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Oscars 1962 winners and nominees

The 1962 Academy Awards, by category: the winner first, then the nominees.

Reported results from TVDB and Wikidata. Coverage is incomplete.

Best Picture

West Side Story
West Side Story (1961)
GoodWatch score 83
Won
The Guns of Navarone
The Guns of Navarone (1961)
GoodWatch score 78
Judgment at Nuremberg
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
GoodWatch score 81
The Hustler
The Hustler (1961)
GoodWatch score 84
Fanny
Fanny (1961)
GoodWatch score 67

Directing

West Side Story
West Side Story (1961)
GoodWatch score 83
Won
The Guns of Navarone
The Guns of Navarone (1961)
GoodWatch score 78
Judgment at Nuremberg
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
GoodWatch score 81
The Hustler
The Hustler (1961)
GoodWatch score 84
La Dolce Vita
La Dolce Vita (1960)
GoodWatch score 89

Best Art Direction, Black and White

The Hustler
The Hustler (1961)
GoodWatch score 84
Won
The Children's Hour
The Children's Hour (1961)
GoodWatch score 72
The Absent-Minded Professor
The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
GoodWatch score 72
Judgment at Nuremberg
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
GoodWatch score 81
La Dolce Vita
La Dolce Vita (1960)
GoodWatch score 89

Best Art Direction, Color

West Side Story
West Side Story (1961)
GoodWatch score 83
Won
Summer and Smoke
Summer and Smoke (1961)
GoodWatch score 63
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
GoodWatch score 80
El Cid
El Cid (1961)
GoodWatch score 79
Flower Drum Song
Flower Drum Song (1961)
GoodWatch score 73

Actress in a Leading Role

Two Women
Two Women (1960)
GoodWatch score 84
Won
Splendor in the Grass
Splendor in the Grass (1961)
GoodWatch score 76
Summer and Smoke
Summer and Smoke (1961)
GoodWatch score 63
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
GoodWatch score 80
The Hustler
The Hustler (1961)
GoodWatch score 84

Actor in a Supporting Role

West Side Story
West Side Story (1961)
GoodWatch score 83
Won
The Hustler
The Hustler (1961)
GoodWatch score 84
Pocketful of Miracles
Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
GoodWatch score 60
Judgment at Nuremberg
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
GoodWatch score 81

Actor in a Leading Role

Judgment at Nuremberg
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
GoodWatch score 81
Won
The Hustler
The Hustler (1961)
GoodWatch score 84
The Mark
The Mark (1961)
GoodWatch score 67
Fanny
Fanny (1961)
GoodWatch score 67

Actress in a Supporting Role

West Side Story
West Side Story (1961)
GoodWatch score 83
Won
Summer and Smoke
Summer and Smoke (1961)
GoodWatch score 63
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961)
GoodWatch score 31
The Children's Hour
The Children's Hour (1961)
GoodWatch score 72
Judgment at Nuremberg
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
GoodWatch score 81

Writing (Original Screenplay)

Splendor in the Grass
Splendor in the Grass (1961)
GoodWatch score 76
Won
General Della Rovere
General Della Rovere (1959)
GoodWatch score 84
La Dolce Vita
La Dolce Vita (1960)
GoodWatch score 89
Ballad of a Soldier
Ballad of a Soldier (1959)
GoodWatch score 89
Lover Come Back
Lover Come Back (1961)
GoodWatch score 64

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

Judgment at Nuremberg
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
GoodWatch score 81
Won
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
GoodWatch score 80
The Hustler
The Hustler (1961)
GoodWatch score 84
The Guns of Navarone
The Guns of Navarone (1961)
GoodWatch score 78
West Side Story
West Side Story (1961)
GoodWatch score 83

Best Original Musical Score

West Side Story
West Side Story (1961)
GoodWatch score 83
Won
Flower Drum Song
Flower Drum Song (1961)
GoodWatch score 73
Khovanshchina
Khovanshchina (1959)
GoodWatch score 62
Babes in Toyland
Babes in Toyland (1961)
GoodWatch score 54
Paris Blues
Paris Blues (1961)
GoodWatch score 60

Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score

Breakfast at Tiffany's
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
GoodWatch score 80
Won
Fanny
Fanny (1961)
GoodWatch score 67
El Cid
El Cid (1961)
GoodWatch score 79
Summer and Smoke
Summer and Smoke (1961)
GoodWatch score 63
The Guns of Navarone
The Guns of Navarone (1961)
GoodWatch score 78

Foreign Language Film

Through a Glass Darkly
Through a Glass Darkly (1961)
GoodWatch score 86
Won
Immortal Love
Immortal Love (1961)
GoodWatch score 70
Placido
Placido (1962)
GoodWatch score 91
Harry and the Butler
Harry and the Butler (1961)
GoodWatch score 72
The Important Man
The Important Man (1961)
GoodWatch score 75

