The Lost Weekend - Definition and Overview

The Lost Weekend is a 1945 motion picture directed by Billy Wilder for Paramount Pictures, starring Ray Milland, Jane Wyman and Phillip Terry.

It tells the story of an alcoholic, Milland, on a weekend bender.

The movie received Academy Awards for:

• Best Picture - Charles Brackett, producer
• Best Actor in a Leading Role - Ray Milland
• Best Director - Billy Wilder
• Best Writing of Adapted Screenplay - Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder

It also received Oscar nominations for:

• Best Cinematography, black-and-white - John F. Seitz
• Best Original Music Score - Miklós Rózsa
• Best Film Editing - Doane Harrison

The movie also shared the 1946 Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) at the Cannes Film Festival.

External links

• The Lost Weekend (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037884/) at the Internet Movie Database
• The Lost Weekend at Movie Tome (http://www.movietome.com/movietome/servlet/MovieMain/movieid-44026/)