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Academy Award nomination certificate for ''My Fair Lady''. Alan Jay Lerner is here nominated for his screenplay, adapted for the 1964 musical from its original Broadway format. The classic film, directed by George Cukor and starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison, won a total of eight Academy Awards including Best Picture. Alan Jay Lerner himself won three Oscars over the course of his colorful career as a musical theater composer, lyricist and screenwriter. His impressive credits include ''An American in Paris'', ''Gigi'' and ''Camelot''. Certificate features a large illustration of the iconic Oscar statue and reads in full: ''Certificate / of / Nomination / for / Award / Be it known that / Alan Jay Lerner / was nominated for / an Academy Award of Merit / for outstanding achievement / Screenplay / 'My Fair Lady' / This judgment being rendered with reference to Motion Pictures / first regularly exhibited in the Los Angeles district / during the year ending December 31, 1964.'' Signed by the Academy President, ''Arthur Freed'' and countersigned by the Academy Secretary. Certificate has been inlaid in a wooden plaque with gilt trim to an overall size of approximately 12'' x 14''. Some abrasions to plaque edges, else near fine.
Academy Award Nomination Certificate for ''My Fair Lady'' Screenplay of 1964 -- Musical Film Starred Audrey Hepburn & Rex Harrison
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