Dangerous On 14 December 2002 Steven Spielberg anonymously bought Davis' Oscar at a Sotheby's auction in New York to return it to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The statuette was among the memorabilia sold by the Planet Hollywood restaurant chain, which has emerged from bankruptcy protection.
Leo F. Forbstein Score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold. This was a write-in candidate, who came in third on the final ballots. It was not an official nomination.
Dudley Nichols Refused to accept his award because of the antagonism between several industry guilds and the academy over union matters. This marked the first time an Academy Award had been declined. Academy records show that Dudley was in possession of an Oscar statuette by 1949.
Winner
All nominees
7.6
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Achmed Abdullah, John L. Balderston, Grover Jones, William Slavens McNutt, Waldemar Young
7.9
Captain Blood
Casey Robinson This was a write-in candidate, who came in third on the final ballots. It was not an official nomination.
6.6
Mutiny on the Bounty
Jules Furthman, Talbot Jennings, Carey Wilson
7.6
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Achmed Abdullah, John L. Balderston, Grover Jones, William Slavens McNutt, Waldemar Young