TO THE MEMBERS OF THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES

Vol.2 No.1 1201 Taft Bldg., Hollywood 28, Calif. Jan. 1946

ACADEMY NOMINATIONS

These are the results of the Nominations Ballots cast by over 9,000 members of the motion picture industry as announced January 27th by Academy President Jean Hersholt. The winners of these. as well as other classifications on . which nomi­ nations balloting has not been completed. will be decided by voting on Final Ballots to be mailed February 11th. Winners of all Awards will be announced at the Presen­ tation on March 7. 1946 at Grauman's Chinese Theatre.

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR ANCHORS AWEIGH THE BELLS OF ST. MARY'S THE LOST WEEKEND MILDRED PIERCE SPElLBOUND

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING B;ng Crosby-THE BELLS OF ST. MARY'S THE BELLS OF ST. MARY'S Gene Kelly-ANCHORS AWEIGH THE LOST WEEKEND Roy M;lIand- THE LOST WEEKEND NATIONAL VELVET Gregory Peck- THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM THE SOUTHERNER Cornel W;lde- A SONG TO REMEMBER SPELLBOUND

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS BEST WRITTEN SCREENPLAY Ingr;d Bergman- THE BElLS OF ST. MARY'S Go-I. JOE - MILDRED PIERCE - THE LOST WEEKEND --­ Greer Garson- THE VALLEY OF DECISION MILDRED PIERCE Jennifer Jones-LOVE LETTERS PRIDE OF THE MARINES Gene T;erney-LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN A TRtE GROWS IN BROOKLYN

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY M;chael Ch ekhov-SPELLBOUND DILLINGER John Doll-THE CORN IS GREEN MARIE-LOUISE James Dunn-A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN MUSIC FOR MILLIONS Robert M;tchum-G. I. JOE SALTY O'ROURKE J. Carrol Na;sh-A MEDAL FOR BENNY WHAT NEXT, CORPORAL HARGROVE?

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE BEST ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE STORY Eve Arden-MILDRED PIERCE THE AFFAIRS OF SUSAN - MILDRED PIERCE THE HOUSE ON 92ND STREET Angelo Lansbury-THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY A MEDAL FOR BENNY Joan Lorr;ng-THE CORN IS GREEN OBJECTIVE - BURMA Anne Revere-NATIONAL VElVET A SONG TO REMEMBER 18TH ANNUAL AWARDS PRESENTATION

Preparations for the 18th Annual of ·clips" from nominated pictures.togeth­ Academy Awards of Merit to be held at er with brief sequences representing Grauman's Chinese Theatre on March 7th crafts such as writing, music. etc., which are proceeding according to schedule. cannot be adequately presented in film clips. will be a feature of the evening Approximately 9,000 nominations the same as last year. Ballots were mailed January 11th. The The American E£oadcasting Company will polls closed January 23rd and nominations carry the Awards program coast to coast were announced January 28th. from 9:30 to 10:30 p.m., and the presenta­ tion of all trophies will be made during Final Ballots will be mailed February the broadcast. 11th and polls will close midnight. Sat­ Ticket prices are the same as last urday, February 23rd. Winners of all year. $10.00, plus $2.00 tax for each Awards will be announced twelve days admission, with a special price to Acad­ later in the Chinese Theatre. emy members for one pair of tickets. Reservatibns may be made by calling the Dore Schary is general chairman of Academy office. GLadstone 5131. after the program on March 7th. A film composed February 15th.

DOCUMENTARY AWARDS SCREENINGS

The special committee on Documentary Theatre Wednesday night. February 27th. Awards will view all entries submitted for The votes of Acadeay aembers who attend Documentary recognition from February 8th this showing will decide the final Awards f or the bes t Documen tal"}' Shor t Sub j ect and to February 15th. and from these prelim­ the best DocumeRtary Feature of the past inary screenings will select the final year. Ballots will be distributed at the list of nominated subjects to be run for theatre and collected by Price. Waterhouse the Academy membership in the Marquis that same evening.

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON DOCUMENTARY AWARDS Sidney Solow. Chairman William Dozier William C. Menzies Philip Dunne Harriet Parsons James Wong Howe Anne Revere Nunnally Johnson Joseph Sistrom Frank Tuttle

Page 2 MARQUIS THEATRE SHOWINGS

To refresh the memor i es of voters and to insure them the opportunity of seeing nominated pictures which they have missed during the year. the Academy Awards Rules Comm i ttee has arranged a series of Special Screenings of films nom i nated for final voting in the 18th Annual Academy Awards of Meri t. Pictures nominated as the outstandi ng achievements in acting. direct­ ing. writing. and for the best picture ' of the year. will be shown free to all qualifi ed voters. Screeni ngs will be held at the Marqui s Theatre (near Doheny and Santa Monica Blvd. ) February 3rd through February 17th. The schedule below has been a r range.cL s o -tha-t- _e.ach_p Lc-tu.re w i l~ be s.hown tw i~ Admission will be r estricted to members i n good standing of the Academy . the Screen Actors Guild. the Screen Directors Guild and the Screen Writers Guild. Academy or Guild Membership Cards must be presented at the door for admission.

