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Oscars 1946 winners and nominees

The 1946 Academy Awards, by category: the winner first, then the nominees.

Reported results from TVDB and Wikidata. Coverage is incomplete.

Best Picture

The Lost Weekend
The Lost Weekend (1945)
GoodWatch score 77
Won
Anchors Aweigh
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
GoodWatch score 63
Spellbound
Spellbound (1945)
GoodWatch score 79
The Bells of St. Mary's
The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
GoodWatch score 78
Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce (1945)
GoodWatch score 84

Directing

The Lost Weekend
The Lost Weekend (1945)
GoodWatch score 77
Won
The Southerner
The Southerner (1945)
GoodWatch score 82
The Bells of St. Mary's
The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
GoodWatch score 78
Spellbound
Spellbound (1945)
GoodWatch score 79
National Velvet
National Velvet (1945)
GoodWatch score 73

Best Art Direction, Black and White

Blood on the Sun
Blood on the Sun (1945)
GoodWatch score 65
Won
Experiment Perilous
Experiment Perilous (1944)
GoodWatch score 78
Love Letters
Love Letters (1945)
GoodWatch score 66
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
GoodWatch score 75
The Keys of the Kingdom
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
GoodWatch score 74

Best Art Direction, Color

Frenchman's Creek
Frenchman's Creek (1944)
GoodWatch score 47
Won
Leave Her to Heaven
Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
GoodWatch score 81
National Velvet
National Velvet (1945)
GoodWatch score 73
San Antonio
San Antonio (1945)
GoodWatch score 62
A Thousand and One Nights
A Thousand and One Nights (1945)
GoodWatch score 55

Actress in a Leading Role

Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce (1945)
GoodWatch score 84
Won
The Bells of St. Mary's
The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
GoodWatch score 78
The Valley of Decision
The Valley of Decision (1945)
GoodWatch score 76
Love Letters
Love Letters (1945)
GoodWatch score 66
Leave Her to Heaven
Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
GoodWatch score 81

Actor in a Supporting Role

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
GoodWatch score 88
Won
Story of G.I. Joe
Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
GoodWatch score 75
The Corn Is Green
The Corn Is Green (1945)
GoodWatch score 74
A Medal for Benny
A Medal for Benny (1945)
GoodWatch score 58
Spellbound
Spellbound (1945)
GoodWatch score 79

Actor in a Leading Role

The Lost Weekend
The Lost Weekend (1945)
GoodWatch score 77
Won
The Keys of the Kingdom
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
GoodWatch score 74
The Bells of St. Mary's
The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
GoodWatch score 78
A Song to Remember
A Song to Remember (1945)
GoodWatch score 61
Anchors Aweigh
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
GoodWatch score 63

Actress in a Supporting Role

National Velvet
National Velvet (1945)
GoodWatch score 73
Won
Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce (1945)
GoodWatch score 84
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
GoodWatch score 75
The Corn Is Green
The Corn Is Green (1945)
GoodWatch score 74

Writing (Original Screenplay)

Marie-Louise
Marie-Louise (1944)
GoodWatch score 64
Won
Salty O'Rourke
Salty O'Rourke (1945)
GoodWatch score 61
What Next, Corporal Hargrove?
What Next, Corporal Hargrove? (1945)
GoodWatch score 55
Music for Millions
Music for Millions (1944)
GoodWatch score 65
Dillinger
Dillinger (1945)
GoodWatch score 55

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

The Lost Weekend
The Lost Weekend (1945)
GoodWatch score 77
Won
Pride of the Marines
Pride of the Marines (1945)
GoodWatch score 73
Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce (1945)
GoodWatch score 84
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
GoodWatch score 88
Story of G.I. Joe
Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
GoodWatch score 75

