1943 Oscars — Art Direction (Black-and-White)

This Above All won Art Direction (Black-and-White) at the 1943 Oscars. All 10 nominees are listed below, winner first. The other nominees were George Washington Slept Here, Random Harvest, Silver Queen, Take a Letter, Darling, The Magnificent Ambersons, The Pride of the Yankees, The Shanghai Gesture, The Spoilers and The Talk of the Town. Each film links to its complete award history. The links below go to the 1942 and 1944 Art Direction (Black-and-White) races.

Last updated August 12, 2026

This Above All(1942)
Art Direction: Richard Day, Joseph Wright; Interior Decoration: Thomas Little
Winner
George Washington Slept Here(1942)
Art Direction: Max Parker, Mark-Lee Kirk; Interior Decoration: Casey Roberts
Random Harvest(1942)
Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Randall Duell; Interior Decoration: Edwin B. Willis, Jack Moore
Silver Queen(1942)
Art Direction: Ralph Berger; Interior Decoration: Emile Kuri
Take a Letter, Darling(1942)
Art Direction: Hans Dreier, Roland Anderson; Interior Decoration: Sam Comer
The Magnificent Ambersons(1942)
Art Direction: Albert S. D'Agostino; Interior Decoration: Darrell Silvera, Al Fields
The Pride of the Yankees(1942)
Art Direction: Perry Ferguson; Interior Decoration: Howard Bristol
The Shanghai Gesture(1941)
Art Direction: Boris Leven; Interior Decoration: Boris Leven
The Spoilers(1942)
Art Direction: Jack Otterson, John B. Goodman; Interior Decoration: Russell A. Gausman, Edward R. Robinson
The Talk of the Town(1942)
Art Direction: Lionel Banks, Rudolph Sternad; Interior Decoration: Fay Babcock