The Lost Weekend

Billy Wilder

19451h 41mEnglish
Accolades
4Oscar
Wins
3Golden Globe
Wins
1Cannes
Nomination
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Synopsis

Longtime alcoholic Don Birnam has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst... but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend planned by his brother and girlfriend, he begins a four-day bender that just might be his last – one way or another.

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Details

Genres

Drama

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Awards & Recognition

Awards Dominance

7

Wins

11

Nominations

4 Oscar · 3 Golden Globe

Won

  • Actor · Ray Milland
  • Actor In A Leading Role · Ray Milland
  • Best Director - Motion Picture · Billy Wilder
  • Best Motion Picture · Paramount
  • Directing · Billy Wilder
  • Picture
  • Writing (Screenplay) · Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder
Full award breakdown

1946

Academy Awards

4Wins
7Noms
◆ Won

Actor

Ray Milland

1946
◆ Won

Best Motion Picture

Paramount

1946
◆ Won

Directing

Billy Wilder

1946
◆ Won

Writing (Screenplay)

Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder

1946
Nom

Cinematography (Black-and-White)

John F. Seitz

1946
Nom

Film Editing

Doane Harrison

1946
Nom

Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)

Miklos Rozsa

1946

1946

Golden Globes

3Wins
3Noms
◆ Won

Actor In A Leading Role

Ray Milland

1946
◆ Won

Best Director - Motion Picture

Billy Wilder

1946
◆ Won

Picture

The Lost Weekend

1946

1946

Cannes Film Festival

0Wins
1Noms
Nom

In Competition - Feature films

Billy WILDER

1946
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