Best Picture

WINNER

Around the World in Eighty Days: Michael Todd

NOMINEES

Friendly Persuasion: William Wyler

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Giant: George Stevens, Henry Ginsberg

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The King and I: Charles Brackett

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The Ten Commandments: Cecil B. DeMille

Best Actor in a Leading Role

WINNER

The King and I: Yul Brynner

NOMINEES

Giant: James Dean
This was James Dean's second consecutive posthumous nomination.

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Lust for Life: Kirk Douglas

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Giant: Rock Hudson

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Richard III: Laurence Olivier

Best Actress in a Leading Role

WINNER

Anastasia: Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman was not present at the awards ceremony.
'Cary Grant' accepted on her behalf.

NOMINEES

Baby Doll: Carroll Baker

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The Rainmaker: Katharine Hepburn

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The Bad Seed: Nancy Kelly

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The King and I: Deborah Kerr

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

WINNER

Lust for Life: Anthony Quinn

NOMINEES

Bus Stop: Don Murray

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Friendly Persuasion: Anthony Perkins

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The Bold and the Brave: Mickey Rooney

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Written on the Wind: Robert Stack

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

WINNER

Written on the Wind: Dorothy Malone

NOMINEES

Baby Doll: Mildred Dunnock

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The Bad Seed: Eileen Heckart

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Giant: Mercedes McCambridge

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The Bad Seed: Patty McCormack

Best Director

WINNER

Giant: George Stevens

NOMINEES

Around the World in Eighty Days: Michael Anderson

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The King and I: Walter Lang

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War and Peace: King Vidor

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Friendly Persuasion: William Wyler

Best Writing, Best Screenplay - Original

WINNER

The Red Balloon: Albert Lamorisse

NOMINEES

The Bold and the Brave: Robert Lewin

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Julie: Andrew L. Stone

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La Strada: Federico Fellini, Tullio Pinelli

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The Ladykillers: William Rose

Best Writing, Motion Picture Story

WINNER

The Brave One: Dalton Trumbo
Because he was not permitted to work due to the Hollywood blacklist, Trumbo wrote the story - and was nominated - under the pseudonym Robert Rich, who had nothing to do with the film industry and is a nephew of the King Brothers, producers of the film. Although there were rumors at the time that this was the case, the film's producer repeatedly denied the suggestion. It was not acknowledged until several years later that Trumbo had been the writer. He finally received his award on May 2, 1975, presented by then Academy president Walter Mirisch, shortly before his death - although the official screen credit was not changed until many years afterward.

NOMINEES

The Eddy Duchin Story: Leo Katcher

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High Society: Edward Bernds, Elwood Ullman
The screenwriters graciously and voluntarily declined the nomination. The Academy had inadvertently confused their quickly-made Bowery Boys series entry called High Society with the similarly titled Cole Porter musical High Society, which came out the following year and would have been eligible for adapted screenplay only. The nomination was officially revoked for both films and is listed for the purpose of information only.

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Les orgueilleux: Jean-Paul Sartre

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Umberto D.: Cesare Zavattini

Best Writing, Best Screenplay - Adapted

WINNER

Around the World in Eighty Days: James Poe, John Farrow, S.J. Perelman

NOMINEES

Baby Doll: Tennessee Williams

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Giant: Fred Guiol, Ivan Moffat

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Lust for Life: Norman Corwin

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Friendly Persuasion: Michael Wilson
Due to being blacklisted Michael Wilson did not receive a screen credit, which under special Academy by-law made him ineligible personally although the writing achievement itself could be eligible. In early 1957 AMPAS instructed Price Waterhouse & Co. not to list any nomination declared ineligible under the by-law and thus this nomination was not included on the final voting ballot. The by-law was laster declared unworkable in January 1959. In December 2002 the Academy reinstated Mr. Wilson's nomination.

Best Cinematography, Color

WINNER

Around the World in Eighty Days: Lionel Lindon

NOMINEES

The Eddy Duchin Story: Harry Stradling Sr.

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The King and I: Leon Shamroy

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The Ten Commandments: Loyal Griggs

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War and Peace: Jack Cardiff

Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

WINNER

Somebody Up There Likes Me: Joseph Ruttenberg

NOMINEES

Baby Doll: Boris Kaufman

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The Bad Seed: Harold Rosson

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The Harder They Fall: Burnett Guffey

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Stagecoach to Fury: Walter Strenge

Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White

WINNER

Somebody Up There Likes Me: Cedric Gibbons, Malcolm Brown, Edwin B. Willis, F. Keogh Gleason

NOMINEES

The Proud and Profane: Hal Pereira, A. Earl Hedrick, Sam Comer, Frank R. McKelvy

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Seven Samurai: Takashi Matsuyama

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The Solid Gold Cadillac: Ross Bellah, William Kiernan, Louis Diage

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Teenage Rebel: Lyle R. Wheeler, Jack Martin Smith, Walter M. Scott, Stuart A. Reiss

Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color

WINNER

The King and I: Lyle R. Wheeler, John DeCuir, Walter M. Scott, Paul S. Fox

NOMINEES

Around the World in Eighty Days: James W. Sullivan, Ken Adam, Ross Dowd

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Giant: Boris Leven, Ralph S. Hurst

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Lust for Life: Cedric Gibbons, Hans Peters, E. Preston Ames, Edwin B. Willis, F. Keogh Gleason

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The Ten Commandments: Hal Pereira, Walter H. Tyler, Albert Nozaki, Sam Comer, Ray Moyer

Best Costume Design, Black-and-White

WINNER

The Solid Gold Cadillac: Jean Louis

NOMINEES

The Power and the Prize: Helen Rose

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The Proud and Profane: Edith Head

