The fourteenth Academy Awards ceremony was held on Thursday, February 26, 1942 at the Biltmore Bowl of the Biltmore Hotel. Tragedy had struck the United States as it was plunged into war after the December 7, 1941 bombing of Pearl Harbor. Tragedy also struck the motion picture society when Carole Lombard was killed on January 16, 1942 in a plane crash right after selling bonds for the war effort. The Academy considered cancelling the Awards ceremony but decided instead to tone down the affair. Black ties and formal dress were not allowed and instead of a banquet the ceremony was to be called a "dinner." There was no official host.
The 1941 Academy Award Winners
Picture: How Green Was My ValleyActor: Gary Cooper (Sergeant York)
Actress: Joan Fontaine (Suspicion)
Supporting Actor: Donald Crisp (How Green Was My Valley)
Supporting Actress: Mary Astor (The Great Lie)
Director: John Ford (How Green Was My Valley)
Adapted Screenplay: Sidney Buchman and Seton I. Miller (Here Comes Mr. Jordan)
Original Screenplay: Harry Segall (Here Comes Mr. Jordan) / Herman J. Mankiewicz and Orson Welles (Citizen Kane)
Song: "The Last Time I Saw Paris" (Lady Be Good)
Score: Now, Voyager (Dramatic or Comedy) / Yankee Doodle Dandy (Musical)
Cinematography: How Green Was My Valley (Black and White) / Blood and Sand (Color)
Interior Decoration: How Green Was My Valley (Black and White) / Blossoms in the Dust (Color)
Film Editing: Sergeant York
Sound: The Hamilton Woman
Special Effects: I Wanted Wings
Short Films: Lend a Paw (Cartoons)/ Of Pups and Puzzles (One-Reel) / Main Street on the March (Two-Reel)
Documentaries: Churchill's Island
