Which 1953 Army drama set in Hawaii won Best Picture?

The 1953 Army drama set in Hawaii that won Best Picture is From Here to Eternity.

Directed by Fred Zinnemann, the film adapts James Jones’s 1951 novel about soldiers stationed in Hawaii shortly before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, Donna Reed, and Frank Sinatra led the cast.

From Here to Eternity won eight Academy Awards from 13 nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director. Its famous beachside scene between Lancaster and Kerr became one of the era’s most recognizable movie images.

A common mix-up is The Best Years of Our Lives, which also won Best Picture, but did so in 1947. From Here to Eternity is specifically the 1953 winner centered on pre-Pearl Harbor Army life.