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Encyclopedia > 18th Academy Awards
18th Academy Awards
Date March 7, 1946
Site Grauman’s Chinese Theater, Hollywood, California, USA
Host James Stewart and Bob Hope

This is the first Academy Awards ceremony after World War II. As a result, the ceremony featured more glamour than had been present during the war. Plaster statuettes that had been given out during the war years were replaced with bronze statuettes with gold plate. March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in leap years). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... ... For other uses, see California (disambiguation). ... There are several individuals by the name of James Stewart. ... Bob Hope KBE, KCSG, (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003), born Leslie Townes Hope, was a famous British-born American entertainer who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, on radio and television, in movies, and in performing tours for U.S. Military personnel. ...


Bing Crosby was nominated for a second time for playing Father O’Malley, this time in “The Bells of St. Mary’s”. (He had won the year before in “Going My Way”. He did not win the second time around. Harry Lillis Bing Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death in 1977 and was one of the most successful artists of the 20th century. ... Going My Way is a 1944 film is a light-hearted comedy about a new young priest (Bing Crosby) taking over a parish from an established old veteran. ...


Awards

Best Picture : The Lost Weekend The Lost Weekend is a 1945 motion picture directed by Billy Wilder for Paramount Pictures, starring Ray Milland, Jane Wyman and Phillip Terry. ...


Best Director : Billy Wilder, The Lost Weekend Billy Wilder Billy Wilder (June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was a screenwriter, film director and producer whose career spanned more than 50 years and 60 films. ... The Lost Weekend is a 1945 motion picture directed by Billy Wilder for Paramount Pictures, starring Ray Milland, Jane Wyman and Phillip Terry. ...


Best Actor : Ray Milland, The Lost Weekend Ray Milland in The Lost Weekend Ray Milland (January 3, 1905 – March 10, 1986) was a successful Welsh actor and director who worked primarily in the United States. ... The Lost Weekend is a 1945 motion picture directed by Billy Wilder for Paramount Pictures, starring Ray Milland, Jane Wyman and Phillip Terry. ...


Best Supporting Actor : James Dunn, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn James Dunn may refer to: James Dunn (actor), (Bad Girl, A Tree Grows In Brooklyn]]) James Dunn (politician), formerly MP for Liverpool, Kirkdale James Whitney Dunn, U.S. Representative from the state of Michigan James Dunn (theologian), Professor of Divinity at the University of Durham James Hamet Dunn, 1st Baronet... A Tree Grows In Brooklyn book cover A Tree Grows In Brooklyn is an American novel by Betty Smith first published in 1943. ...


Best Actress : Joan Crawford, Mildred Pierce Joan Crawford, photographed by Yousuf Karsh, 1948 Joan Crawford (March 23, 1904 – May 10, 1977) was an acclaimed Academy Award winning American actress. ... For other uses, see Mildred Pierce (disambiguation). ...


Best Supporting Actress : Anne Revere, National Velvet Anne Revere Anne Revere (June 25, 1903–December 18, 1990) was an Academy Award-winning American film actress. ... National Velvet is a novel by Enid Bagnold, first published in 1935. ...


Best Original Screenplay : Richard Schweizer, Marie-Louise Marie Louise (December 12, 1791 - December 17, 1847) was the second wife of Napoléon Bonaparte and Empress of the French. ...


'Best Original Story : Charles G. Booth, The House on 92nd Street Lloyd Nolan (left) in The House on 92nd Street The House on 92nd Street is a 1945 black-and-white film in the film noir genre. ...


Best Screenplay Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder, The Lost Weekend Charles Brackett (November 26, 1892-March 9, 1969) was an accomplished movie screenwriter and movie producer. ... Billy Wilder Billy Wilder (June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was a screenwriter, film director and producer whose career spanned more than 50 years and 60 films. ... The Lost Weekend is a 1945 motion picture directed by Billy Wilder for Paramount Pictures, starring Ray Milland, Jane Wyman and Phillip Terry. ...


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