Search results
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.
Feb 5, 2014 · 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. To Bill and Coo, in which artistry and patience blended in a novel and entertaining use of the medium of motion pictures.
SPECIAL AWARD. For outstanding achievement in creating Special Photographic and Sound Effects in the Paramount production, Spawn of the North. Special Effects by Gordon Jennings, assisted by Jan Domela, Dev Jennings, Irmin Roberts and Art Smith. Transparencies by Farciot Edouart, assisted by Loyal Griggs.
A number of fine films were up for awards in various categories but usually lost, including The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (for Black and White Cinematography), Green Dolphin Street (it lost for Editing, Recording, and Black and White Cinematography, but won the Special Effects Award for an earthquake), the colorful epic with Tyrone Power - Captain ...
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).
People also ask
When was the 19th Academy Awards held?
Was 1947 a good year for the Best Picture?
Which movie won the Best Picture award?
When did the Academy recognize foreign language films?
Film Details. Awards. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. An English convict girl sent to the colonies gets mixed up in the war with the Indians. Cast & Crew. Read More. Cecil B. Demille. Director. Gary Cooper. Captain Christopher Holden. Paulette Goddard. Abby [Hale] Howard Da Silva. [Martin] Garth. Boris Karloff. Guyasuta, Chief of the Senecas.