1945 New York Film Critics Circle Awards – Best Director Winner
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The Lost Weekend
Billy Wilder
The desperate life of a chronic alcoholic is followed through a four-day drinking bout.
1945 New York Film Critics Circle Awards – Best Director Nominees
![Story of G.I. Joe William A. Wellman](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/story-of-g.i.-joe-william-a.-wellman-image.jpg)
The desperate life of a chronic alcoholic is followed through a four-day drinking bout.