18th Annual Academy Awards
March 7, 1946

Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Hollywood

Your Hosts: James Stewart & Bob Hope
Short Subjects:Y. Frank Freeman
Film Editing:Frank Capra
Sound Recording:Frank Capra
Special Effects:Frank Capra
Special Award to Walter Wanger:Donald Nelson
Art Direction:Ginger Rogers
Music Scoring:Ginger Rogers
Only the "major" Awards were broadcast on the radio.
Special Award to Bob Hope:Jean Hersholt
Cinematography:D.W. Griffith
Writing Awards:Bette Davis
Director:William Wyler
Best Picture:Eric Johnston
Special Award to The House I Live In:George Murphy
Special Award to Peggy Ann Garner:George Murphy
Supporting Performances:Van Heflin
Actor:Ingrid Bergman
Actress:Charles Boyer
Accentuate the Positive-- *
Anywhere-- Frank Sinatra
Aren't You Glad You're You-- *
The Cat and the Canary-- Dick Haymes
Endlessly-- Kathryn Grayson
I Fall in Love Too Easily-- Frank Sinatra
I'll Buy That Dream-- Kathryn Grayson
It Might As Well Be Spring-- Dick Haymes
Linda-- Kathryn Grayson
Love Letters-- Dinah Shore
More and More-- Kathryn Grayson
Sleighride in July-- Dinah Shore
So in Love-- Frank Sinatra
Some Sunday Morning-- Dinah Shore
   * (Bing Crosby was scheduled to sing these two songs but bowed out at the last minute. No record of who sang in his place exists.)

Joan Crawford receives well-wishers at her home after the ceremonies.
Ingrid Bergman presents Ray Milland with his Oscar® for Best Actor