Categories

All Oscar categories, grouped by class

Acting

• ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
• ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
• ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
• ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Directing

• ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
• DIRECTING
• DIRECTING (Comedy Picture)
• DIRECTING (Dramatic Picture)

Music

• DANCE DIRECTION
• MUSIC (Original Score)
• MUSIC (Original Song Score or Adaptation Score)
• MUSIC (Original Song)

Production

• ART DIRECTION
• ART DIRECTION (Black-and-White)
• ART DIRECTION (Color)
• CASTING
• CINEMATOGRAPHY
• CINEMATOGRAPHY (Black-and-White)
• CINEMATOGRAPHY (Color)
• COSTUME DESIGN
• COSTUME DESIGN (Black-and-White)
• COSTUME DESIGN (Color)
• FILM EDITING
• MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
• SOUND EDITING
• SOUND MIXING
• SOUND RECORDING
• VISUAL EFFECTS

SciTech

• SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Academy Award of Merit)
• SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Scientific and Engineering Award)
• SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Special Award)
• SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AWARD (Technical Achievement Award)
• SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL AWARD (Class I)
• SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL AWARD (Class II)
• SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL AWARD (Class III)

Special

• AWARD OF COMMENDATION
• GORDON E. SAWYER AWARD
• HONORARY AWARD
• IRVING G. THALBERG MEMORIAL AWARD
• JEAN HERSHOLT HUMANITARIAN AWARD
• JOHN A. BONNER MEDAL OF COMMENDATION
• MEDAL OF COMMENDATION
• SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
• SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (Sound Editing)
• SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (Sound Effects Editing)
• SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (Sound Effects)
• SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (Visual Effects)
• SPECIAL AWARD
• SPECIAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM AWARD

Title

• ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
• BEST PICTURE
• DOCUMENTARY (Feature)
• DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject)
• INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
• SHORT FILM (Animated)
• SHORT FILM (Live Action)
• SHORT SUBJECT (Color)
• SHORT SUBJECT (Comedy)
• SHORT SUBJECT (Novelty)
• SHORT SUBJECT (One-reel)
• SHORT SUBJECT (Two-reel)
• UNIQUE AND ARTISTIC PICTURE

Writing

• WRITING (Adapted Screenplay)
• WRITING (Original Screenplay)
• WRITING (Original Story)
• WRITING (Title Writing)