Motion Picture Production Encyclopedia (1949)

728 AW A R D S cinematography of the Metro-Coldwyn-Mayer production "Sweethearts." For outstanding achievement in creating Special Photographic and Sound Effects in the Paramount production "Spawn of the North." Special Effects by CORDON |ENNINCS, assisted by JAN DOMELA, DEV JENNINGS, IRMIN ROBERTS and ART SMITH. Transparencies by FARCIOT EDOUART, assisted by LOYAL CRICCS. Sound Effects by LOREN SNYDER, assisted by HARRY MILLS, LOUIS H. MESENKOP, and WALTER OBERST. To ). ARTHUR BALL for his outstanding contributions to the advancement of Color in Motion Picture Photography. Other Special Awards: To DEANNA DURBIN and MICKEY ROONEY for their significant contribution in bringing to the screen the spirit and personification of youth, and as juvenile players setting a high standard of ability and achievement. To HARRY M. WARNER in recognition of patriotic service in the production of historical short subjects presenting significant episodes in the early struggle of the American people for liberty. To WALT DISNEY for "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," recognized as a significant screen innovation which has charmed millions and pioneered a great new entertainment field for the motion picture cartoon. 1937— TENTH ANNUAL AWARDS Best Picture: "THE LIFE OF EMILE ZOLA," Warner Bros. Actor: SPENCER TRACY in "Captains Courageous," MCM. Actress: LUISE RAINER in "The Good Earth," MCM. Actor (supporting role) : JOSEPH SCH I LDKRAUT in "The Life of Emile Zola," Warner Bros. Actress I supporting role) : ALICE BRADY in "In Old Chicago," 20th-Fox. Direction : LEO McCAREY, "The Awful Truth," Columbia. Writing I best screenplay ) : NORMAN REILLY RAINE, HEINZ HERALD and CEZA HERCZEC, "The Life of Emile Zola," Warner Bros. Writing I original story ) : ROBERT CARSON and WILLIAM A. WELLMAN, "A Star Is Born," Selznick-UA. Cinematography: KARL FREUND, "The Good Earth," MCM. Art Direction: STEPHEN GOOSSON, "Lost Horizon," Columbia. Sound Recording: THOMAS T. MOULTON, "The Hurricane," Coldwyn-UA. Film Editing: GENE MILFORD and GENE HAVLICK, "Lost Horizon," Columbia. Assistant Director: ROBERT WEBB, 'In Old Chicago," 20th-Fox. Music I scoring ) : CHARLES PREVIN, "One Hundred Men and a Girl," Universal. Music I song) : "SWEET LEILANI" from "Waikiki Wedding," Paramount. Music and Lyrics by Harry Owens Dance Direction: HERMES PAN, "Fun House" number from "A Damsel in Distress," RKO. Short Subjects I cartoon): "THE OLD MILL," Disney-RKO. Short Subjects (color) : "PENNY WISDOM," MCM. Short Subjects (one-reel): "PRIVATE LIFE OF THE GANNETS," Educational-20th-Fox. Short Subjects: (two-reel) : "TORTURE MONEY," MCM. Irving C. Thalberg Memorial Award: DARRYL F. ZANUCK Scientific or Technical: Class I: To the AGFA ANSCO CORPORATION for their Agfa supreme and Agfa ultra speed pan motion picture negatives. Class II: To WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS, LTD., for the design and its application to production of their Multi-Plane Camera. To the EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY for two fine-grain duplicating stocks. To FARCIOT EDOUART and PARAMOUNT PICTURES, INC, for their development of the Paramount Dual Screen Transparency Camera Setup. To DOUGLAS SHEARER and the METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER SOUND DEPARTMENT for a method of varying the scanning width of variable density sound tracks (Squeeze Tracks) for the purpose of obtaining an increased amount of noise reduction. Class III: To JOHN ARNOLD and the METRO-GOLDWYNMAYER CAMERA DEPARTMENT for their improvement of the semi-automatic follow focus device and its application to all of the cameras used by the MCM Studios. To JOHN LIVADARY, Director of Sound Recording for Columbia Pictures Corporation, for the application of the Bi-Planar Light Valve to motion picture sound recording. To THOMAS T. MOULTON and the UNITED ARTISTS SOUND DEPARTMENT for the application to motion picture sound recording of volume indicators which have peak reading response and linear decibal scales. This type of volume indicator portrays with greater accuracy the form factor of an electrical wave. To the RCA MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC., for the introduction of the modulated high-frequency method of determining optium photographic processing conditions for variable width sound tracks. To JOSEPH E. ROBINS and PARAMOUNT PICTURES, INC., for their exceptional application of acoustic principles to the sound proofing of gasoline generators and water pumps. To DOUGLAS SHEARER and the MCM SOUND DEPARTMENT for the design of the film drive mechanism as incorporated in the ERPI 1010 Reproducer. Special Awards: To MACK SENNETT "for his lasting contribution to the comedy technique of the screen, the basic principles of which are as important today as when they were first put into practice, the Academy presents a special Award to that master of fun, discoverer of stars, sympathetic, kindly, understanding, comedy genius — Mack Sennett." To EDGAR BERGEN "for his outstanding comedy creation, Charlie McCarthy." To W. HOWARD GREENE for the color photography of "A Star Is Born." (This Award was recommended by a committee of leading cinematographers after viewing all the color pictures made during the year.) To THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART FILM LIBRARY for its significant work in collecting films dating from 1895 to the present and for the first time making available to the public the means of studying the historical and aesthetic development of the motion picture as one of the major arts. 1936— NINTH ANNUAL AWARDS Best Picture: "THE GREAT ZIECFELD," MCM Actor: PAUL MUNI in "The Story of Louis Pasteur," Warner Bros.