Object Details
- Description
This plaque is a made of wood with a laminated paper certificate with a gold border and silver seal with ribbons. The certificate is printed:
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
CERTIFICATE
OF
NOMINATION FOR AWARD>br>Be it known that
Harry Warren
was nominated for an Academy Award of Merit
for Outstanding Achievement
Song
"On The Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe"
from "The Harvey Girls"
This judgement being rendered with reference to
Motion Pictures First Regularly Exhibited in
the Los Angeles district during the
year ending December 31 - 1946 [date handwritten]This certificate of nomination was presented by AMPAS (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) to composer Harry Warren for the song, "On the Atchison, Topeka, and Sante Fe," from the 1946 movie The Harvey Girls. Judy Garland sang this song in the film. In 1947, Harry Warren won the Oscar for Best Original Song for this song.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- recipient
- Warren, Harry
- presenter
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- manufacturer
- Perma Plaque Corp.
- presentation date
- 1946
- Credit Line
- Gift of Jophe Jones and Julia Riva
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 14 1/8 in x 12 5/8 in x 1/2 in; 35.8775 cm x 32.0675 cm x 1.27 cm
- Object Name
- plaque
