30th Academy Awards (1957)
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1. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
PG | 161 min | Adventure, Drama, War
British POWs are forced to build a railway bridge across the river Kwai for their Japanese captors in occupied Burma, not knowing that the allied forces are planning a daring commando raid through the jungle to destroy it.
Director: David Lean | Stars: William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa
Votes: 233,230 | Gross: $44.91M
Winner - Best Motion Picture Winner - Best Director for David Lean Winner - Best Actor for Alec Guinness Nominated - Best Supporting Actor for Sessue Hayakawa Winner - Best Adapted Screenplay for Michael Wilson, Carl Foreman and Pierre Boulle Winner - Best Original Score for Malcolm Arnold Winner - Best Cinematography for Jack Hildyard Winner - Best Film Editing for Peter Taylor
2. Sayonara (1957)
Not Rated | 147 min | Drama, Romance
A US Air Force major in Kobe confronts his own opposition to marriages between American servicemen and Japanese women when he falls for a beautiful performer.
Director: Joshua Logan | Stars: Marlon Brando, Ricardo Montalban, Patricia Owens, James Garner
Votes: 7,694 | Gross: $26.30M
Nominated - Best Motion Picture Nominated - Best Director for Joshua Logan Nominated - Best Actor for Marlon Brando Winner - Best Supporting Actor for Red Buttons Winner - Best Supporting Actress for Miyoshi Umeki Nominated - Best Adapted Screenplay for Paul Osborn Winner - Best Sound Recording for George Groves Winner - Best Art Direction Nominated - Best Cinematography for Ellsworth Fredericks Nominated - Best Film Editing for Arthur P. Schmidt and Philip W. Anderson
3. Peyton Place (1957)
Approved | 157 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A peaceful New England town hides secrets and scandals.
Director: Mark Robson | Stars: Lana Turner, Lee Philips, Lloyd Nolan, Arthur Kennedy
Votes: 6,613 | Gross: $25.60M
Nominated - Best Motion Picture Nominated - Best Director for Mark Robson Nominated - Best Actress for Lana Turner Nominated - Best Supporting Actor for Arthur Kennedy Nominated - Best Supporting Actor for Russ Tamblyn Nominated - Best Supporting Actress for Hope Lange Nominated - Best Supporting Actress for Diane Varsi Nominated - Best Adapted Screenplay for John Michael Hayes Nominated - Best Cinematography for William C. Mellor
4. Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Approved | 116 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A veteran British barrister must defend his client in a murder trial that has surprise after surprise.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester
Votes: 137,786 | Gross: $8.18M
Nominated - Best Motion Picture Nominated - Best Director for Billy Wilder Nominated - Best Actor for Charles Laughton Nominated - Best Supporting Actress for Elsa Lanchester Nominated - Best Sound Recording for Gordon E. Sawyer Nominated - Best Film Editing for Daniel Mandell
5. 12 Angry Men (1957)
Approved | 96 min | Crime, Drama
The jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Martin Balsam, John Fiedler
Votes: 864,595 | Gross: $4.36M
Nominated - Best Motion Picture Nominated - Best Director for Sidney Lumet Nominated - Best Adapted Screenplay for Reginald Rose
6. A Hatful of Rain (1957)
Not Rated | 109 min | Drama
A Korean War veteran's morphine addiction wreaks havoc upon his family.
Director: Fred Zinnemann | Stars: Eva Marie Saint, Don Murray, Anthony Franciosa, Lloyd Nolan
Votes: 1,494
Nominated - Best Actor for Anthony Franciosa
7. Wild Is the Wind (1957)
Not Rated | 114 min | Drama
An immigrant Nevada rancher brings a woman from Italy to be his second wife, but when he neglects her she becomes involved with his trusted assistant.
Director: George Cukor | Stars: Anthony Quinn, Anna Magnani, Anthony Franciosa, Joseph Calleia
Votes: 1,103
Nominated - Best Actor for Anthony Quinn Nominated - Best Actress for Anna Magnani Nominated - Best Original Song for "Wild Is the Wind"
8. The Three Faces of Eve (1957)
Approved | 91 min | Drama, Mystery
A doctor treats a woman suffering from Multiple Personality Disorder.
Director: Nunnally Johnson | Stars: Joanne Woodward, David Wayne, Lee J. Cobb, Edwin Jerome
Votes: 8,772
Winner - Best Actress for Joanne Woodward
9. Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957)
Approved | 107 min | Adventure, Drama, War
During World War II, an American marine and an Irish nun form an unlikely friendship after being stranded on a South Pacific island. They find comfort in one another while hoping for a rescue, as they try to avoid capture by the Japanese.
