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New York Film Critics Circle Awards. 1942 Winner NYFCC Award. Best Actor. James Cagney. 1942 Nominee NYFCC Award. Best Director. Michael Curtiz. Shared with: Casablanca.
Attendees at the 15th Academy Awards. Greer Garson and James Cagney. Best Actress winner for Mrs. Miniver and Best Actor winner for Yankee Doodle Dandy. Teresa Wright. Supporting Actress winner for Mrs. Minver. View More Memorable Moments.
The film was a major hit for Warner Brothers, and was nominated for eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, winning three.
Yankee Doodle Dandy: Directed by Michael Curtiz. With James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, Richard Whorf. The life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer, and singer George M. Cohan.
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- Biography, Drama, Family
- Michael Curtiz
- 1942-06-06
Jun 2, 2017 · The year’s other high profile film on the themes of war, Yankee Doodle Dandy, was the only other film to win multiple awards, cashing in on three of its 8 nominations.
Yankee Doodle Dandy, American biopic film, released in 1942, that focused on the life of vaudevillian, composer, and Broadway luminary George M. Cohan and featured an Academy Award-winning performance by James Cagney.
Yankee Doodle Dandy, with its many flag-waving musical numbers, proved just the ticket for World War II-era audiences and became the top-grossing movie of its year, as well as Warners' top-grossing movie to that time. It was nominated for Academy Awards in eight categories, including Best Picture and Director (Curtiz), and won three Oscars ...
