14th Academy Awards - wikipedia 14th Academy Awards 14th Academy Awards Date February 26, 1942 Site Biltmore Bowl, Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA Hosted by Bob Hope Highlights Best Picture How Green Was My Valley Most awards How Green Was My Valley ( 5 ) Most nominations Sergeant York ( 11 ) ← 13th Academy Awards 15th → The 14th Academy Awards honored American film achievements in 1941 and was held in the Biltmore Bowl at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California. The ceremony is now considered notable, in retrospect, as the year in which Citizen Kane failed to win Best Picture, which instead was awarded to John Ford 's How Green Was My Valley. Ford won his third award for Best Director, becoming the second to accomplish three wins in that category, and the first to win in consecutive years ( having won for The Grapes of Wrath the previous year ). Most public attention was focused on the Best Actress race between sibling rivals Joan Fontaine in Alfred Hitchcock 's Suspicion and Olivia de Havilland for Hold Back the Dawn. Fontaine 's victory was the only time a performer won for a role in a Hitchcock film. This was also the first year in which documentaries were included. The first Oscar for a documentary was awarded to Churchill 's Island. The Little Foxes established a new high of nine nominations without winning a single Oscar. Its mark was matched by Peyton Place in 1957, and exceeded by The Turning Point and The Color Purple, both of which received 11 nominations without a win. Citizen Kane, often later designated as the greatest film ever made in a number of polls, was nominated for nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture, but won only one, for Best Original Screenplay. A portion of the ceremony was broadcast by CBS Radio. Contents 1 Awards 1.1 Academy Honorary Award 1.2 Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award 1.3 Multiple nominations and awards 2 See also 3 References Awards Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. Gary Cooper and Joan Fontaine holding their Oscars at an Academy Awards after party in 1942. Outstanding Motion Picture How Green Was My Valley -- Darryl F. Zanuck for 20th Century Fox Blossoms in the Dust -- Irving Asher for Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer Citizen Kane -- Orson Welles for RKO Radio Here Comes Mr. Jordan -- Everett Riskin for Columbia Hold Back the Dawn -- Arthur Hornblow Jr. for Paramount The Little Foxes -- Samuel Goldwyn for RKO Radio The Maltese Falcon -- Hal B. Wallis for Warner Bros. One Foot in Heaven -- Hal B. Wallis for Warner Bros. Sergeant York -- Hal B. Wallis and Jesse L. Lasky for Warner Bros. Suspicion -- Alfred Hitchcock for RKO Radio Best Director John Ford -- How Green Was My Valley Orson Welles -- Citizen Kane Alexander Hall -- Here Comes Mr. Jordan William Wyler -- The Little Foxes Howard Hawks -- Sergeant York Best Actor Gary Cooper -- Sergeant York as Alvin C. York Cary Grant -- Penny Serenade as Roger Adams Walter Huston -- All That Money Can Buy as Mr Scratch Robert Montgomery -- Here Comes Mr. Jordan as Joe Pendleton Orson Welles -- Citizen Kane as Charles Foster Kane Best Actress Joan Fontaine -- Suspicion as Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth Bette Davis -- The Little Foxes as Regina Hubbard Giddens Olivia de Havilland -- Hold Back the Dawn as Emmy Brown Greer Garson -- Blossoms in the Dust as Edna Kahly Gladney Barbara Stanwyck -- Ball of Fire as Katherine `` Sugarpuss '' O'Shea Best Supporting Actor Donald Crisp -- How Green Was My Valley as Gwilym Morgan Walter Brennan -- Sergeant York as Pastor Rosier Pile Charles Coburn -- The Devil and Miss Jones as John P Merrick James Gleason -- Here Comes Mr. Jordan as Max `` Pop '' Corkle Sydney Greenstreet -- The Maltese Falcon as Kasper Gutman Best Supporting Actress Mary Astor -- The Great Lie as Sandra Kovak Sara Allgood -- How Green Was My Valley as Mrs Beth Morgan Patricia Collinge -- The Little Foxes as Birdie Hubbard Teresa Wright -- The Little Foxes as Alexandra Giddens Margaret Wycherly -- Sergeant York as Mary Brooks York Best Original Screenplay Citizen Kane -- Herman J. Mankiewicz