Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna March 1944, Wallis akahwina mubayiro weAcademy weBest Picture pa
16th Academy Awards. Panguva yemhemberero yacho, apo mubayiro wakaziviswa nokuda kweCasablanca, Wallis akasimuka kuti agamuchire, asi mutungamiriri we studio Jack L. Warner akamhanyira pachikuva "achinyemwerera, achinyemwerera uye achitaridzika kuva anozvifadza zvikuru", Wallis akayeuka gare gare. "Ndakanga ndisingagoni kudavira kuti zvakanga zvichiitika. "Casablanca" yakanga iri chisikwa changu; Jack akanga asina chokuita nazvo chose chose. Sezvo vateereri vakanga vachirohwa nemhepo, ndakaedza kubuda mumutsetse wezvigaro ndokupinda munzira, asi mhuri yose yaWarner yakagara ichindivharira. Ndakanga ndisina imwe nzira kunze kwokugara pasi zvakare, ndakanyadziswa uye ndakatsamwa... Anenge makore makumi mana gare gare, handisati ndapora pakurwadziwa kwandakaita". Chiitiko ichi chaizoita kuti Wallis asiye Warner Bros. mwedzi wakatevera.