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Oscars 1941 Winners & Nominees

The 13th Academy Awards (1941) took place on February 27, 1941. Rebecca won Outstanding Production and one more award. The Grapes of Wrath, The Philadelphia Story and Pinocchio matched it with 2 wins. Every winner and nominee in all 17 categories is below.

All 17 categories Most wins
categories
17
nominations
43
films nominated
11
winners
11
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Outstanding Production
Rebecca
Headline winners

Oscars 1941: The Winners

Rebecca won Outstanding Production against 3 other nominees. John Ford (Best Director), James Stewart (Best Actor) and Walter Brennan (Best Supporting Actor) took the main individual prizes.

Rebecca (1940) movie poster Outstanding Production

Outstanding Production

Rebecca

1940 · Drama, Mystery, Thriller · $113K worldwide

2 wins from 11 nominations at the 13th Academy Awards (1941)

  • Best Cinematography (Black-and-White)

A young woman marries the wealthy Max De Winter and finds herself living in the imposing estate of Manderley, overshadowed by his deceased first wife, Rebecca. She struggles to escape Rebecca’s lingering presence and the controlling influence of the housekeeper, Mrs. Danvers, as she uncovers disturbing secrets about the De Winter family and the circumstances surrounding Rebecca’s death. Navigating a web of mystery and manipulation, she must confront the past to forge her own future.

About Rebecca
Scoreboard

Oscars 1941: Which Films Won the Most

Rebecca, The Grapes of Wrath, The Philadelphia Story and Pinocchio won 2 awards each. 7 films won at least once, while Foreign Correspondent went home empty-handed from 6 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Rebecca (1940) movie poster
    Rebecca 2 / 11
    1940 · Drama, Mystery · 2 wins from 11 nominations
  2. The Grapes of Wrath (1940) movie poster
    The Grapes of Wrath 2 / 7
    1940 · Drama, History · 2 wins from 7 nominations
  3. The Philadelphia Story (1940) movie poster
    The Philadelphia Story 2 / 6
    1940 · Comedy, Romance · 2 wins from 6 nominations
  4. Pinocchio (1940) movie poster
    Pinocchio 2 / 2
    1940 · Fantasy, Comedy · 2 wins from 2 nominations
  5. The Westerner (1940) movie poster
    The Westerner 1 / 3
    1940 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 3 nominations
  6. Strike Up the Band (1940) movie poster
    Strike Up the Band 1 / 3
    1940 · Comedy, Romance · 1 win from 3 nominations
  7. Pride and Prejudice (1940) movie poster
    Pride and Prejudice 1 / 1
    1940 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 1 nomination
  8. Foreign Correspondent (1940) movie poster
    Foreign Correspondent 0 / 6
    1940 · Mystery, Thriller · 0 wins from 6 nominations
  9. Waterloo Bridge (1940) movie poster
    Waterloo Bridge 0 / 2
    1940 · Drama, Romance · 0 wins from 2 nominations
  10. Swiss Family Robinson (1940) movie poster
    Swiss Family Robinson 0 / 1
    1940 · Adventure · 0 wins from 1 nomination
Full results

All 17 Oscars 1941 Categories: Winners & Nominees

17 categories and 43 nominations. The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

17 categories · 43 nominations

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Oscars 1941 Best Original Screenplay

Official name: Writing (Original Screenplay)

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

Oscars 1941 Best Writing (Original Story)

Official name: Writing (Original Story)

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

Oscars 1941 Best Film Editing

Official name: Film Editing

2 nominees

No winner is recorded for this category.

By genre

The Genres Behind the Oscars 1941 Winners

Romance led with 33 nominations across 8 films and won 7. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Romance 7 wins · 33 nominations · 21%
  2. Drama 6 wins · 25 nominations · 24%
  3. Mystery 2 wins · 17 nominations · 12%
  4. Thriller 2 wins · 17 nominations · 12%
  5. Comedy 5 wins · 11 nominations · 45%
  6. War 0 wins · 9 nominations · 0%
  7. History 2 wins · 7 nominations · 29%
  8. Musical 3 wins · 6 nominations · 50%
  9. Western 1 win · 3 nominations · 33%
  10. Fantasy 2 wins · 2 nominations · 100%
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Oscars 1941: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 13th Academy Awards (1941), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Outstanding Production at the 13th Academy Awards (1941)?

Rebecca (1940) won Outstanding Production. The other nominees were Foreign Correspondent, The Grapes of Wrath and The Philadelphia Story.

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Which film won the most awards at the 13th Academy Awards (1941)?

Rebecca, The Grapes of Wrath, The Philadelphia Story and 1 other each won 2 awards.

Which film had the most nominations at the 13th Academy Awards (1941)?

Rebecca (1940) led with 11 nominations and won 2 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 13th Academy Awards (1941)?

Best Director: John Ford for The Grapes of Wrath. Best Actor: James Stewart for The Philadelphia Story. Best Supporting Actor: Walter Brennan for The Westerner. Best Supporting Actress: Jane Darwell for The Grapes of Wrath.

When was the 13th Academy Awards (1941)?

The 13th Academy Awards (1941) took place on February 27, 1941. The database has 17 categories and 43 nominations for it.