Academy Awards

1942 Academy Awards - Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) WinnerDumboFrank ChurchillRidiculed because of his enormous ears, a young circus elephant is assisted by a mouse to achieve his full potential.Amazon1942 Academy Awards - Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) NomineesAll-American Co-EdEdward WardAmazonBirth of the BluesRobert Emmett DolanAmazonBuck PrivatesCharles PrevinAmazonIce-CapadesCy FeuerAmazonSun Valley SerenadeEmil NewmanAmazonSunnyAnthony CollinsAmazonThe Chocolate SoldierHerbert StothartAmazonThe Strawberry BlondeHeinz RoemheldAmazonYou'll Never Get RichMorris StoloffAmazon

1943 Academy Awards - Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) WinnerYankee Doodle DandyRay HeindorfThe life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer, and singer George M. Cohan.Amazon1943 Academy Awards - Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) NomineesFlying with MusicEdward WardAmazonFor Me and My GalRoger EdensAmazonHoliday InnRobert Emmett DolanAmazonIt Started with EveCharles PrevinAmazonJohnny DoughboyWalter ScharfAmazonMy Gal SalAlfred NewmanAmazonYou Were Never LovelierLeigh HarlineAmazon

1944 Academy Awards - Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) WinnerThis Is the ArmyRay HeindorfIn WWI dancer Jerry Jones stages an all-soldier show on Broadway, called Yip Yip Yaphank. Wounded in the war, he becomes a producer. In WWII his son Johnny Jones, who was before his ...Amazon1944 Academy Awards - Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) NomineesConey IslandAlfred NewmanAmazonHit Parade of 1943Walter ScharfAmazonPhantom of the OperaEdward WardAmazonSaludos AmigosEdward H. PlumbAmazonSomething to Shout AboutMorris StoloffAmazonStage Door CanteenFreddie RichAmazonStar Spangled RhythmRobert Emmett DolanAmazonThe Sky's the LimitLeigh HarlineAmazonThousands CheerHerbert StothartAmazon

1945 Academy Awards - Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) WinnerCover GirlCarmen DragonRusty Parker wins a contest and becomes a celebrated cover girl; this endangers her romance with dancing mentor Danny.Amazon1945 Academy Awards - Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) NomineesBrazilWalter ScharfAmazonHigher and HigherC. BakaleinikoffAmazonHollywood CanteenRay HeindorfAmazonIrish Eyes Are SmilingAlfred NewmanAmazonKnickerbocker HolidayWerner R. HeymannAmazonLady in the DarkRobert Emmett DolanAmazonLady, Let's DanceEdward J. KayAmazonMeet Me in St. LouisGeorge StollAmazonMinstrel ManLeo ErdodyAmazonSensations of 1945Mahlon MerrickAmazonSong of the Open RoadCharles PrevinAmazonThe Merry MonahansHans J. SalterAmazonUp in ArmsLouis ForbesAmazon

1946 Academy Awards - Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) WinnerAnchors AweighGeorge StollTwo sailors, one naive, the other experienced in the ways of the world, on liberty in Los Angeles, is the setting for this movie musical.Amazon1946 Academy Awards - Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) NomineesBelle of the YukonArthur LangeAmazonCan't Help SingingJerome KernAmazonHitchhike to HappinessMorton ScottAmazonIncendiary BlondeRobert Emmett DolanAmazonRhapsody in BlueRay HeindorfAmazonState FairCharles HendersonAmazonSunbonnet SueEdward J. KayAmazonThe Three CaballerosEdward H. PlumbAmazonTonight and Every NightMarlin SkilesAmazonWhy Girls Leave HomeWalter GreeneAmazonWonder ManLouis ForbesAmazon

1947 Academy Awards - Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) WinnerThe Jolson StoryMorris StoloffThis movie shows the idealized career of the singer Al Jolson, a little Jewish boy who goes against the will of his father in order to be in showbiz. He becomes a star, falls in love with a...Amazon1947 Academy Awards - Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) NomineesBlue SkiesRobert Emmett DolanAmazonCentennial SummerAlfred NewmanAmazonNight and DayRay HeindorfAmazonThe Harvey GirlsLennie HaytonAmazon

1948 Academy Awards - Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) WinnerMother Wore TightsAlfred NewmanIn this chronicle of a vaudeville family, Myrtle McKinley (class of 1900) goes to San Francisco to attend business school, but ends up in a chorus line. Soon, star Frank Burt notices her ...Amazon1948 Academy Awards - Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) NomineesFiestaJohnny GreenAmazonMy Wild Irish RoseRay HeindorfAmazonRoad to RioRobert Emmett DolanAmazonSong of the SouthDaniele AmfitheatrofAmazon

1949 Academy Awards - Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) WinnerEaster ParadeJohnny GreenA nightclub performer hires a naive chorus girl to become his new dance partner to make his former partner jealous and to prove he can make any partner a star.Amazon1949 Academy Awards - Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) NomineesRomance on the High SeasRay HeindorfAmazonThe Emperor WaltzVictor YoungAmazonThe PirateLennie HaytonAmazonWhen My Baby Smiles at MeAlfred NewmanAmazon

1950 Academy Awards - Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) WinnerOn the TownRoger EdensThree sailors on a day of shore leave in New York City look for fun and romance before their twenty-four hours are up.Amazon1950 Academy Awards - Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) NomineesJolson Sings AgainMorris StoloffAmazonLook for the Silver LiningRay HeindorfAmazon

1951 Academy Awards - Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) WinnerAnnie Get Your GunAdolph DeutschThe story of the great sharpshooter Annie Oakley, who rose to fame while dealing with her love/professional rival, Frank Butler.Amazon1951 Academy Awards - Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) NomineesCinderellaOliver WallaceAmazonI'll Get ByLionel NewmanAmazonThe West Point StoryRay HeindorfAmazonThree Little WordsAndré PrevinAmazon