1946 Film Year: Oscar Winners & Nominees
The AwardWentTo archive contains 101 Academy Award records for the 1946 film year, covering 55 films and including 25 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
- ★ The Best Years of Our LivesSamuel Goldwyn Productions
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.
- The Best Years of Our Lives
8 wins from 9 award records
- The Yearling
2 wins from 7 award records
- The Jolson Story
2 wins from 6 award records
- Anna and the King of Siam
2 wins from 5 award records
- Henry V
1 win from 5 award records
- The Razor's Edge
1 win from 4 award records
Category winners
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- ★ The Best Years of Our Lives — Al Stephenson
- ★ The Best Years of Our Lives — Homer Parrish
- ★ To Each His Own — Jody Norris
- ★ The Razor's Edge — Sophie MacDonald
- ★ The Harvey Girls — On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe
Nominations and award records by category
Showing 101 of 101 archive records. Gold stars mark winning records.
Best Picture
- ★ The Best Years of Our Lives IMDB — Samuel Goldwyn Productions
- Henry V IMDB — J. Arthur Rank-Two Cities Films
- It's a Wonderful Life IMDB — Liberty Films
- The Razor's Edge IMDB — 20th Century-Fox
- The Yearling IMDB — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Best Actor
- ★ The Best Years of Our Lives IMDB — Fredric MarchAl Stephenson
- Henry V IMDB — Laurence OlivierHenry V
- The Jolson Story IMDB — Larry ParksAl Jolson
- The Yearling IMDB — Gregory PeckPa Baxter
- It's a Wonderful Life IMDB — James StewartGeorge Bailey
Best Supporting Actor
- ★ The Best Years of Our Lives IMDB — Harold RussellHomer Parrish
- The Green Years IMDB — Charles CoburnAlexander Gow
- The Jolson Story IMDB — William DemarestSteve Martin
- Notorious IMDB — Claude RainsAlexander Sebastian
- The Razor's Edge IMDB — Clifton WebbElliott Templeton
Best Actress
- ★ To Each His Own IMDB — Olivia de HavillandJody Norris
- Brief Encounter IMDB — Celia JohnsonLaura Jesson
- Duel in the Sun IMDB — Jennifer JonesPearl Chavez
- Sister Kenny IMDB — Rosalind RussellElizabeth Kenny
- The Yearling IMDB — Jane WymanMa Baxter
Best Supporting Actress
- ★ The Razor's Edge IMDB — Anne BaxterSophie MacDonald
- The Spiral Staircase IMDB — Ethel BarrymoreMrs. Warren
- Duel in the Sun IMDB — Lillian GishBelle McCanles
- Saratoga Trunk IMDB — Flora RobsonAngelique Buiton
- Anna and the King of Siam IMDB — Gale SondergaardLady Thiang
Art Direction (Black-and-White)
- ★ Anna and the King of Siam IMDB — Art Direction: Lyle Wheeler, William Darling; Interior Decoration: Thomas Little, Frank E. Hughes
- Kitty IMDB — Art Direction: Hans Dreier, Walter Tyler; Interior Decoration: Sam Comer, Ray Moyer
- The Razor's Edge IMDB — Art Direction: Richard Day, Nathan Juran; Interior Decoration: Thomas Little, Paul S. Fox
Art Direction (Color)
- ★ The Yearling IMDB — Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Paul Groesse; Interior Decoration: Edwin B. Willis
- Caesar and Cleopatra IMDB — John Bryan
- Henry V IMDB — Art Direction: Paul Sheriff, Carmen Dillon
Cinematography (Black-and-White)
Cinematography (Color)
- ★ The Yearling IMDB — Charles Rosher, Leonard Smith, Arthur Arling
- The Jolson Story IMDB — Joseph Walker
Best Director
Documentary Short Subject
- ★ Seeds of Destiny IMDB — United States Department of War
- Atomic Power IMDB — The March of Time
- Life at the Zoo IMDB — Artkino
- Paramount News Issue #37 (Twentieth Anniversary Issue! 1927.....1947) IMDB — Paramount
- Traffic with the Devil IMDB — Herbert Morgan, Producer
Film Editing
Original Score
Original Song
- ★ The Harvey Girls IMDB — Music by Harry Warren; Lyrics by Johnny MercerOn The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe
- Centennial Summer IMDB — Music by Jerome Kern; Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein IIAll Through The Day
- The Dolly Sisters IMDB — Music by James Monaco; Lyrics by Mack GordonI Can't Begin To Tell You
