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Oscar Ledger Year Dossier

18th Dossier

The 1945 file for 18th Academy Awards: winners first, ballot trails on demand, and the films that shaped the ceremony.

Year 1945
Best Picture The Lost Weekend
Winner Record 30/26
Top Winner The Lost Weekend
All Ceremonies Full Ballot Open Full Ledger

Annual Thesis

The 1945 ceremony centers on The Lost Weekend.

This dossier opens with the four races readers check first: Picture, Director, Actor, and Actress. 4 of 4 major races have winners recorded, with 20 major-field records feeding into the full 30/26 ceremony ledger below.

4major races 20major-field records 4/4winners recorded
Full Ballot Winner Circle All Ceremonies Best Picture Best Director Best Actor Best Actress

Ceremony Snapshot

A live, winner-driven snapshot of this ceremony.

Best Picture went to The Lost Weekend. The winning leader is The Lost Weekend with 4 wins.

The Lost Weekend 4 wins | 7 nominations
National Velvet 2 wins | 5 nominations
The Bells of St. Mary's 1 win | 8 nominations
Mildred Pierce 1 win | 6 nominations
Spellbound 1 win | 6 nominations
Winner Record 30/26

Categories settled and marked as winners in the ledger.

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Best Picture Nominees

The shortlist most readers look for first: 5 Best Picture nominees from this ceremony.

162Nominations
30Wins
26Categories
1927/28-2025Ledger span

Major Races

The Four Races That Shape the Night

A fast editorial scan of Picture, Director, Actor, and Actress before the full ceremony ledger opens out below.

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Complete Ceremony Ledger

Full ballot mode is showing every winner, nominee, film, person, and review link for this ceremony.

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24 categories 162 records 30 winners

Category

Best Picture

1 winner / 5 records

Category

Best Director

1 winner / 5 records

Category

Best Actress

1 winner / 5 records

Category

Best Actor

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 21 records

1 winner / 14 records

Category

FILM EDITING

1 winner / 5 records

Category

VISUAL EFFECTS

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 2 records

1 winner / 3 records

1 winner / 12 records

1 winner / 7 records

1 winner / 6 records

1 winner / 4 records

Category

SOUND RECORDING

1 winner / 12 records

1 winner / 5 records

Ceremony Highlights

Poster-first highlights from this ceremony, led by winners and the titles that defined the night.

Categories in this ceremony

Best Actor Best Supporting Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actress ART DIRECTION (Black-and-White) ART DIRECTION (Color) Best Picture CINEMATOGRAPHY (Black-and-White) CINEMATOGRAPHY (Color) Best Director DOCUMENTARY (Feature) DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject) FILM EDITING MUSIC (Original Score) MUSIC (Original Song Score or Adaptation Score) MUSIC (Original Song) SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL AWARD (Class III) SHORT FILM (Animated) SHORT SUBJECT (One-reel) SHORT SUBJECT (Two-reel) SOUND RECORDING SPECIAL AWARD VISUAL EFFECTS WRITING (Adapted Screenplay) WRITING (Original Screenplay) WRITING (Original Story)

Winner Circle

A category-by-category winner roll call generated directly from the ceremony ledger.

SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL AWARD (Class III) Winner
SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL AWARD (Class III)

Michael S. Leshing, BENJAMIN C. ROBINSON, ARTHUR B. CHATELAIN, ROBERT C. STEVENS and JOHN G. CAPSTAFF

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