Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Director: Michael Anderson. Cast: David Niven, Cantinflas, Robert Newton, Shirley MacLaine, Robert Morley, Finlay Currie, Noel Coward, John Gielgud, Trevor Howard, Harcourt Williams, Charles Boyer, Evelyn Keyes, José Greco, Luis Miguel Dominguín, Gilbert Roland, Alan Mowbray, Cedric Hardwicke, Melville Cooper, Reginald Denny, Ronald Colman, Charles Coburn, Peter Lorre, George Raft, Marlene Dietrich, Frank Sinatra, Red Skelton, John Carradine, Buster Keaton, Tim McCoy, Joe E. Brown, Andy Devine, Edmund Lowe, Victor McLaglen, Jack Oakie, John Mills, Beatrice Lillie, Hermione Gingold, Glynis Johns, Edward R. Murrow. Screenplay: James Poe, John Farrow, and S.J. Perelman (based on the novel by Jules Verne).

Not yet reviewed in full. D

Academy Award Nominations and Winners:
★Best Picture
Best Director: Michael Anderson
★Best Adapted Screenplay: James Poe, John Farrow, and S.J. Perelman
★Best Cinematography (Color): Lionel Lindon
Best Art Direction (Color): James W. Sullivan
Best Costume Design (Color): Miles White
★Best Film Editing: Gene Ruggiero & Paul Weatherwax
★Best Original Score: Victor Young

Golden Globe Nominations and Winners:
★Best Picture (Drama)
Best Director: Michael Anderson
★Best Actor (Musical/Comedy): Cantinflas
(I realize this category switch looks like a misprint, but it isn't)

Other Awards:
Writers Guild of America: Best Written American Comedy
New York Film Critics Circle: Best Picture; Best Screenplay (Perelman)
National Board of Review: Best Picture
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