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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 :

Giant
The King And I
The Ten Commandments
Friendly Persuasion


Performance by an actor in a leading role

Yul BrynnerThe King And I

Nomination :

James DeanGiant
Rock HudsonGiant
Kirk DouglasLust for Life
Laurence OlivierRichard III


Performance by an actress in a leading role

Ingrid BergmanAnastasia

Nomination :

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


Best Supporting Actor

Anthony QuinnLust for Life

Nomination :

Anthony PerkinsFriendly Persuasion
Robert StackWritten on the Wind
Don MurrayBus Stop


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


Writing Original Screenplay

Dalton TrumboThe Brave One

Albert LamorisseThe Red Balloon

Nomination :

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


Best Cinematography

Lionel LindonAround the World in Eighty Days

Joseph RuttenbergSomebody Up There Likes Me

Nomination :

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


Best Original Song

Ray EvansThe Man Who Knew Too Much

Jay LivingstonThe Man Who Knew Too Much

Nomination :

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


Original Dramatic Score

Victor YoungAround the World in Eighty Days

Nomination :

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


Original Musical Or Comedy Score

Alfred NewmanThe King And I

Nomination :

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


Visual Effects

John P. FultonThe Ten Commandments

Nomination :

A. Arnold GillespieForbidden Planet


Best Production Design

Lyle R. WheelerThe King And I

John DeCuir/John De CuirThe King And I

Walter M. ScottThe King And I

Paul S. FoxThe King And I

Nomination :

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


Costume Design

Irene SharaffThe King And I

Nomination :

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

Lust for Life
Michael WilsonFriendly Persuasion
Tennessee WilliamsBABY DOLL
Ivan MoffatGiant


Film Editing

Paul WeatherwaxAround the World in Eighty Days

Nomination :

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


Best Foreign Language Film

The Road

Nomination :


Gervaise


Sound Mixing

Carlton W. Faulkner /Carl FaulknerThe King And I

Nomination :

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


Best Documentary Feature

The Silent World

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