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The Grapes of Wrath Oscar Nominations & Wins

The Grapes of Wrath has 7 Academy Award records in the AwardWentTo archive, including 2 wins.

Wins recorded in the archive

All 7 award records

Counts reflect film-linked records in this archive. Historical, special and honorary awards may be included; these are not a verified competitive-award total. Years identify the source film eligibility year.

The Grapes of Wrath: all recorded nominations and wins
Film yearCategory / credited nomineeRecorded result
Film year1940Best Actor
Credited nominee / recipientHenry Fonda

Tom Joad

Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryThe Philadelphia StoryMike Connor
James Stewart
Film year1940Best Supporting Actress
Credited nominee / recipientJane Darwell

Ma Joad

Win recorded
Film year1940Best Director
Credited nominee / recipientJohn Ford
Win recorded
Film year1940Film Editing
Credited nominee / recipientRobert Simpson
Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryNorth West Mounted Police
Anne Bauchens
Film year1940Best Picture
Credited nominee / recipient20th Century-Fox
Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryRebecca
Selznick International Pictures
Film year1940Sound Recording
Credited nominee / recipient20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, E. H. Hansen, Sound Director
Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryStrike Up the Band
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director
Film year1940Adapted Screenplay
Credited nominee / recipientNunnally Johnson
Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryThe Philadelphia Story
Donald Ogden Stewart

Who else was nominated?

Compare The Grapes of Wrath with the film-linked nominees recorded in the same category and ceremony. Each performance or song keeps its own credit; winners are marked in gold.

Comparisons are shown only for unambiguous competitive results. Honorary awards, ties and groups with unresolved source notes remain in the award history above.

Best Actor 1940 film year · Ceremony 13
Best Actor winner historyAll 1940 film-year results
Best Supporting Actress 1940 film year · Ceremony 13
Best Supporting Actress winner historyAll 1940 film-year results
Best Director 1940 film year · Ceremony 13
Best Director winner historyAll 1940 film-year results
Film Editing 1940 film year · Ceremony 13
Film Editing winner historyAll 1940 film-year results
Best Picture 1940 film year · Ceremony 13
Best Picture winner historyAll 1940 film-year results
Sound Recording 1940 film year · Ceremony 13
  • Behind the News
    Republic Studio Sound Department, Charles L. Lootens, Sound Director
    Nominee
  • Captain Caution
    Hal Roach Studio Sound Department, Elmer A. Raguse, Sound Director
    Nominee
  • The Grapes of Wrath This film
    20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, E. H. Hansen, Sound Director
    Nominee
  • The Howards of Virginia
    General Service Sound Department, Jack Whitney, Sound Director
    Nominee
  • Kitty Foyle
    RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John Aalberg, Sound Director
    Nominee
  • North West Mounted Police
    Paramount Studio Sound Department, Loren L. Ryder, Sound Director
    Nominee
  • Our Town
    Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director
    Nominee
  • The Sea Hawk
    Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
    Nominee
  • Spring Parade
    Universal Studio Sound Department, Bernard B. Brown, Sound Director
    Nominee
  • Strike Up the Band
    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director
    ★ Winner
  • Too Many Husbands
    Columbia Studio Sound Department, John Livadary, Sound Director
    Nominee
Sound Recording winner historyAll 1940 film-year results
Adapted Screenplay 1940 film year · Ceremony 13
Adapted Screenplay winner historyAll 1940 film-year results
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