and Orson Welles The Devil and Miss Jones -- Norman Krasna Sergeant York -- John Huston, Howard Koch, Abem Finkel, and Harry Chandlee Tall, Dark and Handsome -- Karl Tunberg and Darrell Ware Tom, Dick and Harry -- Paul Jarrico Best Screenplay Here Comes Mr. Jordan -- Sidney Buchman and Seton I. Miller, based on the play Heaven Can Wait by Harry Segall Hold Back the Dawn -- Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder, based on `` Memo to a Movie Producer '' by Ketti Frings How Green Was My Valley -- Philip Dunne, based on the novel by Richard Llewellyn The Little Foxes -- Lillian Hellman, based on the play by Lillian Hellman The Maltese Falcon -- John Huston, based on the novel by Dashiell Hammett Best Original Story Here Comes Mr. Jordan -- Harry Segall Ball of Fire -- Billy Wilder and Thomas Monroe Meet John Doe -- Richard Connell and Robert Presnell Sr. Night Train to Munich -- Gordon Wellesley The Lady Eve -- Monckton Hoffe Best Documentary Churchill 's Island -- National Film Board of Canada and United Artists Adventure in the Bronx -- Film Associates Bomber -- U.S. Office for Emergency Management Film Unit and Motion Picture Committee Cooperating for National Defense Christmas Under Fire -- British Ministry of Information and Warner Bros. A Letter From Home -- British Ministry of Information and United Artists Life of a Thoroughbred -- Truman Talley and 20th Century Fox Norway in Revolt -- The March of Time and RKO Radio A Place to Live -- Philadelphia Housing Authority and Philadelphia Housing Association Russian Soil -- Amkino Soldiers of the Sky -- Truman Talley and 20th Century Fox War Clouds in the Pacific -- National Film Board of Canada and MGM Best Live Action Short Subject, One - Reel Of Pups and Puzzles -- MGM Army Champions -- Pete Smith and MGM Beauty and the Beach -- Paramount Down on the Farm -- Paramount Forty Boys and a Song -- Warner Bros. Kings of the Turf -- Warner Bros. Sagebrush and Silver -- 20th Century Fox Best Live Action Short Subject, Two - Reel Main Street on the March ! -- Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer Alive in the Deep -- Woodard Productions, Inc. Forbidden Passage -- Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer The Gay Parisian -- Warner Bros. The Tanks Are Coming -- U.S. Army and Warner Bros. Best Short Subjects -- Cartoons Lend a Paw -- Walt Disney Productions and RKO Radio Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B -- Walter Lantz Productions and Universal Hiawatha 's Rabbit Hunt -- Leon Schlesinger and Warner Bros. How War Came -- Columbia The Night Before Christmas -- MGM Rhapsody in Rivets -- Leon Schlesinger and Warner Bros. Rhythm in the Ranks -- George Pal Productions and Paramount The Rookie Bear -- MGM Superman -- Max Fleischer and Paramount Truant Officer Donald -- Walt Disney Productions and RKO Radio Best Scoring of a Dramatic Picture All That Money Can Buy -- Bernard Herrmann Back Street -- Frank Skinner Ball of Fire -- Alfred Newman Cheers for Miss Bishop -- Edward Ward Citizen Kane -- Bernard Herrmann Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde -- Franz Waxman Hold Back the Dawn -- Victor Young How Green Was My Valley -- Alfred Newman King of the Zombies -- Edward Kay Ladies in Retirement -- Morris Stoloff and Ernst Toch The Little Foxes -- Meredith Willson Lydia -- Miklós Rózsa Mercy Island -- Cy Feuer and Walter Scharf Sergeant York -- Max Steiner So Ends Our Night -- Louis Gruenberg Sundown -- Miklós Rózsa Suspicion -- Franz Waxman Tanks a Million -- Edward Ward That Uncertain Feeling -- Werner Heymann This Woman Is Mine -- Richard Hageman Best Scoring of a Musical Picture Dumbo -- Frank Churchill and Oliver Wallace All - American Co-Ed -- Edward Ward Birth of the Blues -- Robert Emmett Dolan Buck Privates -- Charles Previn The Chocolate Soldier -- Herbert Stothart and Bronisław Kaper Ice - Capades -- Cy Feuer The Strawberry Blonde -- Heinz Roemheld Sun Valley Serenade -- Emil Newman Sunny -- Anthony Collins You 'll Never Get Rich -- Morris Stoloff Best Original Song `` The Last Time I Saw Paris '' from Lady Be Good -- Music by Jerome Kern ; Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II `` Baby Mine '' from Dumbo -- Music by Frank Churchill ; Lyrics by Ned Washington `` Be Honest With Me '' from Ridin ' on a Rainbow -- Music and Lyrics by Gene Autry and Fred Rose `` Blues in the Night '' from Blues in the Night -- Music by Harold Arlen ; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer `` Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B '' from Buck Privates -- Music by Hugh Prince ; Lyrics by Don Raye `` Chattanooga Choo Choo '' from Sun Valley Serenade -- Music by Harry Warren ; Lyrics by Mack Gordon `` Dolores '' from Las Vegas Nights -- Music by Louis Alter ; Lyrics by Frank Loesser `` Out of the Silence '' from All - American Co-Ed -- Music and Lyrics by Lloyd B. Norlin `` Since I Kissed My Baby Goodbye '' from You 'll Never Get Rich -- Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter Best Sound Recording That Hamilton Woman -- Jack Whitney Appointment for Love -- Bernard B. Brown Ball of Fire -- Thomas T. Moulton The Chocolate Soldier -- Douglas Shearer Citizen Kane -- John Aalberg The Devil Pays Off -- Charles Lootens How Green Was My Valley -- E.H. Hansen The Men in Her Life -- John P. Livadary Topper Returns -- Elmer Raguse Sergeant York -- Nathan Levinson Skylark -- Loren L. Ryder Best Art Direction -- Interior Decoration, Black - and - White How Green Was My Valley -- Art Direction : Richard Day and Nathan H. Juran ; Interior Decoration : Thomas Little Citizen Kane -- Art Direction : Perry Ferguson and Van Nest Polglase ; Interior Decoration : Al Fields and Darrell Silvera The Flame of New Orleans -- Art Direction : Martin Obzina and Jack Otterson ; Interior Decoration : Russell A. Gausman Hold Back the Dawn -- Art Direction : Hans Dreier and Robert Usher ; Interior Decoration : Samuel M. Comer Ladies in Retirement -- Art Direction : Lionel Banks ; Interior Decoration : George Montgomery The Little Foxes -- Art Direction : Stephen Goosson ; Interior Decoration : Howard Bristol Sergeant York -- Art Direction : John Hughes ; Interior Decoration : Fred M. MacLean The Son of Monte Cristo -- Art Direction : John DuCasse Schulze ; Interior Decoration : Edward G. Boyle Sundown -- Art Direction : Alexander Golitzen ; Interior Decoration : Richard Irvine That Hamilton Woman -- Art Direction : Vincent Korda ; Interior Decoration : Julia Heron When Ladies Meet -- Art Direction : Cedric Gibbons and Randall Duell ; Interior Decoration : Edwin B. Willis Sis Hopkins -- N / A ( Nomination withdrawn ) Best Art Direction -- Interior Decoration, Color Blossoms in the Dust -- Art Direction : Cedric Gibbons and Urie McCleary ; Interior Decoration : Edwin B. Willis Blood and Sand -- Art Direction : Richard Day and Joseph C. Wright ; Interior Decoration : Thomas Little Louisiana Purchase -- Art Direction : Raoul Pene du Bois ; Interior Decoration : Stephen A. Seymour Best Cinematography, Black - and - White How Green Was My Valley -- Arthur Miller The Chocolate Soldier -- Karl Freund Citizen Kane -- Gregg Toland Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde -- Joseph Ruttenberg Here Comes Mr. Jordan -- Joseph Walker Hold Back the Dawn -- Leo Tover Sergeant York -- Sol Polito Sun Valley Serenade -- Edward Cronjager Sundown -- Charles Lang That Hamilton Woman -- Rudolph Maté Best Cinematography, Color Blood and Sand -- Ernest Palmer and Ray Rennahan Aloma of the South Seas -- Wilfred M. Cline, Karl Struss, and William Snyder Billy the Kid -- William V. Skall and Leonard Smith Blossoms in the Dust -- Karl Freund and W. Howard Greene Dive Bomber -- Bert Glennon Louisiana Purchase -- Harry Hallenberger and Ray Rennahan Best Film Editing Sergeant York -- William Holmes Citizen Kane -- Robert Wise Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde -- Harold F. Kress How Green Was My Valley -- James B. Clark The Little Foxes -- Daniel Mandell Best Special Effects I Wanted Wings -- Farciot Edouart, Gordon Jennings, and Louis Mesenkop Aloma of the South Seas -- Farciot Edouart, Gordon Jennings, and Louis Mesenkop Flight Command -- A. Arnold Gillespie and Douglas Shearer The Invisible Woman -- John P. Fulton and John D. Hall The Sea Wolf -- Byron Haskin and Nathan Levinson That Hamilton Woman -- Lawrence