The twentieth Academy Awards ceremony was held on Saturday, March 20, 1948 at the Shrine Civic Auditorium. A survey of how a sampling of Academy members voted was released by Daily Variety on the day of the Academy Awards. Though many of their predictions proved correct, they were horribly wrong in their prediction for best actress. The winner, Loretta Young (The Farmer's Daughter) came in fifth (last) in their listing.


After this survey, the Academy asked their members to not reveal how they had voted. There was no host for this ceremony.

The 1947 Academy Award Winners

Picture: Gentlemen's Agreement
Actor: Ronald Colman (A Double Life)
Actress: Loretta Young (The Farmer's Daughter)
Supporting Actor: Edmund Gwenn (Miracle on 34th Street)
Supporting Actress: Celeste Holm (Gentlemen's Agreement)
Director: Elia Kazan (Gentlemen's Agreement)
Adapted Screenplay: George Seaton (Miracle on 34th Street)
Original Screenplay: Sidney Sheldon (The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer) / Valentine Davies (Miracle on 34th Street)
Song: "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" (Song of the South)
Score: A Double Life / Mother Wore Tights
Cinematography: Great Expectations (Black and White) / Black Narcissus (Color)
Art / Set Decoration: Great Expectations (Black and White) / Black Narcissus (Color)
Film Editing: Body and Soul
Sound: The Bishop's Wife
Special Effects: Green Dolphin Street
Short Films: Tweetie Pie (Cartoons) / Goodbye Miss Turlock (One-Reel) / Climbing the Matterhorn (Two-Reel)
Documentaries: First Steps (Short) / Design for Death (Feature)
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