Cabaret
Director: Bob Fosse. Cast: Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Helmut Griem, Joel Grey, Marisa Berenson, Fritz Wepper, Elisabeth Neumann-Viertel, Helen Vita, Sigrid von Richthofen, Ralf Wolter. Screenplay: Jay Presson Allen (based on the book Berlin Stories by Christopher Isherwood, the play I Am a Camera by John Van Druten, and the musical Cabaret by John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Joe Masteroff).

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: A


Academy Award Nominations and Winners:
Best Picture
Best Director: Bob Fosse
Best Actress: Liza Minnelli
Best Supporting Actor: Joel Grey
Best Adapted Screenplay: Jay Presson Allen
Best Cinematography: Geoffrey Unsworth
Best Art Direction: Rolf Zehetbauer; Hans Jürgen Kiebach & Herbert Strabel
Best Film Editing: David Bretherton
Best Original Song Score and/or Adaptation Score: Ralph Burns
Best Sound: Robert Knudson and David Hildyard

Golden Globe Nominations:
Best Picture (Musical/Comedy)
Best Director: Bob Fosse
Best Actress (Musical/Comedy): Liza Minnelli
Best Supporting Actress: Marisa Berenson
Best Supporting Actor: Joel Grey
Best Screenplay: Jay Presson Allen
Best Original Song: "Mein Herr"
Best Original Song: "Money, Money"
Most Promising Newcomer (Female): Marisa Berenson

Other Awards:
Writers Guild of America: Best Adapted Screenplay (Comedy)
National Society of Film Critics: Best Supporting Actor (Grey; tie)
National Board of Review: Best Picture; Best Director; Best Supporting Actress (Berenson); Best Supporting Actor (Grey; tie)
British Academy Awards (BAFTAs): Best Picture; Best Director; Best Actress (Minnelli); Most Promising Newcomer (Grey); Best Cinematography; Best Art Direction; Best Sound

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