The Diary of Anne Frank (film)

The Diary of Anne Frank is a 1959 motion picture based on the diary of Holocaust victim Anne Frank. It was directed by George Stevens, with a screenplay by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett.

Awards

It won three Oscars:

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• Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress - Shelley Winters
• Academy Award for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White - George W. Davis, Stuart A. Reiss, Walter M. Scott, and Lyle R. Wheeler
• Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White - William C. Mellor

As of February 2005, Winters' Oscar statuette is on display at Anne Frank House in Amsterdam.

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It was also nominated for a further five Oscars:

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• Academy Award for Best Picture - George Stevens Jr., producer
• Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor - Ed Wynn
• Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White - Charles Le Maire, and Mary Wills
• Academy Award for Best Director - George Stevens
• Academy Award for Original Music Score, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture - Alfred Newman