Sunset Boulevard
Director: Billy Wilder. Cast: Gloria Swanson, William Holden, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson, Fred Clark, Jack Webb, Lloyd
Gough, Cecil B. DeMille, Hedda Hopper. Screenplay: Charles Brackett & Billy Wilder & D.M. Marshman, Jr.
Full review to follow soon. Grade: A
- Academy Award Nominations and *Winners:
- Best Picture
- Best Director: Billy Wilder
- Best Actress: Gloria Swanson
- Best Actor: William Holden
- Best Supporting Actress: Nancy Olson
- Best Supporting Actor: Erich von Stroheim
- *Best Original Screenplay: Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, and D.W. Marshman, Jr.
- Best Cinematography (Black & White): John F. Seitz
- *Best Original Score: Franz Waxman
- *Best Art Direction (Black & White): Hans Dreier and John Meehan
- Best Film Editing: Arthur Schmidt and Doane Harrison
- Golden Globe Nominations and *Winners:
- *Best Picture (Drama)
- *Best Director: Billy Wilder
- *Best Actress (Drama): Gloria Swanson
- Best Supporting Actor: Erich von Stroheim
- Best Screenplay: Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, and D.W. Marshman, Jr.
- Best Cinematography: John F. Seitz
- *Best Original Score: Franz Waxman
- Other Awards:
- Writers Guild of America Awards—Best Written American Drama: Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, and D.W. Marshman, Jr.
- National Board of Review—Best Picture; Best Actress: Gloria Swanson