The film was Oscar-less, but was nominated for four Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Interior Decoration (Carroll Clark and Van Nest Polglase), Best Song ("Cheek to Cheek" with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin), and Best Dance Direction (Hermes Pan with the uncredited assistance of Astaire himself).In he memorable opening scene, the title screen was represented with a red neon sign, with the word "FEVER" blinking.He calls his home (many thousands of miles away) on a Bell Picturephone and speaks to his daughter Squirt (director Kubrick""s daughter Vivian).A guard with a whistle alerted Batiatus to the escalating slave-revolt and conflict, who hen impulsively decided to personally escort Varinia to Crassus"" house in Rome.What are you doing with your evening out?Nancy: Oh, I""m going to a musical...(She begins singing ""Up in a balloon"")Gregory: I""ve never been to an English musical.Nancy: Oh, you don""t know what you""ve missed, sir...Gregory: And whom are you going to the musical with?Nancy: A gentleman friend, sir.Gregory: Oh, now you know Nancy, don""t you, that gentlemen friends are sometimes inclined to take liberties with young ladies.