1946
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- DirectorWilliam WylerStarsMyrna LoyDana AndrewsFredric MarchThree World War II veterans, two of them traumatized or disabled, return home to the American midwest to discover that they and their families have been irreparably changed.*[BEST PICTURE]* *Top Rated Movies*
*ACTOR -- Fredric March
*ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Harold Russell
*DIRECTING -- William Wyler
*FILM EDITING -- Daniel Mandell
*MUSIC (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) -- Hugo Friedhofer
*BEST MOTION PICTURE -- Samuel Goldwyn Productions
*WRITING (Screenplay) -- Robert E. Sherwood
*SPECIAL AWARD*
To Harold Russell for bringing hope and courage to his fellow veterans through his appearance in The Best Years of Our Lives. - DirectorClarence BrownStarsGregory PeckJane WymanClaude Jarman Jr.A boy persuades his parents to allow him to adopt a young deer, but what will happen if the deer misbehaves?[BEST PICTURE]
*ART DIRECTION (Color) -- Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Paul Groesse; Interior Decoration: Edwin B. Willis
*CINEMATOGRAPHY (Color) -- Charles Rosher, Leonard Smith, Arthur Arling - DirectorDavid LeanStarsJohn MillsValerie HobsonTony WagerA humble orphan boy in 1810s Kent is given the opportunity to go to London and become a gentleman, with the help of an unknown benefactor.[BEST PICTURE]
*ART DIRECTION (Black-and-White) -- Art Direction: John Bryan; Set Decoration: Wilfred Shingleton
*CINEMATOGRAPHY (Black-and-White) -- Guy Green - DirectorFrank CapraStarsJames StewartDonna ReedLionel BarrymoreAn angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.[BEST PICTURE] *Top Rated Movies*
Nominated for 5 Oscars. - DirectorEdmund GouldingStarsTyrone PowerGene TierneyJohn PayneAn adventuresome young man goes off to find himself and loses his socialite fiancée in the process. But when he returns 10 years later, she will stop at nothing to get him back, even though she is already married.[BEST PICTURE]
*ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Anne Baxter - DirectorJohn CromwellStarsIrene DunneRex HarrisonLinda DarnellIn 1862, a young Englishwoman becomes royal tutor in Siam and befriends the King.*ART DIRECTION (Black-and-White) -- Art Direction: Lyle Wheeler, William Darling; Interior Decoration: Thomas Little, Frank E. Hughes
*CINEMATOGRAPHY (Black-and-White) -- Arthur Miller - DirectorAlfred E. GreenStarsLarry ParksEvelyn KeyesWilliam DemarestThis movie shows the idealized career of the singer Al Jolson, a little Jewish boy who goes against the will of his father in order to be in showbiz. He becomes a star, falls in love with a non-Jewish dancer, and marries her. In the end he chooses success on the stage.*MUSIC (Scoring of a Musical Picture) -- Morris Stoloff
*SOUND RECORDING -- Columbia Studio Sound Department, John Livadary, Sound Director - DirectorHarve FosterWilfred JacksonStarsRuth WarrickBobby DriscollJames BaskettThe kindly story-teller Uncle Remus tells a young boy stories about trickster Br'er Rabbit, who outwits Br'er Fox and slow-witted Br'er Bear.*MUSIC (Song) -- "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah," Music by Allie Wrubel; Lyrics by Ray Gilbert
*SPECIAL AWARD
To James Baskett for his able and heart-warming characterization of Uncle Remus, friend and story teller to the children of the world in Walt Disney's Song of the South. - DirectorLeRoy PrinzStarsHarry DavenportBilly SheffieldDorothy AdamsEleven year old Davy Allen, whose father recently passed making Davy the proverbial man of the house, has formed a bond with an old hound dog named Buck. Davy believes Buck is mistreated by his owner, Mr. Thornycroft, as Buck is sporting a neck wound from his collar, and he starts choking as his chain gets caught in Thornycroft's fence. Davy also believes Buck should be free to do what hound dogs do, which is hunt in the forest. In freeing Buck from what he would consider his shackles, Davy presents Buck as an ownerless stray who followed him home to his mother, who allows Davy to keep him. The question then becomes what will happen when Thornycroft finds out what happened to Buck, Davy, who, in his still child as opposed to adult's view of the world, won't give up Buck without a fight.*SHORT SUBJECT (Two-reel) -- Gordon Hollingshead, Producer
