The thirteenth Academy Awards ceremony was held on Thursday, February 27, 1941 at the Biltmore Bowl of the Biltmore Hotel. Tension filled the room, since this was the first Academy Awards in which the winners were kept completely secret. President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave a six-minute radio address to the Awards ceremony. Bob Hope hosted the event.
The 1940 Academy Award Winners
Picture: RebeccaActor: James Stewart (The Philadelphia Story)
Actress: Ginger Rogers (Kitty Foyle)
Supporting Actor: Walter Brennan (The Westerner)
Supporting Actress: Jane Darwell (The Grapes of Wrath)
Director: John Ford (The Grapes of Wrath)
Adapted Screenplay: Donald Ogden Stewart (The Philadelphia Story)
Original Screenplay: Preston Sturges (The Great McGinty) / Benjamin Glazer and John S. Toldy (Arise, My Love)
Song: "When You Wish Upon a Star" (Pinocchio)
Score: Tin Pan Alley / Pinocchio
Cinematography: Rebecca (Black and White) / The Thief of Bagdad (Color)
Interior Decoration: Pride and Prejudice (Black and White) / The Thief of Bagdad (Color)
Film Editing: North West Mounted Police
Sound: Strike Up the Band
Special Effects: The Thief of Bagdad
Short Films: Mily Way (Cartoons) / Quicker 'N a Wink (One-Reel) / Teddy, the Rough Rider (Two-Reel)
