1944 Film Year: Oscar Winners & Nominees
The AwardWentTo archive contains 166 Academy Award records for the 1944 film year, covering 85 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.
Best Picture result
- ★ Going My WayParamount
5 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.
- Going My Way
7 wins from 10 award records
- Wilson
5 wins from 10 award records
- Gaslight
2 wins from 7 award records
- Since You Went Away
1 win from 9 award records
- Cover Girl
1 win from 5 award records
- Laura
1 win from 5 award records
Category winners
Select a category to explore its history, or jump to this year's full records.
- ★ Going My Way — Father O'Malley
- ★ Going My Way — Father Fitzgibbon
- ★ Gaslight — Paula Alquist
- ★ None but the Lonely Heart — Ma Mott
- ★ Gaslight
- ★ Wilson
- ★ Laura
- ★ Wilson
- ★ Wilson
- ★ Going My Way — Swinging On A Star
- ★ Wilson
- ★ Wilson
Nominations and award records by category
Showing 166 of 166 archive records. Gold stars mark winning records.
Best Picture
- ★ Going My Way IMDB — Paramount
- Double Indemnity IMDB — Paramount
- Gaslight IMDB — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Since You Went Away IMDB — Selznick International Pictures
- Wilson IMDB — 20th Century-Fox
Best Actor
- ★ Going My Way IMDB — Bing CrosbyFather O'Malley
- Gaslight IMDB — Charles BoyerGregory Anton
- Going My Way IMDB — Barry FitzgeraldFather Fitzgibbon
- None but the Lonely Heart IMDB — Cary GrantErnie Mott
- Wilson IMDB — Alexander KnoxWoodrow Wilson
Best Supporting Actor
- ★ Going My Way IMDB — Barry FitzgeraldFather Fitzgibbon
- The Seventh Cross IMDB — Hume CronynPaul Roeder
- Mr. Skeffington IMDB — Claude RainsJob Skeffington
- Laura IMDB — Clifton WebbWaldo Lydecker
- Since You Went Away IMDB — Monty WoolleyColonel Smollett
Best Actress
- ★ Gaslight IMDB — Ingrid BergmanPaula Alquist
- Since You Went Away IMDB — Claudette ColbertAnne Hilton
- Mr. Skeffington IMDB — Bette DavisFanny Trellis Skeffington
- Mrs. Parkington IMDB — Greer GarsonSusie Parkington
- Double Indemnity IMDB — Barbara StanwyckPhyllis Dietrichson
Best Supporting Actress
- ★ None but the Lonely Heart IMDB — Ethel BarrymoreMa Mott
- Since You Went Away IMDB — Jennifer JonesJane Hilton
- Gaslight IMDB — Angela LansburyNancy Oliver
- Dragon Seed IMDB — Aline MacMahonLing's Wife
- Mrs. Parkington IMDB — Agnes MooreheadAspacia Conti
Art Direction (Black-and-White)
- ★ Gaslight IMDB — Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, William Ferrari; Interior Decoration: Edwin B. Willis, Paul Huldschinsky
- Address Unknown IMDB — Art Direction: Lionel Banks, Walter Holscher; Interior Decoration: Joseph Kish
- The Adventures of Mark Twain IMDB — Art Direction: John J. Hughes; Interior Decoration: Fred MacLean
- Casanova Brown IMDB — Art Direction: Perry Ferguson; Interior Decoration: Julia Heron
- Laura IMDB — Art Direction: Lyle Wheeler, Leland Fuller; Interior Decoration: Thomas Little
- No Time for Love IMDB — Art Direction: Hans Dreier, Robert Usher; Interior Decoration: Sam Comer
- Since You Went Away IMDB — Art Direction: Mark-Lee Kirk; Interior Decoration: Victor A. Gangelin
- Song of the Open Road IMDB
Source context
NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. Nomination withdrawn by production company.
