The 19th Academy Awards were held on March 13, 1947, honoring the films of 1946, hosted by

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. ''

The Best Years of Our Lives ''The Best Years of Our Lives'' (also known as ''Glory for Me'' and ''Home Again'') is a 1946 American epic drama film directed by William Wyler, and starring Myrna Loy, Fredric March, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, Virginia Mayo and Harold Rus ...

'' won seven of its eight nominations, including

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, Best Director, and both male acting Oscars. The Academy awarded Harold Russell—a

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veteran who had lost both hands in the war—an Honorary Academy Award for "bringing hope and courage to his fellow veterans" for his role as Homer Parrish, believing that, as a non-actor, he would not win the Best Supporting Actor award for which he was nominated. Russell also won the competitive award, making him the only person in Academy history to receive two Oscars for the same performance. This was the first time since the 2nd Academy Awards that every category had, at most, five nominations.

Awards

Nominees were announced on February 9, 1947. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Academy Honorary Awards

* Laurence Olivier "for his outstanding achievement as actor, producer and director in bringing '' Henry V'' to the screen". * Harold Russell "for bringing hope and courage to his fellow veterans through his appearance in ''

''". *

Ernst Lubitsch Ernst Lubitsch (; January 29, 1892November 30, 1947) was a German-born American film director, producer, writer, and actor. His urbane comedies of manners gave him the reputation of being Hollywood's most elegant and sophisticated director; as ...

"for his distinguished contributions to the art of the motion picture".

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award

Samuel Goldwyn Samuel Goldwyn (born Szmuel Gelbfisz; yi, שמואל געלבפֿיש; August 27, 1882 (claimed) January 31, 1974), also known as Samuel Goldfish, was a Polish-born American film producer. He was best known for being the founding contributor an ...

Academy Juvenile Award

* Claude Jarman Jr.

Presenters

* Lionel Barrymore (Presenter: Best Supporting Actress) * Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (Presenter: Short Subject Awards, the Scientific & Technical Awards and Documentary Awards) *

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(Presenter: Best Actor) *

Greer Garson Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson (29 September 1904 – 6 April 1996) was an English-American actress and singer. She was a major star at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer who became popular during the Second World War for her portrayal of strong women on the hom ...

(Presenter: Best Art Direction) * Rex Harrison (Presenter: Best Film Editing, Best Sound Recording and Best Special Effects) *

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(Presenter: Best Original Song) * Eric Johnston (Presenter: Best Motion Picture) * Ray Milland (Presenter: Best Actress) * Robert Montgomery (Presenter: Writing Awards) * Donald Nelson (Presenter: Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award) * Ronald Reagan and

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(Presenters: Show Introduction) * Anne Revere (Presenter: Best Supporting Actor) * Ann Sheridan (Presenter: Best Cinematography) * Shirley Temple (Presenter: Honorary Awards) *

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(Presenter: Scoring Awards) *

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(Presenter: Best Director)

Performers

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Dick Haymes Richard Benjamin Haymes (September 13, 1918 – March 28, 1980) was an Argentinian singer and actor. He was one of the most popular male vocalists of the 1940s and early 1950s. He was the older brother of Bob Haymes, an actor, television host, ...

* Andy Russell *

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Multiple nominations and awards

The following 16 films received multiple nominations: * 8 nominations: ''

'' * 7 nominations: ''

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'' * 6 nominations: ''

The Jolson Story ''The Jolson Story'' is a 1946 American musical biography film which purports to tell the life story of singer Al Jolson. It stars Larry Parks as Jolson, Evelyn Keyes as Julie Benson (approximating Jolson's wife, Ruby Keeler), William Demares ...

'' * 5 nominations: '' Anna and the King of Siam'' and ''

It's a Wonderful Life ''It's a Wonderful Life'' is a 1946 American Christmas fantasy drama film produced and directed by Frank Capra, based on the short story and booklet ''The Greatest Gift'', which Philip Van Doren Stern self-published in 1943 and is in turn loos ...

'' * 4 nominations: '' Henry V'', ''

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'' and '' The Razor's Edge'' * 3 nominations: ''

Brief Encounter ''Brief Encounter'' is a 1945 British romantic drama film directed by David Lean from a screenplay by Noël Coward, based on his 1936 one-act play ''Still Life''. Starring Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway, and Joyce Carey, ...

'' * 2 nominations: '' Blue Skies'', ''

Centennial Summer ''Centennial Summer'' is a 1946 musical film directed by Otto Preminger. Starring Jeanne Crain and Cornel Wilde, the film is based on a novel by Albert E. Idell. It was produced in response to the hugely successful 1944 MGM musical film ''Meet ...

'', '' Duel in the Sun'', ''

The Green Years ''The Green Years'' is a 1944 novel by A. J. Cronin which traces the formative years of an Irish orphan, Robert Shannon, who is sent to live with his draconian maternal grandparents in Scotland. An introspective child, Robert forms an attachme ...

'', ''

The Harvey Girls ''The Harvey Girls'' is a 1946 Technicolor American musical film produced by Arthur Freed for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It is based on the 1942 novel of the same name by Samuel Hopkins Adams, about Fred Harvey's Harvey House waitresses. Directed ...

'', '' Notorious'' and '' To Each His Own'' The following four films received multiple awards: * 7 wins: ''

'' * 2 wins: '' Anna and the King of Siam'', ''

'' and ''

References

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