The 34th Academy Awards were held at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on April 9, 1962. The awards honored films released in 1961. At this point the Academy was still giving two awards away (color/black-and-white) for Art Direction, Cinematography, and Costume Design.
Best Picture:
Best Director:
Stanley Kramer—Judgment at Nuremberg
Federico Fellini—La Dolce Vita
J. Lee Thompson—The Guns of Navarone
WINNER; Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise—West Side Story
Best Actor:
WINNER: Maximilian Schell—Judgment at Nuremberg
Spencer Tracy—Judgment at Nuremberg
Best Actress:
Audrey Hepburn—Breakfast at Tiffany’s
WINNER: Sophia Loren—Two Women
Geraldine Page—Summer and Smoke
Natalie Wood—Splendor in the Grass
Best Supporting Actor:
WINNER: George Chakiris—West Side Story
Montgomery Cliff—Judgment at Nuremberg
Peter Falk—Pocketful of Miracles
Best Supporting Actress:
Fay Bainter—The Children’s Hour
Judy Garland—Judgment at Nuremberg
Lotte Lenya—The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
WINNER: Rita Moreno—West Side Story
Best Original Screenplay:
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Best Foreign Language Film:
WINNER: Through a Glass Darkly
Best Documentary Feature:
WINNER: The Sky Above and Mud Below
Best Documentary Short:
Breaking the Language Barrier
Cradle of Genius
Kahl
The Man in Gray
WINNER: Project Hope
Best Live Action Short:
Play Ball!
The Face of Jesus
Rooftops of New York
WINNER: Seaward the Great Ships
Very Nice, Very Nice
Best Animated Short:
Aquamania
Beep Prepared
WINNER: Ersatz
Nelly’s Folly
Pied Piper of Guadalupe
Best Dramatic or Comedy Score:
WINNER: Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Best Musical Score:
Khovanshchina
Best Original Song:
“Bachelor in Paradise”—Bachelor in Paradise
“Love Theme from El Cid (The Falcon and the Doe)”—El Cid
WINNER: “Moon River”—Breakfast at Tiffany’s
“Pocketful of Miracles”—Pocketful of Miracles
“Town without Pity”—Town Without Pity
Best Sound Recording:
Best Art Direction, Black and White:
Best Art Direction, Color:
Best Cinematography, Black and White:
Best Cinematography, Color:
Best Costume Design, Black and White:
Best Costume Design, Color:
Best Film Editing:
Best Visual Effects: