| West Side Story | |
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| 11 Nominations / 10 Wins | |
| Year | 1961 |
| Director | Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins |
| Writer | Ernest Lehman |
| Starring | Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris, Russ Tamblyn |
| 34th Academy Awards | |
West Side Story is a 1961 musical romance film adapted from the stage musical of the same name, which in turn is based on the play Romeo and Juliet about Tony, co-founder and former member of white street gang the Jets, and Maria, sister of Bernardo, the leader of Puerto Rican street gang the Sharks, who meet and fall in love in spite of the rivalry between the two gangs, which results in tragedy for all sides. The film is directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins and is written by Ernest Lehman. The film stars Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris, Russ Tamblyn, Simon Oakland, William Bramley, and Ned Glass. It was released October 18, 1961.
Wins
- Best Art Direction (Color) — Boris Leven and Victor A. Gangelin
- Best Cinematography (Color) — Daniel L. Fapp
- Best Costume Design (Color) — Irene Sharaff
- Best Director — Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins
- Best Film Editing — Thomas Stanford
- Best Picture — Robert Wise
- Best Scoring of a Musical Picture — Saul Chaplin, Johnny Green, Irwin Kostal, and Sid Ramin
- Best Sound — Fred Hynes and Gordon E. Sawyer
- Best Supporting Actor — George Chakiris
- Best Supporting Actress — Rita Moreno
Special and Honorary Awards[]
- 34th Academy Awards, 1961
- Honorary Award — Jerome Robbins
Nominations
- Best Adapted Screenplay — Ernest Lehman
- Best Art Direction (Color) — Boris Leven and Victor A. Gangelin
- Best Cinematography (Color) — Daniel L. Fapp
- Best Costume Design (Color) — Irene Sharaff
- Best Director — Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins
- Best Film Editing — Thomas Stanford
- Best Picture — Robert Wise
- Best Scoring of a Musical Picture — Saul Chaplin, Johnny Green, Irwin Kostal, and Sid Ramin
- Best Sound — Fred Hynes and Gordon E. Sawyer
- Best Supporting Actor — George Chakiris
- Best Supporting Actress — Rita Moreno