Warner (Mansfield Productions)
Oscar Alert
Oscar Nominations: 5
Picture, produced by Joshua Logan
Actor: Charles Boyer
Cinematography (Color): Jack Cardiff
Film Editing: William H. Reynolds
Scoring: Morris Stoloff and Harry Sukman
Oscar Awards: None
Oscar Context:
In 1961, “Fanny” competed for the Best Picture with “The Guns of Navarone,” “The Hustler,” “Judgment at Nuremberg,” and “West Side Story,” which swept most of the Oscars, including Color Cinematography and Editing.
This was Boyer's fourth and final Best Actor nomination; the winner was Maximilian Schell for “Judgment at Nuremberg.” Henry Mancini won the Scoring award for “Breakfast at Tiffany's.”