Woman of the Year

1942 film by George Stevens
Movie film Q1212587
Woman of the Year
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Woman of the Year

Summary

Woman of the Year is a film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Woman of the Year received the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[3].
  • Woman of the Year's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Woman of the Year was directed by George Stevens[5].
  • Ring Lardner Jr. wrote the screenplay for Woman of the Year[6].
  • Michael Kanin wrote the screenplay for Woman of the Year[7].
  • John Lee Mahin wrote the screenplay for Woman of the Year[8].
  • Garson Kanin wrote the screenplay for Woman of the Year[9].
  • Woman of the Year's composer is recorded as Franz Waxman[10].
  • Woman of the Year's genre is romantic comedy[11].
  • A cast member of Woman of the Year was Spencer Tracy[12].
  • A cast member of Woman of the Year was Katharine Hepburn[13].
  • A cast member of Woman of the Year was Fay Bainter[14].
  • A cast member of Woman of the Year was Reginald Owen[15].
  • A cast member of Woman of the Year was William Bendix[16].
  • A cast member of Woman of the Year was William Tannen[17].
  • A cast member of Woman of the Year was Edith Evanson[18].
  • A cast member of Woman of the Year was Roscoe Karns[19].
  • A cast member of Woman of the Year was Ludwig Stössel[20].
  • A cast member of Woman of the Year was Minor Watson[21].
  • A cast member of Woman of the Year was Jimmy Conlin[22].
  • A cast member of Woman of the Year was Michael Visaroff[23].
  • A cast member of Woman of the Year was Sara Haden[24].
  • A cast member of Woman of the Year was Dan Tobin[25].
  • A cast member of Woman of the Year was Ann Codee[26].
  • A cast member of Woman of the Year was Fern Emmett[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Woman of the Year was produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz[28]. It was directed by George Stevens[5]. Screenwriters include Ring Lardner Jr.[6], Michael Kanin[7], John Lee Mahin[8], and Garson Kanin[9]. Cast members include Spencer Tracy[12], Katharine Hepburn[13], Fay Bainter[14], Reginald Owen[15], William Bendix[16], and William Tannen[17].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1942[29], February 5, 1942[30], February 19, 1942[31], and March 5, 1942[32]. The original language of Woman of the Year was English[33]. Its genre is romantic comedy[11]. It is part of National Film Registry[34]. It was distributed by video on demand[35].

Reception

Woman of the Year received the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[3]. Reviews include 7.5/10[36] and 83%[37].

Why It Matters

Woman of the Year has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

What awards did Woman of the Year receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [28] . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [34] . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] . wikidata.org.
  30. [36] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [37] . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] . wikidata.org.
  33. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [31] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [32] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 woman-of-the-year
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14551]]: woman-of-the-year, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/295960407|WOMAN OF THE YEAR (#295960407)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8091|Il "
  2. 18d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer Cedric Gibbons
    Described by source AWFJ’s Top 100 Films List
    Publication date +1942-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1942-02-05T00:00:00Z, +1942-02-19T00:00:00Z +1
    Screenwriter Ring Lardner Jr., Michael Kanin, John Lee Mahin +1
    + 38 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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