Honorary Awards
Assistant Director
1932-33
Charles Chaplin, for versatility and genius in acting, writing, directing and producing The Circus.
Warner Bros., for producing The Jazz Singer, the pioneer outstanding talking picture, which has revolutionized the industry.
Walt Disney, for the creation of Mickey Mouse.
1934
Shirley Temple, in grateful recognition of her outstanding contribution to screen entertainment during the year 1934.
1935
David Wark Griffith, for his distinguished creative achievements as director and producer and his invaluable initiative and lasting contributions to the progress of the motion picture arts.
1936
1934
Shirley Temple, in grateful recognition of her outstanding contribution to screen entertainment during the year 1934.
1935
David Wark Griffith, for his distinguished creative achievements as director and producer and his invaluable initiative and lasting contributions to the progress of the motion picture arts.
1936
The March of Time for its significance to motion pictures and for having revolutionized one of the most important branches of the industry -- the newsreel.
W. Howard Greene and Harold Rosson for the color cinematography of the Selznick International Production, The Garden of Allah.
1937
For his lasting contribution to the comedy technique of the screen, the basic principles of which are as important today as when they were first put into practice, the Academy presents a Special Award to that master of fun, discoverer of stars, sympathetic, kindly, understanding comedy genius -- Mack Sennett.
To Edgar Bergen, for his outstanding comedy creation, Charlie McCarthy.
To the Museum of Modern Art Film Library for its significant work in collecting films dating from 1895 to the present and for the first time making available to the public the means of studying the historical and aesthetic development of the motion picture as one of the major arts.
W. Howard Greene for the color photography of A Star Is Born.
For outstanding achievement in creating Special Photographic and Sound Effects in the Paramount production, Spawn of the North. Special Effects by Gordon Jennings, assisted by Jan Domela, Dev Jennings, Irmin Roberts and Art Smith. Transparencies by Farciot Edouart, assisted by Loyal Griggs. Sound Effects by Loren Ryder, assisted by Harry Mills, Louis H. Mesenkop and Walter Oberst.
To J. Arthur Ball for his outstanding contributions to the advancement of color in Motion Picture Photography.
1939
Commemorative Award, recognizing the unique and outstanding contribution of Douglas Fairbanks, first president of the Academy, to the international development of the motion picture.
To the Motion Picture Relief Fund, acknowledging the outstanding services to the industry of the Motion Picture Relief Fund and its progressive leadership. Presented to Jean Hersholt, President; Ralph Morgan, Chairman of the Executive Committee; Ralph Block, First Vice-President; and Conrad Nagel.
To Judy Garland for her outstanding performance as a screen juvenile during the past year.
To William Cameron Menzies for outstanding achievement in the use of color for the enhancement of dramatic mood in the production of Gone With the Wind.
To the Technicolor Company for its contributions in successfully bringing three-color feature production to the screen.
1940
To Bob Hope, in recognition of his unselfish services to the Motion Picture Industry.
To Col. Nathan Levinson for his outstanding service to the industry and the Army during the past nine years, which has made possible the present efficient mobilization of the motion picture industry facilities for the production of Army Training Films.
1941
To Rey Scott for his extraordinary achievement in producing Kukan, the film record of China's struggle, including its photography with a 16 mm camera under the most difficult and dangerous conditions.
To the British Ministry of Information for its vivid and dramatic presentation of the heroism of the RAF in the documentary film Target for Tonight.
To Leopold Stokowski and his associates for their unique achievement in the creation of a new form of visualized music in Walt Disney's production, Fantasia, thereby widening the scope of the motion picture as entertainment and as an art form.
To Walt Disney, William Garity, John N.A. Hawkins, and the RCA Manufacturing Company for their outstanding contribution to the advancement of the use of sound in motion pictures through the production of Fantasia.
1942
To Charles Boyer for his progressive cultural achievement in establishing the French Research Foundation in Los Angeles as a source of reference for the Hollywood Motion Picture Industry.
To Noël Coward for his outstanding production achievement in In Which We Serve.
To Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for its achievement in representing the American Way of Life in the production of the "Andy Hardy" series of films.
1943
To George Pal for the development of novel methods and techniques in the production of short subjects known as Puppetoons.
1944
To Margaret O'Brien, outstanding child actress of 1944.
To Bob Hope for his many services to the Academy.
1945
To Walter Wanger for his six years service as President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
To Peggy Ann Garner, outstanding child actress of 1945.
