Film Data for 1944
1) Going My Way- 428 votes
2) The Song of Bernadette (1943)- 325 votes
3) Since You Went Away- 231 votes
4) Madame Curie (1943)- 207 votes
5) Dragon Seed- 191 votes
6) The White Cliffs of Dover- 190 votes
7) Gaslight- 187 votes
8) A Guy Named Joe (1943)- 175 votes
9) The Story of Dr. Wassell- 161 votes
10) Lifeboat- 154 votes
The Top Ten Box Office Stars (according to Quigley Publications)
1) Bing Crosby
2) Gary Cooper
3) Bob Hope
4) Betty Grable
5) Spencer Tracy
6) Greer Garson
7) Humphrey Bogart
8) Abbott & Costello
9) Cary Grant
10) Bette Davis
The Next Fifteen:
11) Wallace Berry
12) Dorothy Lamour
13) Walter Pidgeon
14) Judy Garland
15) Alice Faye/Red Skelton (tie)
16) Ginger Rodgers
17) Mickey Rooney
18) Claudette Colbert
19) Irene Dunne
20) Margaret O'Brien/James Cagney (tie)
21) Barry Fitzgerald
22) Roy Rogers
23) Betty Hutton
24) Fred MacMurray/Ingrid Bergman (tie)
25) Deanna Durbin
5) Dragon Seed- 191 votes
6) The White Cliffs of Dover- 190 votes
7) Gaslight- 187 votes
8) A Guy Named Joe (1943)- 175 votes
9) The Story of Dr. Wassell- 161 votes
10) Lifeboat- 154 votes
The Honor Roll:
11) Lassie Come Home (1943)- 152 votes
12) Double Indemnity- 133 votes
13) Arsenic and Old Lace- 123 votes
14) The Miracle of Morgan's Creek- 117 votes
15) Destination Tokyo- 103 votes
16) Mr. Skeffington- 98 votes
17) See Here, Private Hargrove- 88 votes
18) Jane Eyre (1943)- 85 votes
The Fighting Sullivans- 85 votes
20) The Adventures of Mark Twain- 84 votes
21) Cover Girl- 70 votes
22) Lady in the Dark- 68 votes
23) Two Girls and a Sailor- 65 votes
24) Home in Indiana- 63 votes
25) Up in Arms- 61 votes
26) Hail the Conquering Hero- 60 votes
27) Guadalcanal Diary (1943)- 53 votes
28) None but the Lonely Heart- 51 votes
29) Thousands Cheer (1943)- 49 votes
30) The Purple Heart- 47 votes
31) Old Acquaintance (1943)- 44 votes
32) The Eve of St. Mark- 42 votes
Lost Angel (1943)- 42 votes
34) The Uninvited- 40 votes
35) Janie- 38
36) An American Romance- 36 votes
37) Casanova Brown- 30 votes
38) The Lodger- 29 votes
39) Happy Land (1943)- 27 votes
40) The North Star (1943)- 25 votes
41) Flesh and Fantasy (1943)- 23 votes
42) Bathing Beauty- 20 votes
43) Tender Comrade (1943)- 18 votes
Wing and a Prayer- 18 votes
45) Christmas Holiday- 17 votes
46) Passage to Marseille- 16 votes
47) The Mask of Dimitrios- 15 votes
48) Between Two Worlds- 14 votes
In Our Time- 14 votes
Phantom Lady- 14 votes
The Woman in the Window- 14 votes
52) Buffalo Bill- 13 votes
The Impatient Years- 13 votes
Once Upon a Time- 13 votes
55) Kismet- 12 votes
Show Business- 12 votes
57) Shine On, Harvest Moon- 11 votes
58) Address Unknown- 10 votes
The Bridge of San Luis Rey- 10 votes
The Hitler Gang- 10 votes
The Film Daily- "Filmdom's Famous Fives" (Listed in order of preference):
Best Performances by Male Stars
1) Bing Crosby in Going My Way
2) Spencer Tracy in A Guy Named Joe (1943)
3) Gary Cooper in The Story of Dr. Wassell
4) Fredric March in The Adventures of Mark Twain
5) Claude Rains in Mr. Skeffington
Best Performances by Feminine Stars
1) Jennifer Jones in The Song of Bernadette (1943)
2) Ingrid Bergman in Gaslight
3) Greer Garson in Madame Curie (1943)
4) Bette Davis in Mr. Skeffington
5) Irene Dunne in The White Cliffs of Dover
Best Performances by Supporting Actors
