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The Apartment

1960

IMDb

Billy Wilder

1960·Approved·United StatesUnited States
Award tierGold
Metascore
ComedyDramaRomance

A Manhattan insurance clerk tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but office politics and his own romantic hopes complicate matters.

Cast

Jack Lemmon·Shirley MacLaine·Fred MacMurray·Ray Walston

Producers

I.A.L. Diamond·Doane Harrison·Billy Wilder

Languages

United KingdomEnglish

Major Awards

8 wins · 4 nominations

Wins (8)

Best Picture

BAFTA Awards (1961)

Best Film from any Source

Billy Wilder
Academy Awards, USA (1961)

Best Picture

Billy Wilder
New York Film Critics Circle Awards (1960)

Best Film

Best Director

Academy Awards, USA (1961)

Best Director

Billy Wilder
New York Film Critics Circle Awards (1960)

Best Director

Billy Wilder

Best Actor

Golden Globes, USA (1961)

Best Actor - Comedy or Musical

Jack Lemmon

Best Actress

Venice Film Festival (1960)

Best Actress

Shirley MacLaine
Golden Globes, USA (1961)

Best Actress - Comedy or Musical

Shirley MacLaine

Nominations (4)

Festival Grand Prize

Venice Film Festival (1960)

Golden Lion

Billy Wilder

Best Director

Golden Globes, USA (1961)

Best Director

Billy Wilder

Best Actor

Academy Awards, USA (1961)

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Jack Lemmon

Best Actress

Academy Awards, USA (1961)

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Shirley MacLaine