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Marty

Marty, a butcher who lives in the Bronx with his mother is unmarried at 34. Good-natured but socially awkward he faces constant badgering from family and friends to get married but has reluctantly resigned himself to bachelorhood. Marty meets Clara, an unattractive school teacher, realising their emotional connection, he promises to call but family and friends try to convince him not to.

Original title: Marty

4

nominations

75%

winning rate

3

wins

British Academy Film Awards #9 - 1956

Award People Status
Best Picture
Best Foreign Actor Ernest Borgnine Winner
Best Foreign Actress Betsy Blair Winner

Cannes Film Festival #8 - 1955

Award People Status
Palme d'Or [Main Competition] Delbert Mann Winner