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Breakfast at Tiffany's
1961
· Movie
· 115 min
B
MEANRANK
79/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #837
- IMDb #1038
- Google retired #2136
- Rotten Tomatoes #642
- Metacritic #873
- Letterboxd #1074
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1369
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #418
- Metacritic Critics #899
- Metacritic Audience #1058
- Criticker #952
- Douban #544
- Kinopoisk #242
- AlloCiné #651
- Trakt #835
Every rating
58–91
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 58, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 91.
See the most agreed on films →In New York City, a charming and eccentric socialite named Holly Golightly lives a life of carefree parties and wealthy acquaintances, all while avoiding any deep emotional attachment. Her life is complicated by the arrival of a new, struggling writer neighbor who becomes fascinated by her glamorous yet fragile existence. They develop a complex friendship that challenges her carefully constructed lifestyle.
Details
- Director
- Blake Edwards
- Writer
- George Axelrod
- Based on
- Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures, Jurow-Shepherd
- Released
- 6 October 1961
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Portuguese, French, Japanese
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Rated
- NR
- Budget
- $2.5M
- Box office
- $9.5M
- Awards
- 11 wins, 13 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 24 →8 major awards won · 11 wins from 24 nominations across 11 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1961 | Best Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture | Henry Mancini | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1961 | Best Song | " Moon River " Music by Henry Mancini; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer | Winner |
| Grammy Awards 1961 | Song of the Year | "Moon River" – Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer | Winner |
| Grammy Awards 1961 | Record of the Year | "Moon River" – Henry Mancini | Winner |
| Grammy Awards 1961 | Best Arrangement | "Moon River" – Henry Mancini | Winner |
| Grammy Awards 1961 | Best Performance by an Orchestra – for Other Than Dancing | Breakfast at Tiffany's – Henry Mancini | Winner |
| Grammy Awards 1961 | Best Sound Track Album or Recording of Score from Motion Picture or Television | Breakfast at Tiffany's – Henry Mancini | Winner |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 1961 | Best Written American Comedy | George Axelrod | Winner |
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Grammy Awards
6 nominations, 5 won
| Best Arrangement | "Moon River" – Henry Mancini | Winner |
| Best Performance by an Orchestra – for Other Than Dancing | Breakfast at Tiffany's – Henry Mancini | Winner |
| Best Sound Track Album or Recording of Score from Motion Picture or Television | Breakfast at Tiffany's – Henry Mancini | Winner |
| Record of the Year | "Moon River" – Henry Mancini | Winner |
| Song of the Year | "Moon River" – Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer | Winner |
| Album of the Year (Other Than Classical) | Breakfast at Tiffany's – Henry Mancini | Nominee |
Academy Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture | Henry Mancini | Winner |
| Best Song | " Moon River " Music by Henry Mancini; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer | Winner |
| Best Actress | Audrey Hepburn | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction – Color | Art Direction: Hal Pereira and Roland Anderson ; Set Decoration: Samuel M. Comer and Ray Moyer | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium | George Axelrod | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Written American Comedy | George Axelrod | Winner |
Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Audrey Hepburn | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Comedy | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Blake Edwards | Nominee |
Laurel Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Top Song | "Moon River" Music by Henry Mancini; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer | Winner |
| Top Comedy | Nominee | |
| Top Female Comedy Performance | Audrey Hepburn | Nominee |
| Top Musical Score | Henry Mancini | Nominee |
David di Donatello Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Actress | Audrey Hepburn | Winner |
National Film Preservation Board
1 nomination, 1 won
| National Film Registry | Winner |
Bambi Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress – International | Audrey Hepburn | Nominee |
International Film Music Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Archival Release of an Existing Score – Re-Release or Re-Recording | Music by Henry Mancini; Album Produced by Douglass Fake and Roger Feigelson; Liner Notes by Jeff Bond; Album Art Direction by Joe Sikoryak | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Classic DVD | Nominee |