Academy Awards, USA
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Award categories
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Winner
Yul Brynner
Yul Brynner
The King and I

Nominated

Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier
Richard III
Rock Hudson
Rock Hudson
Giant
James Dean
James Dean
Giant
Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas
Lust for Life
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quinn
Lust for Life

Nominated

Mickey Rooney
Mickey Rooney
The Bold and the Brave
Robert Stack
Robert Stack
Written on the Wind
Anthony Perkins
Anthony Perkins
Friendly Persuasion
Don Murray
Don Murray
Bus Stop
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Winner
Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman
Anastasia

Nominated

Carroll Baker
Carroll Baker
Baby Doll
Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn
The Rainmaker
Deborah Kerr
Deborah Kerr
The King and I
Nancy Kelly
Nancy Kelly
The Bad Seed
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Dorothy Malone
Dorothy Malone
Written on the Wind

Nominated

Patty McCormack
Patty McCormack
The Bad Seed
Mildred Dunnock
Mildred Dunnock
Baby Doll
Eileen Heckart
Eileen Heckart
The Bad Seed
Mercedes McCambridge
Mercedes McCambridge
Giant
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White
Winner
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Cedric Gibbons
Malcolm Brown
Edwin B. Willis
F. Keogh Gleason

Nominated

Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
Takashi Matsuyama
The Proud and Profane
The Proud and Profane
Hal Pereira
A. Earl Hedrick
Sam Comer
Frank R. McKelvy
Teenage Rebel
Teenage Rebel
Lyle R. Wheeler
Jack Martin Smith
Walter M. Scott
Stuart A. Reiss
The Solid Gold Cadillac
The Solid Gold Cadillac
Ross Bellah
William Kiernan
Louis Diage
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color
Winner
The King and I
The King and I
Lyle R. Wheeler
John DeCuir
Walter M. Scott
Paul S. Fox

Nominated

Giant
Giant
Boris Leven
Ralph S. Hurst
Lust for Life
Lust for Life
Cedric Gibbons
Hans Peters
E. Preston Ames
Edwin B. Willis
F. Keogh Gleason
The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments
Hal Pereira
Walter H. Tyler
Albert Nozaki
Sam Comer
Ray Moyer
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days
James W. Sullivan
Ken Adam
Ross Dowd
Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Winner
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Joseph Ruttenberg

Nominated

Stagecoach to Fury
Stagecoach to Fury
Walter Strenge
Baby Doll
Baby Doll
Boris Kaufman
The Harder They Fall
The Harder They Fall
Burnett Guffey
The Bad Seed
The Bad Seed
Harold Rosson
Best Cinematography, Color
Winner
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days
Lionel Lindon

Nominated

The Eddy Duchin Story
The Eddy Duchin Story
Harry Stradling Sr.
The King and I
The King and I
Leon Shamroy
War and Peace
War and Peace
Jack Cardiff
The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments
Loyal Griggs
Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
Winner
The Solid Gold Cadillac
The Solid Gold Cadillac
Jean Louis

Nominated

The Power and the Prize
The Power and the Prize
Helen Rose
Teenage Rebel
Teenage Rebel
Charles Le Maire
Mary Wills
The Proud and Profane
The Proud and Profane
Edith Head
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
Kôhei Ezaki
Best Costume Design, Color
Winner
The King and I
The King and I
Irene Sharaff

Nominated

Giant
Giant
Moss Mabry
Marjorie Best
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days
Miles White
The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments
Edith Head
Ralph Jester
John Jensen
Dorothy Jeakins
Arnold Friberg
War and Peace
War and Peace
Maria De Matteis
Best Director
Winner
George Stevens
George Stevens
Giant

Nominated

King Vidor
King Vidor
War and Peace
William Wyler
William Wyler
Friendly Persuasion
Michael Anderson
Michael Anderson
Around the World in 80 Days
Walter Lang
Walter Lang
The King and I
Best Documentary, Features
Winner
The Silent World
The Silent World
Jacques-Yves Cousteau

Nominated

The Naked Eye
The Naked Eye
Louis Clyde Stoumen
Where Mountains Float
Where Mountains Float
Best Documentary, Short Subjects
Winner
The True Story of the Civil War
The True Story of the Civil War
Louis Clyde Stoumen

Nominated

The Dark Wave
The Dark Wave
John Healy
The House Without a Name
The House Without a Name
Valentine Davies
The Magical World of Disney
The Magical World of Disney
Ward Kimball
A City Decides
A City Decides
Best Effects, Special Effects
Winner
The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments
John P. Fulton

