34th Academy Awards

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.

Legendary filmmaker Federico Fellini received his first Best Director nomination for his film La Dolce Vita, though the movie itself failed to garner a nomination for Best Picture.

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface^[1]

Best Motion Picture	Best Director
*West Side Story* Fanny Judgment at Nuremberg The Hustler The Guns of Navarone	Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise – West Side Story Stanley Kramer – Judgment at Nuremberg Federico Fellini – La Dolce Vita J. Lee Thompson – The Guns of Navarone Robert Rossen – The Hustler
Best Actor	Best Actress
Maximilian Schell – Judgment at Nuremberg Charles Boyer – Fanny Paul Newman – The Hustler Spencer Tracy – Judgment at Nuremberg Stuart Whitman – The Mark	Sophia Loren – Two Women Audrey Hepburn – Breakfast at Tiffany's Piper Laurie – The Hustler Geraldine Page – Summer and Smoke Natalie Wood – Splendor in the Grass
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
George Chakiris – West Side Story Montgomery Clift – Judgment at Nuremberg Peter Falk – Pocketful of Miracles Jackie Gleason – The Hustler George C. Scott – The Hustler	Rita Moreno – West Side Story Fay Bainter – The Children's Hour Judy Garland – Judgment at Nuremberg Lotte Lenya – The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone Una Merkel – Summer and Smoke
Best Original Screenplay	Best Adapted Screenplay
Splendor in the Grass – William Inge La Dolce Vita – Federico Fellini, Tullio Pinelli, Ennio Flaiano and Brunello Rondi Ballad of a Soldier – Valentin Ezhov and Grigori Chukhrai General della Rovere – Sergio Amidei, Diego Fabbri and Indro Montanelli Lover Come Back – Stanley Shapiro and Paul Henning	Judgment at Nuremberg – Abby Mann West Side Story – Ernest Lehman Breakfast at Tiffany's – George Axelrod The Guns of Navarone – Carl Foreman The Hustler – Robert Rossen and Sidney Carroll
Best Foreign Language Film
Through a Glass Darkly (Sweden) Immortal Love (Japan) Harry and the Butler (Denmark) Plácido (Spain) The Important Man (Mexico)
Best Documentary Feature	Best Documentary Short
Sky Above and Mud Beneath The Grand Olympics	Project Hope Breaking the Language Barrier Cradle of Genius Kahl The Man in Gray
Best Live Action Short	Best Animated Short
Seawards the Great Ships Play Ball! The Face of Jesus Rooftops of New York Very Nice, Very Nice	Ersatz (The Substitute) Aquamania Beep Prepared Nelly's Folly Pied Piper of Guadalupe
Best Dramatic or Comedy Score	Best Musical Score
Breakfast at Tiffany's – Henry Mancini El Cid – Miklos Rozsa Fanny – Morris Stoloff and Harry Sukman Summer and Smoke – Elmer Bernstein The Guns of Navarone – Dimitri Tiomkin	West Side Story – Saul Chaplin, Johnny Green, Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal Babes in Toyland – George Bruns Flower Drum Song – Alfred Newman and Ken Darby Khovanshchina – Dmitri Shostakovich Paris Blues – Duke Ellington
Best Original Song	Best Sound Recording
*"Moon River" from Breakfast at Tiffany's* – Music by Henry Mancini; Lyric by Johnny Mercer** "Bachelor in Paradise" from Bachelor in Paradise – Music by Henry Mancini; Lyric by Mack David "Love Theme from El Cid (The Falcon and the Dove)" from El Cid – Music by Miklos Rozsa; Lyric by Paul Francis Webster "Pocketful of Miracles" from Pocketful of Miracles – Music by Jimmy Van Heusen; Lyric by Sammy Cahn "Town Without Pity" from Town Without Pity – Music by Dimitri Tiomkin; Lyric by Ned Washington	West Side Story – Gordon E. Sawyer, Fred Hynes The Parent Trap – Robert O. Cook The Children's Hour – Gordon E. Sawyer Flower Drum Song – Waldon O. Watson The Guns of Navarone – John Cox
Best Art Direction, Black and White	Best Art Direction, Color
The Hustler – Art Direction: Harry Horner; Set Decoration: Gene Callahan Judgment at Nuremberg – Art Direction: Rudolph Sternad; Set Decoration: George Milo The Absent-Minded Professor – Art Direction: Carroll Clark; Set Decoration: Emile Kuri and Hal Gausman La Dolce Vita – Art Direction and Set Decoration: Piero Gherardi The Children's Hour – Art Direction: Fernando Carrere; Set Decoration: Edward G. Boyle	West Side Story – Art Direction: Boris Leven; Set Decoration: Victor Gangelin Breakfast at Tiffany's – Art Direction: Hal Pereira and Roland Anderson; Set Decoration: Sam Comer and Ray Moyer Flower Drum Song – Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen and Joseph C. Wright; Set Decoration: Howard Bristol El Cid – Art Direction and Set Decoration: Veniero Colasanti and John Moore Summer and Smoke – Art Direction: Hal Pereira and Walter H. Tyler; Set Decoration: Sam Comer and Arthur Krams
Best Cinematography, Black and White	Best Cinematography, Color
The Hustler – Eugen Schüfftan Judgment at Nuremberg – Ernest Laszlo One, Two, Three – Daniel L. Fapp The Absent-Minded Professor – Edward Colman The Children's Hour – Franz F. Planer	West Side Story – Daniel L. Fapp A Majority of One – Harry Stradling, Sr. Fanny – Jack Cardiff Flower Drum Song – Russell Metty One-Eyed Jacks – Charles Lang, Jr.
Best Costume Design, Black and White	Best Costume Design, Color
La Dolce Vita – Piero Gherardi Claudelle Inglish – Howard Shoup Judgment at Nuremberg – Jean Louis The Children's Hour – Dorothy Jeakins Yojimbo – Yoshirō Muraki	West Side Story – Irene Sharaff Back Street – Jean Louis Babes in Toyland – Bill Thomas Flower Drum Song – Irene Sharaff Pocketful of Miracles – Edith Head and Walter Plunkett
Best Film Editing	Best Visual Effects
West Side Story – Thomas Stanford The Parent Trap – Philip W. Anderson Fanny – William H. Reynolds Judgment at Nuremberg – Frederic Knudtson The Guns of Navarone – Alan Osbiston	The Guns of Navarone – Bill Warrington and Vivian C. Greenham The Absent-Minded Professor – Robert A. Mattey and Eustace Lycett

