Debbie Boone’s recording of the title tune, “You Light Up My Life,” was a huge hit, going in popularity way beyond the movie.

Oscar Nominations: 1

Score of Musical: Michel Legrand, Jacques Demy

In 2011, women comprised 18% of all directors, executive producers, producers, writers, cinematographers and editors working on the top 250 domestic grossing films, only a 2% increase from 2010 and only a 1% increase from 1998.

Mel Brooks will receive the American Film Institute’s Life Achievement Award, to be presented at a gala tribute June 6 in Los Angeles.

This message film was directed by Ted Tezlaff, based on a screenplay by Norman Shannon Hall.