The Contenders:
All the King’s Men (winner)
Battleground
The Heiress
A Letter to Three Wives
Twelve O’Clock High
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All the King’s Men (winner)
Battleground
The Heiress
A Letter to Three Wives
Twelve O’Clock High
What’s Missing

There are a lot of good movies from 1949, a number of them better than at least some of the nominees for Best Picture. The Fallen Idol is an interesting film, but perhaps too dark to be a serious contender for its era. The opposite is true of Passport to ...