19th Academy Awards

The 19th Academy Awards were held on March 13, 1947, honoring the best in film of 1946. The top awards portion of the ceremony was hosted by Jack Benny. The Best Years of Our Lives won seven of its eight nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, and both male acting Oscars. The academy awarded Harold Russell—a World War II veteran who had lost both hands in the war—an Honorary Academy Award for "bringing hope and courage to his fellow veterans" for his role as Homer Parrish, believing that, as a non-actor, he would not win the Best Supporting Actor award for which he was nominated.