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Best Motion Picture - Lawrence Weingarten, Producer Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) - Richard Brooks, James Poe
The 31st Academy Awards ceremony was held on April 6, 1959, to honor the best films of 1958. The night was dominated by Gigi, which won nine Oscars, breaking the previous record of eight set by Gone with the Wind and tied by From Here to Eternity and On the Waterfront.
Best Motion PictureBest DirectorGigi – Arthur Freed, producer ‡ Auntie ...Vincente Minnelli – Gigi ‡ Richard Brooks ...David Niven – Separate Tables as Major ...Susan Hayward – I Want to Live! as ...Burl Ives – The Big Country as Rufus ...Wendy Hiller – Separate Tables as Pat ...The Defiant Ones – Nedrick Young and ...Gigi – Alan Jay Lerner from the novella ...It was the most-honored motion picture in Academy Awards history up to that time and for many years - until 1997, with its record-breaking eleven Oscars from twelve nominations. And it was the most expensive film of its time, budgeted at $15 million.
29 wins & 13 nominations. Academy Awards, USA. 1960 Winner Oscar. Best Picture. Sam Zimbalist. Posthumously. Sam Zimbalist died during filming. Mary Taylor accepted the award on his behalf. 1960 Winner Oscar. Best Actor in a Leading Role. Charlton Heston. 1960 Winner Oscar. Best Actor in a Supporting Role.
Feb 5, 2014 · honorary award To Lee De Forest for his pioneering inventions which brought sound to the motion picture. To Buster Keaton for his unique talents which brought immortal comedies to the screen.
31st Academy Awards Best Motion Picture 1959. 1. Gigi (1958) G | 115 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance. Weary of the conventions of Parisian society, a rich playboy and a youthful courtesan-in-training enjoy a platonic friendship which may not stay platonic for long.
Mar 13, 2022 · After winning a slew of precursor awards, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” swept the 2023 Oscars with seven trophies, becoming the most-awarded best picture winner since 2008’s “Slumdog...
