34th Academy Awards 1962
The 34th Academy Awards honored movies released in 1961 and was held at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on April 9, 1962. The ceremony featured memorable wins including Best Directing and Best Motion Picture for West Side Story, as well as Best Actor for Judgment at Nuremberg and Best Actress for Two Women. Special honors were also awarded with the Thalberg Award to Stanley Kramer and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to George Seaton.
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Total movie nominations
17
Total movie wins
8
Total people nominations
20
Total people wins
4
Most recognized genres
Drama
Romance
Comedy
Most Nominations
Fay Bainter
All Actor Winners and Nominees – 34th Academy Awards 1962
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WINNER
West Side Story
Nominees
All Directing Winners and Nominees – 34th Academy Awards 1962
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All Music (Song) Winners and Nominees – 34th Academy Awards 1962
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WINNER
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Nominees
All Best Motion Picture Winners and Nominees – 34th Academy Awards 1962
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All Winners and Nominees – Full 34th Academy Awards Awards 1962 Category Breakdown
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34th Academy Awards - Actor
34th Academy Awards - Actor in a Supporting Role
34th Academy Awards - Actress
34th Academy Awards - Actress in a Supporting Role
34th Academy Awards - Art Direction (Black-and-White)
34th Academy Awards - Art Direction (Color)
34th Academy Awards - Cinematography (Black-and-White)
34th Academy Awards - Cinematography (Color)
WINNER
West Side Story34th Academy Awards - Costume Design (Black-and-White)
34th Academy Awards - Costume Design (Color)
WINNER
West Side StoryNOMINEES
Babes in Toyland34th Academy Awards - Directing
34th Academy Awards - Film Editing
34th Academy Awards - Foreign Language Film
WINNER
Through a Glass Darkly34th Academy Awards - Music (Music Score—substantially original)
34th Academy Awards - Music (Scoring of Music—adaptation or treatment)
34th Academy Awards - Music (Song)
WINNER
Breakfast at Tiffany'sNOMINEES
El Cid34th Academy Awards - Best Motion Picture
34th Academy Awards - Sound
34th Academy Awards - Special Effects
WINNER
The Guns of NavaroneNOMINEES
The Absent Minded Professor34th Academy Awards - Writing (Screenplay—based on material from another medium)
34th Academy Awards - Writing (Story and Screenplay—written directly for the screen)
