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Oscars 1942 winners and nominees

The 1942 Academy Awards, by category: the winner first, then the nominees.

Reported results from TVDB and Wikidata. Coverage is incomplete.

Best Picture

How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
GoodWatch score 83
Won
Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane (1941)
GoodWatch score 91
The Little Foxes
The Little Foxes (1941)
GoodWatch score 89
One Foot in Heaven
One Foot in Heaven (1941)
GoodWatch score 81
Suspicion
Suspicion (1941)
GoodWatch score 79
Sergeant York
Sergeant York (1941)
GoodWatch score 78
Hold Back the Dawn
Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
GoodWatch score 79
Blossoms in the Dust
Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
GoodWatch score 50
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
GoodWatch score 70
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
GoodWatch score 89

Directing

How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
GoodWatch score 83
Won
The Little Foxes
The Little Foxes (1941)
GoodWatch score 89
Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane (1941)
GoodWatch score 91
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
GoodWatch score 70
Sergeant York
Sergeant York (1941)
GoodWatch score 78

Best Art Direction, Black and White

How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
GoodWatch score 83
Won
The Little Foxes
The Little Foxes (1941)
GoodWatch score 89
Sis Hopkins
Sis Hopkins (1941)
GoodWatch score 61
The Flame of New Orleans
The Flame of New Orleans (1941)
GoodWatch score 45
Sergeant York
Sergeant York (1941)
GoodWatch score 78
That Hamilton Woman
That Hamilton Woman (1941)
GoodWatch score 87
Ladies in Retirement
Ladies in Retirement (1941)
GoodWatch score 70
Hold Back the Dawn
Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
GoodWatch score 79
The Son of Monte Cristo
The Son of Monte Cristo (1940)
GoodWatch score 54
Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane (1941)
GoodWatch score 91
When Ladies Meet
When Ladies Meet (1941)
GoodWatch score 59
Sundown
Sundown (1941)
GoodWatch score 41

Best Art Direction, Color

Blossoms in the Dust
Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
GoodWatch score 50
Won
Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Purchase (1941)
GoodWatch score 63
Blood and Sand
Blood and Sand (1941)
GoodWatch score 83

Actress in a Leading Role

Suspicion
Suspicion (1941)
GoodWatch score 79
Won
Blossoms in the Dust
Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
GoodWatch score 50
The Little Foxes
The Little Foxes (1941)
GoodWatch score 89
Hold Back the Dawn
Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
GoodWatch score 79
Ball of Fire
Ball of Fire (1941)
GoodWatch score 83

Actor in a Supporting Role

How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
GoodWatch score 83
Won
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
GoodWatch score 89
Sergeant York
Sergeant York (1941)
GoodWatch score 78
The Devil and Miss Jones
The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)
GoodWatch score 83
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
GoodWatch score 70

Actor in a Leading Role

Sergeant York
Sergeant York (1941)
GoodWatch score 78
Won
Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane (1941)
GoodWatch score 91
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
GoodWatch score 70
All That Money Can Buy
All That Money Can Buy (1941)
GoodWatch score 87
Penny Serenade
Penny Serenade (1941)
GoodWatch score 82

Actress in a Supporting Role

The Great Lie
The Great Lie (1941)
GoodWatch score 65
Won
How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
GoodWatch score 83
The Little Foxes
The Little Foxes (1941)
GoodWatch score 89
Sergeant York
Sergeant York (1941)
GoodWatch score 78

Writing (Original Screenplay)

Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane (1941)
GoodWatch score 91
Won
The Devil and Miss Jones
The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)
GoodWatch score 83
Tall, Dark and Handsome
Tall, Dark and Handsome (1941)
GoodWatch score 63
Tom, Dick and Harry
Tom, Dick and Harry (1941)
GoodWatch score 77
Sergeant York
Sergeant York (1941)
GoodWatch score 78

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
GoodWatch score 70
Won
The Little Foxes
The Little Foxes (1941)
GoodWatch score 89
How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
GoodWatch score 83
Hold Back the Dawn
Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
GoodWatch score 79
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
GoodWatch score 89

Best Original Musical Score

Dumbo
Dumbo (1941)
GoodWatch score 83
Won
You'll Never Get Rich
You'll Never Get Rich (1941)
GoodWatch score 71
The Chocolate Soldier
The Chocolate Soldier (1941)
GoodWatch score 63
Ice-Capades
Ice-Capades (1941)
GoodWatch score 56
The Strawberry Blonde
The Strawberry Blonde (1941)
GoodWatch score 73
Buck Privates
Buck Privates (1941)
GoodWatch score 70
Birth of the Blues
Birth of the Blues (1941)
GoodWatch score 59
All-American Co-Ed
All-American Co-Ed (1941)
GoodWatch score 46
Sun Valley Serenade
Sun Valley Serenade (1941)
GoodWatch score 75
Sunny
Sunny (1941)
GoodWatch score 37

