Academy Awards, USA
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Award categories
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Winner
Gary Cooper
Gary Cooper
High Noon

Nominated

Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas
The Bad and the Beautiful
Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando
Viva Zapata!
Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness
The Lavender Hill Mob
José Ferrer
José Ferrer
Moulin Rouge
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quinn
Viva Zapata!

Nominated

Jack Palance
Jack Palance
Sudden Fear
Richard Burton
Richard Burton
My Cousin Rachel
Arthur Hunnicutt
Arthur Hunnicutt
The Big Sky
Victor McLaglen
Victor McLaglen
The Quiet Man
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Winner
Shirley Booth
Shirley Booth
Come Back, Little Sheba

Nominated

Bette Davis
Bette Davis
The Star
Julie Harris
Julie Harris
The Member of the Wedding
Joan Crawford
Joan Crawford
Sudden Fear
Susan Hayward
Susan Hayward
With a Song in My Heart
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Gloria Grahame
Gloria Grahame
The Bad and the Beautiful

Nominated

Terry Moore
Terry Moore
Come Back, Little Sheba
Thelma Ritter
Thelma Ritter
With a Song in My Heart
Colette Marchand
Colette Marchand
Moulin Rouge
Jean Hagen
Jean Hagen
Singin' in the Rain
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White
Winner
The Bad and the Beautiful
The Bad and the Beautiful
Cedric Gibbons
Edward C. Carfagno
Edwin B. Willis
F. Keogh Gleason

Nominated

Rashomon
Rashomon
Takashi Matsuyama
H. Motsumoto
Viva Zapata!
Viva Zapata!
Lyle R. Wheeler
Leland Fuller
Thomas Little
Claude E. Carpenter
Carrie
Carrie
Hal Pereira
Roland Anderson
Emile Kuri
My Cousin Rachel
My Cousin Rachel
Lyle R. Wheeler
John DeCuir
Walter M. Scott
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color
Winner
Moulin Rouge
Moulin Rouge
Paul Sheriff
Marcel Vertès

Nominated

The Merry Widow
The Merry Widow
Cedric Gibbons
Paul Groesse
Edwin B. Willis
Arthur Krams
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Lyle R. Wheeler
John DeCuir
Thomas Little
Paul S. Fox
Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen
Richard Day
Antoni Clave
Howard Bristol
The Quiet Man
The Quiet Man
Frank Hotaling
John McCarthy Jr.
Charles S. Thompson
Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Winner
The Bad and the Beautiful
The Bad and the Beautiful
Robert Surtees

Nominated

The Big Sky
The Big Sky
Russell Harlan
My Cousin Rachel
My Cousin Rachel
Joseph LaShelle
Navajo
Navajo
Virgil Miller
Sudden Fear
Sudden Fear
Charles Lang
Best Cinematography, Color
Winner
The Quiet Man
The Quiet Man
Winton C. Hoch
Archie Stout

Nominated

Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen
Harry Stradling Sr.
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Leon Shamroy
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe
Freddie Young
Million Dollar Mermaid
Million Dollar Mermaid
George J. Folsey
Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
Winner
The Bad and the Beautiful
The Bad and the Beautiful
Helen Rose

Nominated

My Cousin Rachel
My Cousin Rachel
Charles Le Maire
Dorothy Jeakins
Carrie
Carrie
Edith Head
Affair in Trinidad
Affair in Trinidad
Jean Louis
Sudden Fear
Sudden Fear
Sheila O'Brien
Best Costume Design, Color
Winner
Moulin Rouge
Moulin Rouge
Marcel Vertès

Nominated

The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth
Edith Head
Dorothy Jeakins
Miles White
Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen
Antoni Clave
Mary Wills
Barbara Karinska
The Merry Widow
The Merry Widow
Helen Rose
Gile Steele
With a Song in My Heart
With a Song in My Heart
Charles Le Maire
Best Director
Winner
John Ford
John Ford
The Quiet Man

Nominated

Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil B. DeMille
The Greatest Show on Earth
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
5 Fingers
John Huston
John Huston
Moulin Rouge
Fred Zinnemann
Fred Zinnemann
High Noon
Best Documentary, Features
Winner
The Sea Around Us
The Sea Around Us
Irwin Allen

Nominated

The Hoaxters
The Hoaxters
Dore Schary
Navajo
Navajo
Hall Bartlett
Best Documentary, Short Subjects
Winner
Neighbours
Neighbours
Norman McLaren

