From 1939-1963, the Academy awarded an Oscar
for "Achievement in Special Effects" to the film
for special achievement in both optical effects
and sound design.

1939
Achievement in Special Effects
    GONE WITH THE WIND
    ONLY ANGELS HAVE WINGS
    THE PRIVATE LIVES OF ELIZABETH AND ESSEX
--> THE RAINS CAME
    TOPPER TAKES A TRIP
    UNION PACIFIC
    THE WIZARD OF OZ

1940
Achievement in Special Effects
    THE BLUE BIRD
    BOOM TOWN 
    THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE
    DR. CYCLOPS
    FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT
    THE INVISIBLE MAN RETURNS
    THE LONG VOYAGE HOME
    ONE MILLION B.C.
    REBECCA 
    THE SEA HAWK 
    SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON 
--> THE THIEF OF BAGDAD
    TYPHOON
    WOMEN IN WAR

1941
Achievement in Special Effects
    ALOMA OF THE SOUTH SEAS 
    FLIGHT COMMAND
--> I WANTED WINGS 
    THE INVISIBLE WOMAN 
    THE SEA WOLF
    THAT HAMILTON WOMAN
    TOPPER RETURNS 
    A YANK IN THE R.A.F. 
    DIVE BOMBER

1942
Achievement in Special Effects
    THE BLACK SWAN 
    DESPERATE JOURNEY 
    FLYING TIGERS 
    INVISIBLE AGENT 
    JUNGLE BOOK
    MRS. MINIVER 
    THE NAVY COMES THROUGH RKO 
    ONE OF OUR AIRCRAFT IS MISSING 
    THE PRIDE OF THE YANKEES
--> REAP THE WILD WIND 

1943
Achievement in Special Effects
    AIR FORCE
    BOMBARDIER 
--> CRASH DIVE
    THE NORTH STAR
    SO PROUDLY WE HAIL! 
    STAND BY FOR ACTION 

1944
Achievement in Special Effects
    THE ADVENTURES OF MARK TWAIN
    DAYS OF GLORY 
    SECRET COMMAND 
    SINCE YOU WENT AWAY 
    THE STORY OF DR. WASSELL 
--> THIRTY SECONDS OVER TOKYO 
    WILSON 

1945
Achievement in Special Effects
    CAPTAIN EDDIE
    SPELLBOUND 
    THEY WERE EXPENDABLE 
    A THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS 
--> WONDER MAN 

1946
Achievement in Special Effects
--> BLITHE SPIRIT
    A STOLEN LIFE

1947
Achievement in Special Effects
--> GREEN DOLPHIN STREET 
    UNCONQUERED

1948
Achievement in Special Effects
    DEEP WATERS 
--> PORTRAIT OF JENNIE

1949
Achievement in Special Effects
--> MIGHTY JOE YOUNG 
    TULSA 

1950
Achievement in Special Effects
--> DESTINATION MOON
    SAMSON AND DELILAH 

1951
Achievement in Special Effects
--> WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE 

1952
Achievement in Special Effects
--> PLYMOUTH ADVENTURE 

1953
Achievement in Special Effects
--> THE WAR OF THE WORLDS 

1954
Achievement in Special Effects
    HELL AND HIGH WATER
    THEM!
--> 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA

1955
Achievement in Special Effects
--> THE BRIDGES AT TOKO-RI
    THE DAM BUSTERS 
    THE RAINS OF RANCHIPUR

1956
Achievement in Special Effects
    FORBIDDEN PLANET 
--> THE TEN COMMANDMENTS 

1957
Achievement in Special Effects
--> THE ENEMY BELOW
    THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS

1958
Achievement in Special Effects
--> TOM THUMB 
    TORPEDO RUN 

1959
Achievement in Special Effects
--> BEN-HUR 
    JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH

1960
Achievement in Special Effects
    THE LAST VOYAGE 
--> THE TIME MACHINE 

1961
Achievement in Special Effects
    THE ABSENT-MINDED PROFESSOR 
--> THE GUNS OF NAVARONE 

1962
Achievement in Special Effects
--> THE LONGEST DAY 
    MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY 

1963
Achievement in Special Effects
    THE BIRDS 
--> CLEOPATRA