- Canyon Passage IMDB — Music by Hoagy Carmichael; Lyrics by Jack BrooksOle Buttermilk Sky
- Blue Skies IMDB — Music and Lyrics by Irving BerlinYou Keep Coming Back Like A Song
Music (Original Song Score or Adaptation Score)
- ★ The Jolson Story IMDB — Morris Stoloff
- Blue Skies IMDB — Robert Emmett Dolan
- Centennial Summer IMDB — Alfred Newman
- The Harvey Girls IMDB — Lennie Hayton
- Night and Day IMDB — Ray Heindorf, Max Steiner
Animated Short Film
- ★ The Cat Concerto IMDB — Frederick Quimby, Producer
- Chopin's Musical Moments IMDB — Walter Lantz, Producer
- John Henry and the Inky Poo IMDB — George Pal, Producer
- Squatter's Rights IMDB — Walt Disney, Producer
- Walky Talky Hawky IMDB — Edward Selzer, Producer
Short Subject (One-Reel)
- ★ Facing Your Danger IMDB — Gordon Hollingshead, Producer
- Dive-Hi Champs IMDB — Jack Eaton, Producer
- Golden Horses IMDB — Edmund Reek, Producer
- Smart as a Fox IMDB — Gordon Hollingshead, Producer
- Sure Cures IMDB — Pete Smith, Producer
Short Subject (Two-Reel)
- ★ A Boy and His Dog IMDB — Gordon Hollingshead, Producer
- College Queen IMDB — George B. Templeton, Producer
- Hiss and Yell IMDB — Jules White, Producer
- The Luckiest Guy in the World IMDB — Jerry Bresler, Producer
Sound Recording
- ★ The Jolson Story IMDB — Columbia Studio Sound Department, John Livadary, Sound Director
- The Best Years of Our Lives IMDB — Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon Sawyer, Sound Director
- It's a Wonderful Life IMDB — RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John Aalberg, Sound Director
Special Award
- ★ Henry V IMDB — Laurence Olivier
Source context
To Laurence Olivier for his outstanding achievement as actor, producer and director in bringing Henry V to the screen.
- ★ The Best Years of Our Lives IMDB — Harold Russell
Source context
To Harold Russell for bringing hope and courage to his fellow veterans through his appearance in The Best Years of Our Lives.
Visual Effects
- ★ Blithe Spirit IMDB — Special Visual Effects by Thomas Howard
- A Stolen Life IMDB — Special Visual Effects by William McGann; Special Audible Effects by Nathan Levinson
Adapted Screenplay
- ★ The Best Years of Our Lives IMDB — Robert E. Sherwood
- Anna and the King of Siam IMDB — Talbot Jennings, Sally Benson
- Brief Encounter IMDB — David Lean, Anthony Havelock-Allan, Ronald Neame
- The Killers IMDB — Anthony Veiller
- Open City IMDB — Sergio Amidei, F. Fellini
Original Screenplay
- ★ The Seventh Veil IMDB — Muriel Box, Sydney Box
- The Blue Dahlia IMDB — Raymond Chandler
- Children of Paradise IMDB — Jacques Prevert
- Notorious IMDB — Ben Hecht
- Road to Utopia IMDB — Norman Panama, Melvin Frank
Writing (Original Story)
Nominated films and other recorded entries
55 films represented in the 1946 archive selection.
- A Boy and His Dog
- A Stolen Life
- Anna and the King of Siam
- Atomic Power
- Blithe Spirit
- Blue Skies
- Brief Encounter
- Caesar and Cleopatra
- Canyon Passage
- Centennial Summer
- Children of Paradise
- Chopin's Musical Moments
- College Queen
- Dive-Hi Champs
- Duel in the Sun
- Facing Your Danger
- Golden Horses
- Henry V
- Hiss and Yell
- Humoresque
- It's a Wonderful Life
- John Henry and the Inky Poo
- Kitty
- Life at the Zoo
- Night and Day
- Notorious
- Open City
- Paramount News Issue #37 (Twentieth Anniversary Issue! 1927.....1947)
- Road to Utopia
- Saratoga Trunk
- Seeds of Destiny
- Sister Kenny
- Smart as a Fox
- Squatter's Rights
- Sure Cures
- The Best Years of Our Lives
- The Blue Dahlia
- The Cat Concerto
- The Dark Mirror
- The Dolly Sisters
- The Green Years
- The Harvey Girls
- The Jolson Story
- The Killers
- The Luckiest Guy in the World
- The Razor's Edge
- The Seventh Veil
- The Spiral Staircase
- The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
- The Stranger
- The Yearling
- To Each His Own
- Traffic with the Devil
- Vacation from Marriage
- Walky Talky Hawky
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.
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