1943 Film Year: Oscar Winners & Nominees

The AwardWentTo archive contains 180 Academy Award records for the 1943 film year, covering 99 films and including 24 wins.

Years follow the source film eligibility/dataset year, which may differ from the ceremony calendar year. Counts describe film-linked archive records, including historical and special-award context where supplied.

1944 → ← 1942

Best Picture result

10 Best Picture award records for this film year. See the full result · Best Picture history

Acting category results

Leading winning films

Ranked by winning records in this film-year selection.

  1. The Song of Bernadette

    4 wins from 12 award records

  2. Casablanca

    3 wins from 8 award records

  3. Phantom of the Opera

    2 wins from 4 award records

  4. For Whom the Bell Tolls

    1 win from 9 award records

  5. The More the Merrier

    1 win from 6 award records

  6. The Human Comedy

    1 win from 5 award records

Category winners

Select a category to explore its history, or jump to this year's full records.

Nominations and award records by category

Showing 180 of 180 archive records. Gold stars mark winning records.

Best Picture

Best Actor

Best Supporting Actor

Best Actress

Best Supporting Actress

Art Direction (Black-and-White)

Art Direction (Color)

Cinematography (Black-and-White)

Cinematography (Color)

Best Director

Documentary Feature

  • ★ Desert Victory IMDB — British Ministry of Information
  • Baptism of Fire IMDB — United States Army
  • The Battle of Russia IMDB — United States Department of War Special Service Division
  • For God and Country IMDB — United States Army Pictorial Service
    Source context

    NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. Title was on a preliminary list of 8 films announced as nominations from which the Documentary Award Committee subsequently selected 5 titles for inclusion on the final ballot.

  • Report from the Aleutians IMDB — United States Army Pictorial Service
  • Silent Village IMDB — British Ministry of Information
    Source context

    NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. Title was on a preliminary list of 8 films announced as nominations from which the Documentary Award Committee subsequently selected 5 titles for inclusion on the final ballot.

  • War Department Report IMDB — United States Office of Strategic Services Field Photographic Bureau
  • We've Come a Long, Long Way IMDB — Negro Marches On, Inc.
    Source context

    NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. Title was on a preliminary list of 8 films announced as nominations from which the Documentary Award Committee subsequently selected 5 titles for inclusion on the final ballot.

Documentary Short Subject

  • ★ December 7th IMDB — United States Navy
  • Bismarck Convoy Smashed IMDB — Australian Department of Information Film Unit
    Source context

    NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. Title was on a preliminary list of 21 films announced as nominations from which the Documentary Award Committee subsequently selected 7 titles for inclusion on the final ballot. This film did not appear on the final ballot.

  • Children of Mars IMDB — RKO Radio
  • Day of Battle IMDB — United States Office of War Information Domestic Motion Picture Bureau
    Source context

    NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. Title was on a preliminary list of 21 films announced as nominations from which the Documentary Award Committee subsequently selected 7 titles for inclusion on the final ballot. This film did not appear on the final ballot.

  • The Dutch Tradition IMDB — National Film Board of Canada
    Source context

    NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. Title was on a preliminary list of 21 films announced as nominations from which the Documentary Award Committee subsequently selected 7 titles for inclusion on the final ballot. This film did not appear on the final ballot.

  • Kill or Be Killed IMDB — British Ministry of Information
    Source context

    NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. Title was on a preliminary list of 21 films announced as nominations from which the Documentary Award Committee subsequently selected 7 titles for inclusion on the final ballot. This film did not appear on the final ballot.

  • The Labor Front IMDB — National Film Board of Canada
    Source context

    NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. Title was on a preliminary list of 21 films announced as nominations from which the Documentary Award Committee subsequently selected 7 titles for inclusion on the final ballot. This film did not appear on the final ballot.

  • Land of My Mother IMDB — Polish Information Centre
    Source context

    NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. Title was on a preliminary list of 21 films announced as nominations from which the Documentary Award Committee subsequently selected 7 titles for inclusion on the final ballot. This film did not appear on the final ballot.

