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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 King And I
The Ten Commandments
Giant


Performance by an actor in a leading role

Yul BrynnerThe King And I

Nomination :

Rock HudsonGiant
Kirk DouglasLust for Life
Laurence OlivierRichard III
James DeanGiant


Performance by an actress in a leading role

Ingrid BergmanAnastasia

Nomination :

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


Best Supporting Actor

Anthony QuinnLust for Life

Nomination :

Don MurrayBus Stop
Robert StackWritten on the Wind
Anthony PerkinsFriendly Persuasion


Best Supporting Actress

Dorothy MaloneWritten on the Wind

Nomination :

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


Achievement in cinematic direction

George StevensGiant

Nomination :

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


Writing Original Screenplay

Albert LamorisseThe Red Balloon

Dalton TrumboThe Brave One

Nomination :

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


Best Cinematography

Joseph RuttenbergSomebody Up There Likes Me

Lionel LindonAround the World in Eighty Days

Nomination :

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


Best Original Song

Ray EvansThe Man Who Knew Too Much

Jay LivingstonThe Man Who Knew Too Much

Nomination :

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


Original Dramatic Score

Victor YoungAround the World in Eighty Days

Nomination :

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


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

Walter M. ScottThe King And I

John DeCuir/John De CuirThe King And I

Paul S. FoxThe King And I

Lyle R. WheelerThe King And I

Nomination :

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


Costume Design

Irene SharaffThe King And I

Nomination :

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


Best Art Direction (Black-and-White)

Cedric GibbonsSomebody Up There Likes Me

Edwin B. WillisSomebody 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 :

Tennessee WilliamsBABY DOLL
Ivan MoffatGiant
Michael WilsonFriendly Persuasion
Lust for Life


Film Editing

Paul WeatherwaxAround the World in Eighty Days

Nomination :

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


Best Foreign Language Film

The Road

Nomination :


Gervaise


Sound Mixing

Carlton W. Faulkner /Carl FaulknerThe King And I

Nomination :

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


Best Documentary Feature

The Silent World

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