The Best Years of Our Lives and the 19th Academy Awards

We return home after the second World War to talk about the 1946 best picture winner ‘The Best Years of Our Lives’. Our cold open digs into the thematic storytelling in a movie's title and what they can imply to an audience before and after watching.

It’s impossible to speak about this post war film without honoring the wonderful performances by the three leading actors:  Fredric March, Dana Andrews, and Harold Russell. This year's Academy Awards limited 5 nominees in each category which lead to a lot of snubs and omissions. 

We even discussed if fellow Best Picture nominee ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ deserved the win over the post war melodrama. We question why Dana Andrews wasn’t nominated for Best Actor and discuss why one of the actors won two Oscars for the same performance! This year marks the 75th anniversary of the classic 1946 film “The Best Years of Our Lives.” so join us in celebrating this beautiful picture! 

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