1960s Timeline

Apr. 10, 1962 - “West Side Story” overwhelmed all opposition last night to become the best picture of 1961 and win 9 other Oscars at the 34th annual presentation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Partly obscured by the sweeping victory of “West Side Story” was the election of Sophia Loren as best actress of the year for her performance in “Two Women.” Her victory was the first time a major Oscar was won by a foreign actress in a foreign-language film. The be

Feb. 26, 1962 - Nominations in the annual competition for Oscars were announced today by the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences. Named in the best picture category were: “Fanny,” “The Guns of Navarone,” “The Hustler,” “Judgment at Nuremberg,” and “West Side Story.” Nominees for the best performance by an actor were: Charles Boyer, “Fanny”; Paul Newman, “The Hustler”; Maximilian Schell (pictured) and Spencer Tracy, “Judgment at Nuremberg”; and Stuart Whitman, “The Mar