Other great film noirs that were also box-office hits released the same year includedDouble Indemnity (1944)(with seven nominations including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Screenplay, and Best Cinematography - and no wins!), andLaura (1944)(with five nominations including Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actor, with only one win for Best Cinematography (B/W)).[Note: Wyler also effectively directed Davis as an icy woman inThe Letter (1940)andThe Little Foxes (1941).The tough woman in the film, Tess (Joanne Dru), steps in and breaks up their final fight to the death with a gun.Schindler spirals his way up the staircase into the Judenrat, a virtually-powerless council of Jewish administrators:The JudenratThe Jewish Council comprised of 24 elected Jews personally responsible for carrying out the orders of the regime in Krakow, such as drawing up lists for work details, food and housing.