34th Academy Awards

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.

DateApril 9, 1962

SiteSanta Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California

Hosted byBob Hope

Produced byArthur Freed

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34th Academy Awards
Official poster
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
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Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins became the first Best Director co-winners for West Side Story. The film won 10 of its 11 nominations, including Best Picture and both supporting acting Oscars, becoming the most successful musical in Oscars history. For the second time in history, all four acting winners were first-time nominees.^[1]

Legendary filmmaker Federico Fellini received his first Best Director nomination for La Dolce Vita, while Sophia Loren became the first Italian actress to win for Best Actress in an Italian-language film as well as the first individual to win for a foreign-language performance.^[2] Directors Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins became the first pair to share an Oscar for the same film.^[3] George C. Scott became the first actor to refuse an award in advance, insisting that the Best Supporting Actor nomination for his performance in The Hustler be revoked. It was not, and he lost.^[3]

The most memorable event of the night came when Stan Berman, a New York City cabdriver famous for crashing celebrity parties, evaded security and made his way onstage to award Hope a homemade Oscar.^[4]

Awards

Robert Wise, Best Picture winner and Best Director co-winner

Jerome Robbins, Best Director co-winner

Maximilian Schell, Best Actor winner

Sophia Loren, Best Actress winner

George Chakiris, Best Supporting Actor winner

Rita Moreno, Best Supporting Actress winner

William Inge, Best Story and Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen winner

Henry Mancini, Best Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture winner and Best Song co-winner

Johnny Mercer, Best Song co-winner

Boris Leven, Best Art Direction, Color co-winner

Nominations are announced on February 26, 1962. Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.^[5]

Best Motion Picture 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	Best Directing 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 *Maximilian Schell – Judgment at Nuremberg* as Hans Rolfe** Charles Boyer – Fanny as César Paul Newman – The Hustler as Eddie Felson Spencer Tracy – Judgment at Nuremberg as Dan Haywood Stuart Whitman – The Mark as Jim Fuller	Best Actress *Sophia Loren – Two Women* as Cesira** Audrey Hepburn – Breakfast at Tiffany's as Holly Golightly Piper Laurie – The Hustler as Sarah Packard Geraldine Page – Summer and Smoke as Alma Winemiller Natalie Wood – Splendor in the Grass as Wilma Dean "Deanie" Loomis
Best Actor in a Supporting Role *George Chakiris – West Side Story* as Bernardo** Montgomery Clift – Judgment at Nuremberg as Rudolph Peterson Peter Falk – Pocketful of Miracles as Joy Boy Jackie Gleason – The Hustler as Minnesota Fats George C. Scott – The Hustler as Bert Gordon	Best Actress in a Supporting Role *Rita Moreno – West Side Story* as Anita** Fay Bainter – The Children's Hour as Mrs. Amelia Tilford Judy Garland – Judgment at Nuremberg as Irene Hoffmann-Wallner Lotte Lenya – The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone as Contessa Una Merkel – Summer and Smoke as Mrs. Winemiller
Best Writing (Story and Screenplay -- Written Directly for the Screen) Splendor in the Grass – William Inge Ballad of a Soldier – Valentin Yezhov 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	Best Writing (Screenplay -- Based on Material from Another Medium) 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 Through a Glass Darkly (Sweden) Harry and the Butler (Denmark) Immortal Love (Japan) The Important Man (Mexico) Plácido (Spain)	Best Documentary (Feature) Sky Above and Mud Beneath – Arthur Cohn and René Lafuite The Grand Olympics – dell Istituto Nazionale Luce, Comitato Organizzatore Del Giochi Della XVII Olimpiade
Best Documentary (Short Subject) Project Hope – Frank P. Bibas Breaking the Language Barrier – United States Air Force Cradle of Genius – Jim O'Connor and Tom Hayes Kahl – Dido-Film-GmbH The Man in Gray – Benedetto Benedetti	Best Short Subject (Live Action) Seawards the Great Ships – Templar Film Studios The Face of Jesus – John D. Jennings Play Ball! – Ciné-Documents Rooftops of New York – Robert Gaffney Very Nice, Very Nice – National Film Board of Canada
Best Short Subject (Cartoon) Surogat – Zagreb Film Aquamania – Walt Disney Beep Prepared – Chuck Jones Nelly's Folly – Chuck Jones The Pied Piper of Guadalupe – Friz Freleng	Best Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy 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
Best Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) 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 Music (Song) *"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
Best Sound 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) 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
Best Art Direction (Color) 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) 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
Best Cinematography (Color) 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) La Dolce Vita – Piero Gherardi The Children's Hour – Dorothy Jeakins Claudelle Inglish – Howard Shoup Judgment at Nuremberg – Jean Louis Yojimbo – Yoshirō Muraki
Best Costume Design (Color) 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
Best Special Effects 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

Honorary Awards

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

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

George Seaton

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award

Stanley Kramer

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)
Angie Dickinson and Rod Taylor (Presenter: Best Film Editing)
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)
Greer Garson (Presenter: Honorary Award to William L. Hendricks
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

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

More information Awards, Film ...

Films with multiple awards
Awards	Film
10	West Side Story
2	Breakfast at Tiffany's
	The Hustler
	Judgment at Nuremberg

34th Academy Awards

Awards

Honorary Awards

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award

Presenters and performers

Presenters

Performers

Multiple nominations and awards

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