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The 19th Academy Awards were held on March 13, 1947, honoring the films of 1946. The top awards portion of the ceremony was hosted by Jack Benny. The Best Years of Our Lives won seven of its eight nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, and both male acting Oscars.
The Best Picture winner was producer Darryl F. Zanuck's Gentleman's Agreement (with a total of eight nominations and three wins - Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Director), a serious, preachy melodramatic film by director Elia Kazan.
The Best Years of Our Lives and its post-war story took home seven of eight awards it was nominated for: Best Motion Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Best Film Editing, Best Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture), and Best Writing (Screenplay).
The Best Years of our Lives also won Academy Awards for Best Actor (Fredric March), Best Supporting Actor (Harold Russell), Directing (William Wyler), Film Editing (Daniel Mandell), Music – Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture (Hugo Friedhofer), and Writing – Screenplay (Robert E. Sherwood).
1947 Oscars 19th Academy Awards: Winners Announced: March 13, 1947; Venue: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California; Host: Jack Benny; Eligibility Year: Films released in 1946; Major Wins: The Best Years of Our Lives scooped up the Best Picture award.
1947 Academy Awards. Updated September 9, 2022 | Infoplease Staff. The 1947 Academy Awards were presented March 20, 1948 at the Shrine Civic Auditorium, Los Angeles. Best Motion Picture. The Bishop's Wife (Goldwyn; RKO Radio)
