Search results
People also ask
Who won the Oscars in 1961?
Who won the Academy Awards in 1961?
When did West Side Story win the Academy Awards?
Which movie won the first Academy Award for Best Movie?
Best Motion Picture - Jerry Wald, Producer Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) - Gavin Lambert, T. E. B. Clarke Spartacus
The 33rd Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1960, were held on April 17, 1961, hosted by Bob Hope at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California.
The 34th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1961, were held on April 9, 1962, hosted by Bob Hope at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins became the first Best Director co-winners for West Side Story.
Best Motion PictureBest DirectorWest Side Story – Robert Wise, producer ...Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins – West ...Maximilian Schell – Judgment at Nuremberg ...Sophia Loren – Two Women as Cesira Audrey ...George Chakiris – West Side Story as ...Rita Moreno – West Side Story as Anita ...Splendor in the Grass – William Inge ...Judgment at Nuremberg – Abby Mann ...Feb 5, 2014 · To William L. Hendricks for his outstanding patriotic service in the conception, writing and production of the Marine Corps film, A Force in Readiness, which has brought honor to the Academy and the motion picture industry.
5 titles. 1. The Apartment (1960) Approved | 125 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance. 8.3. Rate. 94 Metascore. A Manhattan insurance clerk tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue.
The 33rd Academy Awards Memorable Moments. Best Picture: The Apartment. The Apartment also won Academy Awards for Black-and-White Art Direction-Set Decoration (Alexander Trauner and Edward G. Boyle), Directing (Billy Wilder), Film Editing (Daniel Mandell), and Writing – Story and Screenplay written directly for the screen (Billy Wilder and I.A.L.
When the 33rd Annual Academy Awards took place on Monday, April 17th, 1961, they had a new home (Santa Monica), a new network (ABC) and a familiar host (Bob Hope). The big winner of the night was The Apartment, whose five Oscars included Best Picture and Best Director for Billy Wilder.