West Side Story
A musical in which a modern day Romeo and Juliet are involved in New York street gangs. On the harsh streets of the upper west side, two gangs battle for control of the turf. The situation becomes complicated when a gang members falls in love with a rival's sister.
Natalie Wood
Richard Beymer
Rita Moreno
George Chakiris
Russ Tamblyn
Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins
Producer:
Robert Wise
Written by:
Ernest Lehman
Distributor:
United Artists
$6 million
Box Office:
$43.7 million
Awards:
Academy Awards - Best Picture (Won)
Academy Awards - Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Won)
Academy Awards - Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Won)
Academy Awards - Best Director (Won)
Academy Awards - Best Cinematography, Color (Won)
Academy Awards - Best Art Direction - Set Decoration, Color (Won)
Academy Awards - Best Costume Design, Color (Won)
Academy Awards - Best Sound (Won)
Academy Awards - Best Film Editing (Won)
Academy Awards - Best Music, Scoring of a Motion Picture (Won)
Academy Awards - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (Nominated)
Golden Globes - Best Motion Picture - Musical (Won)
Golden Globes - Best Supporting Actress (Won)
Golden Globes - Best Supporting Actor (Won)
Golden Globes - Best Motion Picture Director (Nominated)
Golden Globes - Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy (Nominated)
Golden Globes - Most Promising Newcomer - Male (Nominated)
Golden Globes - Most Promising Newcomer - Male (Nominated)
BAFTA Awards - Best Film from any Source (Nominated)
Grammy Awards - Best Soundtrack Album or Recording of Original Cast from Motion Picture or Television (Won)
Grammy Awards - Best Jazz Performance - Large Group (Instrumental) (Won)
Grammy Awards - Album of the Year (Nominated)
Rotten Tomatoes Score:
94%