And the Oscar Goes to... The Lost Weekend The Lost Weekend is a 1945 American film directed by Billy Wilder starring Ray Milland and Jane Wyman. It was based on Charles R. Jackson's 1944 novel of the same name about an alcoholic writer. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards and won four: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay. It also shared the Grand Prix at the first Cannes Film Festival, making it one of only three films (the other two being Marty (1955

The 1945 film The Lost Weekend is about an aspiring writer, Don Birnam, who descends into a four-day drinking binge due to his alcoholism. Ray Milland won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance. #raymilland #oscarwinner #moviestars #academyawards | Jeff Waters