Movie Review ~ West Side Story 1961

West Side Story (1961)

This movie released the year after I was born. I wonder how many times I've watched it. I bet I can, at the very least, hum most of the songs and I'm pretty sure I can remember a lot of the words.

Loosely based on Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story is a musical about two kids from rival gangs who fall in love. And it doesn't end well.

Academy Awards, USA 1962

Won Oscar	Best Picture Robert Wise
	Best Actor in a Supporting Role George Chakiris
	Best Actress in a Supporting Role Rita Moreno
	Best Director Robert Wise Jerome Robbins For the first time a directing award is being shared.
	Best Cinematography, Color Daniel L. Fapp
	Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color Boris Leven Victor A. Gangelin
	Best Costume Design, Color Irene Sharaff
	Best Sound Fred Hynes (Todd-AO SSD) Gordon Sawyer (Samuel Goldwyn SSD)
	Best Film Editing Thomas Stanford
	Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture Saul Chaplin Johnny Green Sid Ramin Irwin Kostal
Nominated Oscar	Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium Ernest Lehman

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