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🎶🎬🏆 Academy Award for Best Original Song 1961 - OSCAR goes to "Moon River"

  • February 15, 2026
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Moon River | 1961

 

"Moon River" is a song composed by Henry Mancini with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. It was originally performed by Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany's, winning an Academy Award for Best Original Song. The song also won the 1962 Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. In 1999, Mancini's recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

 

 

Film Breakfast at Tiffany’s 1961 Directed by Blake Edwards

Romance Drama Comedy
Audrey Hepburn plays that daring, darling Holly Golightly to a new high in entertainment delight!
Holly Golightly is an eccentric New York City playgirl determined to marry a Brazilian millionaire. But when young writer Paul Varjak m

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakfast_at_Tiffany%27s_(film)

 

 

Academy Award for Best Original Song - OSCAR Nominees :

 

 

Bachelor in Paradise from film Bachelor in Paradise

 

Bachelor In Paradise

by Ann-Margret

 

The Falcon and the Dove from film El Cid

 

Love Theme From 'El Cid' (The Falcon and the Dove)

by Bryan Johnson and Chorus

 

Pocketful of Miracles from film Pocketful of Miracles

 

 

Pocketful Of Miracles

by Frank Sinatr

 

 

Town Without Pity from film Town Without Pity

 

Town Without Pity

by Gene Pitney

 

 

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