W. Butler and William H. Wilmarth Topper Returns -- Roy Seawright and Elmer Raguse A Yank in the R.A.F. -- Fred Sersen and Edmund H. Hansen Dive Bomber -- Byron Haskin and Nathan Levinson ( disqualified ) Academy Honorary Award Rey Scott for Kukan The British Ministry of Information for Target for Tonight Leopold Stokowski for Fantasia Walt Disney, William Garity, John N.A. Hawkins, and the RCA Manufacturing Company for Fantasia Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award Walt Disney Multiple nominations and Awards These films had multiple nominations : 11 nominations : Sergeant York 10 nominations : How Green Was My Valley 9 nominations : Citizen Kane and The Little Foxes 7 nominations : Here Comes Mr. Jordan 6 nominations : Hold Back the Dawn 4 nominations : Ball of Fire, Blossoms in the Dust, and That Hamilton Woman 3 nominations : The Chocolate Soldier, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Maltese Falcon, Sun Valley Serenade, Sundown, and Suspicion 2 nominations : All - American Co-Ed, All That Money Can Buy, Aloma of the South Sea, Blood and Sand, Buck Privates, The Devil and Miss Jones, Dive Bomber, Dumbo, Ladies in Retirement, Louisiana Purchase, Topper Returns, and You 'll Never Get Rich The following films received multiple awards. 5 wins : How Green Was My Valley 2 wins : Here Comes Mr. Jordan, Sergeant York, and Fantasia See also 1941 in film References Jump up ^ Dunning, John ( 1998 ). On the Air : The Encyclopedia of Old - Time Radio. New York : Oxford University Press. p. 4. ISBN 978 - 0 - 19 - 507678 - 3. Jump up ^ `` The 14th Academy Awards ( 1942 ) Nominees and Winners ''. oscars.org. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2011 - 08 - 13. Academy Awards Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) Records Most wins per ceremony Oscar season Governors Awards Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Pre-show Awards of Merit Best Picture Director Actor Actress Supporting Actor Supporting Actress Adapted Screenplay Original Screenplay Animated Feature Documentary Feature Foreign Language Film Animated Short Film Documentary Short Subject Live Action Short Film Cinematography Costume Design Film Editing Makeup and Hairstyling Original Score Original Song Production Design Sound Editing Sound Mixing Visual Effects Special awards Governors Awards Academy Honorary Award Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award Special Achievement Academy Award Academy Scientific and Technical Awards Academy Award of Merit ( non-competitive ) Scientific and Engineering Award Technical Achievement Award John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation Gordon E. Sawyer Award Student Awards Student Academy Award Former awards Merit Awards Assistant Director Dance Direction Story Special Awards Academy Juvenile Award Ceremonies ‡ ( List Book ) 1927 / 28 1928 / 29 1929 / 30 1930 / 31 1931 / 32 1932 / 33 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 2017 Footnote ‡ Dates and years listed for each ceremony were the eligibility period of film release in Los Angeles County. For the first five ceremonies, the eligibility period was done on a seasonal basis, from August to July. For the 6th ceremony, held in 1934, the eligibility period lasted from August 1, 1932 to December 31, 1933. Since the 7th ceremony held in 1935, the period of eligibility became the full previous calendar year from January 1 to December 31. Book Portal Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=14th_Academy_Awards&oldid=843254924 '' Categories : Academy Awards ceremonies 1941 film awards 1942 in American cinema CBS Radio programs 1942 in Los Angeles February 1942 events Talk Contents About Wikipedia Afrikaans Asturianu Български Català Dansk Deutsch Español فارسی Français Galego Bahasa Indonesia Italiano ქართული Magyar Nederlands 日本 語 Plattdüütsch Polski Português Русский Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Svenska ไทย 中文 16 more Edit links This page was last edited on 27 May 2018, at 22 : 58. 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Question: what film beat citizen kane for best picture
Answer: John Ford's How Green Was My Valley