- Step Lively IMDB — Art Direction: Albert S. D'Agostino, Carroll Clark; Interior Decoration: Darrell Silvera, Claude Carpenter
Art Direction (Color)
- ★ Wilson IMDB — Art Direction: Wiard Ihnen; Interior Decoration: Thomas Little
- The Climax IMDB — Art Direction: John B. Goodman, Alexander Golitzen; Interior Decoration: Russell A. Gausman, Ira S. Webb
- Cover Girl IMDB — Art Direction: Lionel Banks, Cary Odell; Interior Decoration: Fay Babcock
- The Desert Song IMDB — Art Direction: Charles Novi; Interior Decoration: Jack McConaghy
- Kismet IMDB — Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Daniel B. Cathcart; Interior Decoration: Edwin B. Willis, Richard Pefferle
- Lady in the Dark IMDB — Art Direction: Hans Dreier, Raoul Pene du Bois; Interior Decoration: Ray Moyer
- The Princess and the Pirate IMDB — Art Direction: Ernst Fegte; Interior Decoration: Howard Bristol
Cinematography (Black-and-White)
- ★ Laura IMDB — Joseph LaShelle
- Double Indemnity IMDB — John Seitz
- Dragon Seed IMDB — Sidney Wagner
- Gaslight IMDB — Joseph Ruttenberg
- Going My Way IMDB — Lionel Lindon
- Lifeboat IMDB — Glen MacWilliams
- Since You Went Away IMDB — Stanley Cortez, Lee Garmes
- Thirty Seconds over Tokyo IMDB — Robert Surtees, Harold Rosson
- The Uninvited IMDB — Charles Lang
- The White Cliffs of Dover IMDB — George Folsey
Cinematography (Color)
- ★ Wilson IMDB — Leon Shamroy
- Cover Girl IMDB — Rudolph Maté, Allen M. Davey
- Home in Indiana IMDB — Edward Cronjager
- Kismet IMDB — Charles Rosher
- Lady in the Dark IMDB — Ray Rennahan
- Meet Me in St. Louis IMDB — George Folsey
Best Director
Documentary Feature
- ★ The Fighting Lady IMDB — United States Navy
- Resisting Enemy Interrogation IMDB — United States Army Air Force
Documentary Short Subject
- ★ With the Marines at Tarawa IMDB — United States Marine Corps
- Arturo Toscanini IMDB — United States Office of War Information Overseas Motion Picture Bureau
- New Americans IMDB — RKO Radio
Film Editing
- ★ Wilson IMDB — Barbara McLean
- Going My Way IMDB — Leroy Stone
- Janie IMDB — Owen Marks
- None but the Lonely Heart IMDB — Roland Gross
- Since You Went Away IMDB — Hal C. Kern, James E. Newcom
Original Score
- ★ Since You Went Away IMDB — Max Steiner
- Address Unknown IMDB — Morris Stoloff, Ernst Toch
- The Adventures of Mark Twain IMDB — Max Steiner
- The Bridge of San Luis Rey IMDB — Dimitri Tiomkin
- Casanova Brown IMDB — Arthur Lange
- Christmas Holiday IMDB — H. J. Salter
- Double Indemnity IMDB — Miklos Rozsa
- The Fighting Seabees IMDB — Walter Scharf, Roy Webb
- The Hairy Ape IMDB — Edward Paul, Michel Michelet
- It Happened Tomorrow IMDB — Robert Stolz
- Jack London IMDB — Frederic Efrem Rich
- Kismet IMDB — Herbert Stothart
- None but the Lonely Heart IMDB — Hanns Eisler, C. Bakaleinikoff
- The Princess and the Pirate IMDB — David Rose
- Summer Storm IMDB — Karl Hajos
- Three Russian Girls IMDB — Franke Harling
- Up in Mabel's Room IMDB — Edward Paul
- Voice in the Wind IMDB — Michel Michelet
- Wilson IMDB — Alfred Newman
- Woman of the Town IMDB — Miklos Rozsa
Original Song
- ★ Going My Way IMDB — Music by James Van Heusen; Lyrics by Johnny BurkeSwinging On A Star
- Higher and Higher IMDB — Music by Jimmy McHugh; Lyrics by Harold AdamsonI Couldn't Sleep A Wink Last Night
- Follow the Boys IMDB — Music by Jule Styne; Lyrics by Sammy CahnI'll Walk Alone
- Sweet and Low-Down IMDB — Music by James V. Monaco; Lyrics by Mack GordonI'm Making Believe