To The House I Live In, tolerance short subject, produced by Frank Ross and Mervyn LeRoy; directed by Mervyn LeRoy; screenplay by Albert Maltz; song "The House I Live In," music by Earl Robinson, lyrics by Lewis Allan; starring Frank Sinatra; released by RKO Radio.
To Republic Studio, Daniel J. Bloomberg and the Republic Studio Sound Department for the building of an outstanding musical scoring auditorium which provides optimum recording conditions and combines all elements of acoustic and engineering design.
1946
To Laurence Olivier for his outstanding achievement as actor, director and producer in bringing Henry V to the screen.
To Harold Russell for bringing hope and courage to his fellow veterans through his appearance in The Best Years of Our Lives.
To Ernst Lubitsch for his distinguished contributions to the art of the motion picture.
To Claude Jarman Jr., outstanding child actor of 1946.
1947
To James Baskett for his able and heart-warming characterization of Uncle Remus, friend and story teller to children of the world in Walt Disney's Song of the South.
To Bill and Coo, in which artistry and patience blended in a novel and entertaining use of the medium of motion pictures.
To Shoe-Shine: The high quality of this motion picture, brought to eloquent life in a country scarred by war, is proof to the world that the creative spirit can triumph over adversity.
To Colonel William N. Selig, Albert E. Smith, Thomas Armat, George K. Spoor, [among] the small group of pioneers whose belief in a new medium, and whose contributions to its development, blazed the trail along which the motion picture has progressed, in their lifetime, from obscurity to world-wide acclaim.
1948
To Monsieur Vincent, voted by the Academy Board of Governors as the most outstanding foreign language film released in the United States during 1948.
To Ivan Jandl, for the outstanding juvenile performance of 1948, as "Karel Malik" in The Search.
To Sid Grauman, a master showman, who raised the standard of motion picture exhibition.
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.
W. Howard Greene and Harold Rosson for the color cinematography of the Selznick International Production, The Garden of Allah.
1937
For his lasting contribution to the comedy technique of the screen, the basic principles of which are as important today as when they were first put into practice, the Academy presents a Special Award to that master of fun, discoverer of stars, sympathetic, kindly, understanding comedy genius -- Mack Sennett.
To Edgar Bergen, for his outstanding comedy creation, Charlie McCarthy.
To the Museum of Modern Art Film Library for its significant work in collecting films dating from 1895 to the present and for the first time making available to the public the means of studying the historical and aesthetic development of the motion picture as one of the major arts.
W. Howard Greene for the color photography of A Star Is Born.
To Deanna Durbin and Mickey Rooney for their significant contribution in bringing to the screen the spirit and personification of youth, and as juvenile players setting a high standard of ability and achievement.
To Harry M. Warner in recognition of patriotic service in the production of historical short subjects presenting significant episodes in the early struggle of the American people for liberty.
To Walt Disney for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, recognized as a significant screen innovation which has charmed millions and pioneered a great new entertainment field for the motion picture cartoon.
To Oliver Marsh and Allen Davey for the color cinematography of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production, Sweethearts.
For outstanding achievement in creating Special Photographic and Sound Effects in the Paramount production, Spawn of the North. Special Effects by Gordon Jennings, assisted by Jan Domela, Dev Jennings, Irmin Roberts and Art Smith. Transparencies by Farciot Edouart, assisted by Loyal Griggs. Sound Effects by Loren Ryder, assisted by Harry Mills, Louis H. Mesenkop and Walter Oberst.
To J. Arthur Ball for his outstanding contributions to the advancement of color in Motion Picture Photography.
1939
Commemorative Award, recognizing the unique and outstanding contribution of Douglas Fairbanks, first president of the Academy, to the international development of the motion picture.
To the Motion Picture Relief Fund, acknowledging the outstanding services to the industry of the Motion Picture Relief Fund and its progressive leadership. Presented to Jean Hersholt, President; Ralph Morgan, Chairman of the Executive Committee; Ralph Block, First Vice-President; and Conrad Nagel.
To Judy Garland for her outstanding performance as a screen juvenile during the past year.
To William Cameron Menzies for outstanding achievement in the use of color for the enhancement of dramatic mood in the production of Gone With the Wind.
To the Technicolor Company for its contributions in successfully bringing three-color feature production to the screen.
1940
To Bob Hope, in recognition of his unselfish services to the Motion Picture Industry.
To Col. Nathan Levinson for his outstanding service to the industry and the Army during the past nine years, which has made possible the present efficient mobilization of the motion picture industry facilities for the production of Army Training Films.
