The Graduate

A disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter.

• 1967New York Film Critics Circle AwardsBest Director — Mike Nichols
• 1968Academy AwardsDirecting — Mike Nichols
• 1968Academy AwardsActress in a Supporting Role — Katharine Ross · nominated
• 1968Academy AwardsActress — Anne Bancroft · nominated
• 1968Academy AwardsActor — Dustin Hoffman · nominated
• 1968Academy AwardsCinematography — Robert Surtees · nominated
• 1968Academy AwardsWriting (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) — Calder Willingham; Buck Henry · nominated
• 1968Academy AwardsBest Picture — Lawrence Turman · nominated
• 1968Directors Guild of America AwardsOutstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures — Mike Nichols
• 1968Golden Globe AwardsMost Promising Newcomer - Male — Dustin Hoffman
• 1968Golden Globe AwardsBest Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
• 1968Golden Globe AwardsBest Director - Motion Picture — Mike Nichols

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Set in Pasadena, California · Berkeley, California · Santa Barbara, California · Taft Hotel (fictional)

• Filmed at University of Southern California, Los Angeles — AFI says most school-campus footage was shot at USC; Wikipedia specifies Berkeley campus exteriors were shot on USC's campus.
• Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, California — AFI says the Ambassador Hotel stood in for the fictional Taft Hotel used for Ben and Mrs. Robinson's rendezvous.
• United Methodist Church of La Verne, California — Wedding finale location; it portrays a church in Santa Barbara in the story.
• Santa Barbara County, California — AFI lists additional location work in Santa Barbara County.
• Beverly Hills, California — AFI lists additional location work in Beverly Hills.
• Hollywood Sunset Strip, Los Angeles, California — AFI lists additional location work on Hollywood's Sunset Strip.