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1952 Winner DGA Award. Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures; George Stevens; Charles C. Coleman (assistant director) (plaque)
The film was a critical and commercial success, winning six Academy Awards and the first-ever Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama. The film is sometimes considered one of the greatest American films ever made . [4]
May 31, 2024 · A Place in the Sun received six Academy Award nominations. The film was recognized for its outstanding storytelling and earned nominations in major categories at the 24th Academy Awards. Shelley Winters won an Academy Award for her role in the film.
A Place in the Sun: Directed by George Stevens. With Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Shelley Winters, Anne Revere. A poor boy gets a job working for his rich uncle and ends up falling in love with two women.
- (25K)
- Drama, Romance
- George Stevens
- 1951-11-09
Music Awards. An American in Paris / A Place in the Sun / Here Comes the Groom. Johnny Green, Saul Chaplin, Franz Waxman, Johnny Mercer and Hoagy Carmichael.
Awards and Honors A Place in the Sun won Oscars in several major categories: Best Director: George Stevens Best Writing, Screenplay: Michael Wilson, Harry Brown Best Film Editing: William Hornbeck Best Cinematography, Black-and-White: William C. Mellor Best Costume Design, Black-and-White: Edith Head Best Music, Scoring of a Drama or Comedy ...
A Place in the Sun, American dramatic film, released in 1951, that was based on a theatrical adaptation of Theodore Dreiser’s 1925 novel An American Tragedy, a searing look at dysfunctional relationships and blind ambition. The film was a popular and critical hit, winning six Academy Awards.
