The Lost Weekend

Summary

The Lost Weekend is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (439 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Lost Weekend received the Academy Award for Best Picture^[3].
• The Lost Weekend received the Academy Award for Best Actor^[4].
• The Lost Weekend received the Academy Award for Best Director^[5].
• The Lost Weekend received the Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay^[6].
• The Lost Weekend received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[7].
• The Lost Weekend's image is recorded as Ray Milland in The Lost Weekend with El in Background.jpg^[8].
• The Lost Weekend's instance of is recorded as film^[9].
• The Lost Weekend's director is recorded as Billy Wilder^[10].
• The Lost Weekend's screenwriter is recorded as Charles Brackett^[11].
• The Lost Weekend's screenwriter is recorded as Billy Wilder^[12].
• The Lost Weekend's composer is recorded as Miklós Rózsa^[13].
• The Lost Weekend's genre is recorded as drama film^[14].
• The Lost Weekend's genre is recorded as flashback film^[15].
• The Lost Weekend's genre is recorded as film noir^[16].
• The Lost Weekend's genre is recorded as film based on a novel^[17].
• The Lost Weekend's based on is recorded as The Lost Weekend^[18].
• The Lost Weekend's cast member is recorded as Jane Wyman^[19].
• The Lost Weekend's cast member is recorded as Ray Milland^[20].
• The Lost Weekend's cast member is recorded as Howard da Silva^[21].
• The Lost Weekend's cast member is recorded as Doris Dowling^[22].
• The Lost Weekend's cast member is recorded as Frank Faylen^[23].
• The Lost Weekend's cast member is recorded as Ernest Whitman^[24].
• The Lost Weekend's cast member is recorded as Anita Sharp-Bolster^[25].
• The Lost Weekend's cast member is recorded as Lilian Fontaine^[26].
• The Lost Weekend's cast member is recorded as Frank Orth^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Lost Weekend's producer is recorded as Charles Brackett^[28]. Its director is recorded as Billy Wilder^[10]. Screenwriters include Charles Brackett^[11] and Billy Wilder^[12]. Cast members include Jane Wyman^[19], Ray Milland^[20], Howard da Silva^[21], Doris Dowling^[22], Frank Faylen^[23], and Ernest Whitman^[24].

Publication

Publication dates include +1945-01-01T00:00:00Z^[29], +1946-09-03T00:00:00Z^[30], +1945-11-29T00:00:00Z^[31], and +1945-12-01T00:00:00Z^[32]. The Lost Weekend's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[33]. Genres include drama film^[14], flashback film^[15], film noir^[16], and film based on a novel^[17]. Its part of is recorded as National Film Registry^[34].

Subject and Themes

The Lost Weekend's main subject is recorded as alcoholism^[35].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Picture^[3], an award for best film^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1929^[38]; Academy Award for Best Actor^[4], an award for best leading actor^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1929^[41]; Academy Award for Best Director^[5], an award for best direction^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1929^[44]; Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay^[6], an award for best adapted screenplay^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1929^[47]; and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[7], a film award^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1929^[50]. Reviews include 8.4/10^[51] and 97%^[52].

Why It Matters

The Lost Weekend ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (439 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[53] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[54]

FAQs

What awards did The Lost Weekend receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Picture^[3], Academy Award for Best Actor^[4], Academy Award for Best Director^[5], and Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay^[6].