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Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) - Miklos Rozsa Music (Song) - Love Theme From El Cid (The Falcon And The Dove) in "El Cid" Music by Miklos Rozsa; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
List of Academy Awards for Songs. The first awards were given in 1927, the same year as the first sound film, The Jazz Singer. No musical awards for songs were included until 1934.
The 34th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1961, were held on April 9, 1962, hosted by Bob Hope at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins became the first Best Director co-winners for West Side Story.
MUSIC (Song) “Days Of Wine And Roses” – Days of Wine and Roses – Music by Henry Mancini; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer “Love Song From Mutiny On The Bounty (Follow Me)” – Mutiny on the Bounty – Music by Bronislau Kaper; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is presented to the songwriters who have composed the best original song written specifically for a film.
West Side Story Sweeps: The musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet took home 10 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director for Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, and Best Supporting Actress for Rita Moreno.
The 35th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1962, were held on April 8, 1963, at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California, hosted by Frank Sinatra. The year's most successful film was David Lean 's Lawrence of Arabia , with 10 nominations and 7 wins, including Best Picture and Lean's second win for Best Director .
