What film won the Academy Award for Best Picture for the year 1942?

Mrs. Miniver won the Academy Award for Best Picture for films released in 1942.

The award was presented at the 15th Academy Awards ceremony, held on March 4, 1943. The film, produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed by William Wyler, portrays an ordinary British family confronting the pressures and dangers of World War II.

Greer Garson stars as Kay Miniver, with Walter Pidgeon as her husband, Clem. Although the story focuses on domestic life, its wartime scenes—including the Dunkirk evacuation and the family’s encounters with the conflict—gave the film a strongly patriotic and emotionally immediate tone for audiences during the war.

Mrs. Miniver won six of its twelve nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director for Wyler, Best Actress for Garson, Best Supporting Actress for Teresa Wright, Adapted Screenplay and Black-and-White Cinematography. A common mix-up is Casablanca: that film was released in 1942 but won Best Picture at the 16th Academy Awards, honoring the 1943 film year.