1) Barry Fitzgerald in Going My Way
2) Walter Pidgeon in Madame Curie (1943)
3) Van Johnson in A Guy Named Joe
4) Monty Woolley in Since You Went Away (tied with)
Keenan Wynn in See Here, Private Hargrove
Walter Huston in Dragon Seed
Best Performances by Supporting Actresses
1) Aline MacMahon in Dragon Seed
2) Ethel Barrymore in None but the Lonely Heart
3) Miriam Hopkins in Old Acquaintance (1943) (tied with)
Diana Lynn in The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
5) Angela Lansbury in Gaslight
Best Performances by Juvenile Actors
1) Roddy McDowall in Lassie Come Home (1943)
2) Ted Donaldson in Once Upon a Time
3) Roddy McDowall in The White Cliffs of Dover
4) Lon McCallister in Home in Indiana
5) Donald O'Connor in The Merry Monahans
Best Performances by Juvenile Actresses
1) Margaret O'Brien in Lost Angel (1943)
2) Joyce Reynolds in Janie
3) Shirley Temple in Since You Went Away
4) Peggy Ann Garner in Jane Eyre (1943)
5) Margaret O'Brien in Jane Eyre (1943)
The Year's Best Directors
1) Leo McCarey for Going My Way
2) Henry King for Wilson
3) Alfred Hitchcock for Lifeboat
4) John Cromwell for Since You Went Away
5) George Cukor for Gaslight
The Year's Outstanding Screenplays
1) Going My Way, Frank Butler, Frank Cavett
2) Double Indemnity, Billy Wilder, Raymond Chandler
3) The Song of Bernadette (1943), George Seaton
4) Since You Went Away, David O. Selznick
5) Lifeboat- Joe Swerling
The Year's Outstanding Photography
1) Lady in the Dark, Ray Rennahan
2) An American Romance, Harold Rosson
3) Lassie Come Home- George Seaton
4) The Song of Bernadette (1943)- Arthur Miller
5) Jane Eyre (1943)- George Barnes
"Finds of the Year"
1) Jennifer Jones- David O. Selznick
2) Danny Kaye- Samuel Goldwyn
3) June Allyson- MGM
4) Van Johnson- MGM
5) Barry Fitzgerald- Paramount
Ten Big Pictures of 1944 (Source: Box Office Digest 1945 Annual, with estimated gross listed):
1) Going My Way- $8,500,000
2) Wilson- $6,500,000
3) Since You Went Away- $6,500,000
4) Song of Bernadette (1943)- $5,000,000
5) Lady in the Dark- $5,000,000
6) Meet Me in St. Louis- $4,500,000
7) Mrs. Parkington- $4,250,000
8) The Story of Dr. Wassell- $4,000,000
9) Winged Victory- $3,750,000
10) Hollywood Canteen- $3,750,000
New York Film Critics Awards (Winners announced on December 27, 1944. Sources: Tom O'Neil's Movie Awards, 2001 and Donald Lyons, "The Lights of New York," Film Comment, March-April, 1993)
Best Picture
Going My Way (won on Ballot III with 11 votes)
Runner-up: Hail the Conquering Hero (3 votes)
Best Director
Leo McCarey for Going My Way (won on Ballot VI with 7 votes)
Runner-up: Preston Sturges for Hail the Conquering Hero (5 votes)
Lyons notes McCarey and Sturges were tied 4-4 on Ballot I, then on Ballot II McCarey had 5 votes to 4 for Sturges. On Ballot III both were tied at 5-5 before McCarey pulled ahead 6-4 on Ballot IV and 7-5 on Ballot's V and VI.
Best Actor
Barry Fitzgerald in Going My Way (won on Ballot I- no vote count given)
Runners-up: Bing Crosby in Going My Way (2 votes)
Alexander Knox in Wilson (2 votes)
Best Actress
Tallulah Bankhead in Lifeboat (10 votes in Ballot IV)
Runner-up: Ingrid Bergman in Gaslight (5 votes)
National Board of Review (Voting results announced on December 23, 1944. Source: Tom O'Neil's Movie Awards).
