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Going My Way

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Going My Way is a 1944 American comedy-drama directed by Leo McCarey for Paramount Pictures, in which an unconventional young priest is transferred to a struggling New York parish and must work alongside its traditional elder pastor while helping local youths form a choir. It was the highest-grossing picture of 1944 and won seven of its ten Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, and helped make its star Bing Crosby the era's leading box-office draw. Supporting actor Barry Fitzgerald was nominated for both Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor for the same role, a result that led the Academy to change its rules to prevent a recurrence.

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Original Language
English 1
Award
Academy Award for Best Picture 1
Release Year
1944 2
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Source Going My Way (Wikipedia)
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1. Wikipedia
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  • Going My Way, lead paragraph (Wikipedia), original language
    Going My Way is a 1944 American musical comedy drama film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald.
  • Wikipedia category, checked 2026-09-27
    Category:Best Picture Academy Award winners
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2. Going My Way (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox
    May 3, 1944 (New York City, premiere)
  • In Medium: Film, Article lead sentence
    Going My Way is a 1944 American musical comedy drama film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald.
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