Nominated

Forbidden Planet
Forbidden Planet
A. Arnold Gillespie
Irving G. Ries
Wesley C. Miller
Best Film Editing
Winner
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days
Gene Ruggiero
Paul Weatherwax

Nominated

Giant
Giant
William Hornbeck
Philip W. Anderson
Fred Bohanan
The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments
Anne Bauchens
The Brave One
The Brave One
Merrill G. White
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Albert Akst
Best Foreign Language Film
Winner
La strada
La strada
Dino De Laurentiis
Carlo Ponti

Nominated

Gervaise
Gervaise
Agnès Delahaie
Qivitoq
Qivitoq
The Burmese Harp
The Burmese Harp
Masayuki Takagi
The Captain from Köpenick
The Captain from Köpenick
Gyula Trebitsch
Walter Koppel
Best Music, Original Song
Winner
The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Jay Livingston
Ray Evans

Nominated

Julie
Julie
Leith Stevens
Tom Adair
Written on the Wind
Written on the Wind
Victor Young
Sammy Cahn
High Society
High Society
Cole Porter
Friendly Persuasion
Friendly Persuasion
Dimitri Tiomkin
Paul Francis Webster
Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
Winner
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days
Victor Young

Nominated

The Rainmaker
The Rainmaker
Alex North
Giant
Giant
Dimitri Tiomkin
Anastasia
Anastasia
Alfred Newman
Between Heaven and Hell
Between Heaven and Hell
Hugo Friedhofer
Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture
Winner
The King and I
The King and I
Alfred Newman
Ken Darby

Nominated

The Best Things in Life Are Free
The Best Things in Life Are Free
Lionel Newman
The Eddy Duchin Story
The Eddy Duchin Story
Morris Stoloff
George Duning
High Society
High Society
Johnny Green
Saul Chaplin
Meet Me in Las Vegas
Meet Me in Las Vegas
George Stoll
Johnny Green
Best Picture
Winner
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days
Mike Todd

Nominated

Friendly Persuasion
Friendly Persuasion
William Wyler
Giant
Giant
George Stevens
Henry Ginsberg
The King and I
The King and I
Charles Brackett
The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments
Cecil B. DeMille
Best Short Subject, Cartoons
Winner
Magoo's Puddle Jumper
Magoo's Puddle Jumper
Stephen Bosustow

Nominated

The Jaywalker
The Jaywalker
Stephen Bosustow
Gerald McBoing! Boing! on Planet Moo
Gerald McBoing! Boing! on Planet Moo
Stephen Bosustow
Best Short Subject, One-reel
Winner
Crashing the Water Barrier
Crashing the Water Barrier
Konstantin Kalser

Nominated

I Never Forget a Face
I Never Forget a Face
Robert Youngson
Time Stood Still
Time Stood Still
Cedric Francis
Best Short Subject, Two-reel
Winner
The Bespoke Overcoat
The Bespoke Overcoat
George K. Arthur

Nominated

Cow Dog
Cow Dog
Larry Lansburgh
The Dark Wave
The Dark Wave
John Healy
Samoa
Samoa
Walt Disney
Best Sound, Recording
Winner
The King and I
The King and I
Carlton W. Faulkner

Nominated

Friendly Persuasion
Friendly Persuasion
Gordon R. Glennan
Gordon Sawyer
The Eddy Duchin Story
The Eddy Duchin Story
John P. Livadary
The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments
Loren L. Ryder
The Brave One
The Brave One
Buddy Myers
Best Writing, Best Screenplay - Adapted
Winner
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days
James Poe
John Farrow
S.J. Perelman

Nominated

Baby Doll
Baby Doll
Tennessee Williams
Giant
Giant
Fred Guiol
Ivan Moffat
Lust for Life
Lust for Life
Norman Corwin
Friendly Persuasion
Friendly Persuasion
Michael Wilson
Best Writing, Best Screenplay - Original
Winner
The Red Balloon
The Red Balloon
Albert Lamorisse

Nominated

La strada
La strada
Federico Fellini
Tullio Pinelli
The Ladykillers
The Ladykillers
William Rose
The Bold and the Brave
The Bold and the Brave
Robert Lewin
Julie
Julie
Andrew L. Stone
Best Writing, Motion Picture Story
Winner
The Brave One
The Brave One
Dalton Trumbo

Nominated

High Society
High Society
Edward Bernds
Elwood Ullman
The Eddy Duchin Story
The Eddy Duchin Story
Leo Katcher
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
Cesare Zavattini
The Proud and the Beautiful
The Proud and the Beautiful
Jean-Paul Sartre