The Apartment: Best Picture 1960

THE APARTMENT (Comedy/Drama - NR) PRODUCER: Billy Wilder ABOUT THE FILM An ambitious insurance clerk (Lemmon) lends his apartment to executives for their secret romantic meetings, but his sceme backfires when one of the girls (MacLaine) tries to commit sucide in the apartment. DIRECTED BY: Billy Wilder (who also won the Oscar for direction).

THE CAST INCLUDES Jack Lemmon / Nominated (SAVE THE TIGER, THE CHINA SYNDROME, SOME LIKE IT HOT, DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES, MISTER ROBERTS, THE GREAT RACE, THE FORTUNE COOKIE, THE ODD COUPLE, THE APRIL FOOLS, THE FRONT PAGE, AIRPORT 77, MISSING, THAT'S LIFE) Shirley MacLaine / Nominated (AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS, THE MATCHMAKER, ASK ANY GIRL, IRMA LA DOUCE, THE YELLOW ROLLS ROYCE, SWEET CHARITY, THE TURNING POINT, BEING THERE, TERMS OF ENDEARMENT, USED PEOPLE) Jack Kruschen / Nominated Supporting Actor (THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN, FREEBIE AND THE BEAN, SUNBURN) With Fred MacMurray, Ray Walston, Edie Adams, David Lewis, Joan Shawlee, Joyce Jameson, and Hope Holiday. ABOUT THE PRODUCER Austro-Hungarian Writer/Director Billy Wilder (1906-), who has produced several films, his real name is Samuel Wilder. He won the Academy Award for Direction twice for: THE LOST WEEKEND (45) and THE APARTMENT (60). His credits also include: THE MAJOR AND THE MINOR, FIVE GRAVES TO CAIRO, DOUBLE INDEMNITY, SUNSET BOULEVARD, STALAG 17, THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH, WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION, SOME LIKE IT HOT, ONE TWO THREE, AVANTI, THE FRONT PAGE, and BUDDY BUDDY. Some of his writing credits include: NINOTCHKA and ARISE MY LOVE. NOTES & TRIVA Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond received the Story & Screenplay (for the screen) Oscar. While Joseph LaShelle was awarded the Oscar for B&W Cinematography. Daniel Mandell received his Oscar for Editing. Alexander Trauner and Edward G. Boyle received the Art Direction/Set Direction (B&W) Oscar. OTHER NOMINATIONS Direction (*) Writing (*) Art Direction (*) Editing (*) Actor Actress Supporting Actor Cinematography Sound OTHER "BEST PICTURE" NOMINATIONS THE ALAMO ELMER GANTRY SONS AND LOVERS THE SUNDOWNERS GO TO: Next Year

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