Captain Marvel: “Introducing Captain Marvel”, Bill Parker & C. C. Beck (Whiz Comics #2 Feb 1940)
Flash Gordon: “The Ice Kingdom of Mongo”, Alex Raymond & Don Moore (King Features Syndicate Apr 1940)
The Origin of the Spirit, Will Eisner (Register and Tribune Syndicate Jun 1940)
The Spectre: “The Spectre"/"The Spectre Strikes!”, Jerry Siegel & Bernard Baily (More Fun Comics #52/53, Feb/Mar 1940)
Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
Winner:Pinocchio (written by Ted Sears et al., directed by Ben Sharpsteen and Hamilton Luske; Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio Pictures)
The Adventures of Superman: “The Baby from Krypton” (written by George Ludlam, produced by Frank Chase; WOR)
The Invisible Man Returns (written by Joe May, Kurt Siodmak, and Lester Cole, directed by Joe May; Universal Pictures)
Looney Tunes: “You Ought to Be in Pictures” (written by Jack Miller, directed by Friz Freleng; Warner Bros.)
Merrie Melodies: “A Wild Hare” (written by Rich Hogan, directed by Tex Avery; Warner Bros.)
Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
Winner:Fantasia (written by Joe Grant and Dick Huemer, directed by Samuel Armstrong et al.; Walt Disney Productions, RKO Radio Pictures)
Dr. Cyclops (written by Tom Kilpatrick, directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack; Paramount Pictures)
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (written by George H. Plympton, Basil Dickey, and Barry Shipman, directed by Ford Beebe and Ray Taylor; Universal Pictures)
One Million B.C. (written by Mickell Novack, George Baker, and Joseph Frickert, directed by Hal Roach and Hal Roach, Jr.; United Artists)
The Thief of Bagdad (written by Lajos Bíró and Miles Malleson, directed by Michael Powell, Ludwig Berger, and Tim Whelan; London Films, United Artists)