REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1955)

Academy Award Nominations (1956)
Best Supporting Actor - Sal Mineo
Best Supporting Actress - Natalie Wood
Best Writing, Motion Picture Story - Nicholas Ray

British Academy Award Nominations (1957)
Best Film - Rebel Without A Cause
Best Foreign Actor - James Dean


BLACKBOARD JUNGLE (1955)


Academy Award Nominations (1956)
Best Art Direction / Set Decoration (B&W) - Randall Duell, Cedric Gibbons, Henry Grace, Edwin B. Willis
Best Cinematography (B&W) - Russell Harlan
Best Film Editing - Ferris Webster
Best Writing / Screenplay - Richard Brooks

Writers Guild of America Nomination (1956)
Best Written American Drama - Richard Brooks


A HARD DAY'S NIGHT (1964)


Academy Award Nominations (1965)
Best Music / Scoring of Music / Adaptation - George Martin
Best Writing / Written Directly for the Screen - Alun Owen

British Academy Award Nomination (1965)
Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles - The Beatles


THE GRADUATE (1967)

Academy Award Winner (1968)
Best Director - Mike Nichols

Academy Award Nominations (1968)
Best Picture - The Graduate
Best Actor - Dustin Hoffman
Best Actress - Anne Bancroft
Best Cinematography - Robert Surtees  
Best Supporting Actress - Katharine Ross
Best Screenplay - Buck Henry, Calder Willingham

British Academy Award Winners (1969)
Best Film - The Graduate
Best Direction - Mike Nichols  
Best Film Editing - Sam O'Steen
Best Newcomer - Dustin Hoffman
Best Screenplay - Buck Henry, Calder Willingham

British Academy Award Nominations (1969)
Best Actress - Anne Bancroft
Best Newcomer - Katharine Ross

Golden Globe Winners (1968)
Best Motion Picture Musical / Comedy - The Graduate
Best Actress Musical / Comedy - Anne Bancroft
Best Director - Mike Nichols
Most Promising Female Newcomer - Katharine Ross
Most Promising Male Newcomer - Dustin Hoffman

Golden Globe Nominations (1968)
Best Actor in a Musical / Comedy - Dustin Hoffman
Best Screenplay - Buck Henry, Calder Willingham

New York Film Critics Circle Award Winner (1967)
Best Director - Mike Nichols

Writers Guild of America Winner (1968)
Best Written American Comedy - Buck Henry, Calder Willingham


AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973)


Academy Award Nominations (1974)
Best Picture - American Graffiti (Francis Ford Coppola, Gary Kurtz)
Best Director - George Lucas
Best Film Editing - Verna Fields, Marcia Lucas
Best Supporting Actress - Candy Clark
Best Screenplay - Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz, George Lucas

British Academy Award Nomination (1975)
Best Supporting Actress - Cindy Williams

Golden Globe Winner (1974)
Best Motion Picture Musical / Comedy - American Graffiti
Most Promising Male Newcomer - Paul Le Mat

Golden Globe Nominations (1974)
Best Director - George Lucas
Best Actor in a Musical / Comedy - Richard Dreyfuss

National Society of Film Critics Award Winner (1974)
Best Screenplay - Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz, George Lucas

New York Film Critics Circle Award Winner (1973)
Best Screenplay - Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz, George Lucas


SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (1977)

Academy Award Nomination (1978)
Best Actor - John Travolta

British Academy Award Nominations (1979)
Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music - The Bee Gees
Best Sound - Michael Colgan, Robert W. Glass Jr., Les Lazarowitz
John T. Reitz, John Wilkinson

Golden Globe Nominations (1978)
Best Musical/Comedy - Saturday Night Fever
Best Actor in a Musical / Comedy - John Travolta
Best Original Score - The Bee Gees
Best Original Song - The Bee Gees ("How Deep Is Your Love?")

