Winners indicated (*). I've seen less than twenty films from this year, so my ballot needs a lot of work. Here are some I haven't watched yet: The Southerner, National Velvet, The Corn is Green, And Then There Were None, A Song to Remember, The Story of G.I. Joe, The Seventh Veil, Love Letters, The Valley of Decision, The Clock, Isle of the Dead, The House on 92nd Street, The Body Snatcher, San Antonio, Dead of Night, Blithe Spirit, A Place of One's Own, Caesar and Cleopatra, Ziegfeld Follies, State Fair, Johnny Angel, My Name is Julia Ross, Dillinger, Cornered, Saratoga Trunk, and Apology for Murder.
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| Brief Encounter |
BEST PICTURE:
Brief Encounter*
Children of Paradise
I Know Where I'm Going!
The Lost Weekend
Mildred Pierce
BEST DIRECTOR:
Marcel Carné, Children of Paradise
Michael Curtiz, Mildred Pierce
David Lean, Brief Encounter*
Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger, I Know Where I'm Going!
Billy Wilder, The Lost Weekend
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| The Lost Weekend |
BEST ACTOR:
Jean-Louis Barrault, Children of Paradise
Roger Livesey, I Know Where I'm Going!
Ray Milland, The Lost Weekend*
Tom Neal, Detour
Edward G. Robinson, Scarlet Street
BEST ACTRESS:
Arletty, Children of Paradise
Joan Crawford, Mildred Pierce
Wendy Hiller, I Know Where I'm Going!
Celia Johnson, Brief Encounter*
Gene Tierney, Leave Her to Heaven
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| Mildred Pierce |
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Pierre Brasseur, Children of Paradise
Jack Carson, Mildred Pierce
James Dunn, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn*
Dan Duryea, Scarlet Street
Lloyd Nolan, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Eve Arden, Mildred Pierce
Ann Blyth, Mildred Pierce*
María Casares, Children of Paradise
Anna Magnani, Rome, Open City
Jane Wyman, The Lost Weekend
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| I Know Where I'm Going! |
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
Brief Encounter*
Leave Her to Heaven
The Lost Weekend
Mildred Pierce
Scarlet Street
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
Children of Paradise
Christmas in Connecticut
Detour
I Know Where I'm Going!*
Rome, Open City
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| Leave Her to Heaven |
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Brief Encounter
Children of Paradise
Detour
I Know Where I'm Going!
Leave Her to Heaven*
BEST FILM EDITING:
Brief Encounter
Children of Paradise
Detour*
I Know Where I'm Going!
The Lost Weekend
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| Spellbound |
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:
The Lost Weekend
Mildred Pierce
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Rome, Open City
Spellbound*
BEST ORIGINAL SONG:
"Aren't You Glad You're You", The Bells of St. Mary's
"I Fall in Love Too Easily", Anchors Aweigh*
Additional Categories
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| Children of Paradise |
BEST ART DIRECTION:
Anchors Aweigh
Children of Paradise*
Leave Her to Heaven
Mildred Pierce
The Picture of Dorian Gray
BEST COSTUME DESIGN:
Anchors Aweigh
Children of Paradise*
Leave Her to Heaven
Mildred Pierce
The Picture of Dorian Gray
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| The Picture of Dorian Gray |
BEST MAKEUP:
Children of Paradise*
Leave Her to Heaven
Rome, Open City
BEST SOUND (MIXING AND EDITING):
Brief Encounter
Detour
I Know Where I'm Going!
Leave Her to Heaven
They Were Expendable*
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:
I Know Where I'm Going!
Spellbound
They Were Expendable*
I haven't seen much from '45 myself. I will say that Robinson was awesome in Scarlet Street which is an underrated picture in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteI agree that it's underrated, and he's terrific in the film.
DeleteThere is so much I need to see from this year, but I love the Carson nomination, since he was my favorite part of Mildred Pierce!
ReplyDeleteYeah, I'm WAY behind on this year. I didn't even have a full top 10 list for this year last week.
DeleteYay! Carson is wonderful in MP. He was my winner before I watched A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
I've seen a great deal of the films of 1945 and while there are many on your list to still watch that are excellent it looks like you've seen a lot of the cream of the year's cinematic output. You've seen a few that I've missed. My foreign film viewing is sketchy at best. I have to be struck by the theme or positive word of mouth to invest the time, although I've wanted to see Open City for years and haven't gotten around to it. I'll have to add Children of Paradise to my list too.
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Brief Encounter-Winner
The Lost Weekend
Mildred Pierce
Scarlet Street
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Mildred Pierce and Scarlet Street are classic examples of noir at its best. A Tree Grows a wonderfully observed study of the struggles of a young girl's life. Lost Weekend a bleak experience made compelling by Wilder but somehow Lean manages to take a a simple, seemingly commonplace story and thanks to his skill and that of his leads turn it into a uniquely haunting experience. That's something that none of the others, though excellent, achieve.
Director:
Michael Curtiz-Mildred Pierce
Fritz Lang-Scarlet Street
David Lean-Brief Encounter-Winner
Edgar Ulmer-Detour
Billy Wilder-The Lost Weekend
I included Ulmer because with apparently 46 cents for a budget and on the spot improvisation he managed to make a classic, he would never have been considered at the time but his work is deserving. Deserving of a nomination he may be and the others direction is outstanding but Lean's is near perfection.
Actor:
Dana Andrews-A Walk in the Sun
Ray Milland-The Lost Weekend
Edward G. Robinson-Scarlet Street-Winner
George Sanders-The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
Zachary Scott-The Southerner
This was between Milland and Robinson but since Ray had a part with built in fireworks and E. G.'s demanded a quieter torment I felt his was the stronger portrayal. It kills me that year after year Edward G. turned in exemplary work and never received a single nomination.
Actress:
Joan Bennett-Scarlet Street-Winner
Joan Crawford-Mildred Pierce
Celia Johnson-Brief Encounter
Dorothy McGuire-The Enchanted Cottage
Gene Tierney-Leave Her to Heaven
I hate to take away Joan's Oscar because it is a masterful performance and Celia Johnson's work is beautifully delicate but I think Joan Bennett's silkily amoral Kitty March is amazing and the peak of her collaboration with Lang. She was an excellent actress who doesn't get her due and yet another quality artist who never received a nomination despite several worthy performances.
Supporting Actor-
Charles Bickford-Fallen Angel
Jack Carson-Mildred Pierce
James Dunn-A Tree Grows in Brooklyn-Winner
Dan Duryea-Scarlet Street
Robert Mitchum-The Story of G.I. Joe
Like you Jack Carson would have been my winner, with Charles Bickford coming in second, if Dunn wasn't in the race. But his is the only performance that actually won that I don't think could be beat.
Supporting Actress:
Eve Arden-Mildred Pierce
Ann Blyth-Mildred Pierce-Winner
Linda Darnell-Fallen Angel
Geraldine Fitzgerald-The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
Margaret Rutherford-Blithe Spirit
Five great perfomances and I was inclined to go with Fitzgerald's deeply nuts Lettie but Blyth's performance of that soulless pit viper Veda is inimitable.
Glad to see another Brief Encounter fan. I wanted to give Crawford the win as well, but I just couldn't ignore Johnson's performance. I need to see more films from this year, though I'm happy with most of my lineups right now. Hope you like Children of Paradise. It's my runner-up for Best Picture, actually.
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