‘Citizen Kane’: 1 Oscar win,
9 Academy Award nominations
Posted: August 2026
List of Oscar nominations and wins for “Citizen Kane.” “Citizen Kane” was nominated for 9 Academy Awards and won 1. Below are the nominees and the respective category winners. Sources: Oscars.org, Internet Movie Database
Best Picture (called Outstanding Motion Picture at the time) — lost to How Green Was My Valley
Orson Welles (Best Director) — lost to John Ford (How Green Was My Valley)
Orson Welles (Best Actor) — lost to Gary Cooper (Sergeant York)
Gregg Toland (Best Cinematography, Black-and-White) — lost to Arthur C. Miller (How Green Was My Valley)
WON: Herman J. Mankiewicz, Orson Welles (Best Original Screenplay)
Robert Wise (Best Editing) — lost to William Holmes (Sergeant York)
Bernard Herrmann (Best Music Score of a Dramatic Picture) — lost to Bernard Herrmann (The Devil and Daniel Webster)
Perry Ferguson, Van Nest Polglase (Art Direction), Al Fields, Darrell Silvera (Interior Direction) (Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White) — lost to How Green Was My Valley (Richard Day, Nathan Juran, Thomas Little)
John Aalberg (Best Sound, Recording) — lost to Jack Whitney (That Hamilton Woman)