Academy Awards archive

The Race for Space Oscar Nominations & Wins

The Race for Space has 1 Academy Award record in the AwardWentTo archive, including 0 wins.

Wins recorded in the archive

No winning records for The Race for Space are represented in this archive. Its recorded nominations are listed below.

All 1 award record

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The Race for Space: all recorded nominations and wins
Film yearCategory / credited nomineeRecorded result
Film year1959Documentary Feature
Credited nominee / recipientDavid L. Wolper, Producer
Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categorySerengeti Shall Not Die
Bernhard Grzimek, Producer

Who else was nominated?

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Documentary Feature 1959 film year · Ceremony 32
  • The Race for Space This film
    David L. Wolper, Producer
    Nominee
  • Serengeti Shall Not Die
    Bernhard Grzimek, Producer
    ★ Winner
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