1961 in film

The year 1961 in film involved some significant events, with West Side Story winning 10 Academy Awards.

Top grossing films (U.S.)

Awards

Academy Awards:

Golden Globe Awards:

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):

Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):

Notable films released in 1961

U.S.A. unless stated

A

  • The Absent-Minded Professor, starring Fred MacMurray
  • Accattone, directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini - (Italy)
  • Ada, starring Dean Martin and Susan Hayward
  • All in a Night's Work, starring Dean Martin and Shirley MacLaine
  • And Love Has Vanished (Dvoje) - (Yugoslavia)
  • Angel Baby, starring Salome Jens and Mercedes McCambridge
  • Antigone, starring Irene Papas - (Greece)
  • Armored Command, starring Howard Keel and Tina Louise
  • The Artillery Sergeant Kalen (Ogniomistrz Kaleń) - (Poland)
  • The Assassin (L'Assassino), starring Marcello Mastroianni - (Italy)
  • Atlantis, the Lost Continent, starring John Dall
  • B

  • Babes in Toyland, starring Ray Bolger, Tommy Sands, Annette Funicello
  • Bachelor in Paradise, starring Bob Hope, Lana Turner, Janis Paige, Jim Hutton, Paula Prentiss
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