USA,
1958, 110 min
Plots(1)
Director Vincente Minnelli and producer Arthur Freed capped the success of their earlier hits Meet Me in St. Louis and An American in Paris with this lavish musical adaptation of Colette's famous novel. Gigi (Leslie Caron), an innocent French girl, finds herself being trained as a courtesan so that she can become the mistress of Gaston Lachaille (Louis Jourdan), a family friend and heir to a sugar fortune. However, when Gaston actually falls in love with the young Gigi he complicates a long-standing family tradition and throws their whole social circle into a flap. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1959 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1959 - Vincente Minnelli (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1959 - Alan Jay Lerner (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 1959 - Joseph Ruttenberg (Best Cinematography (Color))
- 1959 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
- 1959 - Frederick Loewe (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song))
- 1959 - André Previn (Best Scoring of a Musical Picture)
- 1959 - Best Achievement in Production Design
- 1959 - Best Achievement in Costume Design
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1960 - Best Film
Golden Globes
- 1959 - Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- 1959 - Vincente Minnelli (Best Director)
- 1959 - Hermione Gingold (Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture)
- 1959 - Maurice Chevalier (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)
- 1959 - Louis Jourdan (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)
- 1959 - Leslie Caron (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)