Academy Awards

18th Academy Awards

March 7, 1946Grauman's Chinese TheatreFilms from 194526 categories
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Best Picture Winner

The Lost Weekend

The Lost Weekend

Best Picture

Director: Billy Wilder

Studio: Paramount

An alcoholic writer struggles with his addiction over a long, desperate weekend in New York City.

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Silver Lining Playbook, A Beautiful Mind, all of Darren Aronofsky’s work, Good Will Hunting, Flight, Clean & Sober, A Woman Under the Influence, One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, The Aviator, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, A Star is Born

All Categories (26)

Best Motion Picture

The Lost WeekendParamount
Winner
Anchors AweighMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Mildred PierceWarner Bros.
SpellboundSelznick International Pictures
The Bells of St. Mary'sRainbow Productions

Actor

Ray MillandThe Lost Weekend {"Don Birnam"}
Winner
Bing CrosbyThe Bells of St. Mary's {"Father O'Malley"}
Cornel WildeA Song to Remember {"Frederick Chopin"}
Gene KellyAnchors Aweigh {"Joseph Brady"}
Gregory PeckThe Keys of the Kingdom {"Father Francis Chisholm"}

Actor In A Supporting Role

James DunnA Tree Grows in Brooklyn {"Johnny Nolan"}
Winner
J. Carrol NaishA Medal for Benny {"Charlie Martini"}
John DallThe Corn Is Green {"Morgan Evans"}
Michael ChekhovSpellbound {"Dr. Alex Brulov"}
Robert MitchumG. I. Joe {"Lieutenant Walker"}

Actress

Joan CrawfordMildred Pierce {"Mildred Pierce"}
Winner
Gene TierneyLeave Her to Heaven {"Ellen Berent"}
Greer GarsonThe Valley of Decision {"Mary Rafferty"}
Ingrid BergmanThe Bells of St. Mary's {"Sister Benedict"}
Jennifer JonesLove Letters {"Singleton"}

Actress In A Supporting Role

Anne RevereNational Velvet {"Mrs. Brown"}
Winner
Angela LansburyThe Picture of Dorian Gray {"Sibyl Vane"}
Ann BlythMildred Pierce {"Veda Pierce"}
Eve ArdenMildred Pierce {"Ida"}
Joan LorringThe Corn Is Green {"Bessie Watty"}

Directing

The Lost WeekendBilly Wilder
Winner
National VelvetClarence Brown
SpellboundAlfred Hitchcock
The SouthernerJean Renoir

Writing (Original Screenplay)

Marie-LouiseRichard Schweizer
Winner
DillingerPhilip Yordan
Music for MillionsMyles Connolly
Salty O'RourkeMilton Holmes
What Next, Corporal Hargrove?Harry Kurnitz

Writing (Original Story)

The House on 92nd StreetCharles G. Booth
Winner
A Medal for BennyJohn Steinbeck, Jack Wagner
A Song to RememberErnst Marischka
Objective, Burma!Alvah Bessie
The Affairs of SusanThomas Monroe, Laszlo Gorog

Writing (Screenplay)

The Lost WeekendCharles Brackett, Billy Wilder
Winner
A Tree Grows in BrooklynTess Slesinger, Frank Davis
G. I. JoeLeopold Atlas, Guy Endore, Philip Stevenson
Mildred PierceRanald MacDougall
Pride of the MarinesAlbert Maltz

Cinematography (Black-And-White)

The Picture of Dorian GrayHarry Stradling
Winner
Mildred PierceErnest Haller
SpellboundGeorge Barnes
The Keys of the KingdomArthur Miller
The Lost WeekendJohn F. Seitz

Cinematography (Color)

Leave Her to HeavenLeon Shamroy
Winner
A Song to RememberTony Gaudio, Allen M. Davey
Anchors AweighRobert Planck, Charles Boyle
National VelvetLeonard Smith
The Spanish MainGeorge Barnes

Music (Music Score Of A Dramatic Or Comedy Picture)

