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Official site of the Academy with history and general information on the Academy Awards, as well as photographs, events and screenings, and press releases.
Feb 5, 2014 · To William L. Hendricks for his outstanding patriotic service in the conception, writing and production of the Marine Corps film, A Force in Readiness, which has brought honor to the Academy and the motion picture industry.
The 34th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1961, were held on April 9, 1962, hosted by Bob Hope at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins became the first Best Director co-winners for West Side Story.
The Academy Award for Best Film Editing is one of the annual awards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Nominations for this award are closely correlated with the Academy Award for Best Picture.
The Best Picture winner's awards included: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Director (Robert Wise and co-credited choreographer Jerome Robbins), Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Sound, Best Musical Score, Best Film Editing, and Best Costume Design.
Check winners and nominations of 1961 Academy Awards. Check awards winners of 34th Academy Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)
It went on to win the 1961 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. On September 26, 1960, Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy participated in the first televised Presidential debate. On November 8, Kennedy defeated Nixon and became the youngest U.S. president in history.
