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The Best Years of Our Lives
The Best Years of Our Lives (aka Glory for Me and Home Again) is a 1946 American drama film directed by William Wyler, and starring Myrna Loy, Fredric March, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, Virginia Mayo, and Harold Russell. The film is about three United States servicemen re-adjusting to civilian life after coming home from World War II. Samuel Goldwyn was inspired to produce a film about veterans after reading an August 7, 1944, article in "Time" about
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- First Canadian actor to win in an acting category
- Harold Russell for "The Best Years of Our Lives" (1946)
- First Canadian director to win Best Director
- James Cameron for "Titanic" (1997)
- First persons from India to win in any music category
- A. R. Rahman won Best Original Score and Best Original Song ("Jai Ho") for "Slumdog Millionaire" (2008)
- Gulzar also won Best Original Song ("Jai Ho"