Academy Awards archive
They Were Expendable Oscar Nominations & Wins
They Were Expendable has 2 Academy Award records in the AwardWentTo archive, including 0 wins.
Wins recorded in the archive
No winning records for They Were Expendable are represented in this archive. Its recorded nominations are listed below.
All 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Film year1945 | Sound Recording Credited nominee / recipientMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director | Nomination recorded Recorded winner in this categoryThe Bells of St. Mary's RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, Stephen Dunn, Sound Director |
| Film year1945 | Visual Effects Credited nominee / recipientPhotographic Effects by A. Arnold Gillespie, Donald Jahraus, Robert A. MacDonald; Sound Effects by Michael Steinore | Nomination recorded Recorded winner in this categoryWonder Man Photographic Effects by John Fulton; Sound Effects by Arthur W. Johns |
Who else was nominated?
Compare They Were Expendable 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.
Sound Recording 1945 film year · Ceremony 18
- The Bells of St. Mary's★ WinnerRKO Radio Studio Sound Department, Stephen Dunn, Sound Director
- Flame of Barbary CoastNomineeRepublic Studio Sound Department, Daniel J. Bloomberg, Sound Director
- Lady on a TrainNomineeUniversal Studio Sound Department, Bernard B. Brown, Sound Director
- Leave Her to HeavenNominee20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director
- Rhapsody in BlueNomineeWarner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
- A Song to RememberNomineeColumbia Studio Sound Department, John P. Livadary, Sound Director
- The SouthernerNomineeGeneral Service, Jack Whitney, Sound Director
- They Were Expendable This filmNomineeMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director
- The Three CaballerosNomineeWalt Disney Studio Sound Department, C. O. Slyfield, Sound Director
- Three Is a FamilyNomineeRCA Sound, W. V. Wolfe, Sound Director
- The UnseenNomineeParamount Studio Sound Department, Loren L. Ryder, Sound Director
- Wonder ManNomineeSamuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon Sawyer, Sound Director
Visual Effects 1945 film year · Ceremony 18
- Captain EddieNomineePhotographic Effects by Fred Sersen, Sol Halprin; Sound Effects by Roger Heman, Harry Leonard
- SpellboundNomineePhotographic Effects by Jack Cosgrove
- They Were Expendable This filmNomineePhotographic Effects by A. Arnold Gillespie, Donald Jahraus, Robert A. MacDonald; Sound Effects by Michael Steinore
- A Thousand and One NightsNomineePhotographic Effects by Lawrence W. Butler; Sound Effects by Ray Bomba
- Wonder Man★ WinnerPhotographic Effects by John Fulton; Sound Effects by Arthur W. Johns
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