1948 (21st Annual Awards)
Nominations by Film

Listed below are the films nominated for Academy Awards in 1948. Beneath each film are the categories for which the film was nominated. The symbol appears next to those categories it ultimately won. 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 by film for that year.

Annie Was a Wonder, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [John Nesbitt Passing Parade Series]

Short Subjects (One-reel). Herbert Moulton, Producer.

B. F.’s Daughter, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Costume Design (Black-and-White). Irene.

Calgary Stampede, Warner Bros. [Technicolor Special Series]

Short Subjects (Two-reel). Gordon Hollingshead, Producer.

Casbah, Marston Pictures; Universal-International.

Music (Song). “For Every Man There’s a Woman”. Music by Harold Arlen; lyrics by Leo Robin.

Cinderella Horse, Warner Bros. [Sports Parade Series]

Short Subjects (One-reel). Gordon Hollingshead, Producer.

Deep Waters, 20th Century-Fox.

Special Effects. Special visual effects by Ralph Hammeras, Fred Sersen and Edward Snyder; special audible effects by Roger Heman.

Easter Parade, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture). Johnny Green and Roger Edens.

The Emperor Waltz, Paramount.

Costume Design (Color). Edith Head and Gile Steele.

Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture). Victor Young.

A Foreign Affair, Paramount.

Cinematography (Black-and-White). Charles B. Lang, Jr.

Writing (Screenplay). Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder and Richard L. Breen.

Going to Blazes, Fact Film Organization; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [Special Series]

Short Subjects (Two-reel). Herbert Morgan, Producer.

Green Grass of Wyoming, 20th Century-Fox.

Cinematography (Color). Charles G. Clarke.

Hamlet, J. Arthur Rank-Two Cities Films; Universal-International. (UK)

Best Motion Picture.

Best Actor. Laurence Olivier.

Actress in a Supporting Role. Jean Simmons.

Directing. Laurence Olivier.

Art Direction-Set Decoration (Black-and-White). Art direction by Roger K. Furse; set decoration by Carmen Dillon.

Costume Design (Black-and-White). Roger K. Furse.

Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture). William Walton.

Heart to Heart, Fact Film Organization.

Documentary (Short Subject). Herbert Morgan, Producer.

I Remember Mama, RKO Radio.

Best Actress. Irene Dunne.

Actor in a Supporting Role. Oscar Homolka.

Actress in a Supporting Role. Barbara Bel Geddes.

Actress in a Supporting Role. Ellen Corby.

Cinematography (Black-and-White). Nicholas Musuraca.

Joan of Arc, Sierra Pictures; RKO Radio.

Best Actress. Ingrid Bergman.

Actor in a Supporting Role. Jose Ferrer.

Art Direction-Set Decoration (Color). Art direction by Richard Day; set decoration by Edwin Casey Roberts and Joseph Kish.

Cinematography (Color). Joseph Valentine, William V. Skall and Winton Hoch.

Costume Design (Color). Dorothy Jeakins and Karinska.

Film Editing. Frank Sullivan.

Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture). Hugo Friedhofer.

Johnny Belinda, Warner Bros.

Best Motion Picture.

Best Actor. Lew Ayres.

Best Actress. Jane Wyman.

Actor in a Supporting Role. Charles Bickford.

Actress in a Supporting Role. Agnes Moorehead.

Directing. Jean Negulesco.

Art Direction-Set Decoration (Black-and-White). Art direction by Robert Haas; set decoration by William Wallace.

Cinematography (Black-and-White). Ted McCord.

Film Editing. David Weisbart.

Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture). Max Steiner.

Sound Recording. Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Col. Nathan O. Levinson, Sound Director.

Writing (Screenplay). Irmgard Von Cube and Allen Vincent.

Key Largo, Warner Bros.

Actress in a Supporting Role. Claire Trevor.

The Little Orphan, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [Tom & Jerry Series]

Short Subjects (Cartoons). Fred Quimby, Producer.

Louisiana Story, Robert Flaherty; Lopert Films.

Writing (Motion Picture Story). Frances Flaherty and Robert Flaherty.

The Loves of Carmen, The Beckworth Corporation; Columbia.

Cinematography (Color). William Snyder.

The Luck of the Irish, 20th Century-Fox.

Actor in a Supporting Role. Cecil Kellaway.

Mickey and the Seal, Walt Disney Productions; RKO Radio. [Mickey Mouse Series]

Short Subjects (Cartoons). Walt Disney, Producer.

Monsieur Vincent. (France)

Special Award (Foreign Language Film).

Moonrise, Marshall Grant Pictures; Republic.

