1961 in film

The year 1961 in film involved some significant events, with West Side Story winning 10 Academy Awards.

Awards
Academy Awards: Best Picture: West Side Story - Mirisch-B&P Enterprises, United Artists Best Director: Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins - West Side Story Best Actor: Maximilian Schell - Judgment at Nuremberg Best Actress: Sophia Loren - Two Women Best Supporting Actor: George Chakiris - West Side Story Best Supporting Actress: Rita Moreno - West Side Story Best Foreign Language Film: Through a Glass Darkly (Såsom i en spegel), directed by Ingmar Bergman, Sweden Golden Globe Awards: Drama: Best Picture: The Guns of Navarone Best Actor: Maximilian Schell - Judgment at Nuremberg Best Actress: Geraldine Page - Summer and Smoke Musical or comedy: Best Picture (tie): A Majority of One Best Picture (tie): West Side Story Best Actor: Glenn Ford - Pocketful of Miracles Best Actress: Rosalind Russell - A Majority of OneOther Best Director: Stanley Kramer - Judgment at Nuremberg Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): The Long Absence (Une aussi longue absence), directed by Henri Colpi, FranceViridiana, directed by Luis Buñuel, Spain Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival): Last Year at Marienbad (L'année dernière à Marienbad), directed by Alain Resnais, France Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): La Notte (The Night), directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, Italy

Notable films released in 1961

 * 1) The Guns of Navarone
 * 2) Pocketful of Miracles

Short film series
Looney Tunes (1930–1969) Terrytoons (1930–1964) Merrie Melodies (1931–1969) Goofy (1961) Tom and Jerry (1940–1967) Noveltoons (1943–1967)

Film debuts
Ann-Margret - Pocketful of Miracles Warren Beatty - Splendor in the Grass Louis Gossett, Jr. - A Raisin in the Sun Gene Hackman - Mad Dog Coll Joe Pesci - Hey, Let's Twist! Burt Reynolds - Angel Baby