The Lost Weekend
4Wins7NomsDirected by Billy Wilder
Synopsis
Longtime alcoholic Don Birnam has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst... but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend planned by his brother and girlfriend, he begins a four-day bender that just might be his last – one way or another.
Awards
18th Academy Awards· 1946
- Actor in a Leading RoleRay MillandWon
- Best PictureCharles Brackett For Paramount PicturesWon
- DirectingBilly WilderWon
- Writing (Screenplay)Billy Wilder From By Charles R. Jackson, Charles BrackettWon
- Cinematography (Black and White)John F. Seitz
- Film EditingDoane Harrison
- Music (Comedy or Drama Score)Miklós Rózsa
Details
Cast
Ray Milland Won 
Jane Wyman
Phillip Terry
Howard Da Silva
Doris Dowling
Frank Faylen
Mary Young
Anita Sharp-Bolster
Lilian Fontaine
Frank Orth