In 1946, Frank Capra's “It's a Wonderful Life,” competed for the Best Picture Oscar with “The Best Years of Our Lives,” which won, Olivier's Shakespearean film “Henry V,” “The Razor Edge,” based on Somerset Maugham's novel, and Clarence Brown's family melodrama “The Yearling,” co-starring Gregory Peck and Jane Wyman.

In 1946, Edmund Goulding's “The Razor's Edge,” based on Somerset Maugham's novel, competed for the Best Picture Oscar with “The Best Years of Our Lives,” which won, Laurence Olivier's Shakespearean film “Henry V,” Frank Capra's “It's a Wonderful Life,” , and Clarence Brown's family melodrama “The Yearling,” co-starring Gregory Peck and Jane Wyman.

In 1946, Laurence Olivier's “Henry V” competed for Best Picture Oscar with “Best Years of Our Lives,” which won, Frank Capra's “It's a Wonderful Life,” “The Razor Edge,” based on Somerset Maugham's novel, and Clarence Brown's family melodrama “The Yearling,” co-starring Gregory Peck and Jane Wyman.

One of the most successful transfers of a Broadway musical to the big screen, ?¢¬Ä¬úGrease?¢¬Ä was nominated for one Oscar, Song, ?¢¬Ä¬úHopelessly in Love With You,?¢¬Ä music and lyrics by John Farrar, but the winner was Paul Jabara?¢¬Ä¬ôs ?¢¬Ä¬úLast Dance,?¢¬Ä from ?¢¬Ä¬úThank God It?¢¬Ä¬ôs Friday.?¢¬Ä

Billy Wilder's “The Lost Weekend” won Best Picture and other Oscars over Hitchcock's suspense-thriller “Spellbound,” which was nominated for six Oscras, winning the Scoring award for Miklos Rozsa.