Oscar Nominations: 5
Actress: Diana Ross
Story and Screenplay (Adapted): Terence McCloy, Chris Clark, Suzanne de Passe
Art Direction-Set Decoration: Carl Anderson; Reg Allen
Scoring: Gil Askey
Costume design: Bob Mackie, Ray Aghayan, Norma Koch
Oscar Awards: None
Oscar Context:
The winner of Best Actress Oscar was Liza Minnelli for Bob Fosse’s musical “Cabaret,” which also won Art Direction and Scoring.
Jeremy Larner won the Screenplay Award for “The Candidate,” and Anthony Powell the Costume Design Oscar for “Travels With My Aunt.”
Cast:
Billie Holiday (Diana Ross)
Louis McKay (Billy Dee Williams)
Piano Man (Richard Pryor)
Reg Hanley (James Callahan)
Harry (Paul Hampton)
Jerry (Sid Melton)
Mama Holiday (Virginia Capers)
Yvonne (Yvonne Fair)
Big Ben (Scatman Crothers)
Hawk (Robert L. Gordy)
Credits:
Produced by Jay Weston and James S. White
Directed by Sidney J. Furie
Screenplay: Terence McCloy, Chris Clark, Suzanne De Passe, based on the book by Billie Holliday and William Duffy
Camera: John Alonso
Editing: Argyle Nelson
Music: Michel Legrand
Production design: Carl Anderson
Costume Design: Bob Mackie, Ray Aghayan, Norma Koch
