Awards
The film was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, winning 7, including Best Picture.
| Award | Result | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Best Picture | Won | Paramount Pictures (Leo McCarey, producer) |
| Best Director | Won | Leo McCarey |
| Best Actor | Won | Bing Crosby |
| Best Actor | Nominated | Barry Fitzgerald |
| Best Writing, Screenplay | Won | Frank Butler and Frank Cavett |
| Best Original Motion Picture Story | Won | Leo McCarey |
| Best Supporting Actor | Won | Barry Fitzgerald |
| Best Cinematography, Black-and-White | Nominated | Lionel Lindon Winner was Joseph LaShelle – Laura |
| Best Film Editing | Nominated | Leroy Stone Winner was Barbara McLean – Wilson |
| Best Music, Song | Won | Swinging on a Star – Music: James Van Heusen • Lyrics:Johnny Burke |
Fitzgerald was nominated as both Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor for his role, winning the latter and losing the former to Crosby. This was the first and only time this has occurred in Academy history; the rules were subsequently changed to ensure that actors could only be nominated in one category by the same performance.
In 2004, Going My Way was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
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