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reported that the film had a score of 100% "fresh" approval rating based on 38 reviews with an average rating of 8.61/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "A glamorous and enthralling depression-era diversion, "Top Hat" is nearly flawless, with acrobatics by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers that make the hardest physical stunts seem light as air."
Reception Awards and honors.
The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, as well as Art Direction (Carroll Clark and Van Nest
Lovely to Look At" (1952) and "Kiss Me Kate" (1953, in which Bob Fosse also choreographed and danced).
Legacy and honors.
- Nominated for Academy Awards for the "Top Hat" and "The Piccolino" dance numbers from "Top Hat" (1935).
- Nominated for Academy Award for the "Bojangles of Harlem"' dance number from "Swing Time" (1936).
- Received the Academy Award for Best Dance Direction for "A Damsel in