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Mar 24, 2015 · Best Motion Picture - Warner Bros. Sound Recording - Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Col. Nathan O. Levinson, Sound Director Writing (Screenplay) - Irmgard Von Cube, Allen Vincent
Feb 5, 2014 · SPECIAL AWARD. To Bobby Driscoll, as the outstanding juvenile actor of 1949. To Fred Astaire for his unique artistry and his contributions to the technique of musical pictures. To Cecil B. DeMille, distinguished motion picture pioneer, for 37 years of brilliant showmanship. To Jean Hersholt, for distinguished service to the motion picture industry.
In 1949, the Best Picture Award was presented to the predicted front-runner film, All the King's Men, based on the 1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by poet Robert Penn Warren about a corrupt, rising politician/boss (based on the life of assassinated Louisiana demagogue Senator Huey Long).
The 21st Academy Awards were held on March 24, 1949, honoring the films of 1948. The ceremony was moved from the Shrine Auditorium to the Academy's own theater, primarily because the major Hollywood studios had withdrawn their financial support in order to address rumors that they had been trying to influence voters. [2]
To MARTY MARTIN, JACK LANNON, RUSSELL SHEARMAN and the RKO RADIO STUDIO SPECIAL EFFECTS DEPARTMENT for the development of a new method of simulating falling snow on motion picture sets. [Stage Operations]
Listed below are the Academy Award nominations and winners for the year 1949. 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.
Starting with the 13th ceremony (1940), original writing received two awards, one for best original story and one for best original screenplay, with the exception of the 21st ceremony (1948), wherein only one award was given, for best screenplay.
