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Special Effects - Photographic Effects by Jack Cosgrove; Sound Effects by Arthur Johns Writing (Screenplay) - Robert E. Sherwood, Joan Harrison Rhythm on the River
The 14th Academy Awards honored film achievements in 1941 and were held at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was briefly cancelled due to the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941.
For 1941, the director hired Bill Abbott primarily as a visual effects consultant and to oversee the few optical effects shots. Abbott's former assistant, Larry Robinson was tasked with overall special visual effects supervision.
Who won the Academy Award and, with the benefit of hindsight, who should have. Best Special Effects, 1941 ...
Jan 21, 2014 · The film won the Academy Award for Best Special Effects in 1940. Blue-screen separation process, employed for the first time in The Thief of Bagdad (1940). The technique that was most affected by the arrival of color was matte painting.
Effects award was split into two: Sound Effects and Special Visual Effects, in recognition of the fact that the best sound effects and best visual effects did not necessarily come from the same film.
The Academy Award for Best Special Effects (photographic and sound) was awarded to this film. There were 14 nominees for the honor, including Boom Town, Dr. Cyclops, Foreign Correspondent, The Invisible Man Returns, One Million B.C., Rebecca, The Sea Hawk, Typhoon, and Swiss Family Robinson.
