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Sunset Blvd.




23rd Academy Awards
(Oscars 1951)


11 Nominations, 3 Awards


Nominations
Category Nominees Result
Best Motion Picture Paramount Nominated
Actor William Holden Nominated
Actress Gloria Swanson Nominated
Actor in a Supporting Role Erich von Stroheim Nominated
Actress in a Supporting Role Nancy Olson Nominated
Directing Billy Wilder Nominated
Writing (Story and Screenplay) Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett, and D. M. Marshman, Jr. Won
Cinematography (Black-and-White) John F. Seitz Nominated
Film Editing Arthur Schmidt and Doane Harrison Nominated
Art Direction (Black-and-White) Hans Dreier, John Meehan, Ray Moyer, and Sam Comer Won
Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) Franz Waxman Won