Director: John Huston | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Deborah Kerr
Votes: 9,615
Nominated - Best Actress for Deborah Kerr Nominated - Best Adapted Screenplay for John Lee Mahin and John Huston
10. Raintree County (1957)
Approved | 182 min | Drama, Romance, War
A student falls in love with a Southern belle, but their relationship is complicated by her troubled past and the onset of the Civil War.
Director: Edward Dmytryk | Stars: Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Eva Marie Saint, Nigel Patrick
Votes: 4,272
Nominated - Best Actress for Elizabeth Taylor Nominated - Best Original Song for Johnny Green Nominated - Best Costume Design for Walter Plunkett Nominated - Best Art Direction
11. A Farewell to Arms (1957)
Approved | 152 min | Drama, Romance, War
An English nurse and an American ambulance driver on the Italian front during World War 1 fall in love, but the horrors surrounding them challenge their romance to the limit.
Directors: Charles Vidor, John Huston | Stars: Rock Hudson, Jennifer Jones, Vittorio De Sica, Oscar Homolka
Votes: 2,914 | Gross: $11.00M
Nominated - Best Supporting Actor for Vittorio De Sica
12. The Bachelor Party (1957)
Approved | 92 min | Drama
Five office friends meet up for a night on the town to celebrate the forthcoming marriage of one of them. As the night wears on and the drink starts to tell, they become more confidential in expressing their concerns and hopes.
Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Don Murray, E.G. Marshall, Nancy Marchand, Carolyn Jones
Votes: 859
Nominated - Best Supporting Actress for Carolyn Jones
13. Designing Woman (1957)
Approved | 118 min | Comedy, Romance
A sportswriter and a fashion-designer marry after a whirlwind romance, and discover they have little in common.
Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Gregory Peck, Lauren Bacall, Dolores Gray, Sam Levene
Votes: 5,467
Winner - Best Original Screenplay for George Wells
14. The Bullocks (1953)
Not Rated | 104 min | Comedy, Drama
A character study of five young men at crucial turning points in their lives in a small town in Italy.
Director: Federico Fellini | Stars: Alberto Sordi, Franco Fabrizi, Franco Interlenghi, Leopoldo Trieste
Votes: 19,902 | Gross: $0.10M
Nominated - Best Original Screenplay for Federico Fellini, Tullio Pinelli and Ennio Flaiano
15. Funny Face (1957)
Not Rated | 103 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
An impromptu fashion shoot at a book store brings about a new fashion model discovery in the shop clerk.
Director: Stanley Donen | Stars: Audrey Hepburn, Fred Astaire, Kay Thompson, Michel Auclair
Votes: 32,999
Nominated - Best Original Screenplay for Leonard Gershe Nominated - Best Costume Design for Edith Head and Hubert de Givenchy Nominated - Best Art Direction Nominated - Best Cinematography for Ray June
16. Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
Approved | 122 min | Biography, Drama
The life and career of vaudevillian and silent-screen horror star Lon Chaney, including his contentious relationship with his neurotic wife and his premature death.
Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: James Cagney, Dorothy Malone, Jane Greer, Marjorie Rambeau
Votes: 2,961
Nominated - Best Original Screenplay for Ralph Wheelwright, R. Wright Campbell, Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts
17. The Tin Star (1957)
Approved | 93 min | Western
A cynical former sheriff turned bounty hunter helps a young, recently appointed acting sheriff with his advice, his experience and his gun.
Director: Anthony Mann | Stars: Henry Fonda, Anthony Perkins, Betsy Palmer, Michel Ray
Votes: 6,552
Nominated - Best Original Screenplay for Barney Slater, Joel Kane and Dudley Nichols
18. Nights of Cabiria (1957)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama
A waifish prostitute wanders the streets of Rome looking for true love but finds only heartbreak.
Director: Federico Fellini | Stars: Giulietta Masina, François Périer, Franca Marzi, Dorian Gray
Votes: 51,917 | Gross: $0.75M
Winner - Best Foreign Language Film (Italy)
19. Mother India (1957)
Not Rated | 172 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
In this melodrama, a poverty-stricken woman raises her sons through many trials and tribulations. But no matter the struggles, she always sticks to her own moral code.
Director: Mehboob Khan | Stars: Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar Tuli, Raaj Kumar
Votes: 9,854
Nominated - Best Foreign Language Film (India)
20. The Devil Strikes at Night (1957)
97 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A serial killer strikes again during World War II in Germany. The wrong man is arrested and a detective hunts down the real killer, but justice in Nazi Germany is not so easily administered.
Director: Robert Siodmak | Stars: Claus Holm, Mario Adorf, Hannes Messemer, Peter Carsten
Votes: 1,580
Nominated - Best Foreign Language Film (Germany)
21. Nine Lives (1957)
96 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
During World War II, nine members of the Norwegian Resistance are trapped by the Germans in a deadly ambush. Only one escapes, and a fierce hunt through the ice desert has begun.
