A special Oscar was given to Gene Kelly for his screen versatility and choreographic contributions to An American in Paris, 1951's best picture winner. The film also marks the screen debut of then 19-year-old Leslie Caron and features a 17-½ minute dance sequence which climaxed the film. MGM. 113 minutes. Special thanks to Turner Entertainment for graciously donating this print to the Academy Film Archive.
Academy Awards: Art Direction, Set Decoration - Color (Cedric Gibbons, E. Preston Ames, Edwin B. Willis, F. Keogh Gleason), Cinematography - Color (Alfred Gilks, John Alton), Costume Design - Color (Orry-Kelly, Walter Plunkett, Irene Sharaff), Music - Scoring of a Motion Picture (Johnny Green, Saul Chaplin), Best Picture (Arthur Freed), Writing - Story and Screenplay (Alan Jay Lerner).
Academy Award Nominations: Best Director (Vincente Minnelli), Best Film Editing (Adrienne Fazan).
