Roman Holiday

Roman Holiday is a 1953 romantic comedy starring Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn and Eddie Albert. Hepburn won a Best Actress Academy Award for for her role as Princess Ann in the movie.

Joe Bradley (Gregory Peck), an American reporter, picks up Ann (Audrey Hepburn) after finding her asleep on a public bench in Rome. Recognizing her as a runaway princess, he offers to let her stay in his apartment. He strikes a deal with his editor (Hartley Power): He will get an exclusive story on the princess to avoid being fired. Together with photographer Irving Radovich (Eddie Albert), Joe escorts Ann (who calls herself Anya Smith) on a sightseeing day around the city while agents from her country search for her.

• Gregory Peck: Joe Bradley
• Audrey Hepburn: Princess Ann (Anya Smith)
• Eddie Albert: Irving Radovich
• Harcourt Williams: Ambassador
• Margaret Rawlings: Countess Vereberg
• Tullio Carminati: General Provno
• Paola Borboni: Chairwoman
• Laura Solari: Secretary

• Academy Awards
  • Best Actress (Audrey Hepburn)
  • Best Black-and-White Costume Design (Edith Head)
  • Best Writing/Motion Picture Story (Ian McLellan Hunter and Dalton Trumbo)
• BAFTA Awards
  • Best British Actress (Audrey Hepburn)
• Golden Globe Awards
  • Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama (Audrey Hepburn)
• Writers Guild of America Awards
  • Best Written American Comedy (Ian McLellan Hunter and John Dighton)
• Library of Congress
  • United States National Film Registry
• New York Film Critics Circle Awards
  • Best Actress (Audrey Hepburn) Yahoo!Movies: Roman Holiday Awards and Nominations