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ACADEMY AWARDS
1940
Actor: James Stewart, The Philadelphia Story
Actress: Ginger Rogers, Kitty Foyle
Picture: Rebecca
1941
Actor: Gary Cooper, Sergeant York
Actress: Joan Fontaine, Suspicion
Picture: How Green Was My Valley
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award: Walt Disney
1942
Actor: James Cagney, Yankee Doodle Dandy
Actress: Greer Garson, Mrs. Miniver
Picture: Mrs. Miniver
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award: Sidney Franklin
1943
Actor: Paul Lukas, The Watch On The Rhine
Actress: Jennifer Jones, The Song Of Bernadette
Picture: Casablanca
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award: Hal B. Wallis
1944
Actor: Bing Crosby, Going My Way
Actress: Ingrid Bergman, Gaslight
Picture: Going My Way
Special Award: Margaret O’Brien as the outstanding child actress of the year
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award: Darryl F. Zanuck
1945
Actor: Ray Milland, The Lost Weekend Actress: Joan Crawford, Mildred Pierce Picture: The Lost Weekend
1946
Actor: Fredric March, The Best Years Of Our Lives
Actress: Olivia de Havilland, To Each His Own
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award: Samuel Goldwyn
1947
Actor: Ronald Colman, A Double Life
Actress: Loretta Young, The Farmer’s Daughter
Picture: Gentleman’s Agreement
1948
Actor: Laurence Olivier, Hamlet
Actress: Jane Wyman, Johnny Belinda
Picture: Hamlet
Special Award: Ivan Jandl for The Search; Sid Grauman, Adolph Zukor, Walter Wanger for Joan Of Arc
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award: Jerry Wald
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1949
Actor: Broderick Crawford, All The King’s Men
Actress: Olivia de Havilland, The Heiress
Picture: All The King’s Men
Special Award: Jean Hersholt for distinguished service to the industry
1950
Actor: Jose Ferrer, Cyrano de Bergerac
Actress: Judy Holliday, Born Yesterday
Picture: All About Eve
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award: Darryl F. Zanuck
1951
Actor: Humphrey Bogart, The African Queen
Actress: Vivien Leigh, A Streetcar Named Desire
Picture: An American in Paris
Special Award: Rashomon; Gene Kelly for Achievement in the Art of Choreography on Film
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award: Arthur Freed
1952 Actor: Gary Cooper, High Noon Shirley Booth, Come Back, Little Sheba Picture: The Greatest Show On Earth Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award: Cecil De Mille
1953
Actor: William Holden, Stalag 17
Actress: Audrey Hepburn, Roman Holiday
Picture: From Here to Eternity
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award: George Stevens
1954
Actor: Marlon Brando, On The Waterfront Actress: Grace Kelly, The Country Girl Picture: On The Waterfront
1955
Actor: Ernest Borgnine, Marty
Actress: Anna Magnani, The Rose Tattoo
Picture: Marty
Special Award: Seven Samurai, Best Foreign Film
1956
Actor: Yul Brynner, The King And I
Actress: Ingrid Bergman, Anastasia
Picture: Around The World In 80 Days
Special Award: La Strada, Best Foreign Film
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award: Buddy Adler
1957
Actor: Alec Guiness, The Bridge On The River Kwai
Actress: Joanne Woodward, Three Faces of Eve
Picture: The Bridge On The River Kwai
Best Foreign Film: The Night Of Cabiria (Italy)
Jean Hersholt Memorial Award: Samuel Goldwyn
1958
Actor: David Niven, Separate Tables
Actress: Susay Hayward, I Want To Live
Picture: Gigi
Best Foreign Film: My Uncle (France)
Honorary Award: Maurice Chevalier
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award: Jack L, Warner
1959 Actor: Charlton Heston, Ben Hur Actress: Simone Signoret, Room At The Top Picture: Ben Hur Best Foreign Film: The Village On The River (Netherlands) Jean Hersholt Memorial Award: Bob Hope
1960
Actor: Burt Lancaster, Elmer Gantry
Actress: Elizabeth Taylor, Butterfield 8
Picture: The Apartment
Best Foreign Film: The Virgin Spring (Sweden)
1961
Actor: Maximilian Schell, Judgment At Nuremberg
Actress: Sophia Loren, Two Women
Picture: West Side Story
Best Foreign Film: Through A Glass Darkly (Sweden)
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award: Stanley Kramer
1962
Actor: Gregory Peck, To Kill A Mockingbird
Actress: Anne Bancroft, The Miracle Worker
Picture: Lawrence of Arabia
Best Foreign Film: Sundays and Cybele (France)
1963
Actor: Sidney Poitier, Lilies Of The Field Actress: Patricia Neal, Hud
Picture: Tom Jones
Best Foreign Film: Federico Fellini’s 8F
1964
Actor: Rex Harrison, My Fair Lady
Actress: Julie Andrews, Mary Poppins
Picture: My Fair Lady
Best Foreign Film: Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow (Italy)
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