Mrs. Miniver (character) categories respectively. The film grossed $5,358,000 in North America (the highest for any MGM film at the time) and $3,520,000 abroad. In Britain, it was named the top box office attraction of 1942. 555 of the 592 film critics polled by American magazine "Film Daily" named it the best film of 1942. A sequel to "Mrs Miniver", "The Miniver Story" was made by the same studio in 1950 with Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon reprising their original roles. The characters were based on those in the original film, but their creator, Jan Struther, did not participate in the sequel. In
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