Gigi (novella)
The 1958 musical film, remaking a 1948 French non-musical, is about a wealthy cultured man who takes a flower vendor, teaches her upperclass etiquette and pronunciation, and eventually marries her. The film is commonly criticized by feminists as being both sexist and classist; nonetheless it is popular among musical lovers and critics.
The movie was based on a novel by the French sentimental ramance writer Colette, and starred Leslie Caron and Maurice Chevalier with support from Louis Jourdan, Hermione Gingold and Eva Gabor.
The film was nominated for an Oscar in nine categorie, and won all nine. None of them, however, was for any of the acting awards.
- Best Picture - Arthur Freed, producer
- Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White or Color - E. Preston Ames, F. Keogh Gleason, Henry Grace, and William A. Horning
- Best Cinematography, Color - Joseph Ruttenberg
- Best Costume Design, Black-and-White or Color - Cecil Beaton
- Best Director - Vincente Minnelli
- Best Film Editing - Adrienne Fazan
- Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture - André Previn
- Best Music, Song - Alan Jay Lerner (lyrics), Frederick Loewe (music) - For the song "Gigi"
- Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium - Alan Jay Lerner