The Apartment

19602h 6mEnglish

Comedy Drama Romance

Accolades

5Oscar

Wins

3Golden Globe

Wins

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Synopsis

Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. Although he often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits, one night he's left with a major problem to solve.

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Details

Genres

ComedyDramaRomance

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Awards & Recognition

Awards Dominance

8

Wins

14

Nominations

5 Oscar · 3 Golden Globe

Won

Actress In A Leading Role - Musical Or Comedy · Shirley MacLaine
Art Direction (Black-and-White) · Art Direction: Alexander Trauner; Set Decoration: Edward G. Boyle
Best Motion Picture · Billy Wilder, Producer
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy · Jack Lemmon
Directing · Billy Wilder
Film Editing · Daniel Mandell
Picture - Comedy · Apartment, The
Writing (Story and Screenplay--written directly for the screen) · Billy Wilder, I. A. L. Diamond

Full award breakdown

1961

Academy Awards

5Wins

10Noms

◆ Won

Art Direction (Black-and-White)

Art Direction: Alexander Trauner; Set Decoration: Edward G. Boyle

1961

◆ Won

Best Motion Picture

Billy Wilder, Producer

1961

◆ Won

Directing

Billy Wilder

1961

◆ Won

Film Editing

Daniel Mandell

1961

◆ Won

Writing (Story and Screenplay--written directly for the screen)

Billy Wilder, I. A. L. Diamond

1961

Nom

Actor

Jack Lemmon

1961

Nom

Actor in a Supporting Role

Jack Kruschen

1961

Nom

Actress

Shirley MacLaine

1961

Nom

Cinematography (Black-and-White)

Joseph LaShelle

1961

Nom

Sound

Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon E. Sawyer, Sound Director

1961

1961

Golden Globes

3Wins

4Noms

◆ Won

Actress In A Leading Role - Musical Or Comedy

Shirley MacLaine

1961

◆ Won

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Jack Lemmon

1961

◆ Won

Picture - Comedy

Apartment, The

1961

Nom

Best Director - Motion Picture

Billy Wilder

1961

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Cast

Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon

C.C. Baxter

Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine

Fran Kubelik

Fred MacMurray

Fred MacMurray

Jeff D. Sheldrake

Ray Walston

Ray Walston

Joe Dobisch

Jack Kruschen

Jack Kruschen

Dr. Dreyfuss

David Lewis

David Lewis

Al Kirkeby

Hope Holiday

Margie MacDougall

Joan Shawlee

Joan Shawlee

Sylvia

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