Going My Way

Going My Way is a 1944 musical comedy-drama movie. The movie is about a priest from East St. Louis, Illinois who changes parish life at a New York City church. Bing Crosby plays Father Charles.

The movie won seven Academy Awards, including the Best Picture.

Academy Awards

At the 17th Academy Awards, Going My Way was nominated for 10 Academy Awards. They included two for Barry Fitzgerald for his work on the movie was nominated for both Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor. Later, the rules were changed so that it will not happen again.^[1] The film won seven awards, including the Best Picture.^[2]

Award	Result	Winner
Best Picture	Won	Paramount Pictures (Leo McCarey, producer)
Best Director	Won	Leo McCarey
Best Actor	Won	Bing Crosby
Best Actor	Nominated	Barry Fitzgerald
Best Supporting Actor	Won	Barry Fitzgerald
Best Writing, Screenplay	Won	Frank Butler and Frank Cavett
Best Original Motion Picture Story	Won	Leo McCarey
Best Music, Song	Won	"Swinging on a Star" Music: Jimmy Van Heusen • Lyrics:Johnny Burke
Best Cinematography, Black-and-White	Nominated	Lionel Lindon Winner was Joseph LaShelle – Laura
Best Film Editing	Nominated	Leroy Stone Winner was Barbara McLean – Wilson

In 2004, Going My Way was chosen for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".