Rich Picks
19431945

Awards & Top Films

1944

Historical Award Archive

Before Rich Picks — Award selections for 1944 were not recorded. The categories below show nominees and winners from other award organizations.
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Top 10 Films of 1944

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Going My WayNo award data
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GaslightNo award data
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Mrs. ParkingtonNo award data
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WilsonNo award data

Film

Live-Action Feature

Going My Way
Producer: Leo McCarey
Oscar
None but the Lonely Heart
NBR
Double Indemnity
Producer: Joseph Sistrom
Oscar
Gaslight
Producer: Arthur Hornblow Jr.
Oscar
Since You Went Away
Producer: David O. Selznick
Oscar
Wilson
Producer: Darryl F. Zanuck
Oscar

Directing & Editing

Directing

Leo McCarey
Going My Way
OscarGlobe
Billy Wilder
Double Indemnity
Oscar
Otto Preminger
Laura
Oscar
Alfred Hitchcock
Lifeboat
Oscar
Henry King
Wilson
Oscar

Editing

Barbara McLean
Wilson
Oscar
Leroy Stone
Going My Way
Oscar
Owen Marks
Janie
Oscar
Roland Gross
None but the Lonely Heart
Oscar
Hal C. Kern and James E. Newcom
Since You Went Away
Oscar

Acting

Actor in a Leading Role

Charles Boyer
Gaslight
Oscar
Bing Crosby
Going My Way
Oscar
Cary Grant
None but the Lonely Heart
Oscar
Alexander Knox
Wilson
Oscar

Actress in a Leading Role

Ingrid Bergman
Gaslight
Oscar
Barbara Stanwyck
Double Indemnity
Oscar
Bette Davis
Mr. Skeffington
Oscar
Greer Garson
Mrs. Parkington
Oscar
Claudette Colbert
Since You Went Away
Oscar

Actor in a Supporting Role

Barry Fitzgerald
Going My Way
Oscar
Clifton Webb
Laura
Oscar
Claude Rains
Mr. Skeffington
Oscar
Monty Woolley
Since You Went Away
Oscar
Hume Cronyn
The Seventh Cross
Oscar

Actress in a Supporting Role

Ethel Barrymore
None but the Lonely Heart
Oscar
Aline MacMahon
Dragon Seed
Oscar
Angela Lansbury
Gaslight
Oscar
Agnes Moorehead
Mrs. Parkington
Oscar
Jennifer Jones
Since You Went Away
Oscar

Writing

Screenplay (Original)

Lamar Trotti
Wilson
Oscar
Preston Sturges
Hail the Conquering Hero
Oscar
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Oscar
Richard Connell and Gladys Lehman
Two Girls and a Sailor
Oscar
Jerome Cady
Wing and a Prayer
Oscar

Visual

Cinematography

Joseph LaShelle
Laura
Oscar
Leon Shamroy
Wilson
Oscar
Allen M. Davey and Rudolph Maté
Cover Girl
Oscar
John F. Seitz
Double Indemnity
Oscar
Sidney Wagner
Dragon Seed
Oscar
Joseph Ruttenberg
Gaslight
Oscar
Lionel Lindon
Going My Way
Oscar
Edward Cronjager
Home in Indiana
Oscar
Charles Rosher
Kismet
Oscar
Ray Rennahan
Lady in the Dark
Oscar
Glen MacWilliams
Lifeboat
Oscar
George J. Folsey
Meet Me in St. Louis
Oscar
Stanley Cortez and Lee Garmes
Since You Went Away
Oscar
Charles Lang
The Uninvited
Oscar
George J. Folsey
The White Cliffs of Dover
Oscar
Robert L. Surtees and Harold Rosson
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Oscar

