"Oscar's" Three Winners Have Had Him Before

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 88, 15 April 1939, Page 7 (Supplement)

"Oscar's" Three Winners Have Had Him Before

THIS year's dire* winners of "Oscar," the annually-, awarded trophy of the Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Hollywood, have all won him previously. Frank Capra was awarded the-coveted prize for 1938's best production with "You Can't Take It With You"—not yet released in Auckland. Spencer Tracy and Bette Davis, who, like Capra, have carried off Oscar before, were awarded pride of place for their acting—Tracy in "Boys' Town" (also unreleased locally) and Miss. Davis in the controversial "Jezebel." The plaques were presented at the annual dinner of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the Biltmore Bowl, Hollywood, on February 25. Below is a comprehensive list of the awards: —■ Production.—"You Can't Take It With You," Columbia^ Actor.—Spencer Tracy in Town," M.G.M. . Actress.—Bette Davis in "Jezebel" Warner. Supporting Actor.—Walter Brennan in ."Kentucky," Twentieth Century-Fox. Supporting ActreajiJ—Fay Bainter in "Jezebel," Warner. Director.—'Frank Capra,, "You Can't Take It With You," Columbia. Screen Play.—-George Bernard Shaw, screen play arid dialogue; W. P. Lipscomb, Cecil Lewis and lan Dalrymple, adaptation of "Pygmalion," M.G.M. Original.—Dore Schary and Eleanore Griffin for "Boys' Town," M.G.M. Art Direction.—Carl Weyl for "The Adventures of Robin Hood," Warner Bros. Film Editing.—Ralph Dawson for "The Adventures of Robin Hood," Warner Bros. Sound Recording.—T. T. Moulton for "The Cowboy and the Lady," Samuel Goldwyn-U.A. Cinematography.—Joseph Ruttenberg for "The Great Waltz," M.G.M. Irving G. Thalberg Award.—Hal B. Wallis,

Short Subjects.—Cartoon: Walt Disney for "Ferdinand the Bull, R.K.O. Radio. 1000 Feet-or Less: M.G.M. for "That Mother's Might Live." 1000_to 3000 Feet: Warner Bros., ( for The Declaration of Independence."

Music—Best song: Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin for "Thanks for the Memory," in Paramount's "Big Broadcast of 1938." Best scoring: Alfred Newman for "Alexander's Ragtime Band," Twentieth Century-Fox. Best original musical score: Eric Wolfgang Korngold, for "The Adventures of Robin Hood."

Technical Awards:—Colour cinematography: A plaque to Oliver MaTsh and Allan Davey for their work in M.G.M. s "Sweethearts;" to Deanna Durbin and Mickey Rooriey; to Harry M. Warner, president of Warner Bros., in "recognition of patriotic service in the production of historical 'short subjects" (a scroll); to Walt Disney, for "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (trophy);

for their work in "Spawn of the North," Paramount, to Gordon Jennings for special effects, Farciot Edouart for transparencies, and Loren Ryder for sound efforts (plaques); to J. Arthur Ball (recently resigned as vice-president of Technicolour) "for his outstanding contribution in the advancement of colour" (scroll). Scientific Awards.—No major awards. Honourable mention to John Aalberg and the R.K.O. Radio sound department for the application of compression to variable area recording. Honourable mention to Byron Haskin and the special effects department of Warner Brothers studio for pioneering the development of the triple head background projector.