The 27th Annual Academy Awards (1955) (TV)

Directors:

Bill Bennington
Grey Lockwood

Release Date:

30 March 1955 (USA)

Genre:

Family

Plot Keywords:

Awards Show | TV Special | Number In Title

Cast

Bob Hope	...	Himself - Host
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Buddy Adler	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Picture
Lauren Bacall	...	Herself - Presenter: Scientific & Technical Awards
Humphrey Bogart	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role & Presenter: Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Charles Brackett	...	Himself - Presenter: Honorary Awards
Marlon Brando	...	Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Leading Role & Presenter: Best Director
Rosemary Clooney	...	Herself - Performer
Lee J. Cobb	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role & Presenter: Best Special Effects
Bing Crosby	...	Himself - Presenter: Music Awards
Dorothy Dandridge	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role & Presenter: Best Film Editing
Bette Davis	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Leading Role
Johnny Desmond	...	Himself - Performer
Nina Foch	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role & Co-Presenter: Costume Design Awards
Audrey Hepburn	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Writing, Story and Screenplay
William Holden	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role
Jean Marie Ingels	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film (as Jean Marie)
Katy Jurado	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role & Presenter: Best Cinematography, Color
Elia Kazan	...	Himself - Winner: Best Director
Grace Kelly	...	Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Leading Role & Presenter: Documentary Awards
Peggy King	...	Herself - Performer
Karl Malden	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role & Presenter: Best Writing, Screenplay
Muzzy Marcellino	...	Himself - Performer
Dean Martin	...	Himself - Performer
Tony Martin	...	Himself - Performer
Merle Oberon	...	Herself - Presenter: Honorary Awards - Juvenile Performances
Edmond O'Brien	...	Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role & Co-Presenter: Short Subject Awards
Dan O'Herlihy	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role & Co-Presenter: Art Direction-Set Decoration Awards
Donna Reed	...	Herself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actor
Thelma Ritter	...	Herself - Host (New York)
Eva Marie Saint	...	Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role & Co-Presenter: Short Subject Awards
Frank Sinatra	...	Himself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actress
Sam Spiegel	...	Himself - Best Picture Winner, as producer
Rod Steiger	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role & Co-Presenter: Short Subject Awards
Jan Sterling	...	Herself (Nominee / Co-Presenter)
Dimitri Tiomkin	...	Himself - Winner: Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture & Nominee: Best Original Song
Claire Trevor	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role & Presenter: Best Writing, Motion Picture Story
Tom Tully	...	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role & Presenter: Best Sound
Jane Wyman	...	Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role & Co-Presenter: Costume Design Awards

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Century Theater - 21 Central Park West, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)

Trivia:

This was the first year in which the academy attempted to have a live broadcast of the nominees. The show was a disaster and the annual live announcements wouldn't be instituted until 1986.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Three Coins in the Fountain

So different from the Oscars of today!!

Available on DVD, this was a treat to see an entire Oscar ceremony for the old days. The only thing missing was the commercials, which was Oldsmobile. Even the five nominated songs are intact and the best one was Dean Martin who sang "Three Coins In The Fountain". Just for that alone was worth the price of the DVD. He is/was a very good singer!! The only strange part of the ceremony was the part where the presenter (whoever the star may be) appeared on stage and announced the words...."and the winner is (fill in blank)" and then announced the winner without ever mentioning all of the nominees!! So strange, as we have, in all these years, always heard the five nominees in whatever category. All of the winners were present, either in New York or Hollywood. The hosts were Bob Hope in Hollywood and Thelma Ritter in New York.