Academy Awards archive
The Great Dictator Oscar Nominations & Wins
The Great Dictator has 5 Academy Award records in the AwardWentTo archive, including 0 wins.
Wins recorded in the archive
No winning records for The Great Dictator are represented in this archive. Its recorded nominations are listed below.
All 5 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.
| Film year | Category / credited nominee | Recorded result |
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| Film year1940 | Best Actor Credited nominee / recipientCharles Chaplin Hynkel, Dictator of Tomania | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1940 | Best Supporting Actor Credited nominee / recipientJack Oakie Napaloni, Dictator of Bacteria | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1940 | Original Score Credited nominee / recipientMeredith Willson | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1940 | Best Picture Credited nominee / recipientCharles Chaplin Productions | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1940 | Original Screenplay Credited nominee / recipientCharles Chaplin | Nomination recorded |
Who else was nominated?
Compare The Great Dictator 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
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Best Supporting Actor 1940 film year · Ceremony 13
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Original Score 1940 film year · Ceremony 13
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- The Great Dictator This filmNominee
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- Pinocchio★ WinnerLeigh Harline, Paul J. Smith, Ned Washington
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Best Picture 1940 film year · Ceremony 13
- All This, and Heaven TooNomineeWarner Bros.
- Foreign CorrespondentNomineeWalter Wanger (production company)
- The Grapes of WrathNominee20th Century-Fox
- The Great Dictator This filmNomineeCharles Chaplin Productions
- Kitty FoyleNomineeRKO Radio
- The LetterNomineeWarner Bros.
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- Our TownNomineeSol Lesser (production company)
- The Philadelphia StoryNomineeMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Rebecca★ WinnerSelznick International Pictures
Original Screenplay 1940 film year · Ceremony 13
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- Dr. Ehrlich's Magic BulletNomineeJohn Huston, Heinz Herald, Norman Burnside
- Foreign CorrespondentNomineeCharles Bennett, Joan Harrison
- The Great Dictator This filmNominee
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About these award records
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