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16th Dossier

The 1943 file for 16th Academy Awards: winners first, ballot trails on demand, and the films that shaped the ceremony.

Year 1943
Best Picture Casablanca
Winner Record 32/28
Top Winner The Song of Bernadette
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Annual Thesis

Casablanca took Picture; The Song of Bernadette controlled the board.

This dossier opens with the four races readers check first: Picture, Director, Actor, and Actress. 4 of 4 major races have winners recorded, with 25 major-field records feeding into the full 32/28 ceremony ledger below.

4major races 25major-field records 4/4winners recorded
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Ceremony Snapshot

A live, winner-driven snapshot of this ceremony.

Best Picture went to Casablanca. The winning leader is The Song of Bernadette with 4 wins.

The Song of Bernadette 4 wins | 12 nominations
Casablanca 3 wins | 8 nominations
Phantom of the Opera 2 wins | 4 nominations
For Whom the Bell Tolls 1 win | 9 nominations
The More the Merrier 1 win | 6 nominations
Winner Record 32/28

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Best Picture Nominees

The shortlist most readers look for first: 10 Best Picture nominees from this ceremony.

188Nominations
32Wins
28Categories
1927/28-2025Ledger span

Major Races

The Four Races That Shape the Night

A fast editorial scan of Picture, Director, Actor, and Actress before the full ceremony ledger opens out below.

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24 categories 188 records 32 winners

Category

Best Picture

1 winner / 10 records

Category

Best Director

1 winner / 5 records

Category

Best Actress

1 winner / 5 records

Category

Best Actor

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 16 records

1 winner / 10 records

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

Category

FILM EDITING

1 winner / 5 records

Category

VISUAL EFFECTS

1 winner / 6 records

1 winner / 6 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 10 records

1 winner / 6 records

1 winner / 8 records

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 winner / 21 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.

Film History
Nominee

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.

Film History
Nominee

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.

Film History
Nominee

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.

Nominee

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.

Film History
Nominee

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.

Film History
Nominee

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.

Film History Company History
Nominee

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.

Film History Person History
Nominee

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.

Film History

1 winner / 10 records

1 winner / 6 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 4 records

Category

SOUND RECORDING

1 winner / 12 records

1 winner / 5 records

Ceremony Highlights

Poster-first highlights from this ceremony, led by winners and the titles that defined the night.

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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A category-by-category winner roll call generated directly from the ceremony ledger.

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