National Board of Review Winner (1977)
Best Actor - John Travolta

Writers Guild of America Nomination (1978)
Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen - Norman Wexler


GREASE (1978)


Academy Award Nominations (1979)
Best Music / Song - John Farrar (Hopelessly Devoted to You)

Golden Globe Nominations (1979)
Best Motion Picture Musical / Comedy - Grease
Best Actor in a Musical / Comedy - John Travolta
Best Actress in a Musical / Comedy - Olivia Newton-John
Best Original Song - Grease
Best Original Song - You're the One that I Want
 
People's Choice Award Winner (1979)
Favorite Musical Motion Picture - Grease


ANIMAL HOUSE (1978)

People's Choice Award Winner (1979)
Favorite Non-Musical Motion Picture - Animal House

Writers Guild of America Nomination (1979)
Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen - Douglas Kenney,
Chris Miller, Harold Ramis


LEMON POPSICLE (1979)

Golden Globe Nomination (1979)
Best Foreign Film -  Lemon Popsicle (Israel)

Berlin International Film Festival Nomination (1979)
Golden Berlin Bear - Boaz Davidson (Director)


THE IDOLMAKER (1980)


Golden Globe Winner (1981)
Best Motion Picture Actor in a Musical / Comedy - Ray Sharkey

Golden Globe Nomination (1981)
Best Motion Picture Musical / Comedy - The Idolmaker


FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH (1982)

Writers Guild of America Nomination (1983)
Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium - Cameron Crowe


RISKY BUSINESS (1983)


Golden Globe Nomination (1984)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Comedy/Musical - Tom Cruise

Writers Guild of America Nomination (1984)
Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen - Paul Brickman


SIXTEEN CANDLES (1984)

Young Artist Award Winners (1985)
Best Young Actor in a Motion Picture - Anthony Michael Hall  
Best Young Actress in a Motion Picture - Molly Ringwald


BREAKDANCE (1984)

Young Artist Award Nomination (1985)
Best Family Motion Picture Musical or Comedy - Breakdance


THE KARATE KID
(1984)

Academy Award Nomination (1985)

Best Supporting Actor - Pat Morita

Golden Globe Nomination (1985)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Pat Morita

Young Artist Award Winners (1985)
Best Family Motion Picture Drama - The Karate Kid
Best Young Supporting Actress - Elisabeth Shue

Young Artist Award Nomination (1985)

Best Young Supporting Actor- William Zabka


THE GOONIES (1985)


Young Artist Award Winner (1986)

Best Starring Performance by a Young Actor - Sean Astin

Young Artist Award Nominations (1986)
Best Family Motion Picture Adventure - The Goonies
Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor - Jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman
Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress - Martha Plimpton


FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF (1986)

Golden Globe Nomination (1987)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Comedy / Musical - Matthew Broderick


DIRTY DANCING
(1987)

Academy Award Winner (1988)
Best Music / Song - (I've Had) The Time of my life

Golden Globe Winner (1988)

Best Original Song - (I've Had) The Time of My Life

Golden Globe Nominations (1988)
Best Motion Picture Comedy / Musical - Dirty Dancing
Best Performance by an Actor in a Comedy / Musical - Patrick Swayze
Best Performance by an Actress in a Comedy/Musical - Jennifer Grey

Norwegian International Film Festival Winner (1988)
Best Foreign Language Feature Film - Dirty Dancing


CAN'T BUY ME LOVE (1987)


Young Artist Award Winner (1988)
Best Young Actor in a Comedy - Patrick Dempsey

Young Artist Award Nominations (1988)

Best Family Motion Picture Comedy - Can't Buy Me Love
Best Young Actress in a Comedy - Amanda Peterson, Tina Caspary


SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL (1987)


Young Artist Award Winner (1988)

Best Young Actress in a Motion Picture Drama - Lea Thompson


LICENSE TO DRIVE (1988)

Young Artist Award Winner (1989)
Best Young Actor in a Comedy / Fantasy (tie) - Corey Feldman, Corey Haim

Young Artist Award Nomination (1989)
Best Young Actress in a Comedy / Fantasy - Heather Graham


YOUNG GUNS II (1990)

Academy Award Nomination (1991)

Best Music / Song - Jon Bon Jovi (Blaze of Glory)

Golden Globe Winner (1991)
Best Original Song - Jon Bon Jovi (Blaze of Glory)

Young Artist Award Nomination (1991)
Best Young Actor Supporting Role - Balthazar Getty


DON'T TELL MOM THE BABYSITTER'S DEAD (1991)