Best Film
None but the Lonely Heart
Rest of the Top Ten (Listed in order of preference)
Going My Way
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Hail the Conquering Hero
The Song of Bernadette (1943)
Wilson
Meet Me in St. Louis
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Thunder Rock (1942)
Lifeboat
Best Acting (Listed in alphabetical order)
Ethel Barrymore, None but the Lonely Heart
Ingrid Bergman, Gaslight
Humphrey Bogart, To Have and Have Not
Eddie Bracken, Hail the Conquering Hero
Bing Crosby, Going My Way
June Duprez, None but the Lonely Heart
Betty Hutton, The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Margaret O'Brien, Meet Me in St. Louis
Franklin Pangborn, Hail the Conquering Hero
Best Documentaries
The Memphis Belle
Attack! The Battle for New Britain
With the Marines at Tarawa
Battle for the Marianas
Tunisian Victory
The Golden Globes (Winners announced in late January 1945. Awards presented at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Source: Tom O'Neil's Movie Awards).
Best Picture
Going My Way
Best Director
Leo McCarey, Going My Way
Best Actor
Alexander Knox, Wilson
Best Actress
Ingrid Bergman, Gaslight
Best Supporting Actor
Barry Fitzgerald, Going My Way
Best Supporting Actress
Agnes Moorehead, Mrs. Parkington
The Academy Awards (Nominations announced on February 3, 1945. Awards were presented on March 15, 1945 at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Sources: Tom O'Neil's Movie Awards and Mason Wiley and Damien Bona's Inside Oscar). (Winners in bold print).
Best Picture
Double Indemnity, Paramount. Produced by Joseph Sistrom.
Gaslight, MGM. Produced by Arthur Hornblow, Jr.
Going My Way, Paramount. Produced by Leo McCarey.
Since You Went Away, Selznick, UA. Produced by David O. Selznick.
Wilson, 20th Century-Fox. Produced by Darryl F. Zanuck.
Best Director
Alfred Hitchcock for Lifeboat (20th Century-Fox).
Henry King for Wilson (20th Century-Fox)
Leo McCarey for Going My Way (Paramount).
Otto Preminger for Laura (20th Century-Fox).
Billy Wilder for Double Indemnity (Paramount).
Best Actor
Charles Boyer in Gaslight (MGM).
Bing Crosby in Going My Way (Paramount).
Barry Fitzgerald in Going My Way (Paramount).
Cary Grant in None but the Lonely Heart (RKO Radio).
Alexander Knox in Wilson (20th Century-Fox).
Best Actress
Ingrid Bergman in Gaslight (MGM).
Claudette Colbert in Since You Went Away (Selznick, UA).
Bette Davis in Mr. Skeffington (Warner Bros.).
Greer Garson in Mrs. Parkington (MGM).
Barbara Stanwyck in Double Indemnity (Paramount).
Best Supporting Actor
Hume Cronyn in The Seventh Cross (MGM)
Barry Fitzgerald in Going My Way (Paramount).
Claude Rains in Mr. Skeffington (Warner Bros.).
Clifton Webb in Laura (20th Century-Fox).
Monty Woolley in Since You Went Away (Selznick, UA).
Best Supporting Actress
Ethel Barrymore in None but the Lonely Heart (RKO Radio).
Jennifer Jones in Since You Went Away (Selznick, UA).
Angela Lansbury in Gaslight (MGM).
Angela Lansbury in Gaslight (MGM).
Aline MacMahon in Dragon Seed (MGM).
Agnes Moorehead in Mrs. Parkington (MGM).
Writing- Best Original Story
Going My Way, Paramount, Leo McCarey.
A Guy Named Joe, MGM. David Boehm and Chandler Sprague.
Lifeboat, 20th Century-Fox. John Steinbeck.
None Shall Escape, Columbia. Alfred Neumann and Joseph Than.
The Sullivans, 20th Century-Fox. Edward Doherty and Jules Schermer.
Best Original Screenplay
Hail the Conquering Hero, Paramount. Preston Sturges.
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek, Paramount. Preston Sturges.
