Marty
Marty is a 1955 film directed by Delbert Mann, based on a teleplay by Paddy Chayefsky. It is a romance about a butcher in the Bronx, who finds himself unattractive, and his difficulties in finding the right mate.Marty won four Oscars:
- Academy Award for Best Picture - Harold Hecht, producer
- Academy Award for Best Actor - Ernest Borgnine
- Academy Award for Directing - Delbert Mann
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Screenplay - Paddy Chayefsky
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor - Joe Mantell
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress - Betsy Blair
- Academy Award for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White - Ted Haworth, Robert Priestley, Walter M. Simonds
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White - Joseph LaShelle
The film has been deemed "culturally significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.