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Seven Samurai: Kôhei Ezaki

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Teenage Rebel: Charles Le Maire, Mary Wills

Best Costume Design, Color

WINNER

The King and I: Irene Sharaff

NOMINEES

Around the World in Eighty Days: Miles White

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Giant: Moss Mabry, Marjorie Best

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The Ten Commandments: Edith Head, Ralph Jester, John Jensen, Dorothy Jeakins, Arnold Friberg

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War and Peace: Maria De Matteis

Best Sound, Recording

WINNER

The King and I: Carlton W. Faulkner (20th Century-Fox SSD)

NOMINEES

The Brave One: Buddy Myers (RKO Radio)

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The Eddy Duchin Story: John P. Livadary (Columbia SSD)

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Friendly Persuasion: Gordon R. Glennan (Westrex Sound Services), Gordon Sawyer (Samuel Goldwyn SSD)

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The Ten Commandments: Loren L. Ryder (Paramount SSD)

Best Film Editing

WINNER

Around the World in Eighty Days: Gene Ruggiero, Paul Weatherwax

NOMINEES

The Brave One: Merrill G. White

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Giant: William Hornbeck, Philip W. Anderson, Fred Bohanan

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Somebody Up There Likes Me: Albert Akst

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The Ten Commandments: Anne Bauchens

Best Effects, Special Effects

WINNER

The Ten Commandments: John P. Fulton

NOMINEE

Forbidden Planet: A. Arnold Gillespie, Irving G. Ries, Wesley C. Miller

Best Music, Original Song

WINNER

The Man Who Knew Too Much: Jay Livingston, Ray Evans
For the song "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)".

NOMINEES

Friendly Persuasion: Dimitri Tiomkin (music), Paul Francis Webster (lyrics)
For the song "Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love)".

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Julie: Leith Stevens (music), Tom Adair (lyrics)
For the song "Julie".

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High Society: Cole Porter
For the song "True Love".

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Written on the Wind: Victor Young (music), Sammy Cahn (lyrics)
For the song "Written on the Wind".
Victor Young's nomination was posthumous.

Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture

WINNER

The King and I: Alfred Newman, Ken Darby

NOMINEES

The Best Things in Life Are Free: Lionel Newman

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The Eddy Duchin Story: Morris Stoloff, George Duning

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High Society: Johnny Green, Saul Chaplin

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Meet Me in Las Vegas: George Stoll, Johnny Green

Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture

WINNER

Around the World in Eighty Days: Victor Young
Posthumously.

NOMINEES

Anastasia: Alfred Newman

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Between Heaven and Hell: Hugo Friedhofer

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Giant: Dimitri Tiomkin

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The Rainmaker: Alex North

Best Short Subject, Two-reel

WINNER

The Bespoke Overcoat: George K. Arthur

NOMINEES

Cow Dog: Larry Lansburgh

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The Dark Wave: John Healy

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Samoa: Walt Disney

Best Short Subject, One-reel

WINNER

Crashing the Water Barrier: Konstantin Kalser

NOMINEES

I Never Forget a Face: Robert Youngson

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Time Stood Still: Cedric Francis

Best Short Subject, Cartoons

WINNER

Magoo's Puddle Jumper: Stephen Bosustow

NOMINEES

Gerald McBoing! Boing! on Planet Moo: Stephen Bosustow

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The Jaywalker: Stephen Bosustow

Best Documentary, Short Subjects

WINNER

The True Story of the Civil War: Louis Clyde Stoumen

NOMINEES

A City Decides: (Charles Guggenheim & Assocs.)

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The Dark Wave: John Healy

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The House Without a Name: Valentine Davies

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Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color: Ward Kimball
For episode "Man in Space (#1.20)".

Best Documentary, Features

WINNER

The Silent World: Jacques-Yves Cousteau

NOMINEES

The Naked Eye: Louis Clyde Stoumen

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Hvor bjergene sejler: (Government Film Committee of Denmark)

Best Foreign Language Film

WINNER

La Strada: Dino De Laurentiis, Carlo Ponti
Italy.

NOMINEES

The Captain from Köpenick: Gyula Trebitsch, Walter Koppel
Germany.

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Gervaise: Agnès Delahaie
France.

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The Burmese Harp: Masayuki Takagi
Japan.

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Qivitoq: O. Dalsgaard-Olsen
Denmark.

WINNER

Eddie Cantor
For distinguished service to the film industry.

WINNER

Buddy Adler

WINNER

Y. Frank Freeman

WINNER

Not awarded.

WINNER

Not awarded.

WINNERS

Richard H. Ranger (Rangertone, Inc.)
For the development of a synchronous recording and reproducing system for quarter-inch magnetic tape.

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Ted Hirsch (Consolidated Film Industries), Carl Hauge (Consolidated Film Industries), Edward Reichard (Consolidated Film Industries)
For an automatic scene counter for laboratory projection rooms.

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(Technical Departments of Paramount Pictures Corp.)
For the engineering and development of the Paramount lightweight horizontal-movement VistaVision camera.

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Roy C. Stewart, C.R. Daily (Sons of Stewart-Trans Lux Corp., Transparency Dept. of Paramount Pictures Corp.)
For the engineering and development of the HiTrans and Para-HiTrans rear projection screens.

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(Construction Dept. of M-G-M Studio)
For a new hand-portable fog machine.

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Daniel J. Bloomberg, John Pond, William Wade (Engineering and Camera Departments of Republic Studio)
For the Naturama adaptation to the Mitchell camera.