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29th Academy Awards (1957) - Movies from 1956

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Most awarded films
Around the World in 80 Days
5
The King and I (Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I)
5
Somebody Up There Likes Me
2
Written on the Wind
1
Crashing the Water Barrier (S) (S)
1
The Silent World
1
Most nominated movies
Giant
10
The King and I (Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I)
9
Around the World in 80 Days
8
The Ten Commandments
7
Friendly Persuasion
6
Lust for Life
4
Best Picture
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Around the World in 80 Days
Winner
8 nominations 5 awards
Friendly Persuasion
6 nominations
Giant
10 nominations 1 award
The King and I (Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I)
9 nominations 5 awards
The Ten Commandments
7 nominations 1 award
Best Director
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George Stevens
George Stevens
Winner
Michael Anderson
Michael Anderson
William Wyler
William Wyler
Walter Lang
Walter Lang
King Vidor
King Vidor
Best Leading Actress
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Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman
Winner
Carroll Baker
Carroll Baker
Nancy Kelly
Nancy Kelly
Deborah Kerr
Deborah Kerr
Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn
Best Leading Actor
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Yul Brynner
Yul Brynner
Winner
James Dean
James Dean
Rock Hudson
Rock Hudson
Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas
Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier
Best Supporting Actor
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Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quinn
Winner
Mickey Rooney
Mickey Rooney
Don Murray
Don Murray
Anthony Perkins
Anthony Perkins
Robert Stack
Robert Stack
Best Supporting Actress
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Dorothy Malone
Dorothy Malone
Winner
Mildred Dunnock
Mildred Dunnock
Eileen Heckart
Eileen Heckart
Patty McCormack
Patty McCormack
Mercedes McCambridge
Mercedes McCambridge
Best International Film
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La Strada
Winner
2 nominations 1 award
The Burmese Harp
Gervaise
The Captain from Köpenick
Qivitoq
Best Original Screenplay
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Albert Lamorisse
Winner
Robert Lewin
Andrew L. Stone
William Rose
Federico Fellini, Tullio Pinelli
Best Adapted Screenplay
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James Poe , John Farrow, S.J. Perelman
Winners
Tennessee Williams
Michael Wilson
Fred Guiol, Ivan Moffat
Norman Corwin
Best Story
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Dalton Trumbo
Dalton Trumbo
Winner
Leo Katcher
Edward Bernds
Edward Bernds
Elwood Ullman
Elwood Ullman
Jean-Paul Sartre
Jean-Paul Sartre
Cesare Zavattini
Cesare Zavattini
Best Film Editing
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Gene Ruggiero, Paul Weatherwax
Winners
Merrill G. White
William Hornbeck, Philip W. Anderson, Fred Bohanan
Albert Akst
Anne Bauchens
Best Cinematography, Color
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Lionel Lindon
Winner
Harry Stradling Sr.
Leon Shamroy
Loyal Griggs
Jack Cardiff
Best Cinematography, Black & White
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Joseph Ruttenberg
Winner
Boris Kaufman
Harold Rosson
Burnett Guffey
Walter Strenge
Best Score Drama or Comedy
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Victor Young
Victor Young
Winner
Alfred Newman
Alfred Newman
Hugo Friedhofer
Hugo Friedhofer
Dimitri Tiomkin
Dimitri Tiomkin
Alex North
Alex North
Best Score Musical
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Alfred Newman, Ken Darby
Winners
Lionel Newman
Morris Stoloff, George Duning
Johnny Green, Saul Chaplin
George Stoll, Johnny Green
Best Song
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Jay Livingston, Ray Evans (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)
Winners
Dimitri Tiomkin, Paul Francis Webster (Thee I Love)
Cole Porter (True Love)
Leith Stevens, Tom Adair (Julie)
Victor Young, Sammy Cahn (Written on the Wind)
Best Art Direction, Color
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Lyle R. Wheeler, John DeCuir, Walter M. Scott, Paul S. Fox
Winners
James W. Sullivan, Ken Adam, Ross Dowd
Boris Leven, Ralph S. Hurst
Cedric Gibbons, Hans Peters, E. Preston Ames, Edwin B. Willis, F. Keogh Gleason
Hal Pereira, Walter H. Tyler, Albert Nozaki, Sam Comer, Ray Moyer
Best Art Direction, Black & White
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Cedric Gibbons, Malcolm Brown, Edwin B. Willis, F. Keogh Gleason
Winners
Hal Pereira, A. Earl Hedrick, Sam Comer, Frank R. McKelvy
So Matsuyama
Ross Bellah, William Kiernan, Louis Diage
Lyle R. Wheeler, Jack Martin Smith, Walter M. Scott, Stuart A. Reiss
Best Costume Design, Color
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Irene Sharaff
Winner
Miles White
Moss Mabry, Marjorie Best
Edith Head, Ralph Jester, John Jensen, Dorothy Jeakins, Arnold Friberg
Maria De Matteis
Best Costume Design, Black & White
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Jean Louis
Winner
Helen Rose
Edith Head
Kôhei Ezaki
Charles Le Maire, Mary Wills
Best Sound Mixing
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Carlton W. Faulkner
Winner
Buddy Myers
John P. Livadary
Gordon R. Glennan
Loren L. Ryder
Best Effects, Special Effects
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John P. Fulton
Winner
A. Arnold Gillespie, Irving G. Ries, Wesley C. Miller
Best Short Film - Animated
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Magoo's Puddle Jumper (S)
United States Magoo's Puddle Jumper
short filmanimation
Winner
Gerald McBoing! Boing! on Planet Moo (S)
The Jaywalker (S)
United States The Jaywalker
short filmanimation
Best Documentary Feature
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The Silent World
France The Silent World
documentary
Winner
Where Mountains Float
Denmark Where Mountains Float
mediadocumentary
The Naked Eye
United States The Naked Eye
documentary
Best Short Film
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Crashing the Water Barrier (S) (S)
United States Crashing the Water Barrier (S) One-Reel
short filmdocumentary
Winner
The Bespoke Overcoat
United Kingdom The Bespoke Overcoat Two-Reel
media
Winner
Honorary Award
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Eddie Cantor
Eddie Cantor
Winner
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