- Cover Girl IMDB — Music by Jerome Kern; Lyrics by Ira GershwinLong Ago And Far Away
- Up in Arms IMDB — Music by Harold Arlen; Lyrics by Ted KoehlerNow I Know
- Minstrel Man IMDB — Music by Harry Revel; Lyrics by Paul WebsterRemember Me To Carolina
- Brazil IMDB — Music by Ary Barroso; Lyrics by Ned WashingtonRio De Janeiro
- Lady, Let's Dance IMDB — Music by Lew Pollack; Lyrics by Charles NewmanSilver Shadows And Golden Dreams
- Hollywood Canteen IMDB — Music by M. K. Jerome; Lyrics by Ted KoehlerSweet Dreams Sweetheart
- Song of the Open Road IMDB — Music by Walter Kent; Lyrics by Kim GannonToo Much In Love
- Meet Me in St. Louis IMDB — Music and Lyrics by Ralph Blane and Hugh MartinThe Trolley Song
Music (Original Song Score or Adaptation Score)
- ★ Cover Girl IMDB — Morris Stoloff, Carmen Dragon
- Brazil IMDB — Walter Scharf
- Higher and Higher IMDB — C. Bakaleinikoff
- Hollywood Canteen IMDB — Ray Heindorf
- Irish Eyes Are Smiling IMDB — Alfred Newman
- Knickerbocker Holiday IMDB — Werner R. Heymann, Kurt Weill
- Lady in the Dark IMDB — Robert Emmett Dolan
- Lady, Let's Dance IMDB — Edward Kay
- Meet Me in St. Louis IMDB — Georgie Stoll
- The Merry Monahans IMDB — H. J. Salter
- Minstrel Man IMDB — Ferde Grofe, Leo Erdody
- Sensations of 1945 IMDB — Mahlon Merrick
- Song of the Open Road IMDB — Charles Previn
- Up in Arms IMDB — Ray Heindorf, Louis Forbes
Animated Short Film
- ★ Mouse Trouble IMDB — Frederick C. Quimby, Producer
- And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street IMDB — George Pal, Producer
- Dog, Cat and Canary IMDB — Screen Gems
- Fish Fry IMDB — Walter Lantz, Producer
- How to Play Football IMDB — Walt Disney, Producer
- My Boy Johnny IMDB — Paul Terry, Producer
- Swooner Crooner IMDB — Warner Bros.
Short Subject (One-Reel)
- ★ Who's Who in Animal Land IMDB — Jerry Fairbanks, Producer
- Blue Grass Gentlemen IMDB — Edmund Reek, Producer
- Jammin' the Blues IMDB — Gordon Hollingshead, Producer
- Movie Pests IMDB — Pete Smith, Producer
- Screen Snapshots' 50th Anniversary of Motion Pictures IMDB — Ralph Staub, Producer
Short Subject (Two-Reel)
- ★ I Won't Play IMDB — Gordon Hollingshead, Producer
- Bombalera IMDB — Louis Harris, Producer
- Main Street Today IMDB — Jerry Bresler, Producer; Herbert Moulton, Associate Producer
Sound Recording
- ★ Wilson IMDB — 20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, E. H. Hansen, Sound Director
- Brazil IMDB — Republic Studio Sound Department, Daniel J. Bloomberg, Sound Director
- Casanova Brown IMDB — Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director
- Cover Girl IMDB — Columbia Studio Sound Department, John Livadary, Sound Director
- Double Indemnity IMDB — Paramount Studio Sound Department, Loren L. Ryder, Sound Director
- His Butler's Sister IMDB — Universal Studio Sound Department, Bernard B. Brown, Sound Director
- Hollywood Canteen IMDB — Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
- It Happened Tomorrow IMDB — Sound Service, Inc., Jack Whitney, Sound Director
- Kismet IMDB — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director
- Music in Manhattan IMDB — RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, Stephen Dunn, Sound Director
- Voice in the Wind IMDB — RCA Sound, W. M. Dalgleish, Sound Director
Visual Effects
- ★ Thirty Seconds over Tokyo IMDB — Photographic Effects by A. Arnold Gillespie, Donald Jahraus, Warren Newcombe; Sound Effects by Douglas Shearer
