34th Academy Awards

34th Academy Awards
Date	April 9, 1962
Site	Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California
Hosted by	Bob Hope
Produced by	Arthur Freed
Directed by	Richard Dunlap
Highlights
Best Picture	West Side Story
Most awards	West Side Story (10)
Most nominations	Judgment at Nuremberg and West Side Story (11)
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 13th 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.

Sophia Loren became the first thespian to win an acting Oscar for a non-English-speaking role as well as only the second person ever to win the Best Actress for a film with singular nomination, a feat that wouldn't occur again until twenty-seven years later, in 1989, when Jodie Foster won Best Actress for her role in The Accused, the film's only nomination.

Awards

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

Best Motion Picture	Best Director
West Side Story – Robert Wise, producer Fanny – Joshua Logan, producer The Guns of Navarone – Carl Foreman, producer The Hustler – Robert Rossen, producer Judgment at Nuremberg – Stanley Kramer, producer	Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins – West Side Story Federico Fellini – La Dolce Vita J. Lee Thompson – The Guns of Navarone Robert Rossen – The Hustler Stanley Kramer – Judgment at Nuremberg
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 Story and Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen	Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Splendor in the Grass – William Inge Ballad of a Soldier – Valentin Ezhov and Grigori Chukhrai La Dolce Vita – Federico Fellini, Tullio Pinelli, Ennio Flaiano and Brunello Rondi General Della Rovere – Sergio Amidei, Diego Fabbri and Indro Montanelli Lover Come Back – Stanley Shapiro and Paul Henning	Judgment at Nuremberg – Abby Mann Breakfast at Tiffany's – George Axelrod The Guns of Navarone – Carl Foreman The Hustler – Robert Rossen and Sidney Carroll West Side Story – Ernest Lehman
Best Foreign Language Film	Best Special Effects
Through a Glass Darkly (Sweden) Harry and the Butler (Denmark) Immortal Love (Japan) The Important Man (Mexico) Plácido (Spain)	The Guns of Navarone – Visual Effects by Bill Warrington; Audible Effects by Vivian C. Greenham The Absent-Minded Professor – Visual Effects by Robert A. Mattey and Eustace Lycett
Best Documentary Feature	Best Documentary Short Subject
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 Subject	Best Short Subject - Cartoons
Seawards the Great Ships The Face of Jesus Play Ball! Rooftops of New York Very Nice, Very Nice	Surogat Aquamania Beep Prepared Nelly's Folly The Pied Piper of Guadalupe
Best Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture	Best Scoring of a Musical Picture
Breakfast at Tiffany's – Henry Mancini El Cid – Miklós Rózsa Fanny – Morris Stoloff and Harry Sukman The Guns of Navarone – Dimitri Tiomkin Summer and Smoke – Elmer Bernstein	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 Song	Best Sound
*"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 Miklós Rózsa; 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 and Fred Hynes The Children's Hour – Gordon E. Sawyer Flower Drum Song – Waldon O. Watson The Guns of Navarone – John Cox The Parent Trap – Robert O. Cook
Best Art Direction, Black-and-White	Best Art Direction, Color
The Hustler – Art Direction: Harry Horner; Set Decoration: Gene Callahan The Absent-Minded Professor – Art Direction: Carroll Clark; Set Decoration: Emile Kuri and Hal Gausman The Children's Hour – Art Direction: Fernando Carrere; Set Decoration: Edward G. Boyle La Dolce Vita – Art Direction and Set Decoration: Piero Gherardi Judgment at Nuremberg – Art Direction: Rudolph Sternad; Set Decoration: George Milo	West Side Story – Art Direction: Boris Leven; Set Decoration: Victor A. Gangelin Breakfast at Tiffany's – Art Direction: Hal Pereira and Roland Anderson; Set Decoration: Samuel M. Comer and Ray Moyer El Cid – Art Direction and Set Decoration: Veniero Colasanti and John Moore Flower Drum Song – Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen and Joseph C. Wright; Set Decoration: Howard Bristol Summer and Smoke – Art Direction: Hal Pereira and Walter H. Tyler; Set Decoration: Samuel M. Comer and Arthur Krams
Best Cinematography, Black-and-White	Best Cinematography, Color
The Hustler – Eugen Schüfftan The Absent-Minded Professor – Edward Colman The Children's Hour – Franz Planer Judgment at Nuremberg – Ernest Laszlo One, Two, Three – Daniel L. Fapp	West Side Story – Daniel L. Fapp Fanny – Jack Cardiff Flower Drum Song – Russell Metty A Majority of One – Harry Stradling One-Eyed Jacks – Charles Lang
Best Costume Design, Black-and-White	Best Costume Design, Color
La Dolce Vita – Piero Gherardi The Children's Hour – Dorothy Jeakins Claudelle Inglish – Howard Shoup Judgment at Nuremberg – Jean Louis Yojimbo – Yoshirō Muraki	West Side Story – Irene Sharaff Babes in Toyland – Bill Thomas Back Street – Jean Louis Flower Drum Song – Irene Sharaff Pocketful of Miracles – Edith Head and Walter Plunkett
Best Film Editing
West Side Story – Thomas Stanford Fanny – William H. Reynolds The Guns of Navarone – Alan Osbiston Judgment at Nuremberg – Frederic Knudtson The Parent Trap – Philip W. Anderson

Academy Honorary Awards

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
Fred L. Metzler "for his dedication and outstanding service to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences."
Jerome Robbins "for his brilliant achievements in the art of choreography on film."

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 and performers

Presenters

Eddie Albert and Dina Merrill (Presenters: Costume Design Awards)
Fred Astaire (Presenter: Best Picture)
Carroll Baker and Richard Chamberlain (Presenters: Art Direction Awards)
Charles Brackett (Presenter: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to George Seaton)
Macdonald Carey and Shirley Knight (Presenters: Best Special 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 and West Side Story
9 nominations: The Hustler
7 nominations: The Guns of Navarone
5 nominations: Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Children's Hour, Fanny and Flower Drum Song
4 nominations: La Dolce Vita and Summer and Smoke
3 nominations: The Absent-Minded Professor, El Cid and Pocketful of Miracles
2 nominations: Babes in Toyland, The Parent Trap and Splendor in the Grass

The following films received multiple awards.

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

References

↑ "The 34th Academy Awards (1962) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2015.

External links

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

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