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Matt Taylor and our film editor Marisa Carpico are finally back for a 5th season of their Oscar retrospective podcast, And the Winner Still Is…
This week, Matt and Marisa go back to just after World War II ended. In the episode, they discuss why The Best Years of Our Lives is considered one of the greatest Best Picture winners, the bittersweet romance of Brief Encounter, the incredible production design in Henry V and a hilarious, ingenue-esque reveal in The Yearling.
Best Motion Picture
The Best Years of Our Lives – Winner
Henry V
It’s a Wonderful Life
The Razor’s Edge
The Yearling
Best Directing
William Wyler – The Best Years of Our Lives – Winner
David Lean – Brief Encounter
Frank Capra – It’s a Wonderful Life
Robert Siodmak – The Killers
Clarence Brown – The Yearling
Best Actress
Olivia de Havilland – To Each His Own – Winner
Celia Johnson – Brief Encounter
Jennifer Jones – Duel in the Sun
Rosalind Russell – Sister Kenny
Jane Wyman – The Yearling
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Anne Baxter – The Razor’s Edge – Winner
Ethel Barrymore – The Spiral Staircase
Lillian Gish – Duel in the Sun
Flora Robson – Saratoga Trunk
Gale Sondergaard – Anna and the King of Siam
Best Actor
Fredric March – The Best Years of Our Lives – Winner
Laurence Olivier – Henry V
Larry Parks – The Jolson Story
Gregory Peck – The Yearling
James Stewart – It’s a Wonderful Life
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Harold Russell – The Best Years of Our Lives – Winner
Charles Coburn – The Green Years
William Demarest – The Jolson Story
Claude Rains – Notorious
Clifton Webb – The Razor’s Edge
