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Sound Recording - Republic Studio Sound Department, Daniel J. Bloomberg, Sound Director Frenchman's Creek 1 WIN , 1 NOMINATION
Feb 5, 2014 · SOUND RECORDING. The Best Years of Our Lives – Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon Sawyer, Sound Director. It’s a Wonderful Life – RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John Aalberg, Sound Director. The Jolson Story – Columbia Studio Sound Department, John Livadary, Sound Director.
The 18th Academy Awards were held on March 7, 1946, at Grauman's Chinese Theatre to honor the films of 1945. Being the first Oscars after the end of World War II, the ceremony returned to the glamour of the prewar years; notably, the plaster statuettes that had been used during the war were replaced by bronze statuettes with gold plating and an ...
[This last-mentioned film had five nominations (Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Sound Recording, and Best Film Editing) but it was unable to capture a single award!]
The 19th Academy Awards were held on March 13, 1947, honoring the films of 1946. The top awards portion of the ceremony was hosted by Jack Benny. The Best Years of Our Lives won seven of its eight nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, and both male acting Oscars.
* Sound Recording - RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, Stephen Dunn, Sound Director
Jimmy Stewart and Bob Hope presided over the ceremony on Thursday, March 7, 1946. Searchlight scanned the skies and tuxedos and evening gowns hit the red carpet. The Lost Weekend took home four Oscars that night: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Writing (Screenplay).
