Showing posts with label Julie Andrews. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Julie Andrews. Show all posts

Friday, 15 March 2024

1965, Film and Television Awards: 37th Academy Awards

Best Picture
Winner: 'My Fair Lady'

Poster 'My Fair Lady'

Nominees:

  • 'Becket'
  • 'Dr. Strangelove'
  • 'Mary Poppins'
  • 'Zorba the Greek'

Best Actor
Winner: Rex Harrison as Professor Henry Higgins in 'My Fair Lady'

Rex Harrison as Professor Henry Higgins

Nominees:


  • Richard Burton as Thomas Becket in 'Becket'
  • Peter O'Toole as King Henry II of England in 'Becket'
  • Anthony Quinn as Alexis Zorba in 'Zorba the Greek'
  • Peter Sellers as Group Captain Lionel Mandrake, President Merkin Muffley, Dr. Strangelove in 'Dr. Strangelove'

Best Actress
Winner: Julie Andrews as Mary Poppins in 'Mary Poppins'

Julie Andrews as Mary Poppins

Nominees:

  • Anne Bancroft as Jo Armitage in 'The Pumpkin Eater'
  • Sophia Loren as Filumena Marturano in 'Matrimonio all'italiana'
  • Debbie Reynolds as Molly Brown in 'The Unsinkable Molly Brown'
  • Kim Stanley as Myra Savage in 'Séance on a Wet Afternoon'

Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Peter Ustinov as Arthur Simon Simpson in 'Topkapi'

Peter Ustinov as Arthur Simon Simpson

Nominees:

  • John Gielgud as King Louis VII of France in 'Becket'
  • Stanley Holloway as Alfred P. Doolittle in 'My Fair Lady'
  • Edmond O'Brien as Senator Ray Clark in 'Seven Days in May'
  • Lee Tracy as Art Hockstader in 'The Best Man'

Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Lila Kedrova as Madame Hortense in 'Zorba the Greek'

Lila Kedrova as Madame Hortense

Nominees:

  • Gladys Cooper as Mrs. Higgins in 'My Fair Lady'
  • Edith Evans as Mrs. St. Maugham in 'The Chalk Garden'
  • Grayson Hall as Judith Fellowes in 'The Night of the Iguana'
  • Agnes Moorehead as Velma Cruther in 'Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte'

Best Director
Winner: George Cukor: 'My Fair Lady'

Poster 'My Fair Lady'

Nominees:

  • Peter Glenville: 'Becket'
  • Stanley Kubrick: 'Dr. Strangelove'
  • Robert Stevenson: 'Mary Poppins'
  • Michael Cacoyannis: 'Zorba the Greek'

Best Story and Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Winner: S. H. Barnett, Peter Stone and Frank Tarloff: 'Father Goose'

Poster 'Father Goose'

Nominees:

  • Alun Owen: 'A Hard Day's Night'
  • Orville H. Hampton and Raphael Hayes: 'One Potato, Two Potato'
  • Agenore Incrocci, Furio Scarpelli and Mario Monicelli: 'I compagni'
  • Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Ariane Mnouchkine, Daniel Boulanger and Philippe de Broca: 'L'Homme de Rio'

Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Winner: Edward Anhalt from Becket by Jean Anouilh: 'Becket'

Poster 'Becket'

Nominees:

  • Stanley Kubrick, Terry Southern and Peter George from Red Alert by Peter George: 'Dr. Strangelove'
  • Bill Walsh and Don DaGradi from Mary Poppins by P. L. Travers: 'Mary Poppins'
  • Alan Jay Lerner from My Fair Lady by Alan Jay Lerner and Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw:  'My Fair Lady'
  • Michael Cacoyannis from The Life of Alexis Zorba by Nikos Kazantzakis: 'Zorba the Greek'

Best Foreign Language Film
Winner: 'Ieri, oggi, domani' (Italy)

Poster 'Ieri, oggi, domani'

Nominees:

  • 'Kvarteret Korpen' (Sweden)
  • 'Sallah Shabati' (Israel)
  • 'Les Parapluies de Cherbourg' (France)
  • 'Woman in the Dunes' (Japan)

Best Music Score
Winner: Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman: 'Mary Poppins'

Poster 'Mary Poppins'

Nominees:

  • Laurence Rosenthal: 'Becket'
  • Dimitri Tiomkin: 'The Fall of the Roman Empire'
  • Frank De Vol: 'Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte'
  • Henry Mancini: 'The Pink Panther'

Best Song
Winner: 'Chim Chim Cher-ee' from 'Mary Poppins', Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman

Poster 'Mary Poppins'

Nominees:

  • 'Dear Heart' from 'Dear Heart', Music by Henry Mancini; Lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
  • 'Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte' from 'Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte'; Music by Frank De Vol; Lyrics by Mack David
  • 'My Kind of Town' from 'Robin and the 7 Hoods'; Music by Jimmy Van Heusen; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
  • 'Where Love Has Gone' from 'Where Love Has Gone'; Music by Jimmy Van Heusen; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn

