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Academy awards [1956 year (29 th)]


1956 year (29 th)


Best motion picture of the year

Around the World in Eighty Days

Nomination :

Friendly Persuasion
The Ten Commandments
Giant
The King And I


Performance by an actor in a leading role

Yul BrynnerThe King And I

Nomination :

James DeanGiant
Laurence OlivierRichard III
Kirk DouglasLust for Life
Rock HudsonGiant


Performance by an actress in a leading role

Ingrid BergmanAnastasia

Nomination :

Nancy KellyThe Bad Seed
Katharine HepburnThe Rainmaker
Carroll BakerBABY DOLL
Deborah KerrThe King And I


Best Supporting Actor

Anthony QuinnLust for Life

Nomination :

Robert StackWritten on the Wind
Don MurrayBus Stop
Anthony PerkinsFriendly Persuasion


Best Supporting Actress

Dorothy MaloneWritten on the Wind

Nomination :

Eileen HeckartThe Bad Seed
Patty McCormack/Patty McCormick/Patricia McCormackThe Bad Seed
Mildred DunnockBABY DOLL
Mercedes McCambridgeGiant


Achievement in cinematic direction

George StevensGiant

Nomination :

Walter LangThe King And I
William WylerFriendly Persuasion
Michael AndersonAround the World in Eighty Days
King VidorWar And Peace


Writing Original Screenplay

Dalton TrumboThe Brave One

Albert LamorisseThe Red Balloon

Nomination :

Federico FelliniThe Road
The Eddy Duchin Story
Cesare ZavattiniUmberto D.
William RoseThe Ladykillers
The Proud Ones
Tullio PinelliThe Road
High Society


Best Cinematography

Joseph RuttenbergSomebody Up There Likes Me

Lionel LindonAround the World in Eighty Days

Nomination :

Burnett GuffeyThe Harder They Fall
Harry Stradling Sr./Harry StradlingThe Eddy Duchin Story
Loyal GriggsThe Ten Commandments
Jack CardiffWar And Peace
Leon ShamroyThe King And I
Harold RossonThe Bad Seed
Boris KaufmanBABY DOLL


Best Original Song

Ray EvansThe Man Who Knew Too Much

Jay LivingstonThe Man Who Knew Too Much

Nomination :

Sammy CahnWritten on the Wind
Cole PorterHigh Society
Dimitri TiomkinFriendly Persuasion
Paul Francis Webster /Paul WebsterFriendly Persuasion
Victor YoungWritten on the Wind


Original Dramatic Score

Victor YoungAround the World in Eighty Days

Nomination :

Alfred NewmanAnastasia
Dimitri TiomkinGiant
Hugo Friedhofer/Hugo W. FriedhoferBetween Heaven And Hell
Alex NorthThe Rainmaker


Original Musical Or Comedy Score

Alfred NewmanThe King And I

Nomination :

Morris Stoloff/Morris W. StoloffThe Eddy Duchin Story
Johnny GreenHigh Society
Saul ChaplinHigh Society
George DunningThe Eddy Duchin Story


Visual Effects

John P. FultonThe Ten Commandments

Nomination :

A. Arnold GillespieForbidden Planet


Best Production Design

Lyle R. WheelerThe King And I

Paul S. FoxThe King And I

John DeCuir/John De CuirThe King And I

Walter M. ScottThe King And I

Nomination :

Ralph S. HurstGiant
Edwin B. WillisLust for Life
Boris LevenGiant
Ray MoyerThe Ten Commandments
Albert NozakiThe Ten Commandments
Walter Tyler/Walter H. TylerThe Ten Commandments
Ken AdamAround the World in Eighty Days
Hal PereiraThe Ten Commandments
Sam ComerThe Ten Commandments
Cedric GibbonsLust for Life
E. Preston AmesLust for Life


Costume Design

Irene SharaffThe King And I

Nomination :

War And Peace
Around the World in Eighty Days
Arnold FribergThe Ten Commandments
Moss MabryGiant
Marjorie BestGiant
Ralph JesterThe Ten Commandments
Dorothy JeakinsThe Ten Commandments
Edith HeadThe Ten Commandments
John JensenThe Ten Commandments


Best Art Direction (Black-and-White)

Edwin B. WillisSomebody Up There Likes Me

Cedric GibbonsSomebody Up There Likes Me

Nomination :

Takashi MatsuyamaSeven Samurai


Best Costume Design (Black-and-White)

Nomination :

Kouhei EsakiSeven Samurai


Writing Adapted Screenplay

James PoeAround the World in Eighty Days

John Farrow/John Villiers Farrow/John V. FarrowAround the World in Eighty Days

Nomination :

Lust for Life
Ivan MoffatGiant
Michael WilsonFriendly Persuasion
Tennessee WilliamsBABY DOLL


Film Editing

Paul WeatherwaxAround the World in Eighty Days

Nomination :

The Brave One
Philip W. AndersonGiant
William HornbeckGiant
Anne BauchensThe Ten Commandments
Somebody Up There Likes Me


Best Foreign Language Film

The Road

Nomination :

Gervaise


Sound Mixing

Carlton W. Faulkner /Carl FaulknerThe King And I

Nomination :

John P. LivadaryThe Eddy Duchin Story
The Brave One
Loren L. RyderThe Ten Commandments
Gordon SawyerFriendly Persuasion


Best Documentary Feature

The Silent World

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