| Gigi | |
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| 9 Nominations / 9 Wins | |
| Year | 1958 |
| Director | Vincente Minnelli |
| Writer | Alan Jay Lerner |
| Starring | Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, Louis Jourdan |
| 31st Academy Awards | |
Gigi is a 1958 American Metrocolor musical romantic comedy film directed by Vincente Minnelli. The screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner is based on the 1944 novella of the same name by Colette. The film features songs with lyrics by Lerner; music by Frederick Loewe, arranged and conducted by Andre Previn. In 1991, Gigi was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." The American Film Institute ranked it #35 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions. The film is considered the last great MGM musical.
Wins
- Best Art Direction — William A. Horning, Preston Ames, Henry Grace, Keogh Gleason
- Best Adapted Screenplay — Alan Jay Lerner
- Best Cinematography (Color) — Joseph Ruttenberg
- Best Costume Design (Color) — Cecil Beaton
- Best Director — Vincente Minnelli
- Best Film Editing — Adrienne Fazan
- Best Motion Picture — Arthur Freed
- Best Original Song — "Gigi" — Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner
- Best Scoring of a Musical Picture — Andre Previn
Nominations
- Best Art Direction — William A. Horning, Preston Ames, Henry Grace, Keogh Gleason
- Best Adapted Screenplay — Alan Jay Lerner
- Best Cinematography (Color) — Joseph Ruttenberg
- Best Costume Design (Color) — Cecil Beaton
- Best Director — Vincente Minnelli
- Best Film Editing — Adrienne Fazan
- Best Motion Picture — Arthur Freed
- Best Original Song — "Gigi" — Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner
- Best Scoring of a Musical Picture — Andre Previn
Plot[]
Weary of the conventions of Parisian society, a rich playboy and a youthful courtesan-in-training enjoy a platonic friendship, but it may not stay platonic for long. Gaston, the scion of a wealthy Parisian family finds emotional refuge from the superficial lifestyle of upper class Parisian 1900s society with the former mistress of his uncle and her outgoing, tomboy granddaughter, Gigi. When Gaston becomes aware that Gigi has matured into a woman, her grandmother and aunt, who have educated Gigi to be a wealthy man's mistress, urge the pair to act out their roles but love adds a surprise twist to this delightful turn-of-the 20th century Cinderella story.
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