4th Golden Globe Awards (1947)
· 4 categories · 4 nominations
Best Picture: The Best Years of Our Lives
Awards season
1947 Movie Awards: Every Ceremony, Winner & Nominee
2 award ceremonies from February to March 1947, with 33 nominations and 18 winners. The Best Years of Our Lives won the most, 8 awards at 2 ceremonies. At the Oscars, The Best Years of Our Lives won Best Motion Picture. Below: every ceremony and top prize, the most-awarded films and the people who won the most.
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Top prizes
The Top Prize at Every 1947 Ceremony
The Best Years of Our Lives swept both top prizes recorded for 1947: Golden Globes and Oscars.
Most awarded
The Most-Awarded Films of 1947
The Best Years of Our Lives won 8 awards from 8 nominations at the 1947 ceremonies. The Yearling was next with 3 wins. The logos show where each film won.
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1946 · Drama, Romance · 8 wins from 8 nominations -
The Yearling 3 / 81947 · Drama, Western · 3 wins from 8 nominations -
Miracle on 34th Street 2 / 21947 · Drama, Comedy · 2 wins from 2 nominations -
It's a Wonderful Life 1 / 51947 · Drama, Fantasy · 1 win from 5 nominations -
The Harvey Girls 1 / 21946 · Comedy, Western · 1 win from 2 nominations -
The Bishop's Wife 1 / 11948 · Drama, Fantasy · 1 win from 1 nomination -
1947 · Comedy, Romance · 1 win from 1 nomination -
To Each His Own 1 / 11946 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 1 nomination
People
Who Won the Most Awards in 1947
Harold Russell won 2 awards at the Golden Globes and the Oscars. Only prizes that name a person count here; Best Picture goes to the film.
Month by month
Every 1947 Award Ceremony
2 ceremonies in date order from February to March 1947. Each links to its full list of winners and nominees.
February 1947 Award Ceremony
March 1947 Award Ceremony
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19th Academy Awards (1947)· 15 categories · 29 nominations
Best Motion Picture: The Best Years of Our Lives
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98 years of results, from 1929 to 2026. The busiest season is 2025, with 19 ceremonies; 1947 has 2. Each year collects its ceremonies, top prizes and biggest winners.
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FAQ
1947 Movie Awards: Questions & Answers
The most-awarded film, the most-awarded person, Best Picture at the Oscars and every ceremony of 1947, answered from the results on this page.
Which movie won the most awards in 1947?
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) won the most awards at the 1947 ceremonies: 8 wins from 8 nominations, at the Golden Globes and the Oscars. The Yearling was next with 3 wins.
About The Best Years of Our Lives Who won the most awards in 1947?
Harold Russell won 2 awards in 1947, at the Golden Globes and the Oscars: the most of anyone named in a category.
Harold Russell's awards What won Best Picture at the 1947 Oscars?
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) won Best Motion Picture at the 19th Academy Awards (1947) on March 13, 1947.
1947 Oscar winners Which award ceremonies took place in 1947?
The database has 2 ceremonies for 1947: 4th Golden Globe Awards and 19th Academy Awards.