1966, Film and Television Awards: British Academy Awards (BAFTAs)

Best Film
Winner: 'My Fair Lady'

Poster 'My Fair Lady'

Nominees:

• 'Гамлет' (Hamlet)
• 'The Hill'
• 'The Knack ...and How to Get It'
• 'Zorba The Greek'

Best British Film
Winner: 'The Ipcress File'

Poster 'The Ipcress File'

Nominees:

• 'Darling'
• 'The Hill'
• 'The Knack ...and How to Get It'

Best British Actor
Winner:  Dirk Bogarde as Robert Gold in 'Darling'

Dirk Bogarde as Robert Gold

Nominees:

• Harry Andrews as R.S.M. Bert Wilson in 'The Hill'
• Michael Caine as Harry Palmer in 'The Ipcress File'
• Rex Harrison as Professor Henry Higgins in 'My Fair Lady'

Best British Actress
Winner:  Julie Christie as Diana Scott in 'Darling'

Julie Christie as Diana Scott

Nominees:

• Julie Andrews as Emily Barham in 'The Americanization of Emily'
• Julie Andrews as Maria von Trapp in 'The Sound of Music'
• Maggie Smith as Nora in 'Young Cassidy'
• Rita Tushingham as Nancy Jones in 'The Knack ...and How to Get It'

Best Foreign Actor
Winner: Lee Marvin as Kid Shelleen / Tim Strawn in 'Cat Ballou'

Lee Marvin as Kid Shelleen / Tim Strawn

Nominees:

• Anthony Quinn as Alexis Zorba in 'Zorba the Greek'
• Innokenty Smoktunovsky as Prince Hamlet in 'Гамлет' (Hamlet)
• Jack Lemmon as Stanley Ford in 'How to Murder Your Wife'
• Jack Lemmon as Sam Bissell in 'Good Neighbor Sam'
• Oskar Werner as Dr. Schumann in 'Ship of Fools'

Best Foreign Actress
Winner: Patricia Neal as Lieutenant Maggie Haines in 'In Harm's Way'

Patricia Neal as Lieutenant Maggie Haines

Nominees:

• Jane Fonda as Cat Ballou in 'Cat Ballou'
• Lila Kedrova as Madame Hortense in 'Zorba the Greek'
• Simone Signoret as La Condesa in 'Ship of Fools'

Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles
Winner: Judi Dench as Wife in 'Four in the Morning'

Judi Dench as Wife

Nominees:

• Barbara Ferris as Dinah in 'Catch Us If You Can'
• Michael Crawford as Colin in 'The Knack ...and How to Get It'
• Tom Nardini as Jackson Two-Bears in 'Cat Ballou'

Best British Screenplay
Winner: Frederic Raphael for 'Darling'

Poster 'Darling'

Nominees:

• Ray Rigby: 'The Hill'
• W. H. Canaway and James Doran: 'The Ipcress File'
• Charles Wood: 'The Knack ...and How to Get It'

Best Cinematography, Colour
Winner: Otto Heller for 'The Ipcress File'

Poster 'The Ipcress File'

Nominees:

• David Watkin: 'Help!'
• Freddie Young: 'Lord Jim'
• Christopher Challis: 'Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines'

Best Cinematography, Black and White
Winner: Oswald Morris for 'The Hill'

Poster 'The Hill'

Nominees:

• Kenneth Higgins: 'Darling'
• David Watkin: 'The Knack ...and How to Get It'
• Gilbert Taylor: 'Repulsion'

1961, Film: “Breakfast at Tiffany's”

The American romantic comedy "Breakfast at Tiffany's" is released on 5 October 1961 in the USA by Paramount Pictures. The film, directed by Blake Edwards, was written by George Axelrod based on the novel with the same name by Truman Capote from 1953. Main stars are Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard. Audrey Hepburn's portrayal of Holly Golightly is one of her most memorable roles. The music, with the famous song "Moon River" with lyrics by Johnny Mercer, was written by Henry Mancini.

Synopsis

Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn) is a charming socialite who lives alone in a flat. She lives her live with childlike innocence but nevertheless wears the most perfect designer clothes from Givenchy. She escorts various wealthy men but she fails to return their affections. When she meets her new neighbour, writer Paul Varjak (George Peppard), her carefree independence is overturned...

Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly with "Cat"

George Peppard as Paul Varjak and Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly

Main cast

• Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly
• George Peppard as Paul Varjak
• Patricia Neal as Mrs. Emily Eustace "2E" Failenson
• Buddy Ebsen as Doc Golightly
• Martin Balsam as O.J. Berman
• Mickey Rooney as I.Y. Yunioshi
• Alan Reed as Sally Tomato
• José Luis de Vilallonga as José da Silva Pereira
• Stanley Adams as Rutherford "Rusty" Trawler
• John McGiver as Tiffany's salesman
• Dorothy Whitney as Mag Wildwood
• Claude Stroud as Sid Arbuck

Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly, singing "Moon River"

George Peppard as Paul Varjak and Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly

Awards

• Academy Awards, USA (1962), Oscar for Best Music, Original Song: Henry Mancini (music), Johnny Mercer (lyrics) for the song "Moon River"
• Academy Awards, USA (1962), Oscar for Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture: Henry Mancini
• David di Donatello Awards, Italy (1962), David for Migliore Attrice Straniera (Best Foreign Actress): Audrey Hepburn
• Grammy Awards, USA (1962), Grammy for Best Soundtrack Album or Recording or Score from Motion Picture or Television: Henry Mancini
• Grammy Awards, USA (1962), Grammy for Record of the Year: Henry Mancini and His Orchestra (For the song "Moon River")
• Grammy Awards, USA (1962), Grammy for Song of the Year: Henry Mancini (composer), Johnny Mercer (lyricist), Henry Mancini and His Orchestra (performer) (For the song "Moon River")
• Grammy Awards, USA (1962), Grammy for Best Instrumental Arrangement: Henry Mancini (For the song "Moon River")
• Grammy Awards, USA (1962), Grammy for Best Performance by an Orchestra - for Other Than Dancing: Henry Mancini
• Laurel Awards, USA (1962), Golden Laurel for Top Song: Johnny Mercer, Henry Mancini (For the song "Moon River")

George Peppard as Paul Varjak and Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly

Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly and George Peppard as Paul Varjak

Trivia

• The song "Moon River" was especially written for Audrey Hepburn by Henry Mancini. Many versions later Mancini said that Audrey's performance was the best.
• Writer Truman Capote was unhappy with the decision to cast Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly, his choice for the role was Marilyn Monroe. Monroe was originally cast as Golightly, but her coach advised her not to play the role.
• Other actresses that turned down the role were Shirley MacLaine and Kim Novak.
• Audrey Hepburn received Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for Best Actress.
• The famous black Givenchy dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in the opening scenes of the movie was sold for £467,200 on December 4, 2006 at Christie's Auction House in London, making it the second most expensive piece of film memorabilia ever sold.
• With her role as Holly Golightly, Audrey Hepburn became one of the style icons of the 1960s.
• The song "Moon River" was selected as the fourth most memorable song in Hollywood history by the American Film Institute in 2004 (after: "Over the Rainbow", "As Time Goes By" and "Singin' in the Rain").
• In 2012 "Breakfast at Tiffany's" was considered as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry

Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly

Original 1961 trailers

"Breakfast at Tiffany's", trailer 1

"Breakfast at Tiffany's", trailer 2

1963, Film: “Hud”

"Hud", an American western film, premiered on May 28, 1963. The title refers to an embittered and selfish modern-day cowboy Hud Bannon. The screenplay was written by Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank, Jr., based on Larry McMurtry's 1961 novel "Horseman, Pass By", it was directed by Martin Ritt. The main stars are Paul Newman, Melvyn Douglas, Patricia Neal and Brandon deWilde.
 

Synopsis

Hud Bannon (Paul Newman), a ruthless young man who tarnishes everything and everyone he touches, represents the perfect embodiment of alienated youth, out for kicks with no regard for the consequences. There's a bitter conflict between the callous Hud and his stern and highly principled father, Homer (Melvyn Douglas)...

Melvyn Douglas and Paul Newman

Melvyn Douglas, Brandon deWilde and Patricia Neal

Main Cast

• Paul Newman as Hud Bannon
• Melvyn Douglas as Homer Bannon
• Patricia Neal as Alma Brown
• Brandon deWilde as Lon "Lonnie" Bannon
• John Ashley as Hermy
• Whit Bissell as Burris

Brandon deWilde, Melvyn Douglas and Paul Newman

Brandon deWilde and Paul Newman

Awards

• National Board of Review award for best actress: Patricia Neal (1963)
• National Board of Review award for best supporting actor: Melvyn Douglas (1963)
• New York Film Critics Circle Award for best actress: Patricia Neal (1963)
• New York Film Critics Circle Award for best screenplay: Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank Jr. (1963)
• Venice Film Festival, OCIC award for Martin Ritt (1963)
• Writers Guild of America Award for best written American drama: Harriet Frank Jr. and Irving Ravetch (1964)
• Academy Awards, Oscar for best actor in a supporting role: Melvyn Douglas (1964)
• Academy Awards, Oscar for best actress in a leading role: Patricia Neal (1964)
• Academy Awards, Oscar for best cinematography, black-and-white: James Wong Howe (1964)
• BAFTA Film Award for best foreign actress: Patricia Neal (1964)
• Laurel Awards, Golden Laurel for top female dramatic performance: Patricia Neal (1964)
• Laurel Awards, Golden Laurel for top male dramatic performance: Paul Newman (1964)
• Laurel Awards, Golden Laurel for top male supporting performance: Melvyn Douglas (1964)

Patricia Neal

Trailer