1942 (15th Annual Awards)
Academy Award Overview
Shown below is an overview of the 1942 Academy Awards, comprised of selected items from the WebMaster’s collection. (All of the items for a given category—for example, all Reminder Lists—can be found in the “Gallery” section.)
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The 1942 Preliminaries
 
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Eligibility Period: January 1, 1942 to December 31, 1942 Reminder List of Eligible Releases Text of Voting Rules |
The 1942 Ceremony
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Thursday, March 4, 1943 8:30 PM The Cocoanut Grove of the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles Nominations & Winners Winners Only Nominations by Film Nomination Statistics by Film See Also: Nominations & Winners by Category Winners Only by Category |
The 1942 Winners
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Best Picture: Mrs. Miniver Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Best Picture Poster Best Picture Home Page Background |
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Best Actor: James Cagney as George M. Cohan in the film Yankee Doodle Dandy |
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Best Actress: Greer Garson as Kay Miniver in the film Mrs. Miniver |
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Best Supporting Actor: Van Heflin as Jeff Hartnett in the film Johnny Eager |
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Best Supporting Actress: Teresa Wright as Carol Beldon in the film Mrs. Miniver |
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Best Song: White Christmas from the film Holiday Inn Music and lyrics by Irving Berlin Best Song Lyrics |