Born Yesterday
Original film poster
Directed by	George Cukor
Produced by	S. Sylvan Simon
Written by	Garson Kanin (play) Albert Mannheimer
Starring	Judy Holliday Broderick Crawford William Holden
Music by	Frederick Hollander
Cinematography	Joseph Walker
Editing by	Charles Nelson
Distributed by	Columbia
Release date(s)	December 26, 1950
Running time	103 min.
Country	US
Language	English
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• For the 1993 remake, see Born Yesterday (1993 film)

Born Yesterday is a 1950 film directed by George Cukor, which tells the story of a corrupt tycoon who brings his showgirl mistress with him to Washington when he tries to buy a Congressman. He hires a journalist to educate his girlfriend, and in the process, she learns just how corrupt her boyfriend is. George Cukor George Cukor (July 7, 1899 – January 24, 1983) was an American film director. ... A graduate of Columbia University, American director S. Sylvan Simon (1910 - 1951) enjoyed a long career as a drama coach, radio executive and stage director before signing on at Warner Brothers in 1935 to direct screen tests. ... Garson Kanin (November 24, 1912 – March 13, 1999) was an American writer and director of plays and films. ... Judy Holliday (June 21, 1921 – June 7, 1965) was an American actress. ... Crawford in Black Angel William Broderick Crawford (born December 9, 1911; died April 26, 1986) was an American actor. ... William Holden William Holden (1918-1981), was an Oscar winning American film actor. ... Frederick Holländer (October 18, 1896 - January 18, 1976) was an English-born composer of German descent. ... Joseph Walker can refer to more than one person of note, including: Joseph A. Walker U.S. military aviator Joseph Marshall Walker governor of Louisiana in the 1850s Joseph Walker (explorer) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same... December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... United States is the current Good Article Collaboration of the week! Please help to improve this article to the highest of standards. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... See also: 1949 in film 1950 1951 in film 1950s in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events February 15 - Walt Disney Studios animated film Cinderella debuts. ... George Cukor George Cukor (July 7, 1899 – January 24, 1983) was an American film director. ... Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., with regard to the surrounding states of Maryland and Virginia. ... Seal of the U.S. Congress. ...

The screenplay was written by Albert Mannheimer, based on the play Born Yesterday by Garson Kanin. Born Yesterday is a play by Garson Kanin which tells the story of a corrupt tycoon who brings his show-girl mistress with him to Washington when he tries to buy a few Congressmen. ... Garson Kanin (November 24, 1912 – March 13, 1999) was an American writer and director of plays and films. ...

Awards and nominations

The film won the Academy Award for Best Actress (Holliday) and was nominated for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White, Best Director, Best Picture and Best Writing, Screenplay. The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... This Academy Award was first given for movies made in 1948 when separate awards were given for black-and-white and color movies. ... The Academy Award for Directing is an accolade given to the person that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences feels was best director of the past year. ... // The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Academy Awards, awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which are voted on by others within the industry. ... The Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent film awards in the United States. ...

The film also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Actress - Musical or Comedy (Holliday), and was nominated for the awards for Motion Picture Drama, Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama (Holliday), and Best Motion Picture Director (Cukor). The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951. ... Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama has been awarded annually since 1944 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. ... The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951. ... Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture has been awarded annually since 1944 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. ...

The film also won a Jussi Award (the main film award in Finland) for Foreign Actress (Holliday), and was nominated for the Venice Film Festival Golden Lion Award and the Writers Guild of America Best Written American Comedy Award (Mannheimer). The Venice Film Festival (it: Mostra Internazionale dArte Cinematografica) is the oldest Film Festival in the World (began in the 1932) and takes place every year in late August/early September on the Lido di Venezia in the historic Palazzo del Cinema on the Lungomare Marconi, in Venice, Italy. ... The Golden Lion (it: Leone dOro) is the name of the highest prize given to a film at the Biennale Venice Film Festival. ... The Writers Guild of America (WGA) is the collective bargaining representative, or labor union, for writers in the motion picture and television industries in the United States. ...

Cast

Judy Holliday as Emma "Billie" Dawn
Broderick Crawford as Harry Brock
William Holden as Paul Verrall
Howard St. John as Jim Devery
Frank Otto as Eddie
Larry Oliver as Congressman Norval Hedges
Barbara Brown as Mrs. Hedges
Grandon Rhodes as Sanborn
Claire Carleton as Helen
Judy Holliday (June 21, 1921 – June 7, 1965) was an American actress. ... Crawford in Black Angel William Broderick Crawford (born December 9, 1911; died April 26, 1986) was an American actor. ... William Holden William Holden (1918-1981), was an Oscar winning American film actor. ... Barbara Brown, better known as Misstress Barbara (the misspelling is intentional), is an Italian born, Quebecois electronica deejay. ...

External links

• Born Yesterday at the Internet Movie Database
• Born Yesterday at All Movie Guide
• Born Yesterday at Rotten Tomatoes