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Academy Award Music (Song) 1935 · Winner
Academy Award Art Direction 1935 · Nominated
Academy Award Music (Scoring) 1935 · Nominated
Academy Award Sound Recording 1935 · Nominated
Academy Award Outstanding Production 1935 · Nominated
The Gay Divorcee is a 1934 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Mark Sandrich and starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. [2] It also features Alice Brady, Edward Everett Horton, Erik Rhodes, and Eric Blore. The screenplay was written by George Marion Jr., Dorothy Yost, and Edward Kaufman.
The Gay Divorcee. Jump to. 1 win & 5 nominations. Academy Awards, USA. 1935 Nominee Oscar. Best Picture. 1935 Nominee Oscar. Best Art Direction. Van Nest Polglase. Carroll Clark. 1935 Nominee Oscar. Best Sound, Recording. Carl Dreher (sound director) 1935 Winner Oscar. Best Music, Original Song. Con Conrad (music) Herb Magidson (lyrics)
Aug 2, 2024 · Q: Did “The Gay Divorcee” receive any awards? A: Yes, the film won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, “The Continental” in 1935. Q: Are Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers the main stars of the movie?
The Gay Divorcee: Directed by Mark Sandrich. With Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Alice Brady, Edward Everett Horton. A woman thinks a flirting man is the co-respondent her lawyer has hired to expedite her divorce.
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- Comedy, Musical, Romance
- Mark Sandrich
- 1934-10-12
Seeking a divorce from her absentee husband, Mimi Glossop travels to an English seaside resort. There she falls in love with dancer Guy Holden, whom she later mistakes for the corespondent her lawyer hired. Mark Sandrich. Director. George Marion Jr.
Considered one of the best Depression-era musicals, The Gay Divorcee was nominated for a slew of Academy Awards and won the first Best Song Oscar® for that catchy tune, "The Continental." Ironically, another Astaire-Rogers film was nominated that same year for Best Song, the "Carioca" number from Flying Down to Rio.
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Feb 27, 2017 · Awards and Nominations: -Won the Academy Award for Best Music, Original Song for the song “The Continental” written by Con Conrad (music) and Herb Magidson (lyrics) -Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. -Nominated for Best Art Direction by Van Nest Polglase and Carroll Clark.
