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The Graduate In 1998 the American Film Institute awarded The Graduate by including the movie in the “100 Greatest American Movies.” Thirty one years after its release (1967), the film still had a great impact on both the public and movie specialists. The picture was directed by Mike Nichols, written by Charles Webb, produced by Lawrence Turman, screenplay by Calder Willingham and Buck Henry, starring: Anne Bancroft (Mrs. Robinson), Dustin Hoffman (Benjamin Braddock), Katherine Ross (Elaine Robinson), William Daniels (Mr. Braddock), Murray Hamilton (Mr. Robinson), Elizabeth Wilson (Mrs. Braddock), Norman Fell (Mr. McCleery), and Buck Henry (Room Clerk). Genre: Drama, Romance. The film was nominated by the Academy in 1967 for several categories including Best Actor (Hoffman), Best Actress (Bancroft), Best Adapted Screenplay (Henry, Willingham), Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress (Ross), Best Cinematography (Robert Sutees), and only won the Oscar for the Best Director (Mike Nichols). The movie also won several awards in the British Academy Awards (1968) such as Best Direction, Best Film, Best Promising Actor, Best Screenplay, and Best Editing. The Graduate also collected Golden Globe Awards (1968), and the New York Film Cri