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Oscars 1947 Winners & Nominees

The 19th Academy Awards (1947) took place on March 13, 1947. The Best Years of Our Lives won Best Motion Picture and 5 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 15 categories is below.

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Best Motion Picture
The Best Years of Our Lives
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Oscars 1947: The Winners

The Best Years of Our Lives won Best Motion Picture against 2 other nominees. William Wyler (Best Director), Fredric March (Best Actor) and Olivia de Havilland (Best Actress) took the main individual prizes.

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) movie poster Best Motion Picture

Best Motion Picture

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946 · Drama, Romance, War · $23.7M worldwide

6 wins from 6 nominations at the 19th Academy Awards (1947)

  • Best Actor
  • Best Supporting Actor
  • Best Director
  • Best Film Editing
  • Best Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)

Following World War II, three veterans navigate the challenges of readjusting to life back home. Homer Parrish deals with the physical and emotional scars of war while seeking love and a sense of normalcy. Al Stephenson, now a successful banker, fights for the recognition and support of fellow veterans. Meanwhile, Fred Derry, a decorated pilot, struggles to find meaning beyond his wartime heroism, taking a job as a soda jerk. The film explores their individual journeys as they confront the complexities of peace and the enduring impact of the war.

About The Best Years of Our Lives
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Oscars 1947: Which Films Won the Most

The Best Years of Our Lives won 6 awards from 6 nominations. 7 films won at least once, while It's a Wonderful Life went home empty-handed from 4 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) movie poster
    The Best Years of Our Lives 6 / 6
    1946 · Drama, Romance · 6 wins from 6 nominations
  2. The Yearling (1947) movie poster
    The Yearling 2 / 7
    1947 · Drama, Western · 2 wins from 7 nominations
  3. Miracle on 34th Street (1947) movie poster
    Miracle on 34th Street 2 / 2
    1947 · Drama, Comedy · 2 wins from 2 nominations
  4. The Harvey Girls (1946) movie poster
    The Harvey Girls 1 / 2
    1946 · Comedy, Western · 1 win from 2 nominations
  5. The Bishop's Wife (1948) movie poster
    The Bishop's Wife 1 / 1
    1948 · Drama, Fantasy · 1 win from 1 nomination
  6. The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947) movie poster
    The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer 1 / 1
    1947 · Comedy, Romance · 1 win from 1 nomination
  7. To Each His Own (1946) movie poster
    To Each His Own 1 / 1
    1946 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 1 nomination
  8. It's a Wonderful Life (1947) movie poster
    It's a Wonderful Life 0 / 4
    1947 · Drama, Fantasy · 0 wins from 4 nominations
  9. Brief Encounter (1946) movie poster
    Brief Encounter 0 / 2
    1946 · Drama, Romance · 0 wins from 2 nominations
  10. It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947) movie poster
    It Happened on Fifth Avenue 0 / 1
    1947 · Comedy, Romance · 0 wins from 1 nomination
Full results

All 15 Oscars 1947 Categories: Winners & Nominees

15 categories and 29 nominations. The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

15 categories · 29 nominations

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Oscars 1947 Best Art Direction (Color)

Official name: Art Direction (Color)

1 nominee

Oscars 1947 Best Cinematography (Color)

Official name: Cinematography (Color)

1 nominee

Oscars 1947 Best Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)

Official name: Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)

1 nominee

Oscars 1947 Best Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture)

Official name: Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture)

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

Oscars 1947 Best Sound Recording

Official name: Sound Recording

1 nominee
By genre

The Genres Behind the Oscars 1947 Winners

Drama led with 25 nominations across 9 films and won 12. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 12 wins · 25 nominations · 48%
  2. Romance 9 wins · 14 nominations · 64%
  3. Family 4 wins · 13 nominations · 31%
  4. Western 3 wins · 9 nominations · 33%
  5. Comedy 5 wins · 7 nominations · 71%
  6. War 6 wins · 6 nominations · 100%
  7. Fantasy 1 win · 5 nominations · 20%
  8. Musical 1 win · 2 nominations · 50%
  9. Thriller 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
  10. Film-Noir 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
1947 season

How the Rest of the 1947 Awards Season Voted

The other ceremony of 1947, with the winner of its top prize. The Best Years of Our Lives also won the top prize at one of them.

All 1947 awards
Earlier years

Previous Oscars Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Oscars page has every year back to 1929.

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Oscars 1947: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 19th Academy Awards (1947), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Motion Picture at the 19th Academy Awards (1947)?

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) won Best Motion Picture. The other nominees were It's a Wonderful Life and The Yearling.

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Which film won the most awards at the 19th Academy Awards (1947)?

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) won the most: 6 awards from 6 nominations. The Yearling and Miracle on 34th Street followed with 2 wins each.

Which film had the most nominations at the 19th Academy Awards (1947)?

The Yearling (1947) led with 7 nominations and won 2 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 19th Academy Awards (1947)?

Best Director: William Wyler for The Best Years of Our Lives. Best Actor: Fredric March for The Best Years of Our Lives. Best Actress: Olivia de Havilland for To Each His Own. Best Supporting Actor: Harold Russell for The Best Years of Our Lives.

When was the 19th Academy Awards (1947)?

The 19th Academy Awards (1947) took place on March 13, 1947. The database has 15 categories and 29 nominations for it.