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Best Motion Picture - William Wyler, Producer Sound Recording - Westrex Sound Services, Inc., Gordon R. Glennan, Sound Director; and Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon Sawyer, Sound Director
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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.
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.
Listed below are the Academy Award nominations and winners for the year 1957. The symbol appears next to the winner in each category. Click on the name of a film, person or song in the list to display more information about that film, person or song.
Mar 26, 2012 · This awards ceremony, held on March 26, 1958 and broadcast live, was the first TV production to be produced by the motion picture industry itself. The entire show was broadcast from Hollywood - there were no cut-ins from New York as in the previous five years.
The “Academy Award of Merit” is what the Oscar statue is officially called. Giant had ten nominations and won a single Oscar. The Red Balloon is the only short film to win a screenplay award. Around the World in 80 Days also bagged Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction, among others.
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.