Feb. 3 Sunday 1:30 DI LLING ER feb. 10 Sunday 1,30 A SONG TO REMEM BE R

afternoon 3:.45 THE BEL LS O F ST, M A RY'S afternoon 3:45 SPELLBO UND

feb. 3 Sunday 7,15 THE CORN IS GR EEN feb. 10 Sunday 7,15 THE HOUSE ON 92ND STREET

evenmg 9,30 THE A FFAIRS O F SUSAN evening 9,30 O BJECTI VE - BU RMA

F.b .. Mondoy 7,15 M USIC FOR MILLION S feb. 11 Mondoy 7,15 SALTY O 'ROUR KE n ening 9:30 LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN evening 9,30 PRID E O F THE MARINES

feb . .5 Tue.doy 7:15 N A TION AL VEL VET Feb. 12 Tueidoy 7:15 THE VAllEY O F DECISIO N "¥enm9 9:30 THE LOST W EEK END eveni ng 9,30 MARIE·LO UI SE

Feb. 6 Wednelday 1,30 W HAT N EXT , CORPORAL HARGROVE? feb. 13 Wednelday 1:30 THE AFFAIRS O F SUSAN

oferoooo 3,45 A MEDAL FOR BENNY afternoon 3:45 TH E KEYS O F THE KIN GDO M

F.b 6 W e dneKla), 7: 15 THE SOUTHE RN ER Feb. 13 Wednesday 7:lS A TR EE G ROWS IN BROOKLYN evenmg 9,30 MILDRED PIERC E 9:30 THE PICT URE O F DORIA N GRAY

F.b 7 Thundoy 1,30 NATIO N A L VEL VET Feb. 14 Thursday 1,30 MARIE·LOUISE

afternoon 3:45 THE CORN IS GRE EN afternoon 3:45 MILDRED PIERC E

Feb. 7 Thurldcy 7:15 G . I. JO E Fe b. 14 Thursdoy 7 :1 5 SALTY O 'ROURKE

evening 9.J<) AN CHORS AWEIGH evening ~ , 30 SPELLB OUND

Feb. 8 Fr iday 1.30 PRIDE OF THE MARINES Feb. 1.5 Friday L30 DILLINGER afternoon 3:A.5 THE SOUTHERN ER afternoon 3:A.5 LE AVE HE R TO HEAVEN

F.b 8 Friday 7:1.5 LOVE LE TT ERS Feb. 1.5 Friday 7:1.5 THE VALLEY OF DECISION evening 9:30 W HAT N EXT, CORPORAL----- HA RGROVE? evening 9,3." _ THE B ~ LL S .'? F S1. MARY'S F.b 9 5c:Jlurdoy 1:30 MUS IC FOR MILLIO N S Fe b. 16 5c:J turday 1,30 O BJECTIVE - BURMA afternoon 3A5 THE LOST W EE KEND afternoon 3:.45 A TREE G ROWS IN BROOKLYN

Feb, 9 Sa lurday 7,15 A M EDAL FOR BENNY Feb. 16 Soturday 7:15 THE PICTUR E O F DORIAN G RAY evening 9,30 THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM evening 9:30 A SONG TO REM EM BER

Feb. 17 Sunday 1: 30 lOVE lETTE RS afternoon 3:.4 .5 G. I. JO E

F,b. 17 S,ndoy 7,15 THE HO USE O N 92ND STREET eveOlng 9:30 ANCHO RS AW EIGH

18TH AWARDS SCREENING COMMITTEE

William Dozier. Chairman Joan Harrison Howard Koch Dore Schary

Page 3 NEW ACADEMY HOME / TEN TAT I V E PLAN FOR ACADEMY PURCHASE OF MARQUIS THEATRE BUILDING

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and and Sciences has authorized the formation Sciences will purchase 10 shares of the of a California Corporation to be known corporation's common stock at $100.00 as MAcademy Building Corporation~ per share, which will be the only common stock issued. The corporation will have an author­ ized capital stock of S.OOO shares. con­ The MAcademy Building Corporation" sisting of 2.S00 shares. par value of will give the Academy of Motion Picture $100.00 each. which is a S% cumulative Arts and Sciences a 99-year lease on all preferred stock. interest to be paid space in the building. except the annually and 2.S00 shares of common stock theatre auditorium. for the sum of no par value. $1,000.00 per month. The "Academy Building Corporation- will rent the This corporation when organized will theatre to the studios for trade purchase from Fox West Coast Theatres. shOWings at approximately $lS0 . 00 per the Marquis Theatre Building. 9038 Mel­ night. It is expected that three or rose Avenue. near Doheny for $lSO.OOO.OO. four nights' each week will be required $SO.OOO.OO of this amount will be loaned for these showings. The ~Academy by the Bank of America. on a first mort­ Building Corporation- will permit the gage at~. The balance of the purchase Academy to use the theatre r ent free price will be paid by the corporation on niglits when not otherwise r ented by from proceeds derived from the sale of . the corporation. its preferred stock. The corporation proposes to issue and sell SlSO.OOO.OO It is an interesting fact that of preferred stock. SlOO.OOO.OO of although the stock has not yet been this amount will be sold in blocks of issued. over one-third of the shares S1000.00 each and $SO.OOO.OO worth will have already been subscribed by members be sold in blocks of SS.OOO.OO each. oft he Academy .

TENTATIVE FINANCING PLAN

SOURCE OF F11NDS: Preferred Stock Sale $lSO,OOO.OO Common Stock Sale 1. 000 . 00 Bank of America Loan SO,OOO.OO $201.000.00

DISBURSEMENT OF F11NDS: Purchase Price of Land and Building $lSO, 000. 00 Remodeling Costs 3S,OOO.00 Balance in Treasury 16.000.00 $201. 000. 00