Mary Poppins
Director: Robert Stevenson. Cast: Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns, Karen Dotrice, Matthew Garber, Ed Wynn, Hermione Baddeley, Reta Shaw, Jane Darwell, Elsa Lanchester, Arthur Treacher, Reginald Owen, Arthur Malet. Screenplay: Bill Walsh and Don DaGradi (based on the books by P.L. Travers).

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: A


Academy Award Nominations and Winners:
Best Picture
Best Director: Robert Stevenson
Best Actress: Julie Andrews
Best Adapted Screenplay: Bill Walsh & Don DaGradi
Best Cinematography (Color): Edward Colman
Best Art Direction (Color): Carroll Clark & William H. Tuntke; Emile Kuri & Hal Gausman
Best Costume Design (Color): Tony Walton
Best Film Editing: Cotton Warburton
Best Score (Substantially Original): Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman
Best Score (Adaptation or Treatment): Irwin Kostal
Best Original Song: "Chim Chim Cher-ee"
Best Sound: Robert O. Cook
Best Visual Effects: Peter Ellenshaw, Hamilton Luske, and Eustace Lycett

Golden Globe Nominations and Winners:
Best Picture (Musical/Comedy)
Best Actress (Musical/Comedy): Julie Andrews
Best Actor (Musical/Comedy): Dick Van Dyke
Best Original Score: Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman

Other Awards:
Writers Guild of America: Best Written American Musical
British Academy Awards (BAFTAs): Most Promising Newcomer (Andrews)

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