Comden and Green won the Writers Guild of America award for Best American Musical . Together with Styne , they shared a Grammy Award nomination for Best Soundtrack Album or Recording of Original Cast from a Motion Picture or TV . Minnelli earned a Best Director nomination from the Directors Guild of America . André Previn was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Music , Scoring of a Musical Picture . At the 18th Annual Golden Globe Awards , the film was nominated for Best Film - Musical , and Holliday was nominated for Best Actress , - Musical
18th Annual Golden Globe Awards
18th Golden Globe Awards
Bells Are Ringing (film)