SpellboundMiklos Rozsa
Winner
A Song to RememberMiklos Rozsa, Morris Stoloff
Brewster's MillionsLou Forbes
Captain KiddWerner Janssen
Flame of Barbary CoastMorton Scott, Dale Butts
G. I. HoneymoonEdward J. Kay
G. I. JoeLouis Applebaum, Ann Ronell
Guest WifeDaniele Amfitheatrof
Guest in the HouseWerner Janssen
Love LettersVictor Young
Objective, Burma!Franz Waxman
Paris--UndergroundAlexander Tansman
The Bells of St. Mary'sRobert Emmett Dolan
The Enchanted CottageRoy Webb
The Keys of the KingdomAlfred Newman
The Lost WeekendMiklos Rozsa
The Man Who Walked AloneKarl Hajos
The SouthernerWerner Janssen
The Valley of DecisionHerbert Stothart
The Woman in the WindowArthur Lange, Hugo Friedhofer
This Love of OursH. J. Salter

Music (Scoring Of A Musical Picture)

Anchors AweighGeorgie Stoll
Winner
Belle of the YukonArthur Lange
Can't Help SingingJerome Kern, H. J. Salter
Hitchhike to HappinessMorton Scott
Incendiary BlondeRobert Emmett Dolan
Rhapsody in BlueRay Heindorf, Max Steiner
State FairAlfred Newman, Charles Henderson
Sunbonnet SueEdward J. Kay
The Three CaballerosCharles Wolcott, Edward Plumb, Paul J. Smith
Tonight and Every NightMarlin Skiles, Morris Stoloff
Why Girls Leave HomeWalter Greene
Wonder ManRay Heindorf, Lou Forbes

Art Direction (Black-And-White)

Blood on the SunArt Direction: Wiard Ihnen; Interior Decoration: A. Roland Fields
Winner
Experiment PerilousArt Direction: Albert S. D'Agostino, Jack Okey; Interior Decoration: Darrell Silvera, Claude Carpenter
Love LettersArt Direction: Hans Dreier, Roland Anderson; Interior Decoration: Sam Comer, Ray Moyer
The Keys of the KingdomArt Direction: James Basevi, William Darling; Interior Decoration: Thomas Little, Frank E. Hughes
The Picture of Dorian GrayArt Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Hans Peters; Interior Decoration: Edwin B. Willis, Hugh Hunt, John Bonar

Art Direction (Color)

Frenchman's CreekArt Direction: Hans Dreier, Ernst Fegte; Interior Decoration: Sam Comer
Winner
A Thousand and One NightsArt Direction: Stephen Goosson, Rudolph Sternad; Interior Decoration: Frank Tuttle
Leave Her to HeavenArt Direction: Lyle Wheeler, Maurice Ransford; Interior Decoration: Thomas Little
National VelvetArt Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Urie McCleary; Interior Decoration: Edwin B. Willis, Mildred Griffiths
San AntonioArt Direction: Ted Smith; Interior Decoration: Jack McConaghy

Special Effects

Wonder ManPhotographic Effects by John Fulton; Sound Effects by Arthur W. Johns
Winner
A Thousand and One NightsPhotographic Effects by Lawrence W. Butler; Sound Effects by Ray Bomba
Captain EddiePhotographic Effects by Fred Sersen, Sol Halprin; Sound Effects by Roger Heman, Harry Leonard
SpellboundPhotographic Effects by Jack Cosgrove
They Were ExpendablePhotographic Effects by A. Arnold Gillespie, Donald Jahraus, Robert A. MacDonald; Sound Effects by Michael Steinore

Film Editing

National VelvetRobert J. Kern
Winner
A Song to RememberCharles Nelson
Objective, Burma!George Amy
The Bells of St. Mary'sHarry Marker
The Lost WeekendDoane Harrison

Sound Recording

The Bells of St. Mary'sRKO Radio Studio Sound Department, Stephen Dunn, Sound Director
Winner
A Song to RememberColumbia Studio Sound Department, John P. Livadary, Sound Director
Flame of Barbary CoastRepublic Studio Sound Department, Daniel J. Bloomberg, Sound Director
Lady on a TrainUniversal Studio Sound Department, Bernard B. Brown, Sound Director
Leave Her to Heaven20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director
Rhapsody in BlueWarner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
The SouthernerGeneral Service, Jack Whitney, Sound Director
The Three CaballerosWalt Disney Studio Sound Department, C. O. Slyfield, Sound Director
The UnseenParamount Studio Sound Department, Loren L. Ryder, Sound Director
They Were ExpendableMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director
Three Is a FamilyRCA Sound, W. V. Wolfe, Sound Director
Wonder ManSamuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon Sawyer, Sound Director

