The 1958 Best Picture of the Academy Awards was 'Gigi', a romantic musical comedy-drama film directed by Vincente Minnelli and produced by Arthur Freed. The film stars Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, Louis Jourdan, Hermione Gingold, and Eva Gabor. It tells the story of a young Parisian girl who is being groomed as a courtesan in her grand-aunt's salon. The film won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Original Song.