Sunset Boulevard

A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.

• 1950National Board of Review AwardsBest Actress — Gloria Swanson
• 1950National Board of Review Awards · Top Ten FilmsTop Ten Films
• 1950National Board of Review AwardsBest Film
• 1951Academy AwardsActress — Gloria Swanson · nominated
• 1951Academy AwardsActor in a Supporting Role — Erich von Stroheim · nominated
• 1951Academy AwardsActress in a Supporting Role — Nancy Olson · nominated
• 1951Academy AwardsCinematography (Black-and-White) — John F. Seitz · nominated
• 1951Academy AwardsFilm Editing — Arthur Schmidt, Doane Harrison · nominated
• 1951Academy AwardsWriting (Story and Screenplay) — Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, D. M. Marshman, Jr.
• 1951Academy AwardsArt Direction (Black-and-White) — Hans Dreier, John Meehan, Sam Comer, Ray Moyer
• 1951Academy AwardsBest Motion Picture — Paramount · nominated
• 1951Academy AwardsMusic (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) — Franz Waxman

plus 10 more entries on file

Set in Sunset Boulevard and Hollywood/Los Angeles, California

• Filmed at William O. Jenkins / J. Paul Getty mansion site, Wilshire Boulevard at Crenshaw Boulevard, Los Angeles, California — Exteriors of Norma Desmond's mansion; AFI notes Paramount added the swimming pool and that the house was later destroyed in 1957.
• Janss estate, Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California — Driveway of the Desmond home.
• Paramount Studios entrance, Los Angeles, California — Studio entrance exterior; the film also includes scenes set around Paramount production activity.
• Alto Nido apartment building, Ivar Street above Franklin Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California — Exterior location for Joe Gillis's apartment building.
• Los Angeles County Morgue, California — Exterior location; AFI also notes a replica of the morgue interior was built.
• Schwab's Drug Store, Los Angeles, California — Location shots; AFI also notes the film used a constructed replica of the interior.
• Griffith Park, Los Angeles, California — Other location shots / road scenes.
• Bel Air golf course, Los Angeles, California — Other location shots.