Academy Honorary Awards

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award

Stanley Kramer

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

George Seaton

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. Both Jackie Gleason (in "The Hustler") and Judy Garland (in "Judgment At Nuremberg") were heavily favored to win the awards for best supporting actor and actress. However, they were defeated by George Chakiris and Rita Moreno as part of the "West Side Story" sweep. The musical film wound up winning a total of ten Academy Awards including Best Picture. For the first time, two directors shared the award in the Directing category (Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins for "West Side Story").

Presenters

Eddie Albert and Dina Merrill (Presenters: Costume Design Awards)
Fred Astaire (Presenter: Best Picture)
Carroll Baker and Richard Chamberlain (Presenters: Art Direction-Set Decoration Awards)
Charles Brackett (Presenter: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to George Seaton)
Macdonald Carey and Shirley Knight (Presenters: Best Visual Effects)
George Chakiris and Carolyn Jones (Presenters: Documentary Awards)
Cyd Charisse and Tony Martin (Presenters: Music Awards)
Wendell Corey (Presenter: Honorary Award to Fred L. Metzler)
Joan Crawford (Presenter: Best Actor)
Vince Edwards and Shelley Winters (Presenters: Cinematography Awards)
Anthony Franciosa and Joanne Woodward (Presenters: Best Sound Recording)
Arthur Freed (Presenter: Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award to Stanley Kramer)
George Hamilton and Glynis Johns (Presenters: Short Subjects Awards)
Rock Hudson (Presenter: Best Supporting Actress)
Eric Johnston (Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film)
Shirley Jones (Presenter: Best Supporting Actor)
Gene Kelly (Presenter: Honorary Award to Jerome Robbins)
Burt Lancaster (Presenter: Best Actress)
Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick (Presenters: Writing Awards)
Debbie Reynolds (Presenter: Best Original Song)
Rosalind Russell (Presenter: Best Director)

Performers

Ann-Margret ("Bachelor in Paradise" from Bachelor in Paradise)
Gogi Grant ("Pocketful of Miracles" from Pocketful of Miracles)
Johnny Mathis ("Love Theme from El Cid (The Falcon and the Dove)" from El Cid)
Gene Pitney ("Town Without Pity" from Town Without Pity)
Andy Williams ("Moon River" from Breakfast at Tiffany's)

Multiple nominations and awards

These films had multiple nominations:

11 nominations: Judgment at Nuremberg, West Side Story
9 nominations: The Hustler
7 nominations: The Guns of Navarone
5 nominations: Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Children's Hour, Fanny, Flower Drum Song
4 nominations: La Dolce Vita, Summer and Smoke
3 nominations: The Absent-Minded Professor, El Cid, Pocketful of Miracles
2 nominations: Babes in Toyland, The Parent Trap, Splendor in the Grass

The following films received multiple awards.

10 wins: West Side Story
2 wins: Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Hustler, Judgment at Nuremberg

References

↑ "The 34th Academy Awards (1962) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-22.

External links

The 34th Annual Academy Awards at IMDB
List of winners at Infoplease

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Merit awards	Best Picture Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Adapted Screenplay Best Original Screenplay Best Animated Feature Best Documentary Feature Best Foreign Language Film Best Animated Short Film Best Documentary Short Subject Best Live Action Short Film Best Cinematography Best Costume Design Best Film Editing Best Makeup and Hairstyling Best Original Score Best Original Song Best Original Musical Best Production Design Best Sound Editing Best Sound Mixing Best Visual Effects

Special awards	Academy Honorary Award Special Achievement Academy Award Academy Scientific and Technical Award Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award Gordon E. Sawyer Award Student Academy Award

Retired awards	Best Assistant Director Best Dance Direction Best Director of a Comedy Picture Best Engineering Effects Best Short Subject, Two-reel Best Short Subject, Color Best Short Subject, Novelty Best Original Story Best Title Writing Best Unique and Artistic Quality of Production Academy Juvenile Award

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