| Show Hollywood Hon Honors rs Oscar Winn Winners Winners- rs 1 I Stewart Rogers New King Queen of Films Films' 11 1 By HUBBARD KEA HEAVY KEAVY VY HOLLYWOOD A W-A A nimble- nimble footed Charleston dancer turned dramatic and a lanky actor Hollywood Hollywood Holly- Holly wood once kept kep buried burled like a case ace ce are the new queen and king of f the movies Ginger Rogers and James Stewart Stew Stew- I art rt are their names They are the tie newest winners of the awards signifying best given by the Academy Academy Acad- Acad emy my of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Ginger was better than any of her acting sisters in 1940 her fellows believe because of her portrayal In Kitty Foyle And Stewart impressed them by his work in The P Philadelphia Story They as well as a score of others were called to the podium of a banquet hall Jammed with celebrities and fellow workers last night to be handed stat statuettes ettes a foot high which have been dubbed Oscars 7 I 1 1 j. j t. t S. 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S S SS S'S S 'S I I 1 5 t t i r c l' l tV k I Sr ib I I James Stewart Impressed fellow actors by his work in The Philadelphia Story r Rebe Rebecca ca was the years year's best motion picture in the opinion of the academy's voters The award for the best performance perform perform- ance by a supporting actor went to Walter Brennan who played Judge Bean in The Westerner 1 I It was old stuff for him him him-he he won in 1936 for Come and Get It and in 1938 for Kentucky Jane Darwell was voted the best supporting actress for her characterization characterization charac charac- of Ma Joad in The Grapes of Wrath The director of The IThe Grapes rapes John Ford won the directorial award He also won in 1935 for forThe forThe forThe The Informer This the thirteenth annual awards party was highlighted by bya a radio address by President Roosevelt from the White House directed to the motion picture in In- In He said he wanted to place emphasis on the service you can render in promoting soli solidarity darity among all the peoples of I the Americas and thanked the S 5 5 Sf 5 r I q dm ai y 5 2 i d' d At ItI 4 Ginger Rogers Better than any of acting sisters in 1940 because of her portrayal in Kitty Foyle industry for its support of th the defense program Miss Rogers who was a song and dance girl during her early movie movi days h has S taken slow but certain steps t toward ward the histrionic heights she reached in Kitty Foyl Be Becoming oming a dramatic star was no cinch either She is I known as one of the hardest workers in town and she has little time for play Her real name is Virginia and she he was born in Independence Mo 30 years ago come coma next July but she was reared in Fort Worth Texas Under contract for months to M-G-M M studio Stewart wandered around the lot hoping hed he'd Impress Impress impress im Im- Im- Im press some director He impressed impressed impressed im im- im- im pressed them them but but not in the right way Too Lan Lanky y Face L Long Long- They thought he was too lanky that his face was too long that his lower lip was too prominent But in one small role h he clicked and his personality has been regIstered registered reg reg- since The ace came up The red-haired red and vivacious Ginger was competing against some of the movies' movies best est talent including Bette flette Dav Davis s who has won two awards and Katharine Hepburn a onetime winner Bette vas was nominated ted for The L Letter and Hepburn for The Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadel Philadel- phia Story Also named were Martha Scott for Our Town and Joan Fontaine for lor Rebecca Stewarts Stewart's competitors were Charlie Chaplin The Great Dictator Dictator Dictator Dic Dic- Raymond Massey Abe Lincoln in Illinois Henry Fonda The Grapes of Wrath and Laurence Laurence Laurence Lau Lau- rence Olivier Rebecca The Irving G. G Thalberg memorial memorial memorial memo memo- rial award for consistent high achievement in production was not given this year There was a surprise for Master Master Mas Mas- ter of Ceremonies Bob Hope When he was announced as the recipient of the academy's plaque in recognition for unselfish servIce service service ice to the industry he was flab flab- For a change Bob was speechless Presented by Lunt Presentations of or the acting acting awards were made by Stage Actor Alfred Allred Lunt and his actress wife Lynn Fontaine Writer Quentin Reynolds presented the writing statuettes and Buddy DeSylva song and movie producer gave those for musical accomplish accomplish- ments The academy voted the movies' movies best song was When You Wish Upon a Star from Disney's Pi The musical score of the same film also was given first place Benjamin Glazer Gazer and John S. S wrote the best original movie story Arise My Love and the prize for the best original screen screen play went to Preston Sturges for The Great McGinty He also directed it Donald Ogden Ogden Og- Og OgI I den Stewart won an award for writing the screen play for The I Philadelphia Story |