Two Girls and a Sailor, MGM. Richard Connell and Gladys Lehman.
Wilson, 20th Century-Fox. Lamar Trotti.
Wing and a Prayer, 20th Century-Fox. Jerome Cady.
Best Screenplay
Double Indemnity, Paramount. Raymond Chandler and Billy Wilder.
Gaslight, MGM. John L. Balderston, Walter Reisch and John Van Druten.
Going My Way, Paramount. Frank Butler and Frank Cavett.
Laura, 20th Century-Fox. Jay Dratler, Samuel Hoffenstein and Betty Reinhardt.
Meet Me in St. Louis, MGM. Irving Brecher and Fred F. Finkelhoffe.
Best Cinematography (Black-and-White)
Double Indemnity, Paramount. John Seitz
Dragon Seed, MGM. Sidney Wagner.
Gaslight, MGM. Joseph Ruttenberg.
Going My Way, Paramount. Lionel Lindon.
Laura, 20th Century-Fox. Joseph LaShelle.
Lifeboat, 20th Century-Fox. Glen MacWilliams.
Since You Went Away, Selznick, UA. Stanley Cortez and Lee Garmes.
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, MGM. Robert Surtees and Harold Rosson.
The Uninvited, Paramount. Charles Lang.
The White Cliffs of Dover, MGM. George Folsey.
Best Cinematography (Color)
Cover Girl, Columbia. Rudolph Mate and Allen M. Davey.
Home in Indiana, 20th Century-Fox. Edward Cronjager.
Kismet, MGM. Charles Rosher.
Lady in the Dark, Paramount. Ray Rennahan.
Meet Me in St. Louis, MGM. George Folsey.
Wilson, 20th Century-Fox. Leon Shamroy.
Best Interior Decoration (Black-and-White)
Address Unknown, Columbia. Lionel Banks and Walter Holscher; Joseph Kish.
The Adventures of Mark Twain, Warner Bros. John J. Hughes; Fred MacLean.
Casanova Brown, International, RKO Radio. Perry Ferguson; Julia Heron.
Gaslight, MGM. Cedric Gibbons and William Ferrari; Edwin B. Willis and Paul Huldschinsky.
Laura, 20th Century-Fox. Lyle Wheeler and Leland Fuller; Thomas Little.
No Time for Love, Paramount. Hans Dreier and Robert Usher; Sam Comer.
Since You Went Away, Selznick, UA. Mark-Lee Kirk; Victor A. Gangelin.
Step Lively, RKO Radio. Albert S. D'Agostino and Carroll Clark; Darrell Silvera and Claude Carpenter.
Best Interior Decoration (Color)
The Climax, Universal. John B. Goodman and Alexander Golitzen; Russell A. Gausman and Ira S. Webb.
Cover Girl, Columbia. Lionel Banks and Cary Odell. Fay Babcock.
The Desert Song, Warner Bros. Charles Novi; Jack McConaghy.
Kismet, MGM. Cedric Gibbons and Daniel B. Cathcart; Edwin B. Willis and Richard Pefferle.
Lady in the Dark, Paramount. Hans Dreier and Raoul Pene du Bois; Ray Moyer.
The Princess and the Pirate, Goldwyn, RKO Radio. Ernst Fegte; Howard Bristol.
Wilson, 20th Century-Fox. Wiard Ihnen; Thomas Little.
Best Sound Recording
Brazil, Republic. Daniel J. Bloomberg.
Casanova Brown, International, RKO Radio. Thomas T. Moulton, Goldwyn Sound Department.
Cover Girl, Columbia. John Livadary.
Double Indemnity, Paramount. Loren Ryder.
His Butler's Sister, Universal. Bernard B. Brown.
Hollywood Canteen, Warner Bros. Nathan Levinson.
It Happened Tomorrow, Arnold, UA. Jack Whitney, Sound Service Inc.
Kismet, MGM. Douglas Shearer.
Music in Manhattan, RKO Radio. Stephen Dunn.
Voice in the Wind, Ripley-Monter, UA. W. M. Dalgleish, RCA Sound.
Wilson, 20th Century-Fox. E.H. Hansen.
