31 Days of Oscars: The Facts of Life

Bob Hope and Lucille Ball is a pairing that just works. 

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In The Facts of Life, they play two married people who decide to have an affair after they spend time together on a group vacation when the other couple is sick and their spouses can't come for various reasons. It's a very straightforward story with a lot of comedic moments that play to their strengths: Lucy's physical comedy and Bob's wit. It's definitely worth a watch, but for my money, I prefer them together in Critic's Choice.

Nominations: Best Story and Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Melvin Frank and Norman Panama), Best Song ("The Facts of Life" from The Facts of Life – Music and Lyrics by Johnny Mercer), Best Art Direction – Black-and-White (Art Direction: Joseph McMillan Johnson and Kenneth A. Reid; Set Decoration: Ross Dowd), Best Cinematography – Black-and-White (Charles Lang), Best Costume Design – Black-and-White (Edith Head and Edward Stevenson)

Won: Best Costume Design – Black-and-White