Music (Original Score)

Dumbo
Dumbo (1941)
GoodWatch score 83
Won
Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane (1941)
GoodWatch score 91
How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
GoodWatch score 83
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
GoodWatch score 61

Sound Recording

That Hamilton Woman
That Hamilton Woman (1941)
GoodWatch score 87
Won
Appointment for Love
Appointment for Love (1941)
GoodWatch score 58
Sergeant York
Sergeant York (1941)
GoodWatch score 78
The Chocolate Soldier
The Chocolate Soldier (1941)
GoodWatch score 63
Skylark
Skylark (1941)
GoodWatch score 51
Topper Returns
Topper Returns (1941)
GoodWatch score 79
Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane (1941)
GoodWatch score 91
How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
GoodWatch score 83
Ball of Fire
Ball of Fire (1941)
GoodWatch score 83

Best Story

Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
GoodWatch score 70
Won
Meet John Doe
Meet John Doe (1941)
GoodWatch score 75
Night Train to Munich
Night Train to Munich (1940)
GoodWatch score 80
The Lady Eve
The Lady Eve (1941)
GoodWatch score 86
Ball of Fire
Ball of Fire (1941)
GoodWatch score 83

Best Cinematography, Color

Blood and Sand
Blood and Sand (1941)
GoodWatch score 83
Won
Blossoms in the Dust
Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
GoodWatch score 50
Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid (1941)
GoodWatch score 45
Dive Bomber
Dive Bomber (1941)
GoodWatch score 59
Aloma of the South Seas
Aloma of the South Seas (1941)
GoodWatch score 61
Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Purchase (1941)
GoodWatch score 63

Short Subject (Cartoon)

Lend a Paw
Lend a Paw (1941)
GoodWatch score 68
Won
Truant Officer Donald
Truant Officer Donald (1941)
GoodWatch score 69
The Night Before Christmas
The Night Before Christmas (1941)
GoodWatch score 76
Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt
Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt (1941)
GoodWatch score 63
Rhapsody in Rivets
Rhapsody in Rivets (1941)
GoodWatch score 68

Documentary Short Film

Churchill's Island
Churchill's Island (1941)
GoodWatch score 64
Won
Adventure in the Bronx
Adventure in the Bronx (1941)
GoodWatch score 59
Warclouds in the Pacific
Warclouds in the Pacific (1941)
GoodWatch score 58
Norway in Revolt
Norway in Revolt (1941)
GoodWatch score 50
Letter from Home
Letter from Home (1941)
GoodWatch score 67
A Place to Live
A Place to Live (1941)
GoodWatch score 57
Soldiers of the Sky
Soldiers of the Sky (1941)
GoodWatch score 65
Bomber: A Defense Report on Film
Bomber: A Defense Report on Film (1941)
GoodWatch score 52
Christmas Under Fire
Christmas Under Fire (1940)
GoodWatch score 67
Life of a Thoroughbred
Life of a Thoroughbred (1941)
GoodWatch score 70
Russian Soil
Russian Soil (1941)
GoodWatch score 38

Best Live Action Short Film, One-Reel

Of Pups and Puzzles
Of Pups and Puzzles (1941)
GoodWatch score 68
Won
Sagebrush and Silver
Sagebrush and Silver (1941)
GoodWatch score 60
Speaking of Animals Down on the Farm
Speaking of Animals Down on the Farm (1941)
GoodWatch score 66
Forty Boys and a Song
Forty Boys and a Song (1941)
GoodWatch score 52
Kings of the Turf
Kings of the Turf (1941)
GoodWatch score 52
Army Champions
Army Champions (1941)
GoodWatch score 60
Beauty and the Beach
Beauty and the Beach (1941)
GoodWatch score 80

Sound

That Hamilton Woman
That Hamilton Woman (1941)
GoodWatch score 87
Won
How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
GoodWatch score 83
Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane (1941)
GoodWatch score 91
Sergeant York
Sergeant York (1941)
GoodWatch score 78
Skylark
Skylark (1941)
GoodWatch score 51
The Chocolate Soldier
The Chocolate Soldier (1941)
GoodWatch score 63
Appointment for Love
Appointment for Love (1941)
GoodWatch score 58
Topper Returns
Topper Returns (1941)
GoodWatch score 79
Ball of Fire
Ball of Fire (1941)
GoodWatch score 83
The Men in Her Life
The Men in Her Life (1941)
GoodWatch score 63
Devil Pays Off
Devil Pays Off (1941)
GoodWatch score 46

