The 18th Academy Awards
The 18th Academy Awards were held on March 7, 1946, at Grauman's Chinese Theatre to honor the films of 1945. Being the first Oscars after the end of World War II, the ceremony returned to the glamour of the prewar years; notably, the plaster statuettes that had been used during the war were replaced by bronze statuettes with gold plating and an elevated base.
Billy Wilder also won for Best Director for "The Lost Weekend" against Leo McCarey "The Bells of St. Mary's", Clarence Brown "National Velvet". Jean Renoir "The Southerner", Alfred Hitchcock "Spellbound".
Ray Milland won Best Actor for his performance in "The Lost Weekend", also running were Bing Crosby "The Bells of St. Mary's", Gene Kelly "Anchors Aweigh", Gregory Peck "The Keys to the Kingdom", Cornel Wilde "A Song to Remember".
Joan Crawford won Best Actress, while home in bed, for "Mildred Pierce" winning against Ingrid Bergman "The Bells of St. Mary's", Greer Garson "The Valley of Decision", Jennifer Jones "Love Letters", Gene Tierney "Leave Her to Heaven.
James Dunn won Best Supporting Actor for his performance in "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" with the other contenders being Michael Chekov "Spellbound", John Dall "The Corn is Green", Robert Mitchum "The Story of G.I. Joe", J. Carroll Naish "A Medal for Benny". 
Anne Revere won Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Mrs. Araminty Brown in "National Velvet" against nominees Eve Arden "Mildred Pierce", Ann Blyth "Mildred Pierce", Angela Lansbury "The Picture of Dorian Gray", Joan Lorring "The Corn is Green.
Ray Milland, Joan Crawford, Anne Rever and James Dunn.
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