| 12th |
February 29, 1940 - The Cocoanut Grove of the Ambassador Hotel
Host(s):
Bob Hope |
| 13th |
February 27, 1941 - The Biltmore Bowl of the Biltmore Hotel
Host(s):
Walter Wanger |
| 14th |
February 26, 1942 - The Biltmore Bowl of the Biltmore Hotel
Host(s):
Bob Hope |
| 15th |
March 4, 1943 - The Cocoanut Grove of the Ambassador Hotel
Host(s):
Bob Hope |
| 16th |
March 2, 1944 - Grauman's Chinese Theatre
Host(s):
Jack Benny |
| 17th |
March 15, 1945 - Grauman's Chinese Theatre
Host(s):
John Cromwell, Bob Hope |
| 18th |
March 7, 1946 - Grauman's Chinese Theatre
Host(s):
Bob Hope, James Stewart |
| 19th |
March 13, 1947 - The Shrine Auditorium
Host(s):
Jack Benny |
| 20th |
March 20, 1948 - The Shrine Auditorium
Host(s):
n/a |
| 21st |
March 24, 1949 - The Academy Awards Theater
Host(s):
Robert Mongomery |