Sinopsis(1)

Joe Gillis es un joven escritor de segunda fila que, acosado por sus acreedores, se refugia casualmente en la mansión de Norma Desmond, antigua estrella del cine mudo, que vive fuera de la realidad, acompañada únicamente de su fiel criado Max. A partir de ese momento, la actriz pretende que Joe corrija un guión que ella ha escrito y que va a significar su regreso al cine. (Paramount Pictures España)

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Premios

  • victorias
  • nominación

Academy Awards

  • 1951 - Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett, D.M. Marshman Jr. (Best Original Screenplay)
  • 1951 - Franz Waxman (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score))
  • 1951 - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (Black-and-White)
  • 1951 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
  • 1951 - Billy Wilder (Best Achievement in Directing)
  • 1951 - William Holden (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
  • 1951 - Gloria Swanson (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
  • 1951 - Erich von Stroheim (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
  • 1951 - Nancy Olson (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
  • 1951 - John F. Seitz (Best Cinematography (Black-and-White))
  • 1951 - Best Achievement in Film Editing