Gandhi: A selection of personal items from the Academy Awards® and BAFTA to John Mollo

Columbia, 1983, Qty

Columbia, 1983,
personal items for the 55th Academy Awards®, including Richard Attenborough's film Gandhi that was successful in eight categories including; 'Best Film', 'Best Director', 'Best Actor', 'Best Writing', 'Best Art Direction', 'Best Cinematography', 'Best Film Editing', and 'Best Costume Design' for John Mollo, comprising; letters from Academy® of nomination, messages of congratulations from various industry people including Richard Attenborough, Frank Price (CEO of Columbia), and Monty Berman, John Mollo's Oscar® statue official receipt and mailing label, an Academy® Regulations booklet, a personalised handwritten letter from unknown Indian contributor to the film and BAFTA award nomination letter for Gandhi dated February 1983, a booklet for the BFI 50th Anniversary banquet at the Guildhall on 5th October 1983, and a letter and booklet for the BAFTA and Shell UK event in honour of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, marking the 60th Anniversary at Hampton Court Palace on 1st November 1988, (Qty)

Gandhi was released in India and was nominated for Academy Awards® in eleven categories, winning eight, including; 'Best Picture' and 'Best Director' (Richard Attenborough), 'Best Actor' (Ben Kingsley), and 'Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen' (John Briley), as well as 'Best Art Direction', 'Best Cinematography', 'Best Film Editing and of course, 'Best Costume Design' by John Mollo.

The film was also nominated for 14 BAFTA awards, of which John Mollo was nominated again for 'Best Costume Design'. The film won four. Further awards won include; five Golden Globes, a Director's Guild of America Award, as well as New York, London and Los Angeles Film Critics' Awards.

Provenance:
From The John Mollo Archive