Academy Awards archive
It's a Wonderful Life Oscar Nominations & Wins
It's a Wonderful Life has 5 Academy Award records in the AwardWentTo archive, including 0 wins.
Wins recorded in the archive
No winning records for It's a Wonderful Life are represented in this archive. Its recorded nominations are listed below.
All 5 award records
Counts reflect film-linked records in this archive. Historical, special and honorary awards may be included; these are not a verified competitive-award total. Years identify the source film eligibility year.
| Film year | Category / credited nominee | Recorded result |
|---|---|---|
| Film year1946 | Best Actor Credited nominee / recipientJames Stewart George Bailey | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1946 | Best Director Credited nominee / recipientFrank Capra | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1946 | Film Editing Credited nominee / recipientWilliam Hornbeck | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1946 | Best Picture Credited nominee / recipientLiberty Films | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1946 | Sound Recording Credited nominee / recipientRKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John Aalberg, Sound Director | Nomination recorded Recorded winner in this categoryThe Jolson Story Columbia Studio Sound Department, John Livadary, Sound Director |
Who else was nominated?
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Best Actor 1946 film year · Ceremony 19
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Best Director 1946 film year · Ceremony 19
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- It's a Wonderful Life This filmNominee
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Film Editing 1946 film year · Ceremony 19
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Best Picture 1946 film year · Ceremony 19
- The Best Years of Our Lives★ WinnerSamuel Goldwyn Productions
- Henry VNomineeJ. Arthur Rank-Two Cities Films
- It's a Wonderful Life This filmNomineeLiberty Films
- The Razor's EdgeNominee20th Century-Fox
- The YearlingNomineeMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Sound Recording 1946 film year · Ceremony 19
- The Best Years of Our LivesNomineeSamuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon Sawyer, Sound Director
- It's a Wonderful Life This filmNomineeRKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John Aalberg, Sound Director
- The Jolson Story★ WinnerColumbia Studio Sound Department, John Livadary, Sound Director
About these award records
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