| The Apartment | |
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| 10 Nominations / 5 Wins | |
| Year | 1960 |
| Director | Billy Wilder |
| Writer | Billy Wilder, I.A.L. Diamond |
| Starring | Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray |
| 33rd Academy Awards | |
The Apartment is a 1960 American comedy-drama film produced and directed by Billy Wilder, which stars Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, and Fred MacMurray. It was Wilder's next movie after Some Like It Hot and, like its predecessor, a commercial and critical smash, grossing $25 million at the box office. The film was nominated for ten Academy Awards, and won five. The film was the basis of the 1968 Broadway musical "Promises, Promises", with book by Neil Simon, music by Burt Bacharach, and lyrics by Hal David.
Wins
- Best Art Direction (Black-and-White) — Alexander Trauner, Edward G. Boyle
- Best Director — Billy Wilder
- Best Film Editing — Daniel Mandell
- Best Picture — Billy Wilder
- Best Story and Screenplay — Billy Wilder, I.A.L. Diamond
Nominations
- Best Actor — Jack Lemmon
- Best Actress — Shirley MacLaine
- Best Art Direction — Alexander Trauner, Edward G. Boyle
- Best Cinematography (Black-and-White) — Joseph LaShelle
- Best Director — Billy Wilder
- Best Film Editing — Daniel Mandell
- Best Picture — Billy Wilder
- Best Sound — Gordon E. Sawyer
- Best Story and Screenplay — Billy Wilder, I.A.L. Diamond
- Best Supporting Actor — Jack Kruschen
Plot[]
Insurance statistician C.C. "Bud" Baxter advances his career by making his Manhattan apartment available to executives in his company for their extramarital affairs. His boss, Jeff D. Sheldrake, finds out and promotes Bud in return for the exclusive use of the apartment for his own affair. When Sheldrake's girlfriend turns out to be Fran Kubelik, a pretty elevator operator Bud likes, he is heartbroken, but accepts the arrangement.
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