21st Academy Awards

The 21st Academy Awards were held on March 24, 1949, honoring the films of 1948. The ceremony was moved from the Shrine Auditorium to the Academy's own theater, primarily because the major Hollywood studios had withdrawn their financial support in order to address rumors that they had been trying to influence voters. This year marked the first time a non-Hollywood production won Best Picture, and the first time an individual directed himself in an Oscar-winning performance.
The Academy Award for Best Costume Design was introduced this year. Like Best Cinematography and Best Set Decoration, it was split into Color and Black & White categories.
John Huston directed his father, Walter Huston, to the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Howard in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, a unique accomplishment. The Huston family won three Oscars that evening. Humphrey Bogart's lack of a nomination for Best Actor has been since considered one of the Academy's greatest slights.
Joan of Arc set a record by receiving seven nominations without being nominated for Best Picture; this stood until They Shoot Horses, Don't They? received nine nominations at the 42nd Academy Awards without one for Best Picture. Walter Wanger, producer of the film, was not pleased to see the film avoid a Best Picture nomination, and turned down a special Oscar designed to make up for this slight.
Hamlet became the fifth film to win Best Picture without a screenwriting nomination; the next to do so would be The Sound of Music at the 38th Academy Awards. Jane Wyman became the first performer since the silent era to win an Oscar for a performance with no lines; Johnny Belinda was the fourth film to receive nominations in all four acting categories.
In addition, Johnny Belinda set the record for most Oscars lost with 11. It has since been tied with Becket, The Turning Point, The Color Purple, The Power of the Dog, and Emilia Pérez.
I Remember Mama received four acting nominations but not one for Best Picture, tying the record set by My Man Godfrey in 1936. Two more films to date have tied this record: Othello and Doubt.

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Winners and nominees

Awards

Nominees were announced on February 10, 1949. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Special Foreign Language Film Award

To Monsieur Vincent - voted by the Academy Board of Governors as the most outstanding foreign language film released in the United States during 1948.

Special Awards

To Ivan Jandl, for the outstanding juvenile performance of 1948, as Karel Malik in The Search.
To Sid Grauman, master showman, who raised the standard of exhibition of motion pictures.
To Adolph Zukor, a man who has been called the father of the feature film in America, for his services to the industry over a period of forty years.
To Walter Wanger for distinguished service to the industry in adding to its moral stature in the world community by his production of the picture Joan of Arc.
To Jean Hersholt - in recognition of his service to the Academy during four terms as president.

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award

Jerry Wald

Presenters and performers

Presenters

Performers

Multiple nominations and awards

Nominations	Film
12	Johnny Belinda
7	Hamlet
7	Joan of Arc
6	The Snake Pit
5	I Remember Mama
5	The Red Shoes
4	The Search
4	The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
3	The Naked City
2	The Emperor Waltz
2	A Foreign Affair
2	Portrait of Jennie
2	Red River
2	Romance on the High Seas
2	When My Baby Smiles at Me

Awards	Film
4	Hamlet
3	The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
2	Joan of Arc
2	The Naked City
2	The Red Shoes