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Kay Miniver does not fly a Spitfire in dogfights over London or ply the North Sea in a battleship, but she is doing her all for wartime England. And she does it so well that Winston Churchill would say Mrs Miniver was more vital to the nation than a fleet of destroyers. Winner of six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, this memorable spirit-lifter about an idealised England that tends its prizewinning roses while confronting the terror of war struck a patriotic chord with audiences and became 1942s No 1 box-office hit. Greer Garson gives a formidable Oscar-winning title-role performance, comforting children in a bomb shelter, capturing an enemy parachutist and delivering an inspirational portrait of stiff-upper-lip British resolve. When Hitler did his worst, Mrs Miniver did her best. (Warner Bros. AU)

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Awards

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Academy Awards

  • 1943 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
  • 1943 - William Wyler (Best Achievement in Directing)
  • 1943 - Greer Garson (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
  • 1943 - Teresa Wright (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
  • 1943 - William Wyler (Best Adapted Screenplay)
  • 1943 - Joseph Ruttenberg (Best Cinematography (Black-and-White))
  • 1943 - Walter Pidgeon (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
  • 1943 - Henry Travers (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
  • 1943 - Dame May Whitty (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
  • 1943 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
  • 1943 - Best Achievement in Visual Effects
  • 1943 - Best Sound Mixing