19th Academy Awards

The 19th Academy Awards continued a trend through the late-1940s of the Oscar voters honoring films about contemporary social issues. The Best Years of Our Lives concerns the lives of three returning veterans from three branches of military service as they adjust to life on the home front after World War II. Best Picture : The Best Years of Our Lives Best Director : William Wyler, The Best Years of Our Lives Best Actor : Frederic March, The Best ... more

The 19th Academy Awards continued a trend through the late-1940s of the Oscar voters honoring films about contemporary social issues. The Best Years of Our Lives concerns the lives of three returning veterans from three branches of military service as they adjust to life on the home front after World War II. Best Picture : The Best Years of Our Lives Best Director : William Wyler, The Best Years of Our Lives Best Actor : Frederic March, The Best Years of Our Lives Best Supporting Actor : Harold Russell, The Best Years of Our Lives Best Actress : Olivia de Havilland, To Each His Own Best Supporting Actress : Anne Baxter, The Razor's Edge Best Original Story : Clemence Dane, Vacation From Marriage Best Original Screenplay : Muriel Box and Sydney Box, The Seventh Veil Best Screenplay : Robert E. Sherwood, The Best Years of Our Lives Best Art Direction (Black and White) : Art direction: Lyle Wheeler, William Darling, Interior Decoration: Thomas Little, Frank E. Hughes, Anna and the King... less