Cinematography

How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
GoodWatch score 83
Won
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
GoodWatch score 61
Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane (1941)
GoodWatch score 91

Short Film (Animated)

Lend a Paw
Lend a Paw (1941)
GoodWatch score 68
Won
How War Came
How War Came (1941)
GoodWatch score 55
Rhythm in the Ranks
Rhythm in the Ranks (1941)
GoodWatch score 66
The Rookie Bear
The Rookie Bear (1941)
GoodWatch score 62
The Night Before Christmas
The Night Before Christmas (1941)
GoodWatch score 76
Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt
Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt (1941)
GoodWatch score 63
Superman
Superman (1941)
GoodWatch score 71
Rhapsody in Rivets
Rhapsody in Rivets (1941)
GoodWatch score 68
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company "B"
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company "B" (1941)
GoodWatch score 61
Truant Officer Donald
Truant Officer Donald (1941)
GoodWatch score 69

Best Short Subject, Two-reel

Main Street on the March!
Main Street on the March! (1941)
GoodWatch score 62
Won
Forbidden Passage
Forbidden Passage (1941)
GoodWatch score 64
The Tanks Are Coming
The Tanks Are Coming (1941)
GoodWatch score 56
Alive in the Deep
Alive in the Deep (1941)
GoodWatch score 70
The Gay Parisian
The Gay Parisian (1942)
GoodWatch score 53

Film Editing

Sergeant York
Sergeant York (1941)
GoodWatch score 78
Won
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
GoodWatch score 61
Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane (1941)
GoodWatch score 91
The Little Foxes
The Little Foxes (1941)
GoodWatch score 89
How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
GoodWatch score 83

Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
GoodWatch score 83
Won
Hold Back the Dawn
Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
GoodWatch score 79
That Hamilton Woman
That Hamilton Woman (1941)
GoodWatch score 87
Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane (1941)
GoodWatch score 91
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
GoodWatch score 70
The Chocolate Soldier
The Chocolate Soldier (1941)
GoodWatch score 63
Sun Valley Serenade
Sun Valley Serenade (1941)
GoodWatch score 75
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
GoodWatch score 61
Sundown
Sundown (1941)
GoodWatch score 41
Sergeant York
Sergeant York (1941)
GoodWatch score 78

Best Special Effects

I Wanted Wings
I Wanted Wings (1941)
GoodWatch score 59
Won
The Invisible Woman
The Invisible Woman (1940)
GoodWatch score 48
The Sea Wolf
The Sea Wolf (1941)
GoodWatch score 78
Topper Returns
Topper Returns (1941)
GoodWatch score 79
Aloma of the South Seas
Aloma of the South Seas (1941)
GoodWatch score 61
A Yank in the R.A.F.
A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941)
GoodWatch score 50
That Hamilton Woman
That Hamilton Woman (1941)
GoodWatch score 87
Flight Command
Flight Command (1940)
GoodWatch score 50

Best Original Dramatic Score

All That Money Can Buy
All That Money Can Buy (1941)
GoodWatch score 87
Won
Mercy Island
Mercy Island (1941)
GoodWatch score 56
So Ends Our Night
So Ends Our Night (1941)
GoodWatch score 69
This Woman Is Mine
This Woman Is Mine (1941)
GoodWatch score 50
Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane (1941)
GoodWatch score 91
Sundown
Sundown (1941)
GoodWatch score 41
Lydia
Lydia (1941)
GoodWatch score 56
Ball of Fire
Ball of Fire (1941)
GoodWatch score 83
Tanks a Million
Tanks a Million (1941)
GoodWatch score 58
The Little Foxes
The Little Foxes (1941)
GoodWatch score 89
Back Street
Back Street (1941)
GoodWatch score 68
Sergeant York
Sergeant York (1941)
GoodWatch score 78
Hold Back the Dawn
Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
GoodWatch score 79
King of the Zombies
King of the Zombies (1941)
GoodWatch score 49
Suspicion
Suspicion (1941)
GoodWatch score 79
Ladies in Retirement
Ladies in Retirement (1941)
GoodWatch score 70
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
GoodWatch score 61
That Uncertain Feeling
That Uncertain Feeling (1941)
GoodWatch score 59
How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
GoodWatch score 83
Cheers for Miss Bishop
Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941)
GoodWatch score 52