Nathan Levinson for his outstanding service to the industry and the Army during the past nine years, which has made possible the present efficient mobilization of the motion picture industry facilities for the production of Army Training Films.
Scientific Or Technical Award (Class I)
To 20TH CENTURY-FOX FILM CORP. for the design and construction of the 20th Century Silenced Camera, developed by DANIEL CLARK, GROVER LAUBE, CHARLES MILLER and ROBERT W. STEVENS. [Camera]
Winner
Scientific Or Technical Award (Class III)
To WARNER BROS. STUDIO ART DEPARTMENT and ANTON GROT for the design and perfection of the Warner Bros. water ripple and wave illusion machine. [Stage Operations]
Winner
Music (Song)
"When You Wish Upon A Star" from Pinocchio— Music by Leigh Harline; Lyrics by Ned Washington
Winner
"Down Argentina Way" from Down Argentine Way— Music by Harry Warren; Lyrics by Mack Gordon
"I'd Know You Anywhere" from You'll Find Out— Music by Jimmy McHugh; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
"It's A Blue World" from Music in My Heart— Music and Lyrics by Chet Forrest and Bob Wright
"Love Of My Life" from Second Chorus— Music by Artie Shaw; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
"Only Forever" from Rhythm on the River— Music by James Monaco; Lyrics by John Burke
"Our Love Affair" from Strike Up the Band— Music and Lyrics by Roger Edens and Arthur Freed
"Waltzing In The Clouds" from Spring Parade— Music by Robert Stolz; Lyrics by Gus Kahn
"Who Am I?" from Hit Parade of 1941— Music by Jule Styne; Lyrics by Walter Bullock
Outstanding Production
Rebecca— Selznick International Pictures
Winner
All This, and Heaven Too— Warner Bros.
Foreign Correspondent— Walter Wanger (production company)
Kitty Foyle— RKO Radio
Our Town— Sol Lesser (production company)
The Grapes of Wrath— 20th Century-Fox
The Great Dictator— Charles Chaplin Productions
The Letter— Warner Bros.
The Long Voyage Home— Argosy-Wanger
The Philadelphia Story— Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Short Subject (Cartoon)
The Milky Way— Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Winner
A Wild Hare— Leon Schlesinger, Producer
Puss Gets the Boot— Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Short Subject (One-Reel)
Quicker 'N a Wink— Pete Smith, Producer
Winner
London Can Take It— Warner Bros.
More about Nostradamus— Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Siege— RKO Radio
Short Subject (Two-Reel)
Teddy, the Rough Rider— Warner Bros.
Winner
Eyes of the Navy— Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Service with the Colors— Warner Bros.