Mick Jackso's trashy but popular "The Body Guard" received two Oscar nominations, both in the Best Song category.
Oscar Movies: Body and Soul (1947)
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John Garfield lost the Best Actor Oscar, at his second and last nomination, to Academy's sentimental favorite, Ronald Colman, who won for George Cukor's "A Double Life."
Oscar Movies: Boat Is Full, The (1981)
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The winner was another WWII tale, “Mephisto,” from Hungary, in a category that included Poland’s “Man of Iron,” Japan’s “Muddy River,” and Italy’s “Three Brothers.”
Boat Is Full, The (1981): Swiss Oscar Entry, Directed by Markus Imhoof
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Markus Imhoof’s “The Boat Is Full,” the Swiss entry for the Oscars, is a WWII tale about a group of Jews who escape the Nazis into Switzerland but then are sent back by some Swiss villagers.
Oscar Movies: Blues in the Night (1941)
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Blues in the Night received one Oscra nomination, Song, “Blues in the Night,” music by Harold Arlen, lyrics by Johnny Mercer.
