West Side Story
Directors: Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise. Cast: Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Rita Moreno, Russ Tamblyn, George Chakiris,
Tucker Smith, Tony Mordente, David Winters, Simon Oakland, William Bramley, Ned Glass. Screenplay: Ernest Lehman (based on
the stage musical, with music by Leonard Bernstein and book by Arthur Laurents).
Full review to follow soon. Grade: A–
- Academy Award Nominations and *Winners:
- *Best Picture
- *Best Director: Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise
- *Best Supporting Actress: Rita Moreno
- *Best Supporting Actor: George Chakiris
- Best Adapted Screenplay: Ernest Lehman
- *Best Cinematography (Color): Daniel L. Fapp
- *Best Art Direction (Color): Boris Leven and Victor A. Gangelin
- *Best Costume Design (Color): Irene Sharaff
- *Best Film Editing: Thomas Stanford
- *Best Scoring of a Musical Picture: Saul Chaplin, Johnny Green, Sid Ramin, and Irwin Kostal
- *Best Sound
- Golden Globe Nominations and *Winners:
- *Best Picture (Musical)
- *Best Supporting Actress: Rita Moreno
- *Best Supporting Actor: George Chakiris
- Other Awards:
- Directors Guild of America—Best Director: Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise
- Writers Guild of America—Best Written American Musical
- New York Film Critics Circle—Best Picture