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Breakfast at Tiffany's
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961 poster)
5 Nominations / 2 Wins
Year 1961
Director Blake Edwards
Starring Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal, Buddy Ebsen, Martin Balsam
34th Academy Awards


Breakfast at Tiffany's is a 1961 American romantic comedy film directed by Blake Edwards, written by George Axelrod, adapted from Truman Capote's 1958 novella of the same name, and starring Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly, a naïve, eccentric café society girl who falls in love with a struggling writer (George Peppard). It also featured Patricia Neal, Buddy Ebsen, Martin Balsam, and Mickey Rooney in supporting roles.

Wins

  • Best Original Song — "Moon River" — Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
  • Best Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy PictureHenry Mancini

Nominations