The Awful Truth
(1937)
Rusty: National Film RegistryAward nominations: Academy Award for Best Actress (Irene Dunne)
Academy Award for Best Film Editing (Al Clark)
Academy Award for Best Picture
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (Ralph Bellamy)
Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (Viña Delmar)Award details: (details at IMDb)
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The Awful Truth is a 1937 screwball comedy film starring Irene Dunne and Cary Grant. The plot concerns the machinations of a soon-to-be-divorced couple, played by Dunne and Grant, who go to great lengths to try to ruin each other's romantic escapades. The film was directed by Leo McCarey and was written by Viña Delmar, with uncredited assistance from Sidney Buchman and McCarey, from the 1922 play by Arthur Richman. In 1996, The Awful Truth was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry, having been deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".