Nominee
Company
RR
RKO Radio
Company1929/30–1954
Nominated at 21 ceremonies, most recently the 27th Academy Awards (1954).
Nominations
50
Wins
9
Span
1929/30–1954
Films
40
Oscar History
Every nomination and win on record for RKO Radio, by ceremony.
Nominee
Film: —
Detail: Stage Operations
Citation: To MARTY MARTIN, JACK LANNON, RUSSELL SHEARMAN and the RKO RADIO STUDIO SPECIAL EFFECTS DEPARTMENT for the development of a new method of simulating falling snow on motion picture sets.
Winner
Film: Crossfire
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Film: The House I Live In
Citation: To The House I Live In, tolerance short subject; produced by Frank Ross and Mervyn LeRoy; directed by Mervyn LeRoy; screenplay by Albert Maltz; song "The House I Live In," music by Earl Robinson, lyrics by Lewis Allan; starring Frank Sinatra; released by RKO Radio.
Winner
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Film: —
Detail: Sound
Citation: To STEPHEN DUNN and the RKO RADIO STUDIO SOUND DEPARTMENT and RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA for the design and development of the electronic compressor-limiter.
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Film: —
Detail: Stage Operations
Citation: To CARROLL CLARK, F. THOMAS THOMPSON and the RKO RADIO STUDIO ART and MINIATURE DEPARTMENTS for the design and construction of a moving cloud and horizon machine.
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Film: Suspicion
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Film: Citizen Kane
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Film: —
Detail: Sound
Citation: To JOHN AALBERG and the RKO RADIO STUDIO SOUND DEPARTMENT for the application of compression to variable area recording in motion picture production.
Winner
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Film: Alice Adams
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Film: The Informer
Note: came in 2nd
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Film: Top Hat
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Winner
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Film: The Gay Divorcee
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Film: The Gay Divorcee
Note: came in 2nd
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Film: The Lost Patrol
Note: came in 3rd
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Film: The Gay Divorcee
Note: came in 3rd
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Film: Little Women
Note: came in 3rd
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Note: NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. Originally announced as one of the nominees in this category, but before the final voting was done, this film was disqualified and was replaced by another RKO Radio short, Scratch-As-Catch-Can. No documentation has been found as to why this film was disqualified.
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Film: —
Note: NOTE: This nomination was not associated with any specific film title.
Nominee
Film: Cimarron
Winner
Film: —
Note: NOTE: This nomination was not associated with any specific film title.
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Note: NOTE: For the third Academy Awards no certificates of nomination were given out in this category, only the titles of the nominated films and their companies were listed. When the winners were revealed, only the names of the individuals involved with the winning achievements were announced. The name(s) of those credited with this achievement are indicated here in parens.
Nominee
Nominated Films
Films with nominations credited to RKO Radio, most awarded first. Showing 12 of 40.
The Informer
2 nominations
1 win
2 categories
The Bells of St. Mary's
1 nomination
1 win
1 category
The House I Live In
1 nomination
1 win
1 category
This Land Is Mine
1 nomination
1 win
1 category
Cimarron
1 nomination
1 win
1 category
The Gay Divorcee
3 nominations
3 categories
Kitty Foyle
2 nominations
2 categories
Susan Slept Here
1 nomination
1 category
Two Tickets to Broadway
1 nomination
1 category
Crossfire
1 nomination
1 category
It's a Wonderful Life
1 nomination
1 category
New Americans
1 nomination
1 category
28 more films are in the full list.
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