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| | Funny Girl (1968) | | | | Studio: Rastar, Columbia Pictures | | | | Producer: Ray Stark | | | | Starring: Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, Kay Medford, Anne Francis, Walter Pidgeon, Lee Allen | | | | Synopsis: Film debut for Streisand in a reprisal of her Broadway role as Ziegfeld star Fanny Brice in this highly fictionalized musical biopic. Brice, a poor Jewish girl from the lower east side, rose to fame and won audience's hearts everywhere with her comic antics and powerful singing. Unfortunately, she had far less success in her personal life, and the film focuses on her doomed romance with her first husband, gambler Nicky Arnstein. Among the film's most popular songs are "Don't Rain on My Parade", "People [Who Need People]" and "My Man". Barbra Streisand won an Oscar®. | | | | Academy Awards®: | | | | | | Best Picture | | Nominated | | Best Actress | Barbra Streisand | Won | | Best Supporting Actress | Kay Medford | Nominated | | Best Cinematography | Harry Stradling | Nominated | | Best Sound | Columbia Studio Sound
Dpt. | Nominated | | Best Song | Jule Styne
Bob Merrill | Nominated | | Best Original Song Score and Adaptation | Walter Scharf | Nominated | | Film Editing | Robert Swink
Maury Winetrobe
William Sands | Nominated | | | | Golden Globes: | | | | BestDirector | William Wyler | Nominated | | Best Actress | Barbra Streisand | Won | | | | Buy this movie on VHS or DVD | | | Certain product data ©1948-2002 Muze, Inc. For personal use only. All rights reserved. | | | | |
