West End Girls, OTOH, were named by Kanye.
No, Cafe Society didn’t exist in 2003. Colibri just moved this thread today, from GQ. See post #10.
Not the Pet Shop Boys? Is this a Whoosh? 
Also, I kind of figured Café Society didn’t exist in 2003, which is why Colibri moved this thread. But doesn’t hurt to check.
And since the Georgy Girl earworm is firmly encased in my memory neurons, I’m not clicking on what I expect that YouTube link is…
Heck, even Cafés didn’t exist in 2003. Even coffee was illegal back then. Only Pepsi.
Guess so.
Georgy’s “swinging London roommate” was played by Charlotte Rampling, then just out of her ‘teens. Just sayin’ … 
I watched this flick once when TCM played it. I think they mentioned it was nominated for a “Best Picture” Academy Award, which was unusual because it being a British film technically made it “foreign”, and very few non-Hollywood films (even if they’re in English) get a nom for picture.
Anyway, it’s an OK film. A few moderately amusing bits, but nothing outstanding. It’s very dated and actually a little depressing. “Georgy” tries desperately to fit in with the swinging London free sex counterculture, fails miserably, gets treated like s*** by her ‘friends’, doesn’t learn any great lesson (and actively avoids doing so), and ends up “happily” married to the much older James Mason. The final shot of them in the car, and Georgy clinging to her adopted baby, make it clear that the marriage will be a disaster. It’s a far, far, FAR cry away from the chirpy, breezy, upbeat theme song. I was more than a little surprised at how downbeat it (the film) was compared to the song.
Google N Gram viewer shows the term came out of nowhere in 1965 with the publication of the book by that name and then skyrocketed in 1966 and 1967 after the movie and title song came out.
Don Draper, lots of British films (and actors, directors, etc.) have won or been nominated for Oscars:
I (or rather TCM) said it was rare not unheard of; and a key difference is that “Georgy Girl” was a completely British production, wholly funded by British film companies, starring an all-British cast and taking place (and shot) in London. Most of the films mentioned on the wikipedia list were either produced or co-produced by Hollywood (American) studio companies.
It is not rare. It is actually reasonably common for British films to be nominated for or to win Oscars. Look at the list in the link I gave. Look at the years around 1966, when Georgy Girl came out: Tom Jones won the Best Picture Oscar in 1963. Oliver won the Best Picture Oscar in 1968. Alfie was nominated for a Best Picture Oscar in 1966. All three of those films were strictly British productions, not even British/American co-productions. And, incidentally,* Georgy Girl* did not get a Best Picture nomination. It got nominations for Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Black-and-White Cinematography, and Best Song.
Useless info His father ran a company operating ice cream vans! -I used to drive one in my youth!