1951 Writers Guild of America: Win: WGA Award (Screen) for Best Written American Musical for Sidney Sheldon.įILM FACT No.2: The film adaptation cut the following numbers from the original score: "I'm a Bad, Bad Man," "Moonshine Lullaby," "I Got Lost in His Arms" and "An Old Fashioned Wedding" was written for the 1966 revival. Nominated: Gold Medal for Best Actor for Howard Keel. 1951 Picturegoer Awards: Nominated: Gold Medal for Best Actress for Betty Hutton. 1951 Photoplay Awards: Win: Most Popular Female Star for Betty Hutton. Win: Golden Laurel Award for Top Female Musical Performance for Betty Hutton. 1951 Laurel Awards: Win: Golden Laurel Award for Top Male Musical Performance for Howard Keel. 1951 Golden Globes: Nominated: Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical for Betty Hutton.
Nominated: Best Film Editing for James E. Willis, Paul Groesse and Richard Pefferle. Nominated: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration and Color for Cedric Gibbons, Edwin B. Nominated: Best Cinematograph and Color for Charles Rosher. But love finally triumphs when Annie Oakley proves that, yes, you can get a man with a gun!įILM FACT No.1: Awards and Nominations: 1951 Academy Awards®: Win: Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture for Adolph Deutsch and Roger Edens. The story is a brawling boy-meets-girl-meets-buckshot rivalry. ANNIE GET YOUR GUN Dazzling Technicolor Musical Takes Aim At A Classic American Tale!īetty Hutton and Howard Keel star in this sharpshooting’ funfest based on the 1,147-performance Broadway smash boasting Irving Berlin’s beloved score, including “Doin What Comes Natu’rlly,” “I Got the Sun in the Morning” and the anthem “There’s No Business Like Show Business.” As produced by Arthur Freed, directed by George Sidney, and seen and heard in a digital transfer from restored elements, this lavish, spirited production showcases songs and performances with bulls-eye precision, earning an Oscar® for adaptation scoring.