- DirectorEdwin E. OlsenStarsKnox ManningNorman NevillsEdwin E. OlsenPart of the Warner Brothers Sports Parade series, this short film chronicles the attempt by a group of men to navigate the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon to Lake Mead. Led by Norman D. Nevills, 9 men undertake a 19-day trip in three specialty-built rowboats through the more than 200 rapids, some of which run at 30 m.p.h. Along the way, they see the remnants of previous expeditions including wrecked boats and even a skeleton. They also visit now-abandoned Pueblo Indian cave dwellings.*SHORT SUBJECT (One-reel) -- Gordon Hollingshead, Producer
- DirectorGeorge SidneyStarsJudy GarlandRay BolgerJohn HodiakOn a train trip West to become a mail-order bride, Susan Bradley (Judy Garland) meets a cheery crew of young women travelling out to open a "Harvey House" restaurant at a remote whistle-stop.*MUSIC (Song) -- "On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe," Music by Harry Warren; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
- DirectorDavid MillerStarsRalph BellamyPostwar propaganda film in support of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. Strident but poignant, focusing on children. The film surveys the Nazi/Japanese atrocities, post-war devastation and the early relief efforts. This film was responsible for raising over $200,000,000, making it a top moneymaking film.*DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject) -- United States Department of War
- DirectorMitchell LeisenStarsOlivia de HavillandJohn LundMary AndersonAn unwed mother, forced to give up her child to avoid scandal, follows her son's life from afar even as she prospers in business.*ACTRESS -- Olivia de Havilland
- DirectorVittorio De SicaStarsRinaldo SmordoniFranco InterlenghiAnnielo MeleTwo shoeshine boys in postwar Rome, Italy save up to buy a horse, but their involvement as dupes in a burglary lands them in juvenile prison; the experience take a devastating toll on their friendship.*SPECIAL AWARD* -- Italy
To Shoe-Shine - the high quality of this motion picture, brought to eloquent life in a country scarred by war, is proof to the world that the creative spirit can triumph over adversity. - DirectorRobert SiodmakStarsBurt LancasterAva GardnerEdmond O'BrienHit men kill an unresisting victim, and investigator Reardon uncovers his past involvement with beautiful, deadly Kitty Collins.Nominated for 4 Oscars.
- DirectorStuart HeislerMark SandrichStarsFred AstaireBing CrosbyJoan CaulfieldAn ex-dancer and New York radio star narrates his love story for a band singer who loved a self-centered man who was unable to commit to his nightclub business or his family.Nominated for 2 Oscars.
- DirectorOtto PremingerStarsJeanne CrainCornel WildeLinda DarnellIn 1876 Philadelphia, two sisters vie for the affections of a Frenchman who's come to town to prepare the French pavilion for the Centennial exposition.Nominated for 2 Oscars.
- DirectorKing VidorOtto BrowerWilliam DieterleStarsJennifer JonesJoseph CottenGregory PeckBeautiful, biracial Pearl Chavez becomes the ward of her dead father's first love and finds herself torn between two brothers, one good and the other bad.Nominated for 2 Oscars.
- DirectorVictor SavilleStarsCharles CoburnTom DrakeBeverly TylerAn orphaned young boy is guided by his great-grandfather and strives to go to university to become a doctor. However, the boy's harsh grandfather stands in his way.Nominated for 2 Oscars.
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsCary GrantIngrid BergmanClaude RainsThe daughter of a convicted German spy is asked by American agents to gather information on a ring of German scientists in South America. How far will she have to go to ingratiate herself with them?Nominated for 2 Oscars.
- DirectorJack GlennStarsWestbrook Van VoorhisA recreation of the making of the atomic bomb leading up to the Trinity test.Nominated for 1 Oscar.
- DirectorGeorge MarshallStarsAlan LaddVeronica LakeWilliam BendixAn ex-bomber pilot is suspected of murdering his unfaithful wife.Nominated for 1 Oscar.
- DirectorJacques TourneurStarsDana AndrewsBrian DonlevySusan HaywardBusinessman Logan Stuart is torn between his love of two very different women in 1850's Oregon and his loyalty to a compulsive gambler friend who goes over the line.Nominated for 1 Oscar.
- DirectorDick LundyWoody Woodpecker and Andy Panda give a piano performance for an audience of barnyard animals.Nominated for 1 Oscar.
- DirectorGeorge TempletonStarsPat PhelanNoel NeillAudrey YoungTom Cannon, a tap-dancer senior at State University sets out to find a College Queen for the upcoming competition. He selects Cindy Harris, a girl who is working her way through college as a waitress and can sing and dance. They win and she is named College Queen. Songs include "I'm Learning a Lot in College" and "Down the Old Ox Road."Nominated for 1 Oscar.