<P> The modern review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 98% of critics gave the film a positive review, based on 60 reviews with an average rating of 9.3 / 10, the site's consensus says, "Arguably the greatest movie about Hollywood, Billy Wilder's masterpiece Sunset Boulevard is a tremendously entertaining combination of noir, black comedy, and character study ." </P> <P> At the 23rd Academy Awards, Sunset Boulevard received 11 Academy Award nominations and won three . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Award </Th> <Th> Result </Th> <Th> Nominee </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Motion Picture </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> Paramount (Charles Brackett, Producer) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Director </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> Billy Wilder </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Actor </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> William Holden </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Actress </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> Gloria Swanson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Supporting Actor </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> Erich von Stroheim </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Supporting Actress </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> Nancy Olson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Writing, Story and Screenplay </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> Charles Brackett, D.M. Marshman, Jr., Billy Wilder </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Art Direction - Set Decoration (Black - and - White) </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> Hans Dreier, John Meehan, Samuel M. Comer, Ray Moyer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Cinematography (Black - and - White) </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> John F. Seitz </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Film Editing </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> Arthur Schmidt, Doane Harrison </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Music (Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> Franz Waxman </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Award </Th> <Th> Result </Th> <Th> Nominee </Th> </Tr>

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