Since You Went Away (1944)

2h 57min. // With her husband away to fight in World War II, a housewife struggles to care for their two daughters – and a pair of lodgers who have moved in – alone.

Directed by: John Cromwell

Writing Credits: Margaret Buell Wilder (novel), David O. Selznick (screenplay)

Starring: Claudette Colbert (as Anne Hilton), Jennifer Jones (as Jane Hilton), Joseph Cotten (as Lt. Tony Willett) and Shirley Temple (as Brig Hilton)

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Awards:

WON. Academy Awards, USA 1945. Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture. Max Steiner.

NOMINATED.  Academy Awards, USA 1945. Best Picture.

NOMINATED.  Academy Awards, USA 1945. Best Actress in a Leading Role.  Claudette Colbert.

NOMINATED.  Academy Awards, USA 1945. Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Monty Woolley.

NOMINATED.  Academy Awards, USA 1945. Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Jennifer Jones.

NOMINATED.  Academy Awards, USA 1945. Best Cinematography, Black-and-White. Stanley Cortez, Lee Garmes.

NOMINATED.  Academy Awards, USA 1945. Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White. Mark-Lee Kirk, Victor A. Gangelin.

NOMINATED.  Academy Awards, USA 1945. Best Film Editing. Hal C. Kern, James E. Newcom.

NOMINATED.  Academy Awards, USA 1945. Best Effects, Special Effects. Jack Cosgrove (photographic), Arthur Johns (sound).

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