29TH ACADEMY AWARDS
March 21, 1956
RKO Pantages Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
& NBC Century Theatre, New York, NY
Hosted by Jerry Lewis & Celeste Holm
MOTION PICTURE
| “Around the World in 80 Days” |
| “Friendly Persuasion” |
| “Giant” |
| “The King and I” |
| “The Ten Commandments” |
DIRECTOR
| Michael Anderson – “Around the World in 80 Days” |
| Walter Lang – “The King and I” |
| George Stevens – “Giant” |
| King Vidor – “War and Peace” |
| William Wyler – “Friendly Persuasion” |
ACTOR
| Yul Brynner – “The King and I” |
| James Dean – “Giant” |
| Kirk Douglas – “Lust for Life” |
| Rock Hudson – “Giant” |
| Laurence Olivier – “Richard III” |
ACTRESS
| Carroll Baker – “Baby Doll” |
| Ingrid Bergman – “Anastasia” |
| Katharine Hepburn – “The Rainmaker” |
| Nancy Kelly – “The Bad Seed” |
| Deborah Kerr – “The King and I” |
SUPPORTING ACTOR
| Don Murray – “Bus Stop” |
| Anthony Perkins – “Friendly Persuasion” |
| Anthony Quinn – “Lust for Life” |
| Mickey Rooney – “The Bold and the Brave” |
| Robert Stack – “Written on the Wind” |
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
| Mildred Dunnock – “Baby Doll” |
| Eileen Heckart – “The Bad Seed” |
| Dorothy Malone – “Written on the Wind” |
| Mercedes McCambridge – “Giant” |
| Patty McCormack – “The Bad Seed” |
ART DIRECTION
(BLACK & WHITE)
“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 |
“Somebody Up There Likes Me”
Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons and Malcolm Brown; Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis and F. Keogh Gleason |
“Teenage Rebel”
Art Direction: Lyle R. Wheeler and Jack Martin Smith; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott and Stuart A. Reiss |
ART DIRECTION
(COLOR)
“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 King and I”
Art Direction: Lyle R. Wheeler and John DeCuir; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott and Paul S. Fox |
“The Ten Commandments”
Art Direction: Hal Pereira, Walter H. Tyler and Albert Nozaki; Set Decoration: Samuel M. Comer and Ray Moyer |
CINEMATOGRAPHY
(BLACK & WHITE)
| “Baby Doll” – Boris Kaufman |
| “The Bad Seed” – Harold Rosson |
| “The Harder They Fall” – Burnett Guffey |
| “Somebody Up There Likes Me” – Joseph Ruttenberg |
| “Stagecoach to Fury” – Walter Strenge |
CINEMATOGRAPHY
(COLOR)
| “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 |
COSTUME DESIGN
(BLACK & WHITE)
| “The Power and the Prize” – Helen Rose |
| “The Proud and Profane” – Edith Head |
| “Seven Samurai” – Kohei Ezaki |
| “The Solid Gold Cadillac” – Jean Louis |
| “Teenage Rebel” – Charles LeMaire and Mary Wills |
COSTUME DESIGN
(COLOR)
| “Around the World in 80 Days” – Miles White |
| “Giant” – Moss Mabry and Marjorie Best |
| “The King and I” – Irene Sharaff |
| “The Ten Commandments” – Edith Head, Ralph Jester, John Jensen, Dorothy Jeakins and Arnold Friberg |
| “War and Peace” – Maria De Matteis |
DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
| “The Naked Eye” |
| “The Silent World” |
| “Where Mountains Float” |
DOCUMENTARY
(SHORT SUBJECT)
| “A City Decides” |
| “The Dark Wave” |
| “The House Without a Name” |
| “Man in Space” |
| “The True Story of the Civil War” |
FILM EDITING
| “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 |
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FEATURE
| “The Burmese Harp” (Japan) |
| “The Captain from Köpenick” (Germany) |
| “Gervaise” (France) |
| “La Strada” (Italy) |
| “Qivitoq” (Denmark) |
SHORT SUBJECT (CARTOON)
| “Gerald McBoing-Boing on Planet Moo” |
| “The Jay Walker” |
| “Magoo’s Puddle Jumper” |
LIVE ACTION SHORT SUBJECT
(ONE-REEL)
| “Crashing the Water Barrier” |
