Winner '46: First Saw It:		The Best Years of Our Lives January 9, 2002, on DVD with Derek
		Bridesmaids:		Henry V, It's a Wonderful Life, The Razor's Edge, The Yearling
		My Vote:		The Best Years of Our Lives, but Life and Henry offer worthy competition
		Overlooked:		Children of Paradise, Rome, Open City, Notorious, The Big Sleep

The Best Years of Our Lives

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Director: William Wyler. Cast: Dana Stevens, Fredric March, Myrna Loy, Teresa Wright, Harold Russell, Hoagy Carmichael, Virginia Mayo, Cathy O'Donnell, Gladys George, Erskine Sanford. Screenplay: Robert E. Sherwood (based on the novel Glory for Me by MacKinlay Kantor).

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Photo © 1946 Samuel Goldwyn Co.

Not yet reviewed in full. A–

(in January 2002: A)

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Academy Award Nominations and Winners:
✓	Best Picture
✓	Best Director: William Wyler
✓	Best Actor: Fredric March
✓	Best Supporting Actor: Harold Russell
✓	Best Screenplay: Robert E. Sherwood
✓	Best Film Editing: Daniel Mandell
✓	Best Original Score (Drama or Comedy): Hugo Friedhofer
	Best Sound: Gordon Sawyer
✓	Honorary Award: Harold Russell
Golden Globe Nominations and Winners:
✓	Best Picture (Drama)
✓	Special Award (Non-Professional Acting): Harold Russell
Other Awards:
	New York Film Critics Circle: Best Picture; Best Director
	National Board of Review: Best Director
	British Academy Awards (BAFTAs): Best Picture

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