34th Academy Awards

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34th Academy Awards
Date April 9, 1962
Site Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California
Host Bob Hope
Director Richard Dunlap
TV in the United States
Network ABC
Duration 2 hours, 10 minutes

The 34th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1961, were held on April 9, 1962 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. They were hosted by Bob Hope; this was the seventh time Hope hosted the Oscars. For the first time in Oscar history, the show lasted longer than two hours. [1]

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[edit] News and recap

The most memorable event of the night was when Stan Berman, a New York City cabdriver, awarded Bob Hope a homemade Oscar after he had slipped through security and made his way to the stage.[2] Among the many dresses worn that night, Joan Crawford wore a spaghetti strap gown with jewels she had worn at an earlier appearance at the Oscars.[3] Shirley Jones wore a strapless gown covered by ornate fabric.[4] Shirley Knight's gown used a sheer overlay to create the illusion of two layers of fabric. [5] Debbie Reynolds's black and white gown was inspired by an envelope.[6]

[edit] Notable quotes

[edit] Major winners

This is a breakdown of only major winners. For a complete list of nominees and winners, see: 34th Academy Awards nominees and winners.

[edit] Feature films

Category Winner Producers/Country
Best motion picture West Side Story Robert Wise
Best foreign language film Såsom i en spegel Sweden
Best documentary feature Le Ciel et la Boue (Sky Above and Mud Beneath) Ardennes Films

[edit] Directing

  • Achievement in Directing: Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins for West Side Story

[edit] Acting

Category Winner Movie
Best actor in a leading role Maximilian Schell Judgment at Nuremberg
Best actress in a leading role Sophia Loren Two Women
Best actor in a supporting role George Chakiris West Side Story
Best actress in a supporting role Rita Moreno West Side Story

[edit] Writing

Category Winner Movie
Original screenplay Written by William Inge Splendor in the Grass
Adapted screenplay Screenplay by Abby Mann Judgment at Nuremberg

[edit] Breakdown

Awards Won/Nominations

[edit] References

  1. ^ As the years roll by, the Oscars run longer.
  2. ^ Oscars 2003 - 75 Days of Oscar - 1962.
  3. ^ Red Carpet Retro Fashion Gallery.
  4. ^ Red Carpet Retro Fashion Gallery.
  5. ^ Red Carpet Retro Fashion Gallery.
  6. ^ Red Carpet Retro Fashion Gallery.
  7. ^ Oscar Night Gaffes.

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