The 18th Annual Academy Awards recognized Peggy Ann Garner with the Juvenile Award honoring her as " outstanding child actress of 1945 " . Beginning her prolific film career at the age of six , in 1945 , 13-year-old Garner appeared in '' Nob Hill '' and '' Junior Miss '' , as well as receiving critical acclaim for her dramatic role as Francie Nolan , a girl living in the Brooklyn slums with her devoted mother and alcoholic father in the 20th Century Fox drama , '' A Tree Grows in Brooklyn ''
18th Annual Academy Awards
18th Academy Awards
Academy Juvenile Award