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16th Academy Awards

The 1943 file: winners first, ballot trails on demand, and the films that shaped the ceremony.

Year 1943
Nominations 188
Categories Decided All 28
Top Winner The Song of Bernadette
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Ceremony at a glance

Best Picture went to Casablanca. The winning leader is The Song of Bernadette with 4 wins. The most nominated title is The Song of Bernadette with 12 nominations. 32 winners named across 28 categories.

Most awarded titles

  1. The Song of Bernadette 4 wins12 nominations
  2. Casablanca 3 wins8 nominations
  3. Phantom of the Opera 2 wins4 nominations
  4. For Whom the Bell Tolls 1 win9 nominations
  5. The More the Merrier 1 win6 nominations

Best Picture Nominees

The major races

Casablanca took Picture; The Song of Bernadette controlled the board. Picture, Director, Actor and Actress: 4 of 4 decided, 25 nominees in all.

Complete Ceremony Ledger

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

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Nominee

Star Spangled Rhythm

Credit: Harold ArlenJohnny Mercer

That Old Black Magic

NOTE: This song was nominated under the title "Black Magic," as it was submitted by Paramount's Music Department. Academy records have been changed to show the more common form of the title.

Film History

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Nominee

We've Come a Long, Long Way

Credit: Negro Marches On Inc.

NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. Title was on a preliminary list of 8 films announced as nominations from which the Documentary Award Committee subsequently selected 5 titles for inclusion on the final ballot.

Film History

1 winner21 records

Nominee

Bismarck Convoy Smashed

Credit: Australian Department of Information Film Unit

NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. Title was on a preliminary list of 21 films announced as nominations from which the Documentary Award Committee subsequently selected 7 titles for inclusion on the final ballot. This film did not appear on the final ballot.

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Day of Battle

Credit: United States Office of War Information Domestic Motion Picture Bureau

NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. Title was on a preliminary list of 21 films announced as nominations from which the Documentary Award Committee subsequently selected 7 titles for inclusion on the final ballot. This film did not appear on the final ballot.

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Land of My Mother

Credit: Polish Information Centre

NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. Title was on a preliminary list of 21 films announced as nominations from which the Documentary Award Committee subsequently selected 7 titles for inclusion on the final ballot. This film did not appear on the final ballot.

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Letter from Livingston

Credit: United States Army 4th Signal Photographic Unit

NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. Title was on a preliminary list of 21 films announced as nominations from which the Documentary Award Committee subsequently selected 7 titles for inclusion on the final ballot. This film did not appear on the final ballot.

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Servant of a Nation

Credit: Union of South Africa

NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. Title was on a preliminary list of 21 films announced as nominations from which the Documentary Award Committee subsequently selected 7 titles for inclusion on the final ballot. This film did not appear on the final ballot.

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Task Force

Credit: United States Coast Guard

NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. Title was on a preliminary list of 21 films announced as nominations from which the Documentary Award Committee subsequently selected 7 titles for inclusion on the final ballot. This film did not appear on the final ballot.

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The Labor Front

Credit: National Film Board of Canada

NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. Title was on a preliminary list of 21 films announced as nominations from which the Documentary Award Committee subsequently selected 7 titles for inclusion on the final ballot. This film did not appear on the final ballot.

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Water--Friend or Enemy

Credit: Walt Disney

NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. Title was on a preliminary list of 21 films announced as nominations from which the Documentary Award Committee subsequently selected 7 titles for inclusion on the final ballot. This film did not appear on the final ballot.

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Wings Up

Credit: United States Army Air Force 1st Motion Picture Unit

NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. Title was on a preliminary list of 21 films announced as nominations from which the Documentary Award Committee subsequently selected 7 titles for inclusion on the final ballot. This film did not appear on the final ballot.

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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 (Feature) 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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