1941
To Rey Scott for his extraordinary achievement in producing Kukan, the film record of China's struggle, including its photography with a 16 mm camera under the most difficult and dangerous conditions.
To the British Ministry of Information for its vivid and dramatic presentation of the heroism of the RAF in the documentary film Target for Tonight.
To Leopold Stokowski and his associates for their unique achievement in the creation of a new form of visualized music in Walt Disney's production, Fantasia, thereby widening the scope of the motion picture as entertainment and as an art form.
To Walt Disney, William Garity, John N.A. Hawkins, and the RCA Manufacturing Company for their outstanding contribution to the advancement of the use of sound in motion pictures through the production of Fantasia.
1942
To Charles Boyer for his progressive cultural achievement in establishing the French Research Foundation in Los Angeles as a source of reference for the Hollywood Motion Picture Industry.
To Noël Coward for his outstanding production achievement in In Which We Serve.
To Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for its achievement in representing the American Way of Life in the production of the "Andy Hardy" series of films.
1943
To George Pal for the development of novel methods and techniques in the production of short subjects known as Puppetoons.
1944
To Margaret O'Brien, outstanding child actress of 1944.
To Bob Hope for his many services to the Academy.
1945
To Walter Wanger for his six years service as President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
To Peggy Ann Garner, outstanding child actress of 1945.
To The House I Live In, tolerance short subject, produced by Frank Ross and Mervyn LeRoy; directed by Mervyn LeRoy; screenplay by Albert Maltz; song "The House I Live In," music by Earl Robinson, lyrics by Lewis Allan; starring Frank Sinatra; released by RKO Radio.
To Republic Studio, Daniel J. Bloomberg and the Republic Studio Sound Department for the building of an outstanding musical scoring auditorium which provides optimum recording conditions and combines all elements of acoustic and engineering design.
1946
To Laurence Olivier for his outstanding achievement as actor, director and producer in bringing Henry V to the screen.
To Harold Russell for bringing hope and courage to his fellow veterans through his appearance in The Best Years of Our Lives.
To Ernst Lubitsch for his distinguished contributions to the art of the motion picture.
To Claude Jarman Jr., outstanding child actor of 1946.
1947
To James Baskett for his able and heart-warming characterization of Uncle Remus, friend and story teller to children of the world in Walt Disney's Song of the South.
To Bill and Coo, in which artistry and patience blended in a novel and entertaining use of the medium of motion pictures.
To Shoe-Shine: The high quality of this motion picture, brought to eloquent life in a country scarred by war, is proof to the world that the creative spirit can triumph over adversity.
To Colonel William N. Selig, Albert E. Smith, Thomas Armat, George K. Spoor, [among] the small group of pioneers whose belief in a new medium, and whose contributions to its development, blazed the trail along which the motion picture has progressed, in their lifetime, from obscurity to world-wide acclaim.
1948
To Monsieur Vincent, voted by the Academy Board of Governors as the most outstanding foreign language film released in the United States during 1948.
To Ivan Jandl, for the outstanding juvenile performance of 1948, as "Karel Malik" in The Search.
To Sid Grauman, a master showman, who raised the standard of motion picture exhibition.
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.
Assistant Director
Who won: Charles Barton (Paramount); Scott Beal (Universal); Charles Dorian (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer); Fred Fox (United Artists); Gordon Hollingshead (Warner Bros.); Dewey Starkey (RKO Radio); William Tummel (Fox).
1934
Who won: John Waters, Viva Villa!
1935
Who won: Clem Beauchamp and Paul Wing, The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
1936
Who won: Jack Sullivan, The Charge of the Light Brigade
1937
Who won: Robert Webb, In Old Chicago
Dance Direction
1935Who won: Dave Gould, "I've Got a Feeling You're Fooling" number from Broadway Melody of 1936; and "Straw Hat" number from Folies Bergere
Who should have won: Busby Berkeley, "Lullaby of Broadway" and "The Words Are In My Heart" numbers from Gold Diggers of 1935
1936
Who won: Seymour Felix, "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody" number from The Great Ziegfeld
Who should have won: Hermes Pan, "Let's Face the Music and Dance" number from Follow the Fleet
1937
Who won: Hermes Pan, "Fun House" number from A Damsel in Distress
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
1937
Darryl F. Zanuck
1938
Hal B. Wallis
1939
David O. Selznick
1941
Walt Disney
1942
Sidney Franklin
1943
Hal B. Wallis
1944
Darryl F. Zanuck
1946
Samuel Goldwyn
1948
Jerry Wald
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