Best Original Musical Score

Anchors Aweigh
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
GoodWatch score 63
Won
Wonder Man
Wonder Man (1945)
GoodWatch score 85
Incendiary Blonde
Incendiary Blonde (1945)
GoodWatch score 58
State Fair
State Fair (1945)
GoodWatch score 68
Rhapsody in Blue
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
GoodWatch score 46
Can't Help Singing
Can't Help Singing (1944)
GoodWatch score 55
Sunbonnet Sue
Sunbonnet Sue (1945)
GoodWatch score 60
The Three Caballeros
The Three Caballeros (1944)
GoodWatch score 73
Why Girls Leave Home
Why Girls Leave Home (1945)
GoodWatch score 55
Tonight and Every Night
Tonight and Every Night (1945)
GoodWatch score 50
Hitchhike to Happiness
Hitchhike to Happiness (1945)
GoodWatch score 59
Belle of the Yukon
Belle of the Yukon (1944)
GoodWatch score 42

Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score

Spellbound
Spellbound (1945)
GoodWatch score 79
Won
Objective, Burma!
Objective, Burma! (1945)
GoodWatch score 70
A Song to Remember
A Song to Remember (1945)
GoodWatch score 61
Brewster's Millions
Brewster's Millions (1945)
GoodWatch score 60
The Bells of St. Mary's
The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
GoodWatch score 78
Flame of Barbary Coast
Flame of Barbary Coast (1945)
GoodWatch score 53
The Lost Weekend
The Lost Weekend (1945)
GoodWatch score 77
Love Letters
Love Letters (1945)
GoodWatch score 66
Captain Kidd
Captain Kidd (1945)
GoodWatch score 78
Guest in the House
Guest in the House (1944)
GoodWatch score 46
The Southerner
The Southerner (1945)
GoodWatch score 82
The Enchanted Cottage
The Enchanted Cottage (1945)
GoodWatch score 88
Story of G.I. Joe
Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
GoodWatch score 75
This Love of Ours
This Love of Ours (1945)
GoodWatch score 58
Paris Underground
Paris Underground (1945)
GoodWatch score 48
The Man Who Walked Alone
The Man Who Walked Alone (1945)
GoodWatch score 58
The Valley of Decision
The Valley of Decision (1945)
GoodWatch score 76
G.I. Honeymoon
G.I. Honeymoon (1945)
GoodWatch score 68
The Woman in the Window
The Woman in the Window (1944)
GoodWatch score 79
Guest Wife
Guest Wife (1945)
GoodWatch score 54
The Keys of the Kingdom
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
GoodWatch score 74

Music (Original Score)

Spellbound
Spellbound (1945)
GoodWatch score 79
Won
Paris Underground
Paris Underground (1945)
GoodWatch score 48
The Lost Weekend
The Lost Weekend (1945)
GoodWatch score 77

Sound Recording

The Bells of St. Mary's
The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
GoodWatch score 78
Won
Flame of Barbary Coast
Flame of Barbary Coast (1945)
GoodWatch score 53
Leave Her to Heaven
Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
GoodWatch score 81
A Song to Remember
A Song to Remember (1945)
GoodWatch score 61
The Southerner
The Southerner (1945)
GoodWatch score 82
Rhapsody in Blue
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
GoodWatch score 46
They Were Expendable
They Were Expendable (1945)
GoodWatch score 72
Wonder Man
Wonder Man (1945)
GoodWatch score 85
The Unseen
The Unseen (1945)
GoodWatch score 46

Best Story

The House on 92nd Street
The House on 92nd Street (1945)
GoodWatch score 55
Won
Objective, Burma!
Objective, Burma! (1945)
GoodWatch score 70
A Song to Remember
A Song to Remember (1945)
GoodWatch score 61
The Affairs of Susan
The Affairs of Susan (1945)
GoodWatch score 65
A Medal for Benny
A Medal for Benny (1945)
GoodWatch score 58

Best Cinematography, Color

Leave Her to Heaven
Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
GoodWatch score 81
Won
The Spanish Main
The Spanish Main (1945)
GoodWatch score 60
Anchors Aweigh
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
GoodWatch score 63
National Velvet
National Velvet (1945)
GoodWatch score 73
A Song to Remember
A Song to Remember (1945)
GoodWatch score 61

