1942 Oscars — Special Effects

I Wanted Wings won Special Effects at the 1942 Oscars. All 8 nominees are listed below, winner first. The other nominees were A Yank in the R.A.F., Aloma of the South Seas, Flight Command, That Hamilton Woman, The Invisible Woman, The Sea Wolf and Topper Returns. Each film links to its complete award history. The links below go to the 1941 and 1943 Special Effects races.

Last updated August 12, 2026

I Wanted Wings(1941)
Photographic Effects by Farciot Edouart, Gordon Jennings; Sound Effects by Louis Mesenkop
Winner
A Yank in the R.A.F.(1941)
Photographic Effects by Fred Sersen; Sound Effects by E. H. Hansen
Aloma of the South Seas(1941)
Photographic Effects by Farciot Edouart, Gordon Jennings; Sound Effects by Louis Mesenkop
Flight Command(1940)
Photographic Effects by A. Arnold Gillespie; Sound Effects by Douglas Shearer
That Hamilton Woman(1941)
Photographic Effects by Lawrence Butler; Sound Effects by William H. Wilmarth
The Invisible Woman(1940)
Photographic Effects by John Fulton; Sound Effects by John Hall
The Sea Wolf(1941)
Photographic Effects by Byron Haskin; Sound Effects by Nathan Levinson
Topper Returns(1941)
Photographic Effects by Roy Seawright; Sound Effects by Elmer Raguse