| “I Never Forget a Face” |
| “Time Stood Still” |
LIVE ACTION SHORT SUBJECT
(TWO-REEL)
| “The Bespoke Overcoat” |
| “Cow Dog” |
| “The Dark Wave” |
| “Samoa” |
Scoring of a Dramatic or comedy Picture
| “Anastasia” – Alfred Newman |
| “Around the World in 80 Days” – Victor Young |
| “Between Heaven and Hell” – Hugo Friedhofer |
| “Giant” – Dimitri Tiomkin |
| “The Rainmaker” – Alex North |
Scoring of a Musical Picture
| “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 |
| “The King and I” – Alfred Newman and Ken Darby |
| “Meet Me in Las Vegas” – Georgie Stoll and Johnny Green |
SONG
“Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love)” from “Friendly Persuasion”
Music by Dimitri Tiomkin; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster |
“True Love” from “High Society”
Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter |
“Julie” from “Julie”
Music by Leith Stevens; Lyrics by Tom Adair |
“Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)” from “The Man Who Knew Too Much”
Music and Lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans |
“Written on the Wind” from “Written on the Wind”
Music by Victor Young; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn |
SOUND RECORDING
| “The Brave One” – Buddy Myers |
| “The Eddy Duchin Story” – John P. Livadary |
| “Friendly Persuasion” – Gordon R. Glennan and Gordon E. Sawyer |
| “The King and I” – Carlton W. Faulkner |
| “The Ten Commandments” – Loren L. Ryder |
SPECIAL EFFECTS
| “Forbidden Planet” – A. Arnold Gillespie, Irving G. Ries and Wesley C. Miller |
| “The Ten Commandments” – John P. Fulton |
WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
| “Around the World in 80 Days” – James Poe, John Farrow and S. J. Perelman |
| “Baby Doll” – Tennessee Williams |
| “Friendly Persuasion” – Michael Wilson |
| “Giant” – Ivan Moffat and Fred Guiol |
| “Lust for Life” – Norman Corwin |
WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
| “The Bold and the Brave” – Robert Lewin |
| “Julie” – Andrew L. Stone |
| “La Strada” – Federico Fellini and Tullio Pinelli |
| “The Ladykillers” – William Rose |
| “The Red Balloon” – Albert Lamorisse |
WRITING (STORY)
| “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 |
Academy Honorary Award
Eddie Cantor
“for distinguished service to the film industry” |
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
- “Anastasia”
- “Around the World in 80 Days”
- “Baby Doll”
- “The Bad Seed”
- “The Best Things in Life Are Free”
- “Between Heaven and Hell”
- “The Bold and the Brave”
- “The Brave One”
- “Bus Stop”
- “The Eddy Duchin Story”
- “Forbidden Planet”
- “Friendly Persuasion”
- “Giant”
- “The Harder They Fall”
- “High Society”
- “Julie”
- “The King and I”
- “The Ladykillers”
- “Lust for Life”
- “The Man Who Knew Too Much”
- “Meet Me in Las Vegas”
- “The Power and the Prize”
- “The Proud and Profane”
- “The Rainmaker”
- “The Red Balloon”
- “Richard III”
- “Seven Samurai”
- “The Solid Gold Cadillac”
- “Somebody Up There Likes Me”
- “Stagecoach to Fury”
- “Teenage Rebel”
- “The Ten Commandments”
- “Umberto D.”
- “War and Peace”
- “Written on the Wind”
DOCUMENTARY
- “The Naked Eye”
- “The Silent World”
- “Where Mountains Float”
INTERNATIONAL
- “The Burmese Harp”
- “The Captain from Köpenick”
- “Gervaise”
- “La Strada”
- “Qivitoq”
SHORT FILMS
- “The Bespoke Overcoat”
- “A City Decides”
- “Cow Dog”
- “Crashing the Water Barrier”
- “The Dark Wave”
- “Gerald McBoing-Boing on Planet Moo”
- “The House Without a Name”
- “I Never Forget a Face”
- “The Jay Walker”
- “Magoo’s Puddle Jumper”
- “Man in Space”
- “Samoa”
- “Time Stood Still”
- “The True Story of the Civil War”