Best Song
"I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night" (Higher and Higher, RKO Radio); Music by Jimmy McHugh. Lyrics by Harold Adamson.
"I'll Walk Alone" (Follow the Boys, Feldman, Universal); Music by Jule Styne. Lyrics by Sammy Cahn.
"I'm Making Believe" (Sweet and Lowdown, 20th Century-Fox); Music by James V. Monaco. Lyrics by Mack Gordon.
"Long Ago and Far Away" (Cover Girl, Columbia); Music by Jerome Kern. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin.
"Now I Know" (Up in Arms, Avalon, RKO Radio); Music by Harold Arlen. Lyrics by Ted Koehler.
"Remember Me to Carolina" (Minstrel Man, PRC); Music by Harry Revel. Lyrics by Paul Webster.
"Rio de Janeiro" (Brazil, Republic); Music by Ary Barroso. Lyrics by Ned Washington.
"Silver Shadows and Golden Dreams" (Lady Let's Dance, Monogram); Music by Lew Pollack. Lyrics by Charles Newman.
"Sweet Dreams Sweetheart" (Hollywood Canteen, Warner Bros.); Music by M.K. Jerome. Lyrics by Ted Koehler.
"Swinging on a Star" (Going My Way, Paramount); Music by James Van Heusen. Lyrics by Johnny Burke.
"Too Much in Love" (Song of the Open Road, Rogers, UA); Music by Walter Kent. Lyrics by Kim Gannon.
"The Trolley Song" (Meet Me in St. Louis, MGM); Music and Lyrics by Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin.
Best Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
Address Unknown, Columbia. Morris Stoloff and Ernst Toch.
The Adventures of Mark Twain, Warner Bros. Max Steiner.
The Bridge of San Luis Rey, Bogeaus, UA. Dimitri Tiomkin.
Casanova Brown, International, RKO Radio. Arthur Lange.
Christmas Holiday, Universal. H.J. Salter.
Double Indemnity, Paramount. Miklos Rozsa.
The Fighting Seabees, Republic. Walter Scharf and Roy Webb.
The Hairy Ape, Levey, UA. Michel Michelet and Edward Paul.
It Happened Tomorrow, Arnold, UA. Robert Stolz.
Jack London, Bronston, UA. Frederic E. Rich.
Kismet, MGM. Herbert Stothart.
None but the Lonely Heart, RKO Radio. C. Bakaleinikoff and Hanns Eisler.
The Princess and the Pirate, Goldwyn, RKO Radio. David Rose.
Since You Went Away, Selznick, UA. Max Steiner.
Summer Storm, Angelus, UA. Karl Hajos.
Three Russian Girls, R&F Prods., UA. Franke Harling.
Up in Mable's Room, Small, UA. Edward Paul.
Voice in the Wind, Ripley-Monter, UA. Michel Michelet.
Wilson, 20th Century-Fox. Alfred Newman.
Woman of the Town, Sherman, UA. Mikos Rozsa.
Best Scoring of a Musical Picture
Brazil, republic. Walter Scharf.
Cover Girl, Columbia. Carmen Dragon and Morris Stoloff.
Higher and Higher, RKO Radio. C. Bakaleinikoff
Hollywood Canteen, Warner Bros. Ray Heindorf.
Irish Eyes Are Smiling, 20th Century-Fox. Alfred Newman.
Knickerbocker Holiday, RCA, UA. Werner R. Heymann and Kurt Weill.
Lady in the Dark, Paramount. Robert Emmett Dolan.
Lady Let's Dance, Monogram. Edward Kay.
Meet Me in St. Louis, MGM. Georgie Stoll.
The Merry Monahans, Universal. H.J. Salter.
Minstrel Man, PRC. Leo Erdody and Ferde Grofe.
Sensations of 1945, Stone, UA. Mahlon Merrick.
Song of the Open Road, Rogers, UA. Charles Previn.
Up in Arms, Avalon, RKO Radio. Louis Forbes and Ray Heindorf.
Best Film Editing
Going My Way, Paramount. Leroy Stone.
Jamie, Warner Bros. Owen Marks.
None But the Lonely Heart, RKO Radio. Roland Gross.
Since You Went Away, Selznick, UA. Hal C. Kern and James E. Newcom.
