Oscar History: Academy Award Winning Movies and Actors of 1947A look at Oscar winners and nominees, behind the scenes on the decisions for best picture, actor, etc for 1947, Gentleman's Agreement gets top honors.1947
Best Picture
NOMINEES: The Bishop's Wife, Crossfire, Gentleman's Agreement, Great Expectations, Miracle on 34th Street
THE WINNER: Gentleman's Agreement (20th Century-Fox)
DIRECTOR: Elia Kazan
PLAYERS: Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, John Garfield
Best Actor
NOMINEES: John Garfield (Body and Soul); Ronald Colman (A Double Life); William Powell (Life with Father); Gregory Peck (Gentleman's Agreement); Michael Redgrave (Mourning Becomes Electra)
THE WINNER: Ronald Colman
Best Actress
NOMINEES: Joan Crawford (Possessed); Susan Hayward (Smash Up--The Story of a Woman); Dorothy McGuire (Gentleman's Agreement); Rosalind Russell (Mourning Becomes Electra); Loretta Young (The Farmer's Daughter)
THE WINNER: Loretta Young
Behind the Oscar
The greatest longshot in Academy history came through. Before the big night, Daily Variety had polled a selection of the Academy's voting members and had come up with this result for the best actress: 1. Rosalind Russell; 2. Dorothy McGuire; 3. Joan Crawford; 4. Susan Hayward; 5. Loretta Young. Out of the sealed envelope came the winner--Loretta Young. Moviegoers were stunned.
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