Annie Hall

Annie Hall is a 1977 romantic comedy film directed by Woody Allen from a script he co-wrote with Marshall Brickman. Allen's working title for the film was Anhedonia, but this was considered unmarketable. Brickman's suggested alternative, It Had to Be Jew, was considered even less marketable, and ultimately Annie Hall was settled upon as the release title. Because of biographical similarities with Alvy, including Allen's prevous relationship with Keaton (real name Diane Hall), Annie Hall has been widely assumed to be semi-autobiographical, but Allen has denied this.

Awards

The film won the following Academy Awards:

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• Best Actress in a Leading Role - Diane Keaton
• Best Director - Woody Allen
• Best Picture - Charles H. Joffe
• Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen - Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman

It was also nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role - Woody Allen.

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The film is consistently in the top 100 on the Internet Movie Database's list of top 250 films, and has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. Zagat Survey Movie Guide (2002) ranks Annie Hall one of the top ten comedies of all time, one of the top ten movies of the 1970s and as Allen's best film as a director.

Related Topics:
Internet Movie Database - National Film Registry

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