The 1949 film about this big ape won a special effects Oscar (remember--we said 1949)
Oscar ... Hamlet: (J. Arthur Rank, Two Cities Films) .... Best Effects, Special Effects
... [DOC] [TLE] Academy Award for Best Original Score - Wikipedia [PAR] The Academy Award for Best Original Score is presented to the best substantial 
body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically for the film 
by the submitting composer.