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Oscars 1950 winners and nominees

The 1950 Academy Awards, by category: the winner first, then the nominees.

Reported results from TVDB and Wikidata. Coverage is incomplete.

Best Picture

All the King's Men
All the King's Men (1949)
GoodWatch score 72
Won
Twelve O'Clock High
Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
GoodWatch score 86
Battleground
Battleground (1949)
GoodWatch score 76
The Heiress
The Heiress (1949)
GoodWatch score 91
A Letter to Three Wives
A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
GoodWatch score 88

Directing

A Letter to Three Wives
A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
GoodWatch score 88
Won
The Fallen Idol
The Fallen Idol (1948)
GoodWatch score 85
Battleground
Battleground (1949)
GoodWatch score 76
All the King's Men
All the King's Men (1949)
GoodWatch score 72
The Heiress
The Heiress (1949)
GoodWatch score 91

Best Art Direction, Black and White

The Heiress
The Heiress (1949)
GoodWatch score 91
Won
Come to the Stable
Come to the Stable (1949)
GoodWatch score 71
Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary (1949)
GoodWatch score 58

Best Art Direction, Color

Little Women
Little Women (1949)
GoodWatch score 69
Won
Adventures of Don Juan
Adventures of Don Juan (1948)
GoodWatch score 68
Saraband for Dead Lovers
Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948)
GoodWatch score 64

Actress in a Leading Role

The Heiress
The Heiress (1949)
GoodWatch score 91
Won
My Foolish Heart
My Foolish Heart (1950)
GoodWatch score 62
Edward, My Son
Edward, My Son (1949)
GoodWatch score 59
Pinky
Pinky (1949)
GoodWatch score 68
Come to the Stable
Come to the Stable (1949)
GoodWatch score 71

Actor in a Supporting Role

Twelve O'Clock High
Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
GoodWatch score 86
Won
All the King's Men
All the King's Men (1949)
GoodWatch score 72
The Heiress
The Heiress (1949)
GoodWatch score 91
Battleground
Battleground (1949)
GoodWatch score 76
Champion
Champion (1949)
GoodWatch score 70

Actor in a Leading Role

All the King's Men
All the King's Men (1949)
GoodWatch score 72
Won
Champion
Champion (1949)
GoodWatch score 70
The Hasty Heart
The Hasty Heart (1949)
GoodWatch score 73
Twelve O'Clock High
Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
GoodWatch score 86
Sands of Iwo Jima
Sands of Iwo Jima (1950)
GoodWatch score 77

Actress in a Supporting Role

All the King's Men
All the King's Men (1949)
GoodWatch score 72
Won
Come to the Stable
Come to the Stable (1949)
GoodWatch score 71
Pinky
Pinky (1949)
GoodWatch score 68

Writing (Original Screenplay)

Battleground
Battleground (1949)
GoodWatch score 76
Won
Paisan
Paisan (1946)
GoodWatch score 89
Passport to Pimlico
Passport to Pimlico (1949)
GoodWatch score 83
Jolson Sings Again
Jolson Sings Again (1949)
GoodWatch score 81
The Quiet One
The Quiet One (1948)
GoodWatch score 63

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

A Letter to Three Wives
A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
GoodWatch score 88
Won
Champion
Champion (1949)
GoodWatch score 70
The Fallen Idol
The Fallen Idol (1948)
GoodWatch score 85
Bicycle Thieves
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
GoodWatch score 92
All the King's Men
All the King's Men (1949)
GoodWatch score 72

Best Original Musical Score

On the Town
On the Town (1949)
GoodWatch score 78
Won
Jolson Sings Again
Jolson Sings Again (1949)
GoodWatch score 81
Look for the Silver Lining
Look for the Silver Lining (1949)
GoodWatch score 49

Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score

The Heiress
The Heiress (1949)
GoodWatch score 91
Won
Beyond the Forest
Beyond the Forest (1949)
GoodWatch score 63
Champion
Champion (1949)
GoodWatch score 70

