Mrs. Miniver (character) President Franklin D. Roosevelt credited it for hastening America's involvement in the war. Winston Churchill is said to have claimed that it had done more for the Allied cause than a flotilla of battleships. Churchill is further quoted by Bernard Wasserstein in his book, "Barbarism and Civilization," as saying that the book (and later the film) was worth "six divisions of war effort." In 1942, when the film came out, Roosevelt ordered it rushed to theaters. The film adaptation of "Mrs. Miniver" was produced by MGM in 1942 with Greer Garson in the leading role and William Wyler directing. Under
23rd Academy Awards 23rd Academy Awards The 23rd Academy Awards Ceremony awarded Oscars for the best in films in 1950. "All About Eve" received 14 Oscar nominations, beating the previous record of 13 set by "Gone with the Wind". "Sunset Boulevard" became the second film with nominations in every acting category not to win a single one (after "My Man Godfrey" in 1936). This would not happen again until "American Hustle" was shut out at the 86th Academy Awards. "All About Eve" was the second film, after "Mrs. Miniver" (1942), to receive five acting nominations. It also became the first to receive multiple