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Best PictureHow Green Was My Valley

14th Academy Awards

The 1941 file: winners first, ballot trails on demand, and the films that shaped the ceremony.

Year 1941
Nominations 190
Categories Decided All 27
Top Winner How Green Was My Valley
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Ceremony at a glance

Best Picture went to How Green Was My Valley. The winning leader is How Green Was My Valley with 5 wins. The most nominated title is Sergeant York with 11 nominations. 35 winners named across 27 categories.

Most awarded titles

  1. How Green Was My Valley 5 wins10 nominations
  2. Sergeant York 2 wins11 nominations
  3. Here Comes Mr. Jordan 2 wins7 nominations
  4. Fantasia 2 wins2 nominations
  5. Citizen Kane 1 win9 nominations

Best Picture Nominees

The major races

The 1941 ceremony centers on How Green Was My Valley. Picture, Director, Actor and Actress: 4 of 4 decided, 25 nominees in all.

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Every winner and nominee in every category, with film, person and review links.

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Nominee

Dive Bomber

Credit: Byron HaskinNathan Levinson

NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. Originally announced as a nominee on February 9, 1942, but sometime between the 10th and the 19th of February, this title was dropped and replaced by another Warner Bros. production, The Sea Wolf, with the same people credited for the nomination. There is no explanation in the files as to why this replacement was made.

Film History
Nominee

The Sea Wolf

Credit: Byron HaskinNathan Levinson

NOTE: Not originally one of the nominees announced on February 9, 1942. Dive Bomber, another Warner Bros. production, was on the list, but sometime between the 10th and 19th of February, the Dive Bomber nomination was replaced by The Sea Wolf, with the same people credited for the achievement. There is no explanation in the files as to why the replacement was made.

Film History

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Nominee

Sis Hopkins

NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. Nomination withdrawn by Republic Studios.

Film History

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Ceremony Highlights

Categories in this ceremony

Best Actor Best Supporting Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actress ART DIRECTION (Black-and-White) ART DIRECTION (Color) Best Picture CINEMATOGRAPHY (Black-and-White) CINEMATOGRAPHY (Color) Best Director DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject) FILM EDITING IRVING G. THALBERG MEMORIAL AWARD MUSIC (Original Score) MUSIC (Original Song Score or Adaptation Score) MUSIC (Original Song) SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL AWARD (Class II) SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL AWARD (Class III) SHORT FILM (Animated) SHORT SUBJECT (One-reel) SHORT SUBJECT (Two-reel) SOUND RECORDING SPECIAL AWARD VISUAL EFFECTS WRITING (Adapted Screenplay) WRITING (Original Screenplay) WRITING (Original Story)

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