1961 (34th Annual Awards)
Academy Award Overview
Shown below is an overview of the 1961 Academy Awards, comprised of selected items from the WebMaster’s collection. (All of the items for a given category—for example, all Reminder Lists—can be found in the “Gallery” section.)
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The 1961 Preliminaries
 
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Eligibility Period: January 1, 1961 to December 31, 1961 Reminder List of Eligible Releases Text of Voting Rules |
The 1961 Ceremony
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Monday, April 9, 1962 7:30 PM Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica Ceremony Program Nominations & Winners Winners Only Nominations by Film Nomination Statistics by Film See Also: Nominations & Winners by Category Winners Only by Category |
The 1961 Winners
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Best Picture: West Side Story Mirisch Pictures, Inc. and B and P Enterprises, Inc.; United Artists Robert Wise, Producer Best Picture Poster Best Picture Home Page Background |
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Best Actor: Maximilian Schell as Hans Rolfe in the film Judgment at Nuremberg |
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Best Actress: Sophia Loren as Cesira in the film Two Women |
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Best Supporting Actor: George Chakiris as Bernardo in the film West Side Story |
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Best Supporting Actress: Rita Moreno as Anita in the film West Side Story |
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Best Song: Moon River from the film Breakfast at Tiffany’s Music by Henry Mancini; lyrics by Johnny Mercer Best Song Lyrics |
Other 1961 Nominees
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Best Actor/Best Actress Nominees (Version 1) |
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Best Actor/Best Actress Nominees (Version 2) |
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Best Actress Nominees |