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Oscars 1951 winners and nominees

The 1951 Academy Awards, by category: the winner first, then the nominees.

Reported results from TVDB and Wikidata. Coverage is incomplete.

Best Picture

All About Eve
All About Eve (1950)
GoodWatch score 92
Won
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
GoodWatch score 91
King Solomon's Mines
King Solomon's Mines (1950)
GoodWatch score 65
Born Yesterday
Born Yesterday (1950)
GoodWatch score 85
Father of the Bride
Father of the Bride (1950)
GoodWatch score 72

Directing

All About Eve
All About Eve (1950)
GoodWatch score 92
Won
The Third Man
The Third Man (1949)
GoodWatch score 91
Born Yesterday
Born Yesterday (1950)
GoodWatch score 85
The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
GoodWatch score 85
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
GoodWatch score 91

Best Art Direction, Black and White

Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
GoodWatch score 91
Won
The Red Danube
The Red Danube (1949)
GoodWatch score 66
All About Eve
All About Eve (1950)
GoodWatch score 92

Best Art Direction, Color

Samson and Delilah
Samson and Delilah (1949)
GoodWatch score 62
Won
Annie Get Your Gun
Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
GoodWatch score 69
Destination Moon
Destination Moon (1950)
GoodWatch score 63

Actress in a Leading Role

Born Yesterday
Born Yesterday (1950)
GoodWatch score 85
Won
All About Eve
All About Eve (1950)
GoodWatch score 92
Caged
Caged (1950)
GoodWatch score 63
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
GoodWatch score 91

Actor in a Supporting Role

All About Eve
All About Eve (1950)
GoodWatch score 92
Won
Mister 880
Mister 880 (1950)
GoodWatch score 70
The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
GoodWatch score 85
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
GoodWatch score 91
Broken Arrow
Broken Arrow (1950)
GoodWatch score 80

Actor in a Leading Role

Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)
GoodWatch score 74
Won
The Magnificent Yankee
The Magnificent Yankee (1950)
GoodWatch score 70
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
GoodWatch score 91
Father of the Bride
Father of the Bride (1950)
GoodWatch score 72
Harvey
Harvey (1950)
GoodWatch score 82

Actress in a Supporting Role

Harvey
Harvey (1950)
GoodWatch score 82
All About Eve
All About Eve (1950)
GoodWatch score 92
Won
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
GoodWatch score 91
Caged
Caged (1950)
GoodWatch score 63

Writing (Original Screenplay)

Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
GoodWatch score 91
Won
Adam's Rib
Adam's Rib (1949)
GoodWatch score 83
Caged
Caged (1950)
GoodWatch score 63
No Way Out
No Way Out (1950)
GoodWatch score 80
The Men
The Men (1950)
GoodWatch score 74

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

All About Eve
All About Eve (1950)
GoodWatch score 92
Won
Broken Arrow
Broken Arrow (1950)
GoodWatch score 80
Father of the Bride
Father of the Bride (1950)
GoodWatch score 72
Born Yesterday
Born Yesterday (1950)
GoodWatch score 85
The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
GoodWatch score 85

Best Original Musical Score

Annie Get Your Gun
Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
GoodWatch score 69
Won
Cinderella
Cinderella (1950)
GoodWatch score 82
I'll Get By
I'll Get By (1950)
GoodWatch score 59
The West Point Story
The West Point Story (1950)
GoodWatch score 57
Three Little Words
Three Little Words (1950)
GoodWatch score 70

Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score

Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
GoodWatch score 91
Won
Samson and Delilah
Samson and Delilah (1949)
GoodWatch score 62
The Flame and the Arrow
The Flame and the Arrow (1950)
GoodWatch score 81
No Sad Songs for Me
No Sad Songs for Me (1950)
GoodWatch score 58
All About Eve
All About Eve (1950)
GoodWatch score 92

Sound Recording

All About Eve
All About Eve (1950)
GoodWatch score 92
Won
Louisa
Louisa (1950)
GoodWatch score 66
Our Very Own
Our Very Own (1950)
GoodWatch score 63
Trio
Trio (1950)
GoodWatch score 67