Documentary (Feature)

The True GloryThe Governments of Great Britain and the United States of America
Winner
The Last BombUnited States Army Air Force

Documentary (Short Subject)

Hitler Lives?Gordon Hollingshead, Producer
Winner
Library of CongressUnited States Office of War Information Overseas Motion Picture Bureau
To the Shores of Iwo JimaUnited States Marine Corps

Special Award

To Walter Wanger for his six years service as President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Winner
To Peggy Ann Garner, outstanding child actress of 1945.
To Republic Studio, Daniel J. Bloomberg and the Republic Studio Sound Department for the building of an outstanding musical scoring auditorium which provides optimum recording conditions and combines all elements of acoustic and engineering design.
To The House I Live In, tolerance short subject; produced by Frank Ross and Mervyn LeRoy; directed by Mervyn LeRoy; screenplay by Albert Maltz; song "The House I Live In," music by Earl Robinson, lyrics by Lewis Allan; starring Frank Sinatra; released by RKO Radio.

Scientific Or Technical Award (Class III)

To LOREN L. RYDER, CHARLES R. DAILY and the PARAMOUNT STUDIO SOUND DEPARTMENT for the design, construction and use of the first dial controlled step-by-step sound channel line-up and test circuit. [Sound]
Winner
To MICHAEL S. LESHING, BENJAMIN C. ROBINSON, ARTHUR B. CHATELAIN and ROBERT C. STEVENS of 20th Century-Fox Studio and JOHN G. CAPSTAFF of Eastman Kodak Company for the 20th Century-Fox film processing machine. [Laboratory]

Music (Song)

"It Might As Well Be Spring" from State FairMusic by Richard Rodgers; Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Winner
"Accentuate The Positive" from Here Come the WavesMusic by Harold Arlen; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
"Anywhere" from Tonight and Every NightMusic by Jule Styne; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
"Aren't You Glad You're You?" from The Bells of St. Mary'sMusic by James Van Heusen; Lyrics by Johnny Burke
"Endlessly" from Earl Carroll VanitiesMusic by Walter Kent; Lyrics by Kim Gannon
"I Fall In Love Too Easily" from Anchors AweighMusic by Jule Styne; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
"I'll Buy That Dream" from Sing Your Way HomeMusic by Allie Wrubel; Lyrics by Herb Magidson
"Linda" from G. I. JoeMusic and Lyrics by Ann Ronell
"Love Letters" from Love LettersMusic by Victor Young; Lyrics by Eddie Heyman
"More And More" from Can't Help SingingMusic by Jerome Kern; Lyrics by E. Y. Harburg
"Sleighride In July" from Belle of the YukonMusic by James Van Heusen; Lyrics by Johnny Burke
"So In Love" from Wonder ManMusic by David Rose; Lyrics by Leo Robin
"Some Sunday Morning" from San AntonioMusic by Ray Heindorf and M. K. Jerome; Lyrics by Ted Koehler
"The Cat And The Canary" from Why Girls Leave HomeMusic by Jay Livingston; Lyrics by Ray Evans

Short Subject (Cartoon)

Quiet Please!Frederick Quimby, Producer
Winner
Donald's CrimeWalt Disney, Producer
Jasper and the BeanstalkGeorge Pal, Producer
Life with FeathersEddie Selzer, Producer
Mighty Mouse in Gypsy LifePaul Terry, Producer
Rippling RomanceScreen Gems
The Poet and PeasantWalter Lantz, Producer

Short Subject (One-Reel)

Stairway to LightHerbert Moulton, Producer; Jerry Bresler, Executive Producer
Winner
Along the Rainbow TrailEdmund Reek, Producer
Screen Snapshots' 25th AnniversaryRalph Staub, Producer
Story of a DogGordon Hollingshead, Producer
White RhapsodyGrantland Rice, Producer
Your National GalleryJoseph O'Brien and Thomas Mead, Producers

Short Subject (Two-Reel)

Star in the NightGordon Hollingshead, Producer
Winner
A Gun in His HandChester Franklin, Producer; Jerry Bresler, Executive Producer
The Jury Goes Round 'N' RoundJules White, Producer
The Little WitchGeorge Templeton, Producer
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