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Cannes Film Festival Golden Palm 1957 · Winner
Academy Award Sound Recording 1957 · Nominated
Academy Award Directing 1957 · Nominated
Golden Globe Best Performance By an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture 1957 · Nominated
Academy Award Writing (Screenplay - Adapted) 1957 · Nominated
Academy Award Best Motion Picture 1957 · Nominated
Golden Globe Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama 1957 · Nominated
Academy Award Actor in a Supporting Role 1957 · Nominated
Academy Award Music (Song) 1957 · Nominated
Golden Globe Promoting International Understanding 1957 · Nominated
Friendly Persuasion. Jump to. 5 wins & 11 nominations. Academy Awards, USA. 1957 Nominee Oscar. Best Picture. William Wyler. 1957 Nominee Oscar. Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Anthony Perkins. 1957 Nominee Oscar. Best Director. William Wyler. 1957 Nominee Oscar. Best Writing, Best Screenplay - Adapted. Michael Wilson.
Award Category Nominee(s) Result Academy Awards: Best Motion Picture: William Wyler: Nominated Best Director: Nominated Best Supporting Actor: Anthony Perkins: Nominated Best Screenplay – Adapted: Michael Wilson: Nominated Best Song "Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love)" Music by Dimitri Tiomkin; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster: Nominated Best ...
31 Critic reviews. Nominated for 6 Oscars. 5 wins & 11 nominations total.
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- Drama, Family, Romance
- William Wyler
- 1956-11-25
Music (Song) - Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love) in "Friendly Persuasion" Music by Dimitri Tiomkin; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster 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
Friendly Persuasion was nominated for five other Academy Awards as well, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Song ("Friendly Persuasion, Thee I Love," which became a hit for Pat Boone), Best Sound Recording, and Best Adapted Screenplay which created something of a controversy.
Friendly Persuasion – William Wyler. Giant – George Stevens. The King and I – Walter Lang. War and Peace – King Vidor. ACTOR. Yul Brynner – The King and I. James Dean – Giant. Kirk Douglas – Lust for Life. Rock Hudson – Giant. Sir Laurence Olivier – Richard III. ACTRESS. Carroll Baker – Baby Doll. Ingrid Bergman – Anastasia.
winner Golden Palm: Best Picture. Writers Guild Awards (WGA) - Movies from 1956. winner Best Drama Screenplay ( Michael Wilson) NBR (National Board of Review) - Awards for 1956. nom. Top Ten Films. winner Best Actress ( Dorothy McGuire) Rearview. Directors Guild of America (DGA) - 1956 Productions.