Academy Awards, USA (1956)

Oscar

Best Actor in a Leading Role
Ernest Borgnine
Ernest Borgnine
Marty
Winner
Spencer Tracy
Spencer Tracy
Bad Day at Black Rock
Nominated
James Dean
James Dean
East of Eden
Nominated
James Cagney
James Cagney
Love Me or Leave Me
Nominated
Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
The Man with the Golden Arm
Nominated
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Jack Lemmon
Jack Lemmon
Mister Roberts
Winner
Arthur Kennedy
Arthur Kennedy
Trial
Nominated
Joe Mantell
Joe Mantell
Marty
Nominated
Sal Mineo
Sal Mineo
Rebel Without a Cause
Nominated
Arthur O'Connell
Arthur O'Connell
Picnic
Nominated
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Anna Magnani
Anna Magnani
The Rose Tattoo
Winner
Susan Hayward
Susan Hayward
I'll Cry Tomorrow
Nominated
Eleanor Parker
Eleanor Parker
Interrupted Melody
Nominated
Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn
Summertime
Nominated
Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Nominated
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Jo Van Fleet
Jo Van Fleet
East of Eden
Winner
Marisa Pavan
Marisa Pavan
The Rose Tattoo
Nominated
Natalie Wood
Natalie Wood
Rebel Without a Cause
Nominated
Betsy Blair
Betsy Blair
Marty
Nominated
Peggy Lee
Peggy Lee
Pete Kelly's Blues
Nominated
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White
The Rose Tattoo
The Rose Tattoo
Hal Pereira
Tambi Larsen
Sam Comer
Arthur Krams
Winner
The Man with the Golden Arm
The Man with the Golden Arm
Joseph C. Wright
Darrell Silvera
Nominated
I'll Cry Tomorrow
I'll Cry Tomorrow
Cedric Gibbons
Malcolm Brown
Edwin B. Willis
Hugh Hunt
Nominated
Marty
Marty
Ted Haworth
Walter M. Simonds
Robert Priestley
Nominated
Blackboard Jungle
Blackboard Jungle
Cedric Gibbons
Randall Duell
Edwin B. Willis
Henry Grace
Nominated
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color
Picnic
Picnic
William Flannery
Jo Mielziner
Robert Priestley
Winner
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Lyle R. Wheeler
George W. Davis
Walter M. Scott
Jack Stubbs
Nominated
Daddy Long Legs
Daddy Long Legs
Lyle R. Wheeler
John DeCuir
Walter M. Scott
Paul S. Fox
Nominated
Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls
Oliver Smith
Joseph C. Wright
Howard Bristol
Nominated
To Catch a Thief
To Catch a Thief
Hal Pereira
J. McMillan Johnson
Sam Comer
Arthur Krams
Nominated
Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
The Rose Tattoo
The Rose Tattoo
James Wong Howe
Winner
Queen Bee
Queen Bee
Charles Lang
Nominated
I'll Cry Tomorrow
I'll Cry Tomorrow
Arthur E. Arling
Nominated
Marty
Marty
Joseph LaShelle
Nominated
Blackboard Jungle
Blackboard Jungle
Russell Harlan
Nominated
Best Cinematography, Color
To Catch a Thief
To Catch a Thief
Robert Burks
Winner
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Leon Shamroy
Nominated
A Man Called Peter
A Man Called Peter
Harold Lipstein
Nominated
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma!
Robert Surtees
Nominated
Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls
Harry Stradling Sr.
