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The Thief of Bagdad
- The Thief of Bagdad (1940, UK) The Academy Award for Best Special Effects (photographic and sound) was awarded to this film. There were 14 nominees for the honor, including Boom Town, Dr. Cyclops, Foreign Correspondent, The Invisible Man Returns, One Million B.C., Rebecca, The Sea Hawk, Typhoon, and Swiss Family Robinson.
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* Special Effects - Fred Sersen, E. H. Hansen Art Direction - William Darling, George Dudley Film Editing - Barbara McLean Music (Original Score) - Alfred Newman Sound Recording - 20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, E. H. Hansen, Sound Director
The 12th Academy Awards ceremony, held on February 29, 1940 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best in film for 1939 at a banquet in the Coconut Grove at The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. It was hosted by Bob Hope, in his first of nineteen turns as host.
Jan 21, 2014 · The film won the Academy Award for Best Special Effects in 1940. Blue-screen separation process, employed for the first time in The Thief of Bagdad (1940). Advertisement. The technique that was most affected by the arrival of color was matte painting.
Dec 3, 2023 · Academy Award for Best Visual Effects History OSCAR BEST VISUAL EFFECTS WINNERS. 1938: Spawn of the North ; 1939: The Rains Came; 1940: The Thief of Bagdad; 1941: I Wanted Wings; 1942: Reap the Wild Wind; 1943: Crash Dive; 1944: Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo; 1945: Wonder Man; 1946: Blithe Spirit; 1947: Green Dolphin Street; 1948: Portrait of ...
The Academy Award for Best Special Effects (photographic and sound) was awarded to this film. There were 14 nominees for the honor, including Boom Town, Dr. Cyclops, Foreign Correspondent, The Invisible Man Returns, One Million B.C., Rebecca, The Sea Hawk, Typhoon, and Swiss Family Robinson.
It was not until 1938 when a film was actually recognized for its effects work, when a "Special Achievement Award for Special Effects" was given to the Paramount film Spawn of the North. The following year, " Best Special Effects " became a recognized category, although on occasion the Academy has chosen to honor a single film outright rather ...
The winners are listed first, in CAPITAL letters, in each category. Click on individual year for details. See all Movie Title Screens for 1940-1949.