Wilson, 20th Century-Fox. Barbara McLean.
Best Special Effects
The Adventures of Mark Twain, Warner Bros. Photographic: Paul Detlefsen and John Crouse. Sound: Nathan Levinson.
Days of Glory, RKO Radio. Photographic: Vernon L. Walker. Sound: James G. Stewart and Roy Granville.
Secret Command, Columbia. Photographic: David Allen, Ray Cory and Robert Wright. Sound: Russell Malmgren and Harry Kusnick.
Since You Went Away, Selznick, UA. Photographic: John R. Cosgrove. Sound: Arthur Johns.
The Story of Sr. Wassell, Paramount. Photographic: Farciot Edouart and Gordon Jennings. Sound: George Dutton.
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, MGM. Photographic: A. Arnold Gillespie, Donald Jahraus and Warren Newcombe. Sound: Douglas Shearer.
Wilson, 20th Century-Fox. Photographic: Fred Sersen. Sound: Roger Heman.
Best Short Subject Cartoon
And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street, Paramount (Puppetoon). George Pal, producer.
The Dog, Cat and Canary, Columbia (Screen Gems).
Fish Fry, Universal. Walter Lantz, producer.
How to Play Football, Disney, RKO Radio. Walt Disney, producer.
Mouse Trouble, MGM. Frederick C. Quimby, producer.
My Boy, Johnny, 20th Century-Fox. Paul Terry, producer.
Swooner Crooner, Warner Bros.
Best Short Subject (One-Reel)
Blue Grass Gentlemen, 20th Century-Fox (Sports Review). Edmund Reek, producer.
Jammin' the Blues, Warner Bros. (Melody Master Bands). Gordon Hollingshead, producer.
Movie Pests, MGM (Pete Smith Specialty). Pete Smith, producer.
50th Anniversary of Motion Pictures, Columbia (Screen Snapshots #9, Series 23). Ralph Staub, producer.
Who's Who in Animal Land, Paramount (Speaking of Animals). Jerry Fairbanks, producer.
Best Short Subject (Two-Reel)
Bombalera, Paramount (Musical Parade). Louis Harris, producer.
I Won't Play, Warner Bros. (Featurette). Gordon Hollingshead, producer.
Main Street Today, MGM (Two-reel Special). Jerry Bresler, producer.
Best Documentary Short Subject
Arturo Toscanini, Motion Picture Bureau, Overseas Branch, Office of War Information.
New Americans, This is America Series, RKO Radio.
With the Marines at Tarawa, U.S. Marine Corps.
Best Documentary Feature
The Fighting Lady, 20th Century-Fox and U.S. Navy.
Resisting Enemy Interrogation, U.S. Army Air Force.
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
Darryl F. Zanuck.
Special Award
Margaret O'Brien, outstanding child actress of 1944 (miniature statuette).
Bob Hope for his many services to the Academy (a Life Membership in The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences).
Scientific or Technical
Class I (Statuette)
None.
Class II (Plaque)
Stephen Dunn and the RKO Radio Studio Sound Department and Radio Corporation of America for the design and development of the electronic compressor-limiter.
Class III (Citation)
Linwood Dunn, Cecil Love and Acme Tool Manufacturing Co. for the design and construction of the Acme-Dunn Optical Printer.
Grover Laube and the 20th Century-Fox Studio Camera Department for the development of a continuous loop projection device.
Western Electric Co. for the design and construction of the 1126A Limiting Amplifier for the variable density sound recording.
Russell Brown, Ray Hinsdale and Joseph E. Robbins for the development and production use of the Paramount floating hydraulic boat rocker.
Gordon Jennings for the design and construction of the Paramount nodal point tripod.
Radio Corporation of America and the RKO Radio Studio Sound Department for design and construction of the RKO reverberation chamber.
Daniel J. Bloomberg and the Republic Studio Sound Department for the design and development of a multi-interlock selector switch.
Bernard B. Brown and John P. Livadary for the design and engineering of a separate soloist and chorus recording room.
Paul Zeff, S.J. Twining and George Seid of the Columbia Studio Laboratory for the formula and application to production of a simplified variable area sound negative developer.
Paul Lerpae for the design and construction of the Paramount traveling matte projection and photographing device.
