"It's a Wonderful Life" is a 1946 American Christmas fantasy drama film produced and directed by Frank Capra, based on the short story and booklet The Greatest Gift, which Philip Van Doren Stern wrote in 1939 and published privately in 1943. The film is one of the most beloved in American cinema, and has become traditional viewing during the Christmas season.

"It's a Wonderful Life" is now considered one of the greatest films of all time. It was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, but unfortunately did not win in any category. The film has been recognized by the American Film Institute as one of the 100 best American films ever made, as number 11 on its initial 1998 greatest movie list, as number 20 on its revised 2007 greatest movie list, and as number one on its list of the most inspirational American films of all time. Capra revealed that it was his personal favorite among the films he directed and that he screened it for his family every Christmas season.

A Hole in the Head was only nominated for one Academy Awards which it won.

It Happened One Night was nominated for five Academy Awards winning all five.

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town was nominated for five Academy Awards winning one of the awards.

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