Art Direction

Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, William Ferrari, Interior Decoration: Paul Huldschinsky, and Edwin B. Willis
Gaslight
Production design: Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, William Ferrari, Interior Decoration: Paul Huldschinsky, and Edwin B. Willis
Oscar
Interior Decoration: Thomas Little and Art Direction: Wiard Ihnen
Wilson
Production design: Interior Decoration: Thomas Little and Art Direction: Wiard Ihnen
Oscar
Art Direction: Lionel Banks, Walter Holscher, and Interior Decoration: Joseph Kish
Address Unknown
Production design: Art Direction: Lionel Banks, Walter Holscher, and Interior Decoration: Joseph Kish
Oscar
Art Direction: Perry Ferguson and Interior Decoration: Julia Heron
Casanova Brown
Production design: Art Direction: Perry Ferguson and Interior Decoration: Julia Heron
Oscar
Art Direction: Lionel Banks, Cary Odell, and Interior Decoration: Fay Babcock
Cover Girl
Production design: Art Direction: Lionel Banks, Cary Odell, and Interior Decoration: Fay Babcock
Oscar
Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Interior Decoration: Edwin B. Willis, Daniel B. Cathcart, and Richard Pefferle
Kismet
Production design: Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Interior Decoration: Edwin B. Willis, Daniel B. Cathcart, and Richard Pefferle
Oscar
Art Direction: Hans Dreier, Raoul Pene Du Bois, and Interior Decoration: Ray Moyer
Lady in the Dark
Production design: Art Direction: Hans Dreier, Raoul Pene Du Bois, and Interior Decoration: Ray Moyer
Oscar
Art Direction: Lyle R. Wheeler, Interior Decoration: Thomas Little, and Leland Fuller
Laura
Production design: Art Direction: Lyle R. Wheeler, Interior Decoration: Thomas Little, and Leland Fuller
Oscar
Art Direction: Hans Dreier, Interior Decoration: Samuel M. Comer, and Robert Usher
No Time for Love
Production design: Art Direction: Hans Dreier, Interior Decoration: Samuel M. Comer, and Robert Usher
Oscar
Art Direction: Mark-Lee Kirk and Interior Decoration: Victor A. Gangelin
Since You Went Away
Production design: Art Direction: Mark-Lee Kirk and Interior Decoration: Victor A. Gangelin
Oscar
N/A
Song of the Open Road
Production design: N/A
Oscar
Art Direction: Albert S. D'Agostino, Interior Decoration: Darrell Silvera, Carroll Clark, and Claude Carpenter
Step Lively
Production design: Art Direction: Albert S. D'Agostino, Interior Decoration: Darrell Silvera, Carroll Clark, and Claude Carpenter
Oscar
Art Direction: John Hughes and Interior Decoration: Fred M. MacLean
The Adventures of Mark Twain
Production design: Art Direction: John Hughes and Interior Decoration: Fred M. MacLean
Oscar
Art Direction: John B. Goodman, Alexander Golitzen, Interior Decoration: Russell A. Gausman, and Ira S. Webb
The Climax
Production design: Art Direction: John B. Goodman, Alexander Golitzen, Interior Decoration: Russell A. Gausman, and Ira S. Webb
Oscar
Interior Decoration: Jack McConaghy and Art Direction: Charles Novi
The Desert Song
Production design: Interior Decoration: Jack McConaghy and Art Direction: Charles Novi
Oscar
Art Direction: Ernst Fegté and Interior Decoration: Howard Bristol
The Princess and the Pirate
Production design: Art Direction: Ernst Fegté and Interior Decoration: Howard Bristol
Oscar

Effects

Warren Newcombe, Photographic Effects: A. Arnold Gillespie, Donald Jahraus, and Sound Effects: Douglas Shearer
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Oscar
2nd Golden Globe Awards
2nd Golden Globe Awards
Oscar
Bob Hope
Bob Hope
Oscar
Charles Coburn
Charles Coburn
Oscar
Darryl F. Zanuck
Darryl F. Zanuck
Oscar
Photographic Effects: Vernon L. Walker, Sound Effects: James G. Stewart, and Roy Granville
Days of Glory
Oscar
Gary Cooper
Gary Cooper
Oscar
Hal B. Wallis
Hal B. Wallis
Oscar
Hugo Butler (Presenter: Best Screenplay, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Original Motion Picture Story)
Hugo Butler (Presenter: Best Screenplay, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Original Motion Picture Story)
Oscar
Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones
Oscar
Mervyn LeRoy
Mervyn LeRoy
Oscar
Norma Shearer (Presenter: Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award)
Norma Shearer (Presenter: Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award)
Oscar
Photographic Effects: David Allen, Ray Cory, Robert Wright, Sound Effects: Russell Malmgren, and Harry Kusnick
Secret Command
Oscar
Sound Effects: Arthur Johns and Photographic Effects: John R. Cosgrove
Since You Went Away
Oscar
Teresa Wright
Teresa Wright
Oscar
Photographic Effects: Paul Detlefsen, John Crouse, and Sound Effects: Nathan Levinson
The Adventures of Mark Twain
Oscar
Gordon Jennings, Photographic Effects: Farciot Edouart, and Sound Effects: George Dutton
The Story of Dr. Wassell
Oscar
Walter Wanger (Presenter: Academy Honorary Award to Bob Hope)
Walter Wanger (Presenter: Academy Honorary Award to Bob Hope)
Oscar
Photographic Effects: Fred Sersen and Sound Effects: Roger Heman Sr.
Wilson
Oscar