Short Subject (Cartoon)

Quiet Please!
Quiet Please! (1945)
GoodWatch score 74
Won
Life with Feathers
Life with Feathers (1945)
GoodWatch score 70
Donald's Crime
Donald's Crime (1945)
GoodWatch score 69

Documentary Short Film

Hitler Lives
Hitler Lives (1945)
GoodWatch score 52
Won
To the Shores of Iwo Jima
To the Shores of Iwo Jima (1945)
GoodWatch score 67
Library of Congress
Library of Congress (1945)
GoodWatch score 64

Best Live Action Short Film, One-Reel

Stairway to Light
Stairway to Light (1945)
GoodWatch score 67
Won
Story of a Dog
Story of a Dog (1945)
GoodWatch score 62
Along the Rainbow Trail
Along the Rainbow Trail (1946)
GoodWatch score 66
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary
Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary (1945)
GoodWatch score 80
Your National Gallery
Your National Gallery (1945)
GoodWatch score 80
White Rhapsody
White Rhapsody (1945)
GoodWatch score 57

Sound

The Bells of St. Mary's
The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
GoodWatch score 78
Won
Flame of Barbary Coast
Flame of Barbary Coast (1945)
GoodWatch score 53
Wonder Man
Wonder Man (1945)
GoodWatch score 85
They Were Expendable
They Were Expendable (1945)
GoodWatch score 72
3 Is a Family
3 Is a Family (1944)
GoodWatch score 69
The Southerner
The Southerner (1945)
GoodWatch score 82
Lady on a Train
Lady on a Train (1945)
GoodWatch score 55
Leave Her to Heaven
Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
GoodWatch score 81
The Three Caballeros
The Three Caballeros (1944)
GoodWatch score 73
Rhapsody in Blue
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
GoodWatch score 46
The Unseen
The Unseen (1945)
GoodWatch score 46
A Song to Remember
A Song to Remember (1945)
GoodWatch score 61

Short Film (Animated)

Quiet Please!
Quiet Please! (1945)
GoodWatch score 74
Won
Life with Feathers
Life with Feathers (1945)
GoodWatch score 70
Donald's Crime
Donald's Crime (1945)
GoodWatch score 69
Jasper and the Beanstalk
Jasper and the Beanstalk (1945)
GoodWatch score 64
Rippling Romance
Rippling Romance (1945)
GoodWatch score 65
Gypsy Life
Gypsy Life (1945)
GoodWatch score 58
The Poet & Peasant
The Poet & Peasant (1945)
GoodWatch score 59

Best Short Subject, Two-reel

Star in the Night
Star in the Night (1945)
GoodWatch score 76
Won
A Gun in His Hand
A Gun in His Hand (1945)
GoodWatch score 62
The Little Witch
The Little Witch (1945)
GoodWatch score 57
The Jury Goes Round 'n' Round
The Jury Goes Round 'n' Round (1945)
GoodWatch score 79

Film Editing

National Velvet
National Velvet (1945)
GoodWatch score 73
Won
Objective, Burma!
Objective, Burma! (1945)
GoodWatch score 70
The Lost Weekend
The Lost Weekend (1945)
GoodWatch score 77
The Bells of St. Mary's
The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
GoodWatch score 78
A Song to Remember
A Song to Remember (1945)
GoodWatch score 61

Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
GoodWatch score 75
Won
The Lost Weekend
The Lost Weekend (1945)
GoodWatch score 77
Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce (1945)
GoodWatch score 84
The Keys of the Kingdom
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
GoodWatch score 74
Spellbound
Spellbound (1945)
GoodWatch score 79

Best Special Effects

Wonder Man
Wonder Man (1945)
GoodWatch score 85
Won
A Thousand and One Nights
A Thousand and One Nights (1945)
GoodWatch score 55
Spellbound
Spellbound (1945)
GoodWatch score 79
Captain Eddie
Captain Eddie (1945)
GoodWatch score 65
They Were Expendable
They Were Expendable (1945)
GoodWatch score 72