Douglas Shearer portrait

Douglas Shearer

Person·1929/30–1963

Nominated at 17 ceremonies, most recently the 36th Academy Awards (1963).

Nominations 28
Wins 14
Span 1929/30–1963
Films 19
Oscar history Nominated films IMDb page

Latest result

1 win

At the 36th Academy Awards (1963).

Scientific Or Technical Award (class Iii)
28Nominations
14Wins
5Categories
17Ceremonies
19Films
1929/30–1963Span
1963 Most Recent

Oscar History

Every nomination and win on record for Douglas Shearer, by ceremony.

36th Academy Awards

1963
Scientific Or Technical Award (class Iii)
Film: —
Detail: Special Photographic
Citation: To DOUGLAS G. SHEARER and A. ARNOLD GILLESPIE of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios for the engineering of an improved Background Process Projection System.
Winner

32nd Academy Awards

1959
Scientific Or Technical Award (class Ii)
Film: —
Detail: Systems
Citation: To DOUGLAS G. SHEARER of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc., and ROBERT E. GOTTSCHALK and JOHN R. MOORE of Panavision, Inc., for the development of a system of producing and exhibiting wide-film motion pictures known as Camera 65.
Winner

24th Academy Awards

1951

20th Academy Awards

1947

18th Academy Awards

1945

17th Academy Awards

1944

16th Academy Awards

1943

15th Academy Awards

1942

14th Academy Awards

1941
Scientific Or Technical Award (class Iii)
Film: —
Detail: Sound
Citation: To DOUGLAS SHEARER and the METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIO SOUND DEPARTMENT, and to LOREN RYDER and the PARAMOUNT STUDIO SOUND DEPARTMENT for pioneering the development of fine grain emulsions for variable density original sound recording in studio production.
Winner

13th Academy Awards

1940

12th Academy Awards

1939

11th Academy Awards

1938

10th Academy Awards

1937
Scientific Or Technical Award (class Ii)
Film: —
Detail: Sound
Citation: To DOUGLAS SHEARER and the METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIO SOUND DEPARTMENT for a method of varying the scanning width of variable density sound tracks (squeeze tracks) for the purpose of obtaining an increased amount of noise reduction.
Winner
Scientific Or Technical Award (class Iii)
Film: —
Detail: Sound
Citation: To DOUGLAS SHEARER and the METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIO SOUND DEPARTMENT for the design of the film drive mechanism as incorporated in the ERPI 1010 reproducer.
Winner

9th Academy Awards

1936
Scientific Or Technical Award (class I)
Film: —
Detail: Sound
Citation: To DOUGLAS SHEARER and the METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIO SOUND DEPARTMENT for the development of a practical two-way horn system and a biased Class A push-pull recording system.
Winner

8th Academy Awards

1935
Scientific Or Technical Award (class Iii)
Film: —
Detail: Stage Operations
Citation: To DOUGLAS SHEARER and METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIO SOUND DEPARTMENT for their automatic control system for cameras and sound recording machines and auxiliary stage equipment.
Winner

7th Academy Awards

1934

3rd Academy Awards

1929/30

Nominated Films

Films with nominations credited to Douglas Shearer, most awarded first. Showing 12 of 19.

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The Career Arc

Douglas Shearer at the Oscars, 1929 to 1963: each nomination above its year, the 14 wins in gold. Select any nomination to open its full race.

Douglas Shearer: 28 nominations and 14 wins, 1929 to 19631929/30 · Sound Recording · The Big House — won1934 · Sound Recording · Viva Villa! — nominated1935 · Scientific Or Technical Award (class Iii) — won1935 · Sound Recording · Naughty Marietta — won1936 · Scientific Or Technical Award (class I) — won1936 · Sound Recording · San Francisco — won1937 · Scientific Or Technical Award (class Ii) — won1937 · Scientific Or Technical Award (class Iii) — won1937 · Sound Recording · Maytime — nominated1938 · Sound Recording · Sweethearts — nominated1939 · Sound Recording · Balalaika — nominated1939 · Visual Effects · The Wizard of Oz — nominated1940 · Sound Recording · Strike Up the Band — won1940 · Visual Effects · Boom Town — nominated1941 · Scientific Or Technical Award (class Iii) — won1941 · Sound Recording · The Chocolate Soldier — nominated1941 · Visual Effects · Flight Command — nominated1942 · Sound Recording · Mrs. Miniver — nominated1942 · Visual Effects · Mrs. Miniver — nominated1943 · Sound Recording · Madame Curie — nominated1944 · Sound Recording · Kismet — nominated1944 · Visual Effects · Thirty Seconds over Tokyo — won1945 · Sound Recording · They Were Expendable — nominated1947 · Sound Recording · Green Dolphin Street — nominated1947 · Visual Effects · Green Dolphin Street — won1951 · Sound Recording · The Great Caruso — won1959 · Scientific Or Technical Award (class Ii) — won1963 · Scientific Or Technical Award (class Iii) — won19291934193619381940194219441947195119591963

28 nominations 14 wins

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