Academy Award for Best Picture

1955

Marty

Release date

April 11, 1955

Starring

Ernest Borgnine

Betsy Blair

Joe Mantell

Frank Sutton

Karen Steele

Jerry Paris

Esther Minciotti

Augusta Ciolli

Marty is a 1955 American romantic drama film directed by Delbert Mann. The screenplay was written by Paddy Chayefsky, expanding upon his 1953 teleplay of the same name. The film stars Ernest Borgnine and Betsy Blair. In addition to gaining an Academy Award for Best Picture, the film enjoyed international success, becoming the second American film to win the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Marty and The Lost Weekend (1945) are the only two films to win both organizations' grand prizes.