Sound Recording. Republic Studio Sound Department, Daniel J. Bloomberg, Sound Director.

Mouse Wreckers, Warner Bros. [Merrie Melodies Series]

Short Subjects (Cartoons). Edward Selzer, Producer.

The Naked City, Mark Hellinger Productions; Universal-International.

Cinematography (Black-and-White). William Daniels.

Film Editing. Paul Weatherwax.

Writing (Motion Picture Story). Malvin Wald.

Operation Vittles, United States Army Air Force.

Documentary (Short Subject).

The Paleface, Paramount.

Music (Song). “Buttons and Bows”. Music and lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans.

The Pirate, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture). Lennie Hayton.

Portrait of Jennie, Vanguard Films; Selznick Releasing Organization (SRO).

Cinematography (Black-and-White). Joseph August.

Special Effects. Special visual effects by Paul Eagler, J. McMillan Johnson, Russell Shearman and Clarence Slifer; special audible effects by Charles Freeman and James G. Stewart.

The Quiet One, Film Documents; Mayer-Burstyn.

Documentary (Feature). Janice Loeb, Producer.

Red River, Monterey Productions; United Artists.

Film Editing. Christian Nyby.

Writing (Motion Picture Story). Borden Chase.

The Red Shoes, J. Arthur Rank-Archers; Eagle Lion. (UK)

Best Motion Picture.

Art Direction-Set Decoration (Color). Art direction by Hein Heckroth; set decoration by Arthur Lawson.

Film Editing. Reginald Mills.

Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture). Brian Easdale.

Writing (Motion Picture Story). Emeric Pressburger.

Robin Hoodlum, UPA (United Productions of America); Columbia. [Fox & Crow Series]

Short Subjects (Cartoons).

Romance on the High Seas, Michael Curtiz Productions; Warner Bros.

Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture). Ray Heindorf.

Music (Song). “It’s Magic”. Music by Jule Styne; lyrics by Sammy Cahn.

Samba-Mania, Paramount. [Musical Parade Featurette Series]

Short Subjects (Two-reel). Harry Grey, Producer.

Seal Island, Walt Disney Productions; RKO Radio. [True Life Adventure Series]

Short Subjects (Two-reel). Walt Disney, Producer.

The Search, Praesens Films; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (Switzerland, USA)

Best Actor. Montgomery Clift.

Directing. Fred Zinnemann.

Writing (Motion Picture Story). Richard Schweizer and David Wechsler.

Writing (Screenplay). Richard Schweizer and David Wechsler.

The Secret Land, United States Navy; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Documentary (Feature). Orville O. Dull, Producer.

Sitting Pretty, 20th Century-Fox.

Best Actor. Clifton Webb.

The Snake Pit, 20th Century-Fox.

Best Motion Picture.

Best Actress. Olivia de Havilland.

Directing. Anatole Litvak.

Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture). Alfred Newman.

Sound Recording. 20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director.

Writing (Screenplay). Frank Partos and Millen Brand.

Snow Capers, Universal-International. [Special Series]

Short Subjects (Two-reel). Thomas Mead, Producer.

So You Want to Be on the Radio, Warner Bros. [Joe McDoakes Series]

Short Subjects (One-reel). Gordon Hollingshead, Producer.

Sorry, Wrong Number, Hal Wallis Productions; Paramount.

Best Actress. Barbara Stanwyck.

Symphony of a City, 20th Century-Fox. (Sweden) [Movietone Specialty Series]

Short Subjects (One-reel). Edmund H. Reek, Producer.

Tea for Two Hundred, Walt Disney Productions; RKO Radio. [Donald Duck Series]

Short Subjects (Cartoons). Walt Disney, Producer.

That Lady in Ermine, 20th Century-Fox.

Music (Song). “This Is the Moment”. Music by Frederick Hollander; lyrics by Leo Robin.

The Three Musketeers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Cinematography (Color). Robert Planck.

Toward Independence, United States Army.

Documentary (Short Subject).

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Warner Bros.

Best Motion Picture.

Actor in a Supporting Role. Walter Huston.

Directing. John Huston.

Writing (Screenplay). John Huston.

Wet Blanket Policy, Walter Lantz Productions; United Artists.

Music (Song). “The Woody Woodpecker Song”. Music and lyrics by Ramey Idriss and George Tibbles.

When My Baby Smiles at Me, 20th Century-Fox.

Best Actor. Dan Dailey.

Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture). Alfred Newman.

You Can’t Win, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [Pete Smith Specialty Series]

Short Subjects (One-reel). Pete Smith, Producer.