In the early 1900s, the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina serves as home to a black fishing community. Crippled beggar Porgy, who travels about in a goat-drawn cart, loves the drug-addicted Bess, who lives with stevedore Crown, the local bully.
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Awards Dominance
Wins
Nominations
1 Oscar · 1 Golden Globe
Won
1960
Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture)
Andre Previn, Ken Darby
Cinematography (Color)
Leon Shamroy
Costume Design (Color)
Irene Sharaff
Sound
Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon E. Sawyer, Sound Director; and Todd-AO Sound Department, Fred Hynes, Sound Director
1960
Picture - Musical
Porgy and Bess
Actress In A Leading Role - Musical Or Comedy
Dorothy Dandridge
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Sidney Poitier
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