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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.
The Academy Award for Best Visual Effects is presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) for the best achievement in visual effects. It has been handed to four members of the team directly responsible for creating the film's visual effects since 1980.
The 30th Academy Awards ceremony was held on March 26, 1958, to honor the best films of 1957. Two violent deaths surrounded the Oscars during this ceremony. A plane crash took the life of producer Mike Todd, ending the then-latest marriage of Elizabeth Taylor, at that time a contender for the film Raintree County.
Official site of the Academy with history and general information on the Academy Awards, as well as photographs, events and screenings, and press releases.
Best Effects, Special Effects: Walter Rossi; Best Short Film - Animated: Birds Anonymous (S) Best Documentary Feature: Albert Schweitzer ; Best Short Film: The Wetback Hound (S) (S) Honorary Award: Bronco Billy Anderson, Charles Brackett, B. B. Kahane, Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE)
Best Effects, Special Effects: John P. Fulton; Best Short Film - Animated: Magoo's Puddle Jumper (S) Best Documentary Feature: The Silent World ; Best Short Film: Crashing the Water Barrier (S) (S) Best Short Film: The Bespoke Overcoat ; Honorary Award: Eddie Cantor
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Special Effects: June Allyson. Production Design: Eva Marie Saint, Gregory Peck. Film Editing: Joanne Woodward, Paul Newman. Music: Scoring: Anita Ekberg, Vincent Price. Cinematography: Joan Collins. Foreign Language Film: Dana Wynter, Fred Astaire. Writing: Adapted Screenplay: Clark Gable, Doris Day.
