"Casablanca" wins 3 Academy Awards 1944

One of the best movies of all time Casablanca won 3 Academy Awards at the 16th annual ceremony held March 2, 1944. It won Outstanding Motion Picture, Best Director for Michael Curtiz, and Best Screenplay.

It had received 9 nominations in total: Humphrey Bogart for Best Actor, Ingrid Bergman for Best Actress, Claud Rains for Best Supporting Actress, Best Scoring for a Motion Picture for Max Steiner, Best Cinematography Black & White for Arthur Edeson, and Best Film Editing for Owen Marks.

"Casablanca" released 1943

Casablanca, released January 23, 1943, is considered to be one of the best films of all time.  The black and white movie starred Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Peter Lorre.  It won three Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director for Michael Curtiz, and Best Writing, Screenplay.  It was nominated for five more: Best Actor for Bogart, Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Claude Rains, Best Cinematography for Black and White, Best Film Editing, Best Original Score.

In 1989, the Library of Congress selected Casablanca for preservation in the National Film Registry.