Roman Holiday

Roman Holiday is a 1953 romantic comedy film which tells the story of Princess Ann, a young royal who runs away during a state visit to Rome and befriends Joe Bradley, a cynical expatriate American reporter who first just wants an exclusive story about a princess gone AWOL but finds himself falling in love with her. The film is also known for its Vespa footage, much praised by classic scooter enthusiasts the world over.

Awards

Award wins

• Academy Award for Best Actress (Audrey Hepburn)
• BAFTA Award for Best British Actress (Audrey Hepburn)
• Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama (Audrey Hepburn)
• New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress (Audrey Hepburn)
• Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White (Edith Head)
• Best Writing, Motion Picture Story (Ian McLellan Hunter & Dalton Trumbo)
• Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written American Comedy (Ian McLellan Hunter & John Dighton

In 1999 the film was deemed "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.

Related Topics:
1999 - Library of Congress - National Film Registry

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Award nominations

• Academy Award for Best Picture
• BAFTA Award for Best Film from any source
• Best Director (William Wyler)
• DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures (William Wyler)
• Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (Eddie Albert)
• BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor - (Eddie Albert)
• BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor - (Gregory Peck)
• Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White (Hal Pereira & Walter H. Tyler)
• Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (Franz Planer & Henri Alekan)
• Academy Award for Film Editing (Robert Swink)
• Best Writing, Screenplay (Ian McLellan Hunter & Dalton Trumbo)