Winning the 1951 Best Picture Oscar and numerous other awards, the film featured many tunes of Gershwin and concluded with an extensive, elaborate dance sequence built around the symphonic poem An American in Paris (arranged for the film by Johnny Green), which cost $500,000.
wˈɪnɪŋ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn bˈɛst pˈɪktʃɚɹ ˈɑːskɚ ænd nˈuːmɚɹəs ˈʌðɚɹ ɐwˈɔːɹdz, ðə fˈɪlm fˈiːtʃɚd mˈɛni tˈuːnz ʌv dʒˈɜːʃwɪn ænd kəŋklˈuːdᵻd wɪð ɐn ɛkstˈɛnsɪv, ᵻlˈæbɚɹˌeɪt dˈæns sˈiːkwəns bˈɪlt ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə sɪmfˈɑːnɪk pˈoʊᵻm ɐn ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ɪn pˈæɹɪs ɚɹˈeɪndʒd fɚðə fˈɪlm baɪ dʒˈɑːni ɡɹˈiːn, wˌɪtʃ kˈɔst dˈɑːlɚ fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ.