29th Academy Awards

29th Academy Awards
29th Academy Awards
Date	March 27, 1957
Site	RKO Pantages Theatre; Hollywood, California; NBC Century Theatre; New York City, New York
Hosted by	Jerry Lewis; Celeste Holm
Produced by	Valentine Davies
Directed by	Bill Bennington; Max Miller
Highlights
Best Picture	Around the World in 80 Days
Most awards	Around the World in 80 Days and The King and I (5)
Most nominations	Giant (10)
TV in the United States
Network	NBC
	← 28th; Academy Awards; 30th →;

During the 29th Academy Awards, the regular competitive category of Best Foreign Language Film was introduced, instead of only being recognized as a Special Achievement Award or as a Best Picture nominee (as in 1938). The first winner in this new category was Federico Fellini's La Strada with Anthony Quinn and a second nomination for Best Original Screenplay. Its win would help spur an interest in foreign-language films. Another Fellini film, Nights of Cabiria would win the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar in the following year.

This was also the first year that all of the five Best Picture nominees were in color. It was also the first Oscar telecast to be videotaped for later broadcast, especially for those network affiliates that didn't want to broadcast the event live.

All of the major awards winners were large-scale epics – Mike Todd's Around the World in 80 Days, The King and I, Anastasia, George Stevens' Giant, Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments (the highest-grossing film of the year), King Vidor's War and Peace and William Wyler's Friendly Persuasion. And the trend toward blockbusters and colorful spectaculars was established for years to come, with The Bridge on the River Kwai, Gigi, and Ben-Hur being subsequent Best Picture champions.

The Best Original Story category had two interesting quirks this year. First, the Oscar for Best Original Story for The Brave One was awarded to Robert Rich, a pseudonym of Dalton Trumbo, who was blacklisted at the time and thus unable to receive credit under his own name. Second, Edward Bernds and Elwood Ullman withdrew their names from consideration in this category for their work on High Society, as the nomination had been intended for the musical starring Grace Kelly, while Bernds and Ullman had instead written a Bowery Boys film of the same name. In fact, the nomination was a double mistake, as High Society was based on the play and film The Philadelphia Story and probably would not have qualified as an original story anyway.

James Dean became the only actor to receive a second posthumous – and consecutive – nomination for acting.

Ingrid Bergman was not present to collect her award for Best Actress: Cary Grant accepted it on her behalf. She did, however, list the nominees for Best Director via a pre-recorded segment from a rooftop in Paris. The winner was announced by host Jerry Lewis.

Director John Ford's classic western The Searchers, widely seen as one of the best American films of all time, failed to receive a single nomination.

This was the second time since the introduction of the Supporting Actor and Actress awards that Best Picture, Best Director, and all four acting Oscars were given to different films. This would not happen again until the 78th Academy Awards. Around the World in 80 Days became the sixth film to win Best Picture without any acting nominations.

Awards

Mike Todd; Best Picture winner

George Stevens; Best Director winner

Yul Brynner; Best Actor winner

Ingrid Bergman; Best Actress winner

Anthony Quinn; Best Supporting Actor winner

Dorothy Malone; Best Supporting Actress winner

Dalton Trumbo; Best Story winner

Cedric Gibbons; Best Art Direction, Black-and-White co-winner

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.^[1]

Best Motion Picture	Best Director
Around the World in 80 Days – Mike Todd, producer‡ Friendly Persuasion – William Wyler, producer Giant – George Stevens and Henry Ginsberg, producers The King and I – Charles Brackett, producer The Ten Commandments – Cecil B. DeMille, producer	George Stevens – Giant‡ Michael Anderson – Around the World in 80 Days William Wyler – Friendly Persuasion Walter Lang – The King and I King Vidor – War and Peace
Best Actor	Best Actress
*Yul Brynner – The King and I* as King Mongkut of Siam*‡ James Dean (posthumous nomination) – Giant* as Jett Rink Kirk Douglas – Lust for Life as Vincent van Gogh Rock Hudson – Giant as Jordan "Bick" Benedict Jr. Laurence Olivier – Richard III as Richard	*Ingrid Bergman – Anastasia* as Anna Koreff*‡ Carroll Baker – Baby Doll* as Baby Doll Meighan Katharine Hepburn – The Rainmaker as Lizzie Curry Nancy Kelly – The Bad Seed as Christine Penmark Deborah Kerr – The King and I as Anna Leonowens
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
*Anthony Quinn – Lust for Life* as Paul Gauguin*‡ Don Murray – Bus Stop* as Beauregard Decker Anthony Perkins – Friendly Persuasion as Josh Birdwell Mickey Rooney – The Bold and the Brave as Dooley Robert Stack – Written on the Wind as Kyle Hadley	*Dorothy Malone – Written on the Wind* as Marylee Hadley*‡ Mildred Dunnock – Baby Doll* as Aunt Rose Comfort Eileen Heckart – The Bad Seed as Hortense Daigle Mercedes McCambridge – Giant as Luz Benedict Patty McCormack – The Bad Seed as Rhoda Penmark
Best Screenplay - Original	Best Screenplay - Adapted
The Red Balloon – Albert Lamorisse‡ The Bold and the Brave – Robert Lewin Julie – Andrew L. Stone La Strada – Federico Fellini and Tullio Pinelli The Ladykillers – William Rose	Around the World in 80 Days – James Poe, John Farrow and S. J. Perelman based on the novel by Jules Verne‡ Baby Doll – Tennessee Williams based on his short plays Twenty-seven Wagons Full of Cotton and The Unsatisfactory Supper Friendly Persuasion – Michael Wilson based on the novel by Jessamyn West Giant – Ivan Moffat and Fred Guiol based on the novel by Edna Ferber Lust for Life – Norman Corwin based on the novel by Irving Stone
Best Story	Best Foreign Language Film
The Brave One – Dalton Trumbo‡ The Eddy Duchin Story – Leo Katcher High Society – Edward Bernds and Elwood Ullman The Proud and the Beautiful – Jean-Paul Sartre Umberto D. – Cesare Zavattini	La Strada (Italy)‡ The Burmese Harp (Japan) The Captain from Köpenick (Germany) Gervaise (France) Qivitoq (Denmark)
Best Documentary Feature	Best Documentary Short Subject
*The Silent World‡ The Naked Eye* Where Mountains Float	*The True Story of the Civil War‡ A City Decides* The Dark Wave The House Without a Name Man in Space
Best Live Action Short Subject, One-Reel	Best Live Action Short Subject, Two-Reel
*Crashing the Water Barrier‡ I Never Forget a Face* Time Stood Still	*The Bespoke Overcoat‡ Cow Dog* The Dark Wave Samoa
Best Short Subject – Cartoons	Best Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
*Magoo's Puddle Jumper‡ Gerald McBoing-Boing on Planet Moo* The Jay Walker	Around the World in 80 Days – Victor Young (posthumous award)‡ Anastasia – Alfred Newman Between Heaven and Hell – Hugo Friedhofer Giant – Dimitri Tiomkin The Rainmaker – Alex North
Best Scoring of a Musical Picture	Best Song
The King and I – Alfred Newman and Ken Darby‡ The Best Things in Life Are Free – Lionel Newman The Eddy Duchin Story – Morris Stoloff and George Duning High Society – Johnny Green and Saul Chaplin Meet Me in Las Vegas – Georgie Stoll and Johnny Green	*"Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" from The Man Who Knew Too Much* – Music and Lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans*‡ "Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love)" from Friendly Persuasion* – Music by Dimitri Tiomkin; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster "Julie" from Julie – Music by Leith Stevens; Lyrics by Tom Adair "True Love" from High Society – Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter "Written on the Wind" from Written on the Wind – Music by Victor Young (posthumous nomination); Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
Best Sound Recording	Best Art Direction, Black-and-White
The King and I – Carlton W. Faulkner‡ The Brave One – Buddy Myers The Eddy Duchin Story – John P. Livadary Friendly Persuasion – Gordon R. Glennan and Gordon E. Sawyer The Ten Commandments – Loren L. Ryder	Somebody Up There Likes Me – Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons and Malcolm Brown; Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis and F. Keogh Gleason‡ The Proud and Profane – Art Direction: Hal Pereira and A. Earl Hedrick; Set Decoration: Samuel M. Comer and Frank R. McKelvy Seven Samurai – Art Direction and Set Decoration: So Matsuyama The Solid Gold Cadillac – Art Direction: Ross Bellah; Set Decoration: William Kiernan and Louis Diage Teenage Rebel – Art Direction: Lyle R. Wheeler and Jack Martin Smith; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott and Stuart A. Reiss
Best Art Direction, Color	Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
The King and I – Art Direction: Lyle R. Wheeler and John DeCuir; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott and Paul S. Fox‡ Around the World in 80 Days – Art Direction: James W. Sullivan and Ken Adam; Set Decoration: Ross Dowd Giant – Art Direction: Boris Leven; Set Decoration: Ralph S. Hurst Lust for Life – Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Hans Peters and E. Preston Ames; Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis and F. Keogh Gleason The Ten Commandments – Art Direction: Hal Pereira, Walter H. Tyler and Albert Nozaki; Set Decoration: Samuel M. Comer and Ray Moyer	Somebody Up There Likes Me – Joseph Ruttenberg‡ Baby Doll – Boris Kaufman The Bad Seed – Harold Rosson The Harder They Fall – Burnett Guffey Stagecoach to Fury – Walter Strenge
Best Cinematography, Color	Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
Around the World in 80 Days – Lionel Lindon‡ The Eddy Duchin Story – Harry Stradling The King and I – Leon Shamroy The Ten Commandments – Loyal Griggs War and Peace – Jack Cardiff	The Solid Gold Cadillac – Jean Louis‡ The Power and the Prize – Helen Rose The Proud and Profane – Edith Head Seven Samurai – Kohei Ezaki Teenage Rebel – Charles LeMaire and Mary Wills
Best Costume Design, Color	Best Film Editing
The King and I – Irene Sharaff‡ Around the World in 80 Days – Miles White Giant – Moss Mabry and Marjorie Best The Ten Commandments – Edith Head, Ralph Jester, John Jensen, Dorothy Jeakins and Arnold Friberg War and Peace – Maria De Matteis	Around the World in 80 Days – Gene Ruggiero and Paul Weatherwax‡ The Brave One – Merrill G. White Giant – William Hornbeck, Philip W. Anderson and Fred Bohanan Somebody Up There Likes Me – Albert Akst The Ten Commandments – Anne Bauchens
Best Special Effects
The Ten Commandments – John P. Fulton‡ Forbidden Planet – A. Arnold Gillespie, Irving G. Ries and Wesley C. Miller

Academy Honorary Award

Eddie Cantor "for distinguished service to the film industry".

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award

Buddy Adler

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

Y. Frank Freeman

Presenters and performers

Presenters

Carroll Baker (Presenter: Best Original Song)
Ingrid Bergman (Presenter: Best Director)
Ernest Borgnine (Presenter: Best Actress)
Gower Champion and Marge Champion (Presenters: Art Direction Awards)
Dorothy Dandridge (Presenter: Best Visual Effects)
Kirk Douglas (Presenter: Best Film Editing)
Janet Gaynor (Presenter: Best Motion Picture)
Rock Hudson and Eva Marie Saint (Presenters: Best Musical Score and Best Dramatic or Comedy Score)
Nancy Kelly (Presenter: Best Supporting Actor)
Deborah Kerr (Presenter: Writing Awards)
Jack Lemmon (Presenter: Best Supporting Actress)
Anna Magnani (Presenter: Best Actor)
Dorothy Malone (Presenter: Best Sound Recording)
Mercedes McCambridge and Robert Stack (Presenters: Documentary Awards)
Patty McCormack and Mickey Rooney (Presenters: Short Subject Awards)
George Seaton (Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film, Honorary Award, the Irving G. Thalberg Award and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award)
Elizabeth Taylor (Presenter: Costume Design Awards)
Claire Trevor (Presenter: Cinematography Awards)

Performers

Bing Crosby ("True Love" from High Society)
Dorothy Dandridge ("Julie" from Julie)
The Four Aces ("Written on the Wind" from Written on the Wind)
Gogi Grant ("Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" from The Man Who Knew Too Much)
Tommy Sands ("Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love)" from Friendly Persuasion)

Multiple nominations and awards

These films had multiple nominations:

10 nominations: Giant
9 nominations: The King and I
8 nominations: Around the World in 80 Days
7 nominations: The Ten Commandments
6 nominations: Friendly Persuasion
4 nominations: Baby Doll, The Bad Seed, The Eddy Duchin Story and Lust for Life
3 nominations: The Brave One, High Society, Somebody Up There Likes Me, War and Peace and Written on the Wind
2 nominations: Anastasia, The Bold and the Brave, The Dark Wave, Julie, La Strada, The Proud and Profane, The Rainmaker, Seven Samurai, The Solid Gold Cadillac and Teenage Rebel

The following films received multiple awards.

5 wins: Around the World in 80 Days and The King and I
2 wins: Somebody Up There Likes Me

References

^ "The 29th Academy Awards (1957) Nominees and Winners". Oscars.org (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences). Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-21.

[Oscars1957-1] "The 29th Academy Awards (1957) Nominees and Winners". Oscars.org (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences). Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-21.

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