The Music Man (Meredith Willson's The Music Man)

Morton DaCosta

19622h 31mEnglish
Accolades
1Oscar
Win
1Golden Globe
Win
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Synopsis

Traveling con artist Harold Hill targets the naïve residents of a small town in 1910s Iowa by posing as a boys' bandleader to raise money before he can skip town.

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Genres

ComedyFamilyMusicRomance

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Awards & Recognition

Awards Dominance

2

Wins

12

Nominations

1 Oscar · 1 Golden Globe

Won

  • Music (Scoring of Music--adaptation or treatment) · Ray Heindorf
  • Picture - Musical · Meredith Willson's The Music Man
Full award breakdown

1963

Academy Awards

1Wins
6Noms
◆ Won

Music (Scoring of Music--adaptation or treatment)

Ray Heindorf

1963
Nom

Art Direction (Color)

Art Direction: Paul Groesse; Set Decoration: George James Hopkins

1963
Nom

Best Picture

Morton Da Costa, Producer

1963
Nom

Costume Design (Color)

Dorothy Jeakins

1963
Nom

Film Editing

William Ziegler

1963
Nom

Sound

Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, George R. Groves, Sound Director

1963

1963

Golden Globes

1Wins
6Noms
◆ Won

Picture - Musical

Meredith Willson's The Music Man

1963
Nom

Actress In A Leading Role - Musical Or Comedy

Shirley Jones

1963
Nom

Best Director - Motion Picture

Morton DaCosta

1963
Nom

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

Meredith Willson

1963
Nom

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

Robert Preston

1963
Nom

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

Hermione Gingold

1963

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