| Ganador: |
| Douglas Morrow |
The Stratton Story (1949) |
Nominados: |
| Virginia Kellogg |
Al rojo vivo (1949) |
| Harry Brown |
Arenas sangrientas (1949) |
| Valentine Davies |
It Happens Every Spring (1949) |
| Shirley W. Smith |
It Happens Every Spring (1949) |
| Clare Boothe Luce |
Hablan las campanas (1949) |