- The Adventures of Mark Twain IMDB — Photographic Effects by Paul Detlefsen, John Crouse; Sound Effects by Nathan Levinson
- Days of Glory IMDB — Photographic Effects by Vernon L. Walker; Sound Effects by James G. Stewart, Roy Granville
- Secret Command IMDB — Photographic Effects by David Allen, Ray Cory, Robert Wright; Sound Effects by Russell Malmgren, Harry Kusnick
- Since You Went Away IMDB — Photographic Effects by John R. Cosgrove; Sound Effects by Arthur Johns
- The Story of Dr. Wassell IMDB — Photographic Effects by Gordon Jennings, Farciot Edouart; Sound Effects by George Dutton
- Wilson IMDB — Photographic Effects by Fred Sersen; Sound Effects by Roger Heman
Adapted Screenplay
- ★ Going My Way IMDB — Frank Butler, Frank Cavett
- Double Indemnity IMDB — Billy Wilder, Raymond Chandler
- Gaslight IMDB — John Van Druten, Walter Reisch, John L. Balderston
- Laura IMDB — Jay Dratler, Samuel Hoffenstein, Betty Reinhardt
- Meet Me in St. Louis IMDB — Irving Brecher, Fred F. Finklehoffe
Original Screenplay
- ★ Wilson IMDB — Lamar Trotti
- Hail the Conquering Hero IMDB — Preston Sturges
- The Miracle of Morgan's Creek IMDB — Preston Sturges
- Two Girls and a Sailor IMDB — Richard Connell, Gladys Lehman
- Wing and a Prayer IMDB — Jerome Cady
Writing (Original Story)
- ★ Going My Way IMDB — Leo McCarey
- A Guy Named Joe IMDB — Chandler Sprague, David Boehm
- Lifeboat IMDB — John Steinbeck
- None Shall Escape IMDB — Alfred Neumann, Joseph Than
- The Sullivans IMDB — Edward Doherty, Jules Schermer
Nominated films and other recorded entries
85 films represented in the 1944 archive selection.
- A Guy Named Joe
- Address Unknown
- And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street
- Arturo Toscanini
- Blue Grass Gentlemen
- Bombalera
- Brazil
- Casanova Brown
- Christmas Holiday
- Cover Girl
- Days of Glory
- Dog, Cat and Canary
- Double Indemnity
- Dragon Seed
- Fish Fry
- Follow the Boys
- Gaslight
- Going My Way
- Hail the Conquering Hero
- Higher and Higher
- His Butler's Sister
- Hollywood Canteen
- Home in Indiana
- How to Play Football
- I Won't Play
- Irish Eyes Are Smiling
- It Happened Tomorrow
- Jack London
- Jammin' the Blues
- Janie
- Kismet
- Knickerbocker Holiday
- Lady in the Dark
- Lady, Let's Dance
- Laura
- Lifeboat
- Main Street Today
- Meet Me in St. Louis
- Minstrel Man
- Mouse Trouble
- Movie Pests
- Mr. Skeffington
- Mrs. Parkington
- Music in Manhattan
- My Boy Johnny
- New Americans
- No Time for Love
- None but the Lonely Heart
- None Shall Escape
- Resisting Enemy Interrogation
- Screen Snapshots' 50th Anniversary of Motion Pictures
- Secret Command
- Sensations of 1945
- Since You Went Away
- Song of the Open Road
- Step Lively
- Summer Storm
- Sweet and Low-Down
- Swooner Crooner
- The Adventures of Mark Twain
- The Bridge of San Luis Rey
- The Climax
- The Desert Song
- The Fighting Lady
- The Fighting Seabees
- The Hairy Ape
- The Merry Monahans
- The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
- The Princess and the Pirate
- The Seventh Cross
- The Story of Dr. Wassell
- The Sullivans
- The Uninvited
- The White Cliffs of Dover
- Thirty Seconds over Tokyo
- Three Russian Girls
- Two Girls and a Sailor
- Up in Arms
- Up in Mabel's Room
- Voice in the Wind
- Who's Who in Animal Land
- Wilson
- Wing and a Prayer
- With the Marines at Tarawa
- Woman of the Town
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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