Nominated

Man Alive!
Man Alive!
Stephen Bosustow
Epeira Diadema
Epeira Diadema
Alberto Ancilotto
Devil Take Us
Devil Take Us
Herbert Morgan
Best Effects, Special Effects
Winner
Plymouth Adventure
Plymouth Adventure
Best Film Editing
Winner
High Noon
High Noon
Elmo Williams
Harry Gerstad

Nominated

Moulin Rouge
Moulin Rouge
Ralph Kemplen
Come Back, Little Sheba
Come Back, Little Sheba
Warren Low
Flat Top
Flat Top
William Austin
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth
Anne Bauchens
Best Music, Original Song
Winner
High Noon
High Noon
Dimitri Tiomkin
Ned Washington

Nominated

Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen
Frank Loesser
Because You're Mine
Because You're Mine
Nicholas Brodszky
Sammy Cahn
Son of Paleface
Son of Paleface
Jack Brooks
Just for You
Just for You
Harry Warren
Leo Robin
Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
Winner
High Noon
High Noon
Dimitri Tiomkin

Nominated

Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe
Miklós Rózsa
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima
Max Steiner
The Thief
The Thief
Herschel Burke Gilbert
Viva Zapata!
Viva Zapata!
Alex North
Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture
Winner
With a Song in My Heart
With a Song in My Heart
Alfred Newman

Nominated

Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen
Walter Scharf
Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain
Lennie Hayton
The Jazz Singer
The Jazz Singer
Ray Heindorf
Max Steiner
The Medium
The Medium
Gian Carlo Menotti
Best Picture
Winner
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth
Cecil B. DeMille

Nominated

Moulin Rouge
Moulin Rouge
John Huston
High Noon
High Noon
Stanley Kramer
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe
Pandro S. Berman
The Quiet Man
The Quiet Man
John Ford
Merian C. Cooper
Best Short Subject, Cartoons
Winner
Johann Mouse
Johann Mouse
Fred Quimby

Nominated

Madeline
Madeline
Stephen Bosustow
Little Johnny Jet
Little Johnny Jet
Fred Quimby
The Romance of Transportation in Canada
The Romance of Transportation in Canada
Tom Daly
Pink and Blue Blues
Pink and Blue Blues
Stephen Bosustow
Best Short Subject, One-reel
Winner
Light in the Window
Light in the Window
Boris Vermont

Nominated

Royal Scotland
Royal Scotland
Desert Killer
Desert Killer
Gordon Hollingshead
Neighbours
Neighbours
Norman McLaren
Athletes of the Saddle
Athletes of the Saddle
Jack Eaton
Best Short Subject, Two-reel
Winner
Water Birds
Water Birds
Walt Disney

Nominated

Devil Take Us
Devil Take Us
Herbert Morgan
Thar She Blows!
Thar She Blows!
Gordon Hollingshead
Bridge of Time
Bridge of Time
Best Sound, Recording
Winner
The Sound Barrier
The Sound Barrier

Nominated

The Quiet Man
The Quiet Man
Daniel J. Bloomberg
With a Song in My Heart
With a Song in My Heart
Thomas T. Moulton
Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen
Gordon Sawyer
The Promoter
The Promoter
Best Writing, Motion Picture Story
Winner
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth
Fredric M. Frank
Theodore St. John
Frank Cavett

Nominated

The Sniper
The Sniper
Edna Anhalt
Edward Anhalt
The Pride of St. Louis
The Pride of St. Louis
Guy Trosper
My Son John
My Son John
Leo McCarey
The Narrow Margin
The Narrow Margin
Martin Goldsmith
Jack Leonard
Best Writing, Screenplay
Winner
The Bad and the Beautiful
The Bad and the Beautiful
Charles Schnee

Nominated

High Noon
High Noon
Carl Foreman
The Man in the White Suit
The Man in the White Suit
Roger MacDougall
John Dighton
Alexander Mackendrick
The Quiet Man
The Quiet Man
Frank S. Nugent
5 Fingers
5 Fingers
Michael Wilson
Best Writing, Story and Screenplay
Winner
The Lavender Hill Mob
The Lavender Hill Mob
T.E.B. Clarke

Nominated

Viva Zapata!
Viva Zapata!
John Steinbeck
Pat and Mike
Pat and Mike
Ruth Gordon
Garson Kanin
The Sound Barrier
The Sound Barrier
Terence Rattigan
The Atomic City
The Atomic City
Sydney Boehm