  • Letter from Livingston IMDB — United States Army 4th Signal Photographic Unit
    Source context

    NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. Title was on a preliminary list of 21 films announced as nominations from which the Documentary Award Committee subsequently selected 7 titles for inclusion on the final ballot. This film did not appear on the final ballot.

  • Life Line IMDB — United States Army Pictorial Service
    Source context

    NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. Title was on a preliminary list of 21 films announced as nominations from which the Documentary Award Committee subsequently selected 7 titles for inclusion on the final ballot. This film did not appear on the final ballot.

  • Plan for Destruction IMDB — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • The Rear Gunner IMDB — United States Department of War
    Source context

    NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. Title was on a preliminary list of 21 films announced as nominations from which the Documentary Award Committee subsequently selected 7 titles for inclusion on the final ballot. This film did not appear on the final ballot.

  • Servant of a Nation IMDB — Union of South Africa
    Source context

    NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. Title was on a preliminary list of 21 films announced as nominations from which the Documentary Award Committee subsequently selected 7 titles for inclusion on the final ballot. This film did not appear on the final ballot.

  • Swedes in America IMDB — United States Office of War Information Overseas Motion Picture Bureau
  • Task Force IMDB — United States Coast Guard
    Source context

    NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. Title was on a preliminary list of 21 films announced as nominations from which the Documentary Award Committee subsequently selected 7 titles for inclusion on the final ballot. This film did not appear on the final ballot.

  • To the People of the United States IMDB — Walter Wanger, Producer
  • Tomorrow We Fly IMDB — United States Navy Bureau of Aeronautics
  • The Voice That Thrilled the World IMDB — Warner Bros.
    Source context

    NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. Title was on a preliminary list of 21 films announced as nominations from which the Documentary Award Committee subsequently selected 7 titles for inclusion on the final ballot. This film did not appear on the final ballot.

  • Water--Friend or Enemy IMDB — Walt Disney, Producer
    Source context

    NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. Title was on a preliminary list of 21 films announced as nominations from which the Documentary Award Committee subsequently selected 7 titles for inclusion on the final ballot. This film did not appear on the final ballot.

  • Wings Up IMDB — United States Army Air Force 1st Motion Picture Unit
    Source context

    NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. Title was on a preliminary list of 21 films announced as nominations from which the Documentary Award Committee subsequently selected 7 titles for inclusion on the final ballot. This film did not appear on the final ballot.

  • Youth in Crisis IMDB — The March of Time

Film Editing

Original Score

Original Song

Music (Original Song Score or Adaptation Score)

Animated Short Film

Short Subject (One-Reel)

Short Subject (Two-Reel)

Sound Recording

Visual Effects

  • ★ Crash Dive IMDB — Photographic Effects by Fred Sersen; Sound Effects by Roger Heman
  • Air Force IMDB — Photographic Effects by Hans Koenekamp, Rex Wimpy; Sound Effects by Nathan Levinson
  • Bombardier IMDB — Photographic Effects by Vernon L. Walker; Sound Effects by James G. Stewart, Roy Granville
  • The North Star IMDB — Photographic Effects by Clarence Slifer, R. O. Binger; Sound Effects by Thomas T. Moulton
  • So Proudly We Hail! IMDB — Photographic Effects by Gordon Jennings, Farciot Edouart; Sound Effects by George Dutton
  • Stand By for Action IMDB — Photographic Effects by A. Arnold Gillespie, Donald Jahraus; Sound Effects by Michael Steinore

Adapted Screenplay

Original Screenplay

Writing (Original Story)

Nominated films and other recorded entries

99 films represented in the 1943 archive selection.

About these award records

This independent archive groups film-linked award records by film, credited name, category and eligibility year. The film year can differ from the year the ceremony took place. Ceremony numbers are shown where supplied by the records.

Each distinct performance, song or award credit remains a separate record, even when it belongs to the same film. Shared credits stay together. A person's page covers the name shown, without combining aliases or shared credits into a complete career total.

Totals can include honorary, special and historical awards alongside competitive nominations. Awards without a linked film are outside these page totals. Source notes and uncertain records are retained; category comparisons omit groups with unresolved notes, ties or conflicting identities.

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