Academy Awards: Academy Awards 1956 (29th)

Start date
27/03/1957
End date
Not available
Organiser
Not available
Country
USA
Location
Los Angeles

DescriptionBlack/White & Colour awards given for Cinematography, Art Direction and Costume Design. This was the first year that the Best Foreign Lang. Award was given (previously it was an honorary award)

List of participants

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award 
ADLER, Buddy
(Winner)
Academy Honorary Awards 
CANTOR, Eddie
(Winner)
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award 
FREEMAN, Frank
(Winner)
Best Actress 
BERGMAN, Ingrid in ANASTASIA (1956)
(Winner)
Best Film 
AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS (1956)
(Winner)
Best Adapted Screenplay 
FARROW, John in AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS (1956)
(Winner)
Best Cinematography 
LINDON, Lionel in AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS (1956)
(Winner)
Best Adapted Screenplay 
PERELMAN, S.J. in AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS (1956)
(Winner)
Best Adapted Screenplay 
POE, James in AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS (1956)
(Winner)
Best Film Editing 
RUGGIERO, Gene in AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS (1956)
(Winner)
Best Film Editing 
WEATHERWAX, Paul in AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS (1956)
(Winner)
Best Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture 
YOUNG, Victor in AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS (1956)
(Winner)
Best Original Screenplay 
LAMORISSE, Albert in Le BALLON ROUGE (1956)
(Winner)
Best Short Subject (two reel) 
The BESPOKE OVERCOAT (1955)
(Winner)
Best Original Story 
RICH, Robert in The BRAVE ONE (1956)
(Winner)
Best Short Subject (one reel) 
CRASHING THE WATER BARRIER (1956)
(Winner)
Best Director 
STEVENS, George in GIANT (1956)
(Winner)
Best Actor 
BRYNNER, Yul in The KING AND I (1956)
(Winner)
Best Scoring of a Musical Picture 
DARBY, Ken in The KING AND I (1956)
(Winner)
Best Art Direction - Set Decoration 
DeCUIR, John F. in The KING AND I (1956)
(Winner)
Best Sound 
FAULKNER, Carlton W. in The KING AND I (1956)
(Winner)
Best Art Direction - Set Decoration 
FOX, Paul S. in The KING AND I (1956)
(Winner)
Best Scoring of a Musical Picture 
NEWMAN, Alfred in The KING AND I (1956)
(Winner)
Best Art Direction - Set Decoration 
SCOTT, Walter M. in The KING AND I (1956)
(Winner)
Best Costume Design 
SHARAFF in The KING AND I (1956)
(Winner)
Best Costume Design 
SHARAFF, Irene in The KING AND I (1956)
(Winner)
Best Art Direction - Set Decoration 
WHEELER, Lyle in The KING AND I (1956)
(Winner)
Best Art Direction - Set Decoration 
WHEELER, Lyle R. in The KING AND I (1956)
(Winner)
Best Supporting Actor 
QUINN, Anthony in LUST FOR LIFE (1956)
(Winner)
Best Animated Short Film 
MAGOO'S PUDDLE JUMPER (1956)
(Winner)
Best Original Song 
EVANS, Ray in The MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (1955)
(Winner)
Best Original Song 
LIVINGSTON, Jay in The MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (1955)
(Winner)
Best Documentary Feature 
Le MONDE DU SILENCE (1956)
(Winner)
Best Costume Design 
LOUIS, Jean in The SOLID GOLD CADILLAC (1956)
(Winner)
Best Art Direction - Set Decoration 
BROWN, Malcolm in SOMEBODY UP THERE LIKES ME (1956)
(Winner)
Best Art Direction - Set Decoration 
GIBBONS, Cedric in SOMEBODY UP THERE LIKES ME (1956)
(Winner)
Best Art Direction - Set Decoration 
GLEASON, Keogh in SOMEBODY UP THERE LIKES ME (1956)
(Winner)
Best Cinematography 
RUTTENBERG, Joe in SOMEBODY UP THERE LIKES ME (1956)
(Winner)
Best Cinematography 
RUTTENBERG, Joseph in SOMEBODY UP THERE LIKES ME (1956)
(Winner)
Best Art Direction - Set Decoration 
WILLIS, Edwin B. in SOMEBODY UP THERE LIKES ME (1956)
(Winner)
Best Foreign Language Film 
La STRADA (1954)
(Winner)
Best Special Effects 
The TEN COMMANDMENTS (1956)
(Winner)
Best Documentary Short Subject 
The TRUE STORY OF THE CIVIL WAR (1956)
(Winner)
Best Supporting Actress 
MALONE, Dorothy in WRITTEN ON THE WIND (1956)
(Winner)
Best Supporting Actress 
MALONEY, Dorothy Eloise in WRITTEN ON THE WIND (1956)
(Winner)

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