Academy Awards, USA
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Award categories
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Winner
Ernest Borgnine
Ernest Borgnine
Marty

Nominated

James Dean
James Dean
East of Eden
Spencer Tracy
Spencer Tracy
Bad Day at Black Rock
James Cagney
James Cagney
Love Me or Leave Me
Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
The Man with the Golden Arm
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Jack Lemmon
Jack Lemmon
Mister Roberts

Nominated

Sal Mineo
Sal Mineo
Rebel Without a Cause
Arthur O'Connell
Arthur O'Connell
Picnic
Arthur Kennedy
Arthur Kennedy
Trial
Joe Mantell
Joe Mantell
Marty
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Winner
Anna Magnani
Anna Magnani
The Rose Tattoo

Nominated

Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn
Summertime
Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Eleanor Parker
Eleanor Parker
Interrupted Melody
Susan Hayward
Susan Hayward
I'll Cry Tomorrow
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Jo Van Fleet
Jo Van Fleet
East of Eden

Nominated

Natalie Wood
Natalie Wood
Rebel Without a Cause
Betsy Blair
Betsy Blair
Marty
Peggy Lee
Peggy Lee
Pete Kelly's Blues
Marisa Pavan
Marisa Pavan
The Rose Tattoo
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White
Winner
The Rose Tattoo
The Rose Tattoo
Hal Pereira
Tambi Larsen
Sam Comer
Arthur Krams

Nominated

The Man with the Golden Arm
The Man with the Golden Arm
Joseph C. Wright
Darrell Silvera
Marty
Marty
Ted Haworth
Walter M. Simonds
Robert Priestley
Blackboard Jungle
Blackboard Jungle
Cedric Gibbons
Randall Duell
Edwin B. Willis
Henry Grace
I'll Cry Tomorrow
I'll Cry Tomorrow
Cedric Gibbons
Malcolm Brown
Edwin B. Willis
Hugh Hunt
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color
Winner
Picnic
Picnic
William Flannery
Jo Mielziner
Robert Priestley

Nominated

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Lyle R. Wheeler
George W. Davis
Walter M. Scott
Jack Stubbs
Daddy Long Legs
Daddy Long Legs
Lyle R. Wheeler
John DeCuir
Walter M. Scott
Paul S. Fox
Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls
Oliver Smith
Joseph C. Wright
Howard Bristol
To Catch a Thief
To Catch a Thief
Hal Pereira
J. McMillan Johnson
Sam Comer
Arthur Krams
Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Winner
The Rose Tattoo
The Rose Tattoo
James Wong Howe

Nominated

Marty
Marty
Joseph LaShelle
Queen Bee
Queen Bee
Charles Lang
Blackboard Jungle
Blackboard Jungle
Russell Harlan
I'll Cry Tomorrow
I'll Cry Tomorrow
Arthur E. Arling
Best Cinematography, Color
Winner
To Catch a Thief
To Catch a Thief
Robert Burks

Nominated

Oklahoma!
Oklahoma!
Robert Surtees
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Leon Shamroy
A Man Called Peter
A Man Called Peter
Harold Lipstein
Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls
Harry Stradling Sr.
Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
Winner
I'll Cry Tomorrow
I'll Cry Tomorrow
Helen Rose

Nominated

The Pickwick Papers
The Pickwick Papers
Beatrice Dawson
Ugetsu
Ugetsu
Tadaoto Kainoshô
Queen Bee
Queen Bee
Jean Louis
The Rose Tattoo
The Rose Tattoo
Edith Head
Best Costume Design, Color
Winner
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Charles Le Maire

Nominated

The Virgin Queen
The Virgin Queen
Charles Le Maire
Mary Wills
Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls
Irene Sharaff
Interrupted Melody
Interrupted Melody
Helen Rose
To Catch a Thief
To Catch a Thief
Edith Head
Best Director
Winner
Delbert Mann
Delbert Mann
Marty

Nominated

David Lean
David Lean
Summertime
Joshua Logan
Joshua Logan
Picnic
Elia Kazan
Elia Kazan
East of Eden
John Sturges
John Sturges
Bad Day at Black Rock
Best Documentary, Features
Winner
The Unconquered
The Unconquered
Nancy Hamilton

Nominated

Crèvecoeur
Crèvecoeur
René Risacher
Best Documentary, Short Subjects
Winner
Men Against the Arctic
Men Against the Arctic
Walt Disney

Nominated

The Face of Lincoln
The Face of Lincoln
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg
Dore Schary
Best Effects, Special Effects
Winner
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
The Bridges at Toko-Ri