MTV Movie Award Nomination (1992)
Most Desirable Female - Christina Applegate

Young Artist Award Nominations (1992)
Best Family Motion Picture Comedy - Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead
Best Young Actress Co-starring in a Motion Picture - Danielle Harris
Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture - Christina Applegate, Keith Coogan, Robert Hy Gorman, Danielle Harris, Christopher Pettiet


CLUELESS (1995)


American Comedy Award Winner (1996)
Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) - Alicia Silverstone

MTV Movie Award Winners (1996)
Best Female Performance - Alicia Silverstone
Most Desirable Female - Alicia Silverstone


10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU (1999)


Chicago Film Critics Association Award Winner (2000)
Most Promising Actress - Julia Stiles

MTV Movie Award Winner (2000)
Breakthrough Female Performance - Julia Stiles

MTV Movie Award Nomination (2000)
Best Musical Performance - Heath Ledger
(For the song "Can't Take My Eyes Off You")

YoungStar Award Nominations (1999)
Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy - Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Comedy - Larisa Oleynik
Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Comedy - Julia Stiles


AMERICAN PIE (1999)


American Comedy Award Nomination (2000)
Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture - Eugene Levy

Blockbuster Entertainment Award Winner (2000)
Favorite Supporting Actor in a Comedy - Eugene Levy

Blockbuster Entertainment Award Nominations (2000)
Favorite Actor - Newcomer Jason Biggs
Favorite Actress - Newcomer Mena Suvari

Csapnivalo Awards Winner (2000)
Best Teen Movie - American Pie

MTV Movie Award Nominations (2000)
Best Comedic Performance - Jason Biggs
Best Movie - American Pie
Breakthrough Female Performance - Shannon Elizabeth
Breakthrough Male Performance - Jason Biggs

People's Choice Award Nomination (2000)
Favorite Comedy Motion Picture - American Pie


BOOTMEN (2000)


Australian Film Institute Award Winners (2000)
Best Achievement in Cinematography - Steve Mason
Best Achievement in Costume Design - Tess Schofield
Best Achievement in Production Design - Murray Picknett
Best Achievement in Sound - David Lee, Laurence Maddy
Ian McLoughlin, Andrew Plain
Best Original Music Score - Cezary Skubiszewski

Australian Film Institute Award Nominations (2000)
Best Achievement in Editing - Jane Moran
Best Film - Hilary Linstead
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Sam Worthington

Australian Film Critics Circle Award Winners (2001)
Best Cinematography - Steve Mason
Best Editing - Jane Moran
Best Music Score - Cezary Skubiszewski


ALMOST FAMOUS (2000)


Academy Award Winner (2001)

Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen - Cameron Crowe

Academy Award Nominations (2001)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Kate Hudson
Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Frances McDormand
Best Editing - Joe Hutshing, Saar Klein

Golden Globe Winners (2001)
Best Motion Picture Comedy / Musical - Almost Famous
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Kate Hudson

Golden Globe Nominations (2001)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Frances McDormand
Best Screenplay - Cameron Crowe
AWARD WINNERS
& NOMINATIONS
Contrary to what some may believe, Teen Movies are not always mindless fun & games or light-hearted entertainment, aimed at juvenile audiences. Many Teen Movies feature good production values, well written screenplays, talented young performers & superior directors. In fact nearly all of today's great directors & actors have at some stage in their careers been involved in Teen Movies. For example Star Wars creator George Lucas directed the cult teen classic “American Graffiti”. Oscar Winner Tom Hanks began his career starring in teen orientated films such as the raunchy sex comedy “Bachelor Party” & the romantic comedy "Splash", which was directed by Ron Howard who also appeared in “American Graffiti” & starred in the popular TV series Happy Days.

John Travolta (Grease), Kurt Russell (The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes), Sylvester Stallone (The Lords of Flatbush), Dustin Hoffman (The Graduate), Harrison Ford (American Graffiti), Marlon Brando (The Wild One), & Tom Cruise (Risky Business) are just some of the big name Hollywood stars who began their careers starring in Teen Movies. This page is a tribute to those special Teen Films that have gained critical acclaim by winning awards or receiving nominations. I hope you find the following information interesting:

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