ACADEMY AWARDS 1 DVD 1962 34th ACADEMY AWARDS sharp crisp blk and white - 84 minutes, ABC BROADCAST -- BASIC FACTS The 34th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1961, were held on April 9, 1962 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. They were hosted by Bob Hope; this was the seventh time Hope hosted the Oscars. - Legendary filmmaker Federico Fellini received his first Best Director nomination for his film La Dolce Vita, though the movie itself failed to garner a nomination for Best Picture. - Sophia Loren became the first actor or actress to win for an acting Oscar for a non-English-speaking role. -- Date April 9, 1962 - Site Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California - Host Bob Hope - Producer Arthur Freed- Director Richard Dunlap - Highlights - Best Picture West Side Story
Most awards West Side Story (10) - Most nominations Judgment at Nuremberg and West Side Story (11) - TV in the United States -Network ABC