The Contenders:
Leo McCarey: The Bells of St. Mary’s
Billy Wilder: The Lost Weekend (winner)
Clarence Brown: National Velvet
Jean Renoir: The Southerner
Alfred Hitchcock: Spellbound
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Leo McCarey: The Bells of St. Mary’s
Billy Wilder: The Lost Weekend (winner)
Clarence Brown: National Velvet
Jean Renoir: The Southerner
Alfred Hitchcock: Spellbound
What’s Missing
The world was weary in 1945, I think, and that’s reflected in the movies. As with the Best Picture award, I don’t know that all of the nominees deserve to be here, but I also can’t think of ...