Best Story

Panic in the Streets
Panic in the Streets (1950)
GoodWatch score 84
Won
When Willie Comes Marching Home
When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)
GoodWatch score 54
Bitter Rice
Bitter Rice (1949)
GoodWatch score 88
Mystery Street
Mystery Street (1950)
GoodWatch score 70
Caged
Caged (1950)
GoodWatch score 63
The Gunfighter
The Gunfighter (1950)
GoodWatch score 84

Best Cinematography, Color

King Solomon's Mines
King Solomon's Mines (1950)
GoodWatch score 65
Won
The Flame and the Arrow
The Flame and the Arrow (1950)
GoodWatch score 81
Annie Get Your Gun
Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
GoodWatch score 69
Broken Arrow
Broken Arrow (1950)
GoodWatch score 80
Samson and Delilah
Samson and Delilah (1949)
GoodWatch score 62

Short Subject (Cartoon)

Gerald McBoing-Boing
Gerald McBoing-Boing (1950)
GoodWatch score 74
Won
Canary Row
Canary Row (1950)
GoodWatch score 69
Trouble Indemnity
Trouble Indemnity (1950)
GoodWatch score 64

Documentary Feature Film

Kon-Tiki
Kon-Tiki (1950)
GoodWatch score 76
The Titan: Story of Michelangelo
The Titan: Story of Michelangelo (1950)
GoodWatch score 63
Won
With These Hands
With These Hands (1950)
GoodWatch score 57

Documentary Short Film

Why Korea?
Why Korea? (1950)
GoodWatch score 53
Won
The Fight: Science Against Cancer
The Fight: Science Against Cancer (1950)
GoodWatch score 61
The Steps of Age
The Steps of Age (1950)
GoodWatch score 55

Best Costume Design, Black-and-White

All About Eve
All About Eve (1950)
GoodWatch score 92
Won
The Magnificent Yankee
The Magnificent Yankee (1950)
GoodWatch score 70
Born Yesterday
Born Yesterday (1950)
GoodWatch score 85

Best Live Action Short Film, One-Reel

Grandad of Races
Grandad of Races (1950)
GoodWatch score 57
Won
Blaze Busters
Blaze Busters (1950)
GoodWatch score 58
Wrong Way Butch
Wrong Way Butch (1950)
GoodWatch score 63

Sound

All About Eve
All About Eve (1950)
GoodWatch score 92
Won
Cinderella
Cinderella (1950)
GoodWatch score 82
Trio
Trio (1950)
GoodWatch score 67
Louisa
Louisa (1950)
GoodWatch score 66
Our Very Own
Our Very Own (1950)
GoodWatch score 63

Short Film (Animated)

Gerald McBoing-Boing
Gerald McBoing-Boing (1950)
GoodWatch score 74
Won
Trouble Indemnity
Trouble Indemnity (1950)
GoodWatch score 64
Jerry's Cousin
Jerry's Cousin (1951)
GoodWatch score 74

Best Short Subject, Two-reel

Beaver Valley
Beaver Valley (1950)
GoodWatch score 69
Won
Grandma Moses
Grandma Moses (1950)
GoodWatch score 64
My Country 'Tis of Thee
My Country 'Tis of Thee (1950)
GoodWatch score 52

Film Editing

King Solomon's Mines
King Solomon's Mines (1950)
GoodWatch score 65
Won
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
GoodWatch score 91
All About Eve
All About Eve (1950)
GoodWatch score 92
The Third Man
The Third Man (1949)
GoodWatch score 91
Annie Get Your Gun
Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
GoodWatch score 69

Best Costume Design, Color

Samson and Delilah
Samson and Delilah (1949)
GoodWatch score 62
Won
That Forsyte Woman
That Forsyte Woman (1949)
GoodWatch score 63
The Black Rose
The Black Rose (1950)
GoodWatch score 56

Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

The Third Man
The Third Man (1949)
GoodWatch score 91
Won
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
GoodWatch score 91
The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
GoodWatch score 85
All About Eve
All About Eve (1950)
GoodWatch score 92
The Furies
The Furies (1950)
GoodWatch score 82