17th Annual Academy Awards
March 15, 1945

Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Hollywood

Your Hosts: John Cromwell & Bob Hope

Short Subjects:John Cromwell
Documentary Awards:John Cromwell
Scientific and Technical Awards:John Cromwell
Film Editing:John Cromwell
Sound Recording:John Cromwell
Special Effects:John Cromwell
Scoring Awards:John Cromwell
Art Direction:John Cromwell
Song:Bob Hope
Cinematography:Bob Hope
Writing Awards:Hugo Butler
Special Award to Margaret O'Brien:Bob Hope
Director:Mervyn LeRoy
Life Membership to Bob Hope:Walter Wanger
Supporting Actor:Charles Coburn
Supporting Actress:Teresa Wright
Actor:Gary Cooper
Actress:Jennifer Jones
Thalberg Award:Norma Shearer
Best Picture:Hal Wallis

Barry Fitzgerald, Ingrid Bergman and Bing Crosby with their Oscars®
for Best Supporting Actor, Best Actress and Best Actor

Margaret O'Brien with her miniature Oscar® for Outstanding Child Actress of 1944