Awards for 1961
Oscar
Best Picture
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Best Actor in a Leading Role
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Best Actress in a Leading Role
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Best Actor in a Supporting Role
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Best Actress in a Supporting Role
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Best Director
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Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen
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Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
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Best Cinematography, Color
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Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
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Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White
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Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color
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Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
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Best Costume Design, Color
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Best Sound
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Best Film Editing
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Best Effects, Special Effects
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Best Music, Original Song
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Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture
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Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
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Best Short Subject, Live Action Subjects
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Best Short Subject, Cartoons
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Best Documentary, Short Subjects
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Best Documentary, Features
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Best Foreign Language Film
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Honorary Award
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Gary Cooper
For his many memorable screen performances and the international recognition he, as an individual, has gained for the motion picture industry.
Gary Cooper could not attend the awards ceremony. James Stewart accepted the award on his behalf.
Stan Laurel
For his creative pioneering in the field of cinema comedy. Stan Laurel was not present at the awards ceremony. Presenter Danny Kaye accepted the award on his behalf.
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
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Academy Award of Merit
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Scientific and Engineering Award
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(Ampex Professional Products Co.)
For the production of a well-engineered multi-purpose sound system combining high standards of quality with convenience of control, dependable operation and simplified emergency provisions.
Technical Achievement Award
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Arthur Holcomb,
Petro Vlahos (Columbia Studio Camera Dept.)
For a camera flicker indicating device.
Anthony Paglia (20th Century-Fox Studio Mechanical Effects Dept.)
For the design and construction of a miniature flak gun and ammunition.
Carl Hauge (Consolidated Film Industries), Robert Grubel (Consolidated Film Industries), Edward Reichard (Consolidated Film Industries)
For the development of an automatic developer replenisher system.