Mrs. Miniver (character) the influence of the American Office of War Information, the film attempted to undermine Hollywood's prewar depiction of Britain as a glamorous bastion of social privilege, anachronistic habits and snobbery in favour of more democratic, modern images. To this end, the social status enjoyed by the Miniver family in the print version was downgraded and increased attention was given to the erosion of class barriers under the pressures of wartime. In 1942, the film won an Oscar in the Best Picture category and both Greer Garson and Teresa Wright won an Oscar in the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress
Howard Shore scores for "M. Butterfly" (another collaboration with Cronenberg), "Philadelphia" (his second collaboration with Jonathan Demme), and "Mrs. Doubtfire", directed by Chris Columbus. The latter two films were highly successful, "Philadelphia" winning Tom Hanks his first Oscar. Shore scored another three films in 1994: "The Client", "Ed Wood", and "Nobody's Fool". "Ed Wood" is notable for being one of the three films directed by Tim Burton that did not feature a score by Danny Elfman. Shore continued to score numerous films from 1995 to 2001, including two David Fincher films, "Seven" (1995) and "The Game" (1997), and "The Truth About Cats