1960 - THE APARTMENT - Directed by Billy Wilder
Original 1960 Trailer
Screenplay by Billy Wilder & I.A.L. Diamond
33rd Academy Awards (Oscars) - 1960
The Apartment received 10 Academy Award nominations, and won 5 Academy Awards.
| Award | Result | Nominee |
|---|---|---|
| Best Picture | Won | Billy Wilder |
| Best Director | Won | Billy Wilder |
| Best Writing (Original Screenplay) | Won | I. A. L. Diamond Billy Wilder |
| Best Actor | Nominated | Jack Lemmon |
| Best Actress | Nominated | Shirley MacLaine |
| Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | Jack Kruschen |
| Best Cinematography (Black-and-White) | Nominated | Joseph LaShelle |
| Best Film Editing | Won | Daniel Mandell |
| Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White | Won | Alexandre Trauner Edward G. Boyle |
| Best Sound | Nominated | Gordon E. Sawyer |
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Plot Synopsis
Plot Synopsis
CC Baxter (Jack Lemmon), an ambitious and obliging insurance clerk on the lowest rung of the corporate ladder, allows his more senior managers the use of his apartment to conduct their extra-marital liaisons.
Máire's review: A beautifully written and acted film which strays into melancholy more than expected in a comedy from this era. The portrayal of sleazy senior managers and their treatment of women will make you angry. 7/10.
Golf's review: Only partly played for laughs, this pretty frank portrayal of rampant infidelity would have been rather controversial in 1960. Lemmon and MacLaine are brilliant, comic flair is provided by Jack Kruschen as Baxter's incredulous Doctor neighbour and special mention goes to Fred MacMurray playing against type as Baxter's big boss. He is an absolute heel - a term fallen out of fashion, but which sums him up perfectly. 8/10.
