Nominations made for Oscars
Established stars win over newcomers; name ten films in Best Picture class
Hollywood, California (UP) –
Film stars of well-established reputation won precedence over Hollywood’s newcomers today in the list of nominations for the motion picture industry’s coveted Oscars.
The nominations were announced last night by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and balloting will begin Feb. 13 in the Academy’s 15th annual presentation of awards for film merit. Awards for acting, directing, writing, photography and technical excellence will be made March 4 at the annual Academy dinner.
Five persons in each classification were nominated for best performances by actors and actresses and supporting players, male and female. Ten films were nominated for the outstanding picture of the year.
Nominations included:
For best performance by an actor:
- James Cagney – Yankee Doodle Dandy
- Ronald Colman – Random Harvest
- Gary Cooper – Pride of the Yankees
- Walter Pidgeon – Mrs. Miniver
- Monty Woolley – The Pied Piper.
The best performance by an actress:
- Bette Davis – Now, Voyager
- Greer Garson – Mrs. Miniver
- Katharine Hepburn – Woman of the Year
- Rosalind Russell – My Sister Eileen
- Teresa Wright – Pride of the Yankees.
For best supporting actress:
- Teresa Wright – Mrs. Miniver
- Gladys Cooper – Now, Voyager
- Agnes Moorehead – The Magnificent Ambersons
- Susan Peters – Random Harvest
- Dame May Whitty – Mrs. Miniver.
For best supporting actor:
- William Bendix – Wake Island
- Van Heflin – Johnny Eager
- Walter Huston – Yankee Doodle Dandy
- Frank Morgan – Tortilla Flat
- Henry Travers – Mrs. Miniver.
Films from among which one will be chosen as best of the year are:
- The Invaders
- King’s Row
- The Magnificent Ambersons
- Mrs. Miniver
- The Pied Piper
- Pride of the Yankees
- Random Harvest
- Talk of the Town
- Wake Island
- Yankee Doodle Dandy.