For which film did Wise receive a Best Picture Oscar nomination in 1963?
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West Side Story
Answer
West Side Story, a 1961 American musical romantic drama directed by Robert Wise and starring Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, and Rita Moreno, earned Wise a Best Picture Oscar nomination in 1963. The film is an adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical of the same name. It tells the story of two young people from different ethnic backgrounds who fall in love in New York City.
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