Best Cinematography, Color
Winner: Harry Stradling: 'My Fair Lady'

Poster 'My Fair Lady'

Nominees:

  • Geoffrey Unsworth: 'Becket'
  • William Clothier: 'Cheyenne Autumn'
  • Edward Colman: 'Mary Poppins'
  • Daniel L. Fapp: 'The Unsinkable Molly Brown'

Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Winner: Walter Lassally: 'Zorba the Greek'

Poster 'Zorba the Greek'

Nominees:

  • Philip H. Lathrop: 'The Americanization of Emily'
  • Milton Krasner: 'Fate Is the Hunter'
  • Joseph Biroc: 'Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte'
  • Gabriel Figueroa: 'The Night of the Iguana'

Best Costume Design, Color
Winner: Cecil Beaton: 'My Fair Lady'

Poster 'My Fair Lady'

Nominees:

  • Margaret Furse: 'Becket'
  • Tony Walton: 'Mary Poppins'
  • Morton Haack: 'The Unsinkable Molly Brown'
  • Edith Head and Moss Mabry: 'What a Way to Go!'

Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
Winner: Dorothy Jeakins: 'The Night of the Iguana'

Poster 'The Night of the Iguana'

Nominees:

  • Edith Head: 'A House Is Not a Home'
  • Norma Koch: 'Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte'
  • Howard Shoup: 'Kisses for My President'
  • René Hubert: 'The Visit'

Best Film Editing
Winner: Cotton Warburton: 'Mary Poppins'

Poster 'Mary Poppins'

Nominees:

  • Anne V. Coates: 'Becket'
  • Ted J. Kent: 'Father Goose'
  • Michael Luciano: 'Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte'
  • William Ziegler: 'My Fair Lady'

Tuesday, 17 July 2012

1964, Film: Mary Poppins

On August 27, 1964 the musical film Mary Poppins premièred. The film based on the Mary Poppins books and produced by Walt Disney, was directed by Robert Stevenson and written by Bill Walsh and Don DaGradi, with songs by the Sherman Brothers. It was shot at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California. The film is also known for its combination of animation and live action. Famous from the film is particularly imaginative word supercalifragilisticexpialidocious and the eponymous song.

Synopsis
Two banker's children lose their nanny due to her frustration with them. A change in the wind blows in an assertive nanny who matches the qualifications of the children and not the father. As she helps them magically explore the world around them the father grows increasingly disapproving of her methods, and must eventually deal with his own distance from his children.
Dick Van Dyke, Julie Andrews, Karen Dotrice & Matthew Garber

Main Cast
  • Julie Andrews as Mary Poppins
  • Dick Van Dyke as Bert / Mr. Dawes Senior
  • David Tomlinson as Mr. Banks
  • Glynis Johns as Mrs. Banks
  • Hermione Baddeley as Ellen
  • Reta Shaw as Mrs. Clara Brill
  • Karen Dotrice as Jane Banks
  • Matthew Garber as Michael Banks
  • Elsa Lanchester as Katie Nanna
  • Arthur Treacher as The Constable
  • Reginald Owen as Admiral Boom
  • Ed Wynn as Uncle Albert
  • Jane Darwell as The Bird Woman
Julie Andrews & Dick Van Dyke

Awards
  • Academy Awards, Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role: Julie Andrews (1965)
  • Academy Awards, Oscar for Best Effects, Special Visual Effects: Peter Ellenshaw, Hamilton Luske and Eustace Lycett (1965)
  • Academy Awards, Oscar for Best Film Editing: Cotton Warburton (1965)
  • Academy Awards, Oscar for Best Music, Original Song: Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman For the song "Chim Chim Cher-ee" (1965)
  • Academy Awards, Oscar for Best Music, Substantially Original Score: Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman (1965)
  • American Cinema Editors, Eddie for Best Edited Feature Film: Cotton Warburton (1965)
  • BAFTA Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles: Julie Andrews (1965)
  • Blue Ribbon Award for Best Foreign Film: Robert Stevenson (1966)
  • Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Actress – Musical/Comedy: Julie Andrews (1965)
  • Grammy for Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Show: Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman (1965)
  • Laurel Awards, Golden Laurel for Best Song Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman For the song "Chim Chim Cher-ee". (1965)
  • Laurel Awards, Golden Laurel for General Entertainment (1965)
  • Laurel Awards, Golden Laurel for Musical Performance, Female: Julie Andrews (1965)
  • Laurel Awards, Golden Laurel for Supporting Performance, Female: Glynis Johns (1965)
  • Writers Guild of America, WGA Award for Best Written American Musical: Bill Walsh and Don DaGradi

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