Photo Coverage: 'All That Jazz' L.A. Screening

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences screened the 1979 Best Picture nominee and Bob Fosse film "All That Jazz" May 7 as part of the "Great To Be Nominated" series.  Cast and crew members including actors Deborah Geffner, John Lithgow and Kathryn Dody and associate producer-assistant director Wolfgang Glattes, joined in on a post-screening discussion.

"In 'All That Jazz,' Roy Scheider stars as Joe Gideon, a workaholic choreographer and director, based on Fosse himself, whose lifestyle catches up with him. The film took home the Oscars® for Art Direction (Philip Rosenberg, Tony Walton; Set Decoration: Edward Stewart, Gary Brink); Costume Design (Albert Wolsky); Film Editing (Alan Heim); and Music – Adaptation Score (Ralph Burns). It also received nominations for Best Picture (Robert Alan Aurthur, producer); Actor in a Leading Role (Roy Scheider); Cinematography (Giuseppe Rotunno); Directing (Bob Fosse); and Writing – Screenplay written directly for the screen (Arthur, Fosse)," state notes.

The screening was held in the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.

Photos courtesy of The Motion Picture Academy.

John Lithgow

John Lithgow and Deborah Geffner

Sound mixer Chris Newman, assistant choreographer Kathryn Doby and associate producer-assistant director Wolfgang Glattes

Cast and Crew of "All That Jazz"

Cast and Crew of "All That Jazz"

John Lithgow

John Lithgow, executive producer Daniel Melnick and Deborah Geffner

Editor Alan Heim, sound mixer Chris Newman, production designer Philip Rosenberg, and cinematographer Giuseppe Rotunno

Associate producer-assistant director Wolfgang Glattes, assistant choreographer Kathryn Doby, music editor Michael Tronick, editor Alan Heim, and sound mixer Chris Newman

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