West Side Story
2021 film by Steven Spielberg
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| March 2025 | The New York Times listed West Side Story among 'The Movies We've Loved Since 2000'. |
| February 2025 | The Washington Post ranked the film number 3 on their list of 'The 25 best movie musicals of the 21st century', with critic Ty Burr praising its dramatic richness and visual kinetics. |
| February 2024 | Quentin Tarantino further elaborated on his praise for the film during an appearance on Bret Easton Ellis' podcast. |
| 2023 | IndieWire ranked the film number 20 on their list of '21st Century Films with the Best Cinematography'. |
| 2023 | Ranked number 52 on IndieWire's list of 'The 63 Best Movie Musicals of All Time'. |
| 2022 | The film was featured in cinematography lists, ranking number 20 on IndieWire's list of best cinematography of the 21st Century. |
| 2022 | Quentin Tarantino praised the film, calling it the best movie of 2021 and the only film he watched twice in theaters, highlighting the performance of the actor who played Riff. |
| 2022 | At the 94th Academy Awards, the film received seven nominations, including Best Picture, making Steven Spielberg the most nominated individual in the Best Picture category with eleven films. |
| March 27 2022 | At the Academy Awards, Ariana DeBose wins Best Supporting Actress, marking a significant achievement for the film. |
| March 13 2022 | British Academy Film Awards: Ariana DeBose won Best Actress in a Supporting Role; Cindy Tolan won Best Casting |
| February 27 2022 | Screen Actors Guild Awards: Ariana DeBose won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture |
| February 26 2022 | British Society of Cinematographers awarded Mitch Dubin and John S. Moyer Feature Film - Best Camera Operator |
| January 9 2022 | At the Golden Globe Awards, West Side Story wins Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, with Rachel Zegler winning Best Actress and Ariana DeBose winning Best Supporting Actress. |
| January 7 2022 | American Film Institute Awards named West Side Story in Top 10 Movies of the Year; Capri Hollywood International Film Festival awarded Ariana DeBose Best Supporting Actress and the cast Best Ensemble Cast |
| 2021 | Rita Moreno, who played Anita in the 1961 film, was cast in a new role as Valentina, an expanded version of the character Doc from the original stage play. |
| 2021 | Steven Spielberg directed a new film adaptation of West Side Story, which differs significantly from previous versions in multiple artistic and representational aspects. |
| December 10 2021 | The film was theatrically distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures through the 20th Century Studios label in the United States, after being delayed a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| December 8 2021 | African-American Film Critics Association named West Side Story in Top Ten Films |
| December 6 2021 | Detroit Film Critics Society awarded Ariana DeBose Best Supporting Actress |
| December 5 2021 | A television special titled 'Something's Coming: West Side Story – A Special Edition of 20/20' aired on ABC. |
| December 3 2021 | New York Film Critics Circle honors Janusz Kamiński with Best Cinematography award for West Side Story. |
| December 2 2021 | National Board of Review awards West Side Story top honors, recognizing it as one of the Top Ten Films and awarding Rachel Zegler Best Actress. |
| November 29 2021 | West Side Story had its world premiere at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Rose Theater in New York City, which occurred three days after the death of Stephen Sondheim. |
| November 22 2021 | An exclusive look at the film, featuring extended sneak peeks of the 'Dance at the Gym' and 'America' scenes, was presented at the 49th Annual American Music Awards, introduced by Ansel Elgort and Rachel Zegler. |
| November 16 2021 | A book by Laurent Bouzereau about the making of the film, featuring interviews with the cast and crew, was released by Abrams Books. |
| September 15 2021 | The official trailer for West Side Story premiered on ABC's Good Morning America. |
| April 2021 | During the 93rd Academy Awards telecast, Ariana DeBose introduced the film's teaser trailer, and Rita Moreno presented the Academy Award for Best Picture, commemorating the original 1961 film's release and awards. |
| July 2019 | Principal photography commenced in New York and New Jersey, lasting for two months. |
| April 2019 | The full ensemble cast representing the Jets and Sharks factions is announced. Mike Faist is personally invited to audition by Spielberg after being seen in Dear Evan Hansen on Broadway, and is ultimately cast as Riff. |
| March 2019 | Corey Stoll and Brian d'Arcy James join the cast of the film. |
| January 2019 | Rachel Zegler is selected from over 30,000 applicants to play María. Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, and Josh Andrés Rivera are also cast as Anita, Bernardo, and Chino, respectively. |
| November 2018 | Eiza González emerges as a potential candidate for the role of Anita. |
| September 2018 | Justin Peck is hired as the film's choreographer, and Ansel Elgort is cast as Tony. |
| September 2018 | Casting for the film began. |
| July 2018 | The fifth Indiana Jones film is pushed back, allowing Spielberg to focus on pre-production for West Side Story. |
| May 2018 | Open casting calls for the film are conducted in Orlando, Florida. |
| April 2018 | Open casting calls for the film are held in New York City. |
| January 2018 | Steven Spielberg begins considering West Side Story as a potential directorial project and issues an open casting call for key characters María, Tony, Anita, and Bernardo. |
| January 2018 | Steven Spielberg was hired to direct the film. |
| 2017 | Tony Kushner began writing the screenplay for the film. |
| 2014 | Development of the West Side Story film adaptation began at 20th Century Fox. |
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