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* Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) - Victor Young * Best Motion Picture - Michael Todd, Producer * Writing (Screenplay--Adapted) - James Poe, John Farrow, S.J. Perelman
The 29th Academy Awards were held on March 27, 1957, to honor the films of 1956. In this year, Best International Feature Film became a competitive category, having been given as a Special Achievement Award since 1947.
Jerry Lewis hosted from Hollywood and Celeste Holm did the same chore in New York when the 29th Academy Awards were handed out on Wednesday, March 27, 1957. Around the World in 80 Days took home five Oscars® including Best Picture as did The King and I whose awards haul included a Best Actor for Yul Brynner. Ingrid Bergman won Best Actress for ...
On February 17, 1957, the Academy’s Board of Governors voted to instruct Price Waterhouse & Co. “…to list five nominations, and in the event that one of these is declared ineligible under the By-Law provision, four nominations would appear on the final ballot.”
BEST MOTION PICTURE. The Bridge on the River Kwai – Sam Spiegel. Peyton Place – Jerry Wald. Sayonara – William Goetz. 12 Angry Men – Henry Fonda, Reginald Rose. Witness for the Prosecution – Arthur Hornblow, Jr.
Below is a complete list of nominations for the 29th Annual Academy Awards. One of the nominations was a case of mistaken identity. Edward Bernds and Elwood Ullman were nominated in the Best Writing (Motion Picture Story) category for their work on High Society.
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1957 Oscars 29th Academy Awards: Winners Announced: March 27, 1957; Venues: RKO Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, California & NBC Century Theatre, New York City, New York; Hosts: Jerry Lewis and Celeste Holm; Eligibility Year: 1956; Major Wins: Around the World in 80 Days scored the Best Picture win. Ingrid Bergman won Best Actress for her role in ...