Director: Arne Skouen | Stars: Jack Fjeldstad, Henny Moan, Alf Malland, Joachim Holst-Jensen
Votes: 1,891
Nominated - Best Foreign Language Film (Norway)
22. The Gates of Paris (1957)
106 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
An old bum becomes infatuated with a pretty young girl who gets entangled with a young gangster.
Director: René Clair | Stars: Pierre Brasseur, Georges Brassens, Henri Vidal, Dany Carrel
Votes: 761
Nominated - Best Foreign Language Film (France)
23. Albert Schweitzer (1957)
Approved | 85 min | Documentary, Biography, History
This biographical drama/documentary narrative written by Dr. Albert Schweitzer and spoken by Fredric March, traces the life of Dr. Schweitzer (with actors playing the characters), from his ... See full summary »
Director: Jerome Hill | Stars: Burgess Meredith, Fredric March, Albert Schweitzer, Helene Schweitzer
Votes: 143
Winner - Best Documentary Feature
24. On the Bowery (1956)
Not Rated | 65 min | Documentary, Drama
By focusing on the lives of three down-and-out alcoholic transients, the film creates a wrenching portrait of the tragic hopelessness of life on "The Bowery" in New York City.
Director: Lionel Rogosin | Stars: Ray Salyer, Gorman Hendricks, Frank Matthews, George L. Bolton
Votes: 1,160 | Gross: $0.01M
Nominated - Best Documentary Feature
25. Torero (1956)
75 min | Documentary, Drama
The life of the famed Mexican bullfighter Luis Procuna, from his boyhood through his training and the triumphs that followed as Procuna rose to the peak of his profession.
Director: Carlos Velo | Stars: Luis Procuna, Consuelo Procuna, Ángel Procuna, Antonio Sevilia
Votes: 127
Nominated - Best Documentary Feature
26. The Wetback Hound (1957)
18 min | Short, Family
Paco, a hound of exceptional heritage, is easily distracted by other animals while on the hunt.
Director: Larry Lansburgh | Stars: Rex Allen, Marvin Glenn, Warner Glenn
Votes: 85
Winner - Best Live Action Short
27. A Chairy Tale (1957)
Not Rated | 12 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
An ordinary-looking chair refuses to be sat upon.
Directors: Claude Jutra, Norman McLaren | Star: Claude Jutra
Votes: 1,190
Nominated - Best Live Action Short
28. City of Gold (1957)
22 min | Documentary, Short, History
Author Pierre Berton tells the history of his hometown of Dawson City at its heyday during the Klondike Gold Rush.
Directors: Wolf Koenig, Colin Low | Star: Pierre Berton
Votes: 336
Nominated - Best Live Action Short
29. Foothold on Antarctica (1957)
20 min | Documentary, Short
An absorbing record of the advance preparations for the historic first crossing of the Antarctic Continent by Dr. Vivian Fuchs and Sir Edmund Hillary.
Director: Derek Williams | Star: Derek Williams
Votes: 28
Nominated - Best Live Action Short
30. Portugal (I) (1957)
Not Rated | 30 min | Documentary, Short, Family
This program looks at the people, history, culture and geography of: Portugal.
Votes: 32
Nominated - Best Live Action Short
31. Birds Anonymous (1957)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
When Sylvester learns of the possibly dire consequences of his passion for birds, he joins Birds Anonymous to quit. Unfortunately, the outside world taxes his resolve to the limit.
Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 1,565
Winner - Best Animated Short
32. One Droopy Knight (1957)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Sir Droopalot and Sir Butchalot (Droopy and Butch) vie with each other to kill a dragon that is terrorizing their kingdom. Whoever vanquishes the dragon will marry the king's daughter.
Director: Michael Lah | Star: Bill Thompson
Votes: 498
Nominated - Best Animated Short
33. Tabasco Road (1957)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Family, Short
Speedy Gonzales, the fastest mouse in all Mexico, runs to the rescue of his two drunken rodent friends, Pablo and Fernando, who keep wandering into the hungry clutches of an alley cat.
Director: Robert McKimson | Stars: Mel Blanc, Daws Butler, Tom Holland
Votes: 624
Nominated - Best Animated Short
34. Trees and Jamaica Daddy (1957)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Music
"Trees and Jamaica Daddy" was the first of a UPA series (short-lived) that featured two different subjects (plot, characters)running about 3.5 minutes each, on a seven-minute reel. The ... See full summary »
Directors: Fred Crippen, Lew Keller
Votes: 123
Nominated - Best Animated Short
35. The Truth About Mother Goose (1957)
Approved | 15 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
The true story behind various nursery rhymes is explored.
