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Hosted by Jack Benny, this marked the very first time that the ceremony was held at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre. Tom and Jerry were the first well-known non-Disney cartoon characters to earn an Oscar. And also, supporting actors and actresses have taken full sized oscars instead of plaque. Hal B. Wallis earned an Irving G. Thalberg award while George Pal got an honorary award for inovating Puppetoons.
Winners Synopsis[]
Desert Victory won for Best Documentary Feature
December 7th won for Best Documentary Short
Yankee Doodle Mouse won for Best Animated Short
Amphibious Fighters won for Best 1-reel Live Action Short
Heavenly Music won for Best 2-reel Live Action Short
Crash Dive won for Best Special Effects
Air Force won for Best Film Editing
This Land Is Mine won for Best Sound Recording
Hello Frisco Hello won for Best Original Song (You'll Never Know)
This Is The Army won for Best Musical Score
The Human Comedy won for Best Story
Princess O'Rourke won for Best Original Screenplay
For Whom The Bell Tolls won for Best Supporting Actress
The More The Merrier won for Best Supporting Actor
Watch On The Rhine won for Best Actor
The Phantom Of The Opera won for 2 Academy Awards for Best Technicolor Art Direction and Best Technicolor Cinematography
The Song Of Bernadette won 4 Academy Awards for Best Actress, Best Dramatic Score, Best Black and White Art Direction, and Best Black and White Cinematography
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Casablanca won 3 Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay