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Academy Award 1962 (april 9, 1962)

the academy award is the most prestigious and oldest film award, awarded since 1929 by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences (ampas), an honorary professional organization made up of people who have worked in the world of cinema.

Edition number 34 of the event; awards assigned:


Migliore film

poster del film West Side Story
  for the movie West Side Story
Assigned to
Robert Wise
nominations for the movie :


Best director

poster del film West Side Story
  for the movie West Side Story
Assigned to
Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins
nominations for the movie :



best actor

nominations for the movie :
poster del film the hustler
  the hustler
Assigned to
Paul Newman
poster del film Fanny
  Fanny
Assigned to
Charles Boyer
  the mark
Assigned to
Stuart Whitman

best actress

poster del film two women
  for the movie two women
Assigned to
Sophia Loren
nominations for the movie :

best supporting actor

poster del film West Side Story
  for the movie West Side Story
Assigned to
George Chakiris
nominations for the movie :

best supporting actress

poster del film West Side Story
  for the movie West Side Story
Assigned to
Rita Moreno
nominations for the movie :

best color photography

poster del film West Side Story
  for the movie West Side Story
Assigned to
Daniel L.fapp
nominations for the movie :



best score for drama

poster del film Breakfast at Tiffany's
  for the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's
Assigned to
Henry Mancini
nominations for the movie :

best editing

poster del film West Side Story
  for the movie West Side Story
Assigned to
Thomas Stanford
nominations for the movie :

best costumes for color films

poster del film West Side Story
  for the movie West Side Story
Assigned to
Irene Sharaff
nominations for the movie :

best black and white movie costumes

poster del film La dolce vita
  for the movie La dolce vita
Assigned to
Piero Gherardi
nominations for the movie :



Best sound

poster del film West Side Story
  for the movie West Side Story
Assigned to
Gordon E. Sawyer, Fred Hynes
nominations for the movie :



Special Award

poster del film West Side Story
  for the movie West Side Story
Assigned to
Jerome Robbins