Directors: Bill Justice, Wolfgang Reitherman, Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney | Stars: Page Cavanaugh Trio, Kevin Corcoran, John Dehner, Ginny Tyler
Votes: 440
Nominated - Best Animated Short
36. An Affair to Remember (1957)
Not Rated | 115 min | Drama, Romance
A couple falls in love and agrees to meet in six months at the Empire State Building - but will it happen?
Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Richard Denning, Neva Patterson
Votes: 33,062
Nominated - Best Original Score for Hugo Friedhofer Nominated - Best Original Song for "An Affair to Remember" Nominated - Best Costume Design for Charles LeMaire Nominated - Best Cinematography for Milton Krasner
37. Boy on a Dolphin (1957)
Not Rated | 111 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
A woman who finds a treasure is torn between two men: one who wants to sell it, and one who wants to donate it to Greece.
Director: Jean Negulesco | Stars: Alan Ladd, Clifton Webb, Sophia Loren, Alexis Minotis
Votes: 1,899
Nominated - Best Original Score for Hugo Friedhofer
38. Perri (1957)
G | 75 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
True-Life nature photography is used to tell the tale of a female tree squirrel named Perri who encounters many different forest creatures, both friendly and dangerous, as she grows up through the four seasons and finds a mate named Porro.
Directors: Paul Kenworthy, Ralph Wright | Star: Winston Hibler
Votes: 653
Nominated - Best Original Score for Paul J. Smith
39. The Joker Is Wild (1957)
Approved | 126 min | Biography, Drama, Musical
Frank Sinatra plays Joe E. Lewis, a famous comedian of the 1930s-50s. When the movie opens, Lewis is a young, talented singer who performs in speakeasies. When he bolts one job for another,... See full summary »
Director: Charles Vidor | Stars: Frank Sinatra, Mitzi Gaynor, Jeanne Crain, Eddie Albert
Votes: 1,470
Winner - Best Original Song for "All the Way"
40. April Love (1957)
Unrated | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A young man visiting his relatives' farm in Kentucky falls in love with their neighbor.
Director: Henry Levin | Stars: Pat Boone, Shirley Jones, Dolores Michaels, Arthur O'Connell
Votes: 782
Nominated - Best Original Song for "April Love"
41. Tammy and the Bachelor (1957)
Approved | 89 min | Comedy, Romance
An unsophisticated young woman from the Mississippi swamps falls in love with an unconventional southern gentleman.
Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: Debbie Reynolds, Walter Brennan, Leslie Nielsen, Mala Powers
Votes: 2,720
Nominated - Best Original Song for "Tammy"
42. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
Passed | 122 min | Biography, Drama, Western
Lawman Wyatt Earp and outlaw Doc Holliday form an unlikely alliance which culminates in their participation in the legendary Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
Director: John Sturges | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming, Jo Van Fleet
Votes: 17,418 | Gross: $11.75M
Nominated - Best Sound Recording for George Dutton Nominated - Best Film Editing for Warren Low
43. Les Girls (1957)
Approved | 114 min | Comedy, Musical
The former members of a dance troupe are suing because of recently published memoirs. Each one insists on own point of view.
Director: George Cukor | Stars: Gene Kelly, Mitzi Gaynor, Kay Kendall, Taina Elg
Votes: 3,058
Nominated - Best Sound Recording for Wesley C. Miller Winner - Best Costume Design for Orry-Kelly Nominated - Best Sound Recording
44. Pal Joey (1957)
Approved | 111 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Joey Evans is a charming, handsome, funny, talented 1st class, A-Number 1 heel. When Joey meets the former chorus girl and now rich widow Vera Simpson, the pair of lecherous souls seem made for each other.
Director: George Sidney | Stars: Rita Hayworth, Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak, Barbara Nichols
Votes: 5,857
Nominated - Best Sound Recording for John P. Livadary Nominated - Best Costume Design for Jean Louis Nominated - Best Art Direction Nominated - Best Film Editing for Viola Lawrence and Jerome Thoms
45. The Enemy Below (1957)
Approved | 98 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
During WWII an American destroyer discovers a German U-boat, and in the ensuing duel the American captain must draw upon all his experience to defeat the equally experienced German commander.
Director: Dick Powell | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Curd Jürgens, David Hedison, Theodore Bikel
Votes: 12,248
Winner - Best Visual Effects for Walter Rossi
46. The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
Approved | 135 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Charles 'Slim' Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his New York to Paris flight the first solo transatlantic crossing.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: James Stewart, Murray Hamilton, Patricia Smith, Bartlett Robinson
Votes: 8,605
Nominated - Best Visual Effects for Louis Lichtenfield
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