1950
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- DirectorJoseph L. MankiewiczStarsBette DavisAnne BaxterGeorge SandersA seemingly timid but secretly ruthless ingénue insinuates herself into the lives of an aging Broadway star and her circle of theater friends.*Top Rated Movies*
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*ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- George Sanders
*COSTUME DESIGN (Black-and-White) -- Edith Head, Charles LeMaire
*DIRECTING -- Joseph L. Mankiewicz
*BEST MOTION PICTURE -- 20th Century-Fox
*SOUND RECORDING -- 20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director
*WRITING (Screenplay) -- Joseph L. Mankiewicz - DirectorBilly WilderStarsWilliam HoldenGloria SwansonErich von StroheimA screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.*Top Rated Movies*
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*ART DIRECTION (Black-and-White) -- Art
*MUSIC (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) -- Franz Waxman
*WRITING (Story and Screenplay) -- Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, D. M. Marshman, Jr. - DirectorGeorge CukorStarsJudy HollidayWilliam HoldenBroderick CrawfordA tycoon hires a tutor to teach his lover proper etiquette, with unexpected results.[BEST PICTURE]
*ACTRESS -- Judy Holliday - DirectorCompton BennettAndrew MartonStarsDeborah KerrStewart GrangerRichard CarlsonAdventurer Allan Quartermain leads an expedition into uncharted African territory in an attempt to locate an explorer who went missing during his search for the fabled diamond mines of King Solomon.[BEST PICTURE]
*CINEMATOGRAPHY (Color) -- Robert Surtees
*FILM EDITING -- Ralph E. Winters, Conrad A. Nervig - DirectorVincente MinnelliStarsSpencer TracyJoan BennettElizabeth TaylorThe father of a young woman deals with the emotional pain of her getting married, along with the financial and organizational trouble of arranging the wedding.[BEST PICTURE]
- DirectorGeorge SidneyBusby BerkeleyStarsBetty HuttonHoward KeelLouis CalhernThe story of the great sharpshooter Annie Oakley, who rose to fame while dealing with her love/professional rival, Frank Butler.*MUSIC (Scoring of a Musical Picture) -- Adolph Deutsch, Roger Edens
- DirectorMichael GordonStarsJosé FerrerMala PowersWilliam PrinceThe charismatic swordsman-poet helps another woo the woman he loves.*ACTOR -- José Ferrer
- DirectorIrving PichelStarsJohn ArcherWarner AndersonTom Powers"Destination Moon", tells the tale of when Doctor Charles Cargraves and retired General Thayer approach Jim Barnes, the head of his own aviation construction firms to help build a rocket that will take them to the moon.*SPECIAL EFFECTS -- George Pal Productions
- DirectorRobert CannonJohn HubleyStarsMarvin MillerThe story of a little boy who would only talk in sound effects. With story by Dr. Seuss (and Bill Scott of Rocky and Bullwinkle fame) this cartoon won the Oscar for best short subject (animated) for 1950.*SHORT SUBJECT (Cartoon) -- Stephen Bosustow, Producer
- DirectorAndré de la VarreStarsArt GilmoreThe annual horse race held in the Piazza del Campo in Siena is highlighted in all its color, pomp, and pageantry.*SHORT SUBJECT (One-reel) -- Gordon Hollingshead, Producer
- DirectorHenry KosterStarsJames StewartWallace FordWilliam H. LynnDue to his insistence that he has an invisible six foot-tall rabbit for a best friend, a whimsical middle-aged man is thought by his family to be insane - but he may be wiser than anyone knows.*ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Josephine Hull
- DirectorJames AlgarStarsWinston HiblerMogens LindGet a glimpse of "nature's own engineer" hard at work. A young male beaver must defend his new family against hungry predators, mischievous river otters and the ever-impending threat of winter.*SHORT SUBJECT (Two-reel) -- Walt Disney, Producer
- DirectorElia KazanStarsRichard WidmarkPaul DouglasBarbara Bel GeddesA doctor and a policeman in New Orleans have only 48 hours to locate a killer infected with pneumonic plague.*WRITING (Motion Picture Story) -- Edna Anhalt, Edward Anhalt
- DirectorRobert J. FlahertyRichard LyfordCurt OertelStarsFredric MarchThe life and works of the great artist Michelangelo Buonarroti are shown against the historical background of his time. It begins with his earliest artworks, and follows his life and career as he achieves lasting fame. The documentary includes detailed looks at some of the artist's most renowned creations.*DOCUMENTARY (Feature) -- Robert Snyder, Producer
- DirectorJohn HustonStarsSterling HaydenLouis CalhernJean HagenA major heist goes off as planned, but then double crosses, bad luck and solid police work cause everything to unravel.Nominated for 4 Oscars.
- DirectorErnest CortsThis short is about a visionary indoor/outdoor combo swimming pool in a California home that is equipped with cutting edge modern mid-20th century features.*SHORT SUBJECT (One-reel) -- Jack Eaton, Producer
- DirectorHenry HathawayStarsTyrone PowerOrson WellesCécile AubryA disinherited 13th Century Saxon nobleman leaves Norman England with an archer friend to seek his fortune in the Far East.Nominated for 1 Oscar.
- DirectorRobert YoungsonStarsDwight WeistA documentary about firemen and some of the spectacular blazes they fight.Nominated for 1 Oscar.
- DirectorDelmer DavesStarsJames StewartJeff ChandlerDebra PagetTom Jeffords tries to make peace between settlers and Apaches in Arizona territory.Nominated for 3 Oscars.
- DirectorJohn CromwellStarsEleanor ParkerAgnes MooreheadEllen CorbyA gentle, naive, pregnant 19-year-old widow is slowly, inexorably ground down by the hardened criminals, sadistic guards, and matron at a woman's prison. Will she be the same person when her sentence is up?Nominated for 3 Oscars.
- DirectorClyde GeronimiWilfred JacksonHamilton LuskeStarsIlene WoodsJames MacDonaldEleanor AudleyWhen Cinderella's cruel stepmother prevents her from attending the Royal Ball, she gets some unexpected help from the lovable mice Gus and Jaq and from her Fairy Godmother.Nominated for 3 Oscars.
- DirectorMorten ParkerThis documentary short is about the mid-20th century research into studying and fighting cancer.Nominated for 1 Oscar.
- DirectorJacques TourneurStarsBurt LancasterVirginia MayoRobert DouglasDardo, a Robin Hood-like figure, and his loyal followers use a Roman ruin in Medieval Lombardy as their headquarters as they conduct an insurgency against their Hessian conquerors.Nominated for 2 Oscars.
- DirectorAnthony MannStarsBarbara StanwyckWendell CoreyWalter HustonA firebrand heiress clashes with her tyrannical father, a cattle rancher who fancies himself a Napoleon, but their relationship turns ugly only when he finds himself a new woman.Nominated for 1 Oscar.
- DirectorJerome HillStarsGrandma MosesArchibald MacleishNominated for 1 Oscar.