Best Cinematography, Color

West Side Story
West Side Story (1961)
GoodWatch score 83
Won
Fanny
Fanny (1961)
GoodWatch score 67
One-Eyed Jacks
One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
GoodWatch score 68
Flower Drum Song
Flower Drum Song (1961)
GoodWatch score 73
A Majority of One
A Majority of One (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

Short Subject (Cartoon)

Munro
Munro (1961)
GoodWatch score 64
Won
Beep Prepared
Beep Prepared (1961)
GoodWatch score 74
The Pied Piper of Guadalupe
The Pied Piper of Guadalupe (1961)
GoodWatch score 67

Documentary Short Film

Project Hope
Project Hope (1961)
GoodWatch score 61
Won
Breaking the Language Barrier
Breaking the Language Barrier (1961)
GoodWatch score 61
Kahl
Kahl (1961)
GoodWatch score 62
The Man in Gray
The Man in Gray (1961)
GoodWatch score 90
Cradle of Genius
Cradle of Genius (1960)
GoodWatch score 81

Best Costume Design, Black-and-White

La Dolce Vita
La Dolce Vita (1960)
GoodWatch score 89
Won
Judgment at Nuremberg
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
GoodWatch score 81
Claudelle Inglish
Claudelle Inglish (1961)
GoodWatch score 56
Yojimbo
Yojimbo (1961)
GoodWatch score 90
The Children's Hour
The Children's Hour (1961)
GoodWatch score 72

International Feature Film

Through a Glass Darkly
Through a Glass Darkly (1961)
GoodWatch score 86
Won
Harry and the Butler
Harry and the Butler (1961)
GoodWatch score 72
Placido
Placido (1962)
GoodWatch score 91
Immortal Love
Immortal Love (1961)
GoodWatch score 70
The Important Man
The Important Man (1961)
GoodWatch score 75

Production Design

The Hustler
The Hustler (1961)
GoodWatch score 84
Won
Judgment at Nuremberg
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
GoodWatch score 81
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
GoodWatch score 80

Sound

West Side Story
West Side Story (1961)
GoodWatch score 83
Won
The Parent Trap
The Parent Trap (1961)
GoodWatch score 76
Flower Drum Song
Flower Drum Song (1961)
GoodWatch score 73
The Guns of Navarone
The Guns of Navarone (1961)
GoodWatch score 78
The Children's Hour
The Children's Hour (1961)
GoodWatch score 72

Short Film (Live Action)

Seawards the Great Ships
Seawards the Great Ships (1960)
GoodWatch score 69
Won
The Face of Jesus
The Face of Jesus (1961)
GoodWatch score 63
Rooftops of New York
Rooftops of New York (1961)
GoodWatch score 69
Play Ball!
Play Ball! (1960)
GoodWatch score 63
Very Nice, Very Nice
Very Nice, Very Nice (1961)
GoodWatch score 64

Cinematography

The Hustler
The Hustler (1961)
GoodWatch score 84
Won
One, Two, Three
One, Two, Three (1961)
GoodWatch score 80
One-Eyed Jacks
One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
GoodWatch score 68
Judgment at Nuremberg
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
GoodWatch score 81

Short Film (Animated)

The Substitute
The Substitute (1961)
GoodWatch score 70
Won
Aquamania
Aquamania (1961)
GoodWatch score 65
The Pied Piper of Guadalupe
The Pied Piper of Guadalupe (1961)
GoodWatch score 67
Nelly's Folly
Nelly's Folly (1961)
GoodWatch score 63
Beep Prepared
Beep Prepared (1961)
GoodWatch score 74

Film Editing

West Side Story
West Side Story (1961)
GoodWatch score 83
Won
The Parent Trap
The Parent Trap (1961)
GoodWatch score 76
The Guns of Navarone
The Guns of Navarone (1961)
GoodWatch score 78
Fanny
Fanny (1961)
GoodWatch score 67
Judgment at Nuremberg
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
GoodWatch score 81

Best Costume Design, Color

West Side Story
West Side Story (1961)
GoodWatch score 83
Won
Pocketful of Miracles
Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
GoodWatch score 60
Back Street
Back Street (1961)
GoodWatch score 65
Flower Drum Song
Flower Drum Song (1961)
GoodWatch score 73
Babes in Toyland
Babes in Toyland (1961)
GoodWatch score 54

Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

The Hustler
The Hustler (1961)
GoodWatch score 84
Won
The Absent-Minded Professor
The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
GoodWatch score 72
Judgment at Nuremberg
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
GoodWatch score 81
The Children's Hour
The Children's Hour (1961)
GoodWatch score 72
One, Two, Three
One, Two, Three (1961)
GoodWatch score 80