Nominated

The Rains of Ranchipur
The Rains of Ranchipur
The Dam Busters
The Dam Busters
Best Film Editing
Winner
Picnic
Picnic
Charles Nelson
William A. Lyon

Nominated

The Rose Tattoo
The Rose Tattoo
Warren Low
Blackboard Jungle
Blackboard Jungle
Ferris Webster
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma!
Gene Ruggiero
George Boemler
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
Alma Macrorie
Best Music, Original Song
Winner
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Sammy Fain
Paul Francis Webster

Nominated

The Tender Trap
The Tender Trap
Jimmy Van Heusen
Sammy Cahn
Unchained
Unchained
Alex North
Hy Zaret
Daddy Long Legs
Daddy Long Legs
Johnny Mercer
Love Me or Leave Me
Love Me or Leave Me
Nicholas Brodszky
Sammy Cahn
Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
Winner
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Alfred Newman

Nominated

The Man with the Golden Arm
The Man with the Golden Arm
Elmer Bernstein
Picnic
Picnic
George Duning
Battle Cry
Battle Cry
Max Steiner
The Rose Tattoo
The Rose Tattoo
Alex North
Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture
Winner
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma!
Robert Russell Bennett
Jay Blackton
Adolph Deutsch

Nominated

Love Me or Leave Me
Love Me or Leave Me
Percy Faith
George Stoll
Daddy Long Legs
Daddy Long Legs
Alfred Newman
Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls
Jay Blackton
Cyril J. Mockridge
It's Always Fair Weather
It's Always Fair Weather
André Previn
Best Picture
Winner
Marty
Marty
Harold Hecht

Nominated

Picnic
Picnic
Fred Kohlmar
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Buddy Adler
The Rose Tattoo
The Rose Tattoo
Hal B. Wallis
Mister Roberts
Mister Roberts
Leland Hayward
Best Short Subject, Cartoons
Winner
Speedy Gonzales
Speedy Gonzales
Edward Selzer

Nominated

Good Will to Men
Good Will to Men
Fred Quimby
William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
The Legend of Rockabye Point
The Legend of Rockabye Point
Walter Lantz
No Hunting
No Hunting
Walt Disney
Best Short Subject, One-reel
Winner
Survival City
Survival City
Edmund Reek

Nominated

3rd Ave. El
3rd Ave. El
Carson Davidson
Gadgets Galore
Gadgets Galore
Robert Youngson
Three Kisses
Three Kisses
Justin Herman
Best Short Subject, Two-reel
Winner
The Face of Lincoln
The Face of Lincoln

Nominated

24 Hour Alert
24 Hour Alert
Cedric Francis
On the Twelfth Day...
On the Twelfth Day...
George K. Arthur
Switzerland
Switzerland
Walt Disney
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg
Dore Schary
Best Sound, Recording
Winner
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma!
Fred Hynes

Nominated

Mister Roberts
Mister Roberts
William A. Mueller
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Carlton W. Faulkner
Not as a Stranger
Not as a Stranger
Watson Jones
Love Me or Leave Me
Love Me or Leave Me
Wesley C. Miller
Best Writing, Motion Picture Story
Winner
Love Me or Leave Me
Love Me or Leave Me
Daniel Fuchs

Nominated

Rebel Without a Cause
Rebel Without a Cause
Nicholas Ray
The Private War of Major Benson
The Private War of Major Benson
Joe Connelly
Bob Mosher
Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command
Beirne Lay Jr.
The Sheep Has Five Legs
The Sheep Has Five Legs
Jean Marsan
Henri Troyat
Jacques Perret
Henri Verneuil
Raoul Ploquin
Best Writing, Screenplay
Winner
Marty
Marty
Paddy Chayefsky

Nominated

Bad Day at Black Rock
Bad Day at Black Rock
Millard Kaufman
Blackboard Jungle
Blackboard Jungle
Richard Brooks
East of Eden
East of Eden
Paul Osborn
Love Me or Leave Me
Love Me or Leave Me
Daniel Fuchs
Isobel Lennart
Best Writing, Story and Screenplay
Winner
Interrupted Melody
Interrupted Melody
William Ludwig
Sonya Levien

Nominated

The Seven Little Foys
The Seven Little Foys
Melville Shavelson
Jack Rose
Monsieur Hulot's Holiday
Monsieur Hulot's Holiday
Jacques Tati
Henri Marquet
It's Always Fair Weather
It's Always Fair Weather
Betty Comden
Adolph Green
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Milton Sperling
Emmet Lavery