ASA The Lost Weekend (1945) a film directed by Billy Wilder with Ray Milland, Jane Wyman, Phillip Terry, Howard Da Silva

The Lost Weekend (1945) Synopsis / Plot Don Birnam (Ray Milland), a would-be writer, is a long time alcoholic who is dissatisfied with his life. His brother Wick (Phillip Terry) and girlfriend Helen St. James (Jane Wyman) manage to keep him sober for 10 days, but he arranges to get away from them and goes on a self-destructive three-day binge. Awards 1945: 4 Academy Awards: Best Movie, Director, Actor (Ray Milland), Adapted Screenplay. 7 Nominations 1945: Golden Globes: Best Movie, Director and Actor (Ray Milland) 1945: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Film, Director, Actor (Milland) 1946: Cannes Film Festival: Grand Prize of the Festival (Ex-aequo) & Best Actor (Ray Milland)