Venice Film Festival (Source: Film Facts, 1980, edited by Cobbett Steinberg).
Festival not held.
The New York Times Ten Best List (Listed in chronological order. Source: Film Facts, 1980, edited by Cobbett Steinberg).
Destination Tokyo
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
The Purple Heart
Going My Way
Wilson
Hail the Conquering Hero
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
None but the Lonely Heart
Meet Me in St. Louis
National Velvet
The Top Box-Office Hits of 1944 (According to Variety. Source: Film Facts, 1980, edited by Cobbett Steinberg. Totals were not listed.).
1944 films listed on the 1943/44 list:
Arsenic and Old Lace
Cover Girl
Destination Tokyo
Dragon Seed
Going My Way
Lady in the Dark
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Mr. Skeffington
See Here, Private Hargrove
Since You Went Away
The Story of Dr. Wassell
The White Cliffs of Dover
Wilson
1944 films listed on the 1944/45 list:
And Now Tomorrow
Casanova Brown
Frenchman's Creek
Here Comes the Wave
Hollywood Canteen
I'll Be Seeing You
Irish Eyes Are Smiling
The Keys of the Kingdom
Meet Me in St. Louis
Mrs. Parkington
Music for Millions
National Velvet
The Princess and the Pirate
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
To Have and Have Not
Winged Victory
1) Bing Crosby
2) Gary Cooper
3) Bob Hope
4) Betty Grable
5) Spencer Tracy
6) Greer Garson
7) Humphrey Bogart
8) Abbott & Costello
9) Cary Grant
10) Bette Davis
The Next Fifteen:
11) Wallace Berry
12) Dorothy Lamour
13) Walter Pidgeon
14) Judy Garland
15) Alice Faye/Red Skelton (tie)
16) Ginger Rodgers
17) Mickey Rooney
18) Claudette Colbert
19) Irene Dunne
20) Margaret O'Brien/James Cagney (tie)
21) Barry Fitzgerald
22) Roy Rogers
23) Betty Hutton
24) Fred MacMurray/Ingrid Bergman (tie)
25) Deanna Durbin
The Stars of Tomorrow (according to Quigley Publishing's poll of film exhibitors).
1) Sonny Tufts
2) James Craig
3) Gloria DeHaven
4) Roddy McDowall
5) June Allyson
6) Barry Fitzgerald
7) Marsha Hunt
8) Sydney Greenstreet
9) Turhan Bey
10) Helmet Dantine
The Top Ten Western Stars of 1944 (according to Quigley Publishing's poll of film exhibitors).
1) Roy Rogers
2) William Boyd
3) Smiley Burnette
4) Gabby Hayes
5) Bill Elliot
6) Johnny Mack Brown
7) Red Barry
8) Charles Starrett
9) Russell Hayden
10) Tex Ritter
The Top Ten Box-Offices Stars of 1944 in Britain (according to The Motion Picture Herald).
British Stars:
1) James Mason
2) David Niven
3) George Formby
4) Eric Portman
5) Laurence Olivier
6) Margaret Lockwood
7) Robert Donat
8) Phyllis Calvert
9) Anna Neagle
10) Robert Newton
International Stars:
1) Bing Crosby
2) Betty Grable
3) Greer Garson
4) Deanna Durbin
5) Bette Davis
6) Bob Hope
7) Humphrey Bogart
8) Gary Cooper
9) Spencer Tracy
10) Abbott & Costello
Harvard Lampoon's Movie Worst Awards (Source: Film Facts, 1980, edited by Cobbett Steinberg).
Ten Worst Pictures:
Kismet
A Song to Remember (1945)
Frenchman's Creek
Tonight and Every Night (1945)
Mr. Skeffington
Hollywood Canteen
Follow the Boys
Till We Meet Again
Thousands Cheer (1943)
Winged Victory
Worst Discovery:
Maria Montez in anything.
Frank Sinatra and/or Van Johnson
Worst Script:
A Song to Remember (1945)
Most in Need of Retirement:
Paul Muni
Worst Scene:
The ketchup on the keys in A Song to Remember (1945)
Fastest-on-the-Downward-Pass Award:
Don Ameche
Most Unattractive:
Andrew Sisters in anything but a total blackout
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