Best Story

The Stratton Story
The Stratton Story (1949)
GoodWatch score 80
Won
Sands of Iwo Jima
Sands of Iwo Jima (1950)
GoodWatch score 77
White Heat
White Heat (1949)
GoodWatch score 87
It Happens Every Spring
It Happens Every Spring (1949)
GoodWatch score 76
Come to the Stable
Come to the Stable (1949)
GoodWatch score 71

Best Cinematography, Color

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
GoodWatch score 80
Won
The Barkleys of Broadway
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
GoodWatch score 62
Little Women
Little Women (1949)
GoodWatch score 69
Jolson Sings Again
Jolson Sings Again (1949)
GoodWatch score 81
Sand
Sand (1949)
GoodWatch score 54

Short Subject (Cartoon)

The Little Orphan
The Little Orphan (1949)
GoodWatch score 73
For Scent-imental Reasons
For Scent-imental Reasons (1949)
GoodWatch score 70
Won
Mouse Wreckers
Mouse Wreckers (1949)
GoodWatch score 75
Hatch Up Your Troubles
Hatch Up Your Troubles (1949)
GoodWatch score 71
Toy Tinkers
Toy Tinkers (1949)
GoodWatch score 72

Documentary Short Film

So Much for So Little
So Much for So Little (1949)
GoodWatch score 62
A Chance to Live
A Chance to Live (1949)
GoodWatch score 62
Won
1848
1848 (1950)
GoodWatch score 61
The Rising Tide
The Rising Tide (1949)
GoodWatch score 63

Best Live Action Short Film, One-Reel

Aquatic House Party
Aquatic House Party (1950)
GoodWatch score 64
Won
Roller Derby Girl
Roller Derby Girl (1949)
GoodWatch score 57
Water Trix
Water Trix (1949)
GoodWatch score 62
Spills and Chills
Spills and Chills (1949)
GoodWatch score 68
So You Think You're Not Guilty
So You Think You're Not Guilty (1950)
GoodWatch score 61
So You Think You're Allergic
So You Think You're Allergic (1945)
GoodWatch score 61

Sound

Twelve O'Clock High
Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
GoodWatch score 86
Won
Once More, My Darling
Once More, My Darling (1949)
GoodWatch score 65
Sands of Iwo Jima
Sands of Iwo Jima (1950)
GoodWatch score 77

Short Film (Animated)

For Scent-imental Reasons
For Scent-imental Reasons (1949)
GoodWatch score 70
Won
Canary Row
Canary Row (1950)
GoodWatch score 69
Toy Tinkers
Toy Tinkers (1949)
GoodWatch score 72
The Magic Fluke
The Magic Fluke (1949)
GoodWatch score 65
Hatch Up Your Troubles
Hatch Up Your Troubles (1949)
GoodWatch score 71

Best Short Subject, Two-reel

Van Gogh
Van Gogh (1948)
GoodWatch score 67
Won
Chase of Death
Chase of Death (1949)
GoodWatch score 90
The Boy and the Eagle
The Boy and the Eagle (1949)
GoodWatch score 80
The Grass Is Always Greener
The Grass Is Always Greener (1950)
GoodWatch score 58
Snow Carnival
Snow Carnival (1949)
GoodWatch score 65

Film Editing

Champion
Champion (1949)
GoodWatch score 70
Won
The Window
The Window (1949)
GoodWatch score 72
Sands of Iwo Jima
Sands of Iwo Jima (1950)
GoodWatch score 77
All the King's Men
All the King's Men (1949)
GoodWatch score 72
Battleground
Battleground (1949)
GoodWatch score 76

Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

Battleground
Battleground (1949)
GoodWatch score 76
Won
Prince of Foxes
Prince of Foxes (1949)
GoodWatch score 63
Champion
Champion (1949)
GoodWatch score 70
The Heiress
The Heiress (1949)
GoodWatch score 91
Come to the Stable
Come to the Stable (1949)
GoodWatch score 71