Nominated
Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
I'll Cry Tomorrow
I'll Cry Tomorrow
Helen Rose
Winner
The Rose Tattoo
The Rose Tattoo
Edith Head
Nominated
The Pickwick Papers
The Pickwick Papers
Beatrice Dawson
Nominated
Queen Bee
Queen Bee
Jean Louis
Nominated
Ugetsu
Ugetsu
Tadaoto Kainoshô
Nominated
Best Costume Design, Color
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Charles Le Maire
Winner
Interrupted Melody
Interrupted Melody
Helen Rose
Nominated
To Catch a Thief
To Catch a Thief
Edith Head
Nominated
Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls
Irene Sharaff
Nominated
The Virgin Queen
The Virgin Queen
Charles Le Maire
Mary Wills
Nominated
Best Director
Delbert Mann
Delbert Mann
Marty
Winner
David Lean
David Lean
Summertime
Nominated
John Sturges
John Sturges
Bad Day at Black Rock
Nominated
Elia Kazan
Elia Kazan
East of Eden
Nominated
Joshua Logan
Joshua Logan
Picnic
Nominated
Best Documentary, Features
The Unconquered
The Unconquered
Nancy Hamilton
Winner
Crèvecoeur
Crèvecoeur
René Risacher
Nominated
Best Documentary, Short Subjects
Men Against the Arctic
Men Against the Arctic
Walt Disney
Winner
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg
Dore Schary
Nominated
The Face of Lincoln
The Face of Lincoln
Nominated
Best Effects, Special Effects
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
Winner
The Dam Busters
The Dam Busters
Nominated
The Rains of Ranchipur
The Rains of Ranchipur
Nominated
Best Film Editing
Picnic
Picnic
Charles Nelson
William A. Lyon
Winner
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
Alma Macrorie
Nominated
Blackboard Jungle
Blackboard Jungle
Ferris Webster
Nominated
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma!
Gene Ruggiero
George Boemler
Nominated
The Rose Tattoo
The Rose Tattoo
Warren Low
Nominated
Best Music, Original Song
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Sammy Fain
Paul Francis Webster
Winner
Daddy Long Legs
Daddy Long Legs
Johnny Mercer
Nominated
Unchained
Unchained
Alex North
Hy Zaret
Nominated
Love Me or Leave Me
Love Me or Leave Me
Nicholas Brodszky
Sammy Cahn
Nominated
The Tender Trap
The Tender Trap
Jimmy Van Heusen
Sammy Cahn
Nominated
Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Alfred Newman
Winner
Picnic
Picnic
George Duning
Nominated
Battle Cry
Battle Cry
Max Steiner
Nominated
The Man with the Golden Arm
The Man with the Golden Arm
Elmer Bernstein
Nominated
The Rose Tattoo
The Rose Tattoo
Alex North
Nominated
Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma!
Robert Russell Bennett
Jay Blackton
Adolph Deutsch
Winner
Daddy Long Legs
Daddy Long Legs
Alfred Newman
Nominated
Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls
Jay Blackton
Cyril J. Mockridge
Nominated
Love Me or Leave Me
Love Me or Leave Me
Percy Faith
George Stoll
Nominated
It's Always Fair Weather
It's Always Fair Weather
André Previn
Nominated
Best Picture
Marty
Marty
Harold Hecht
Winner
Mister Roberts
Mister Roberts
Leland Hayward
Nominated
Picnic
Picnic
Fred Kohlmar
Nominated
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Buddy Adler
Nominated
The Rose Tattoo
The Rose Tattoo
Hal B. Wallis
Nominated
Best Short Subject, Cartoons
Speedy Gonzales
Speedy Gonzales
Edward Selzer
Winner
Good Will to Men
Good Will to Men
Fred Quimby
William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Nominated
The Legend of Rockabye Point
The Legend of Rockabye Point
Walter Lantz
Nominated
No Hunting
No Hunting
Walt Disney
Nominated
Best Short Subject, One-reel
Survival City
Survival City
Edmund Reek
Winner
3rd Ave. El
3rd Ave. El
Carson Davidson
Nominated
Three Kisses
Three Kisses
Justin Herman
Nominated
Gadgets Galore
Gadgets Galore
Robert Youngson
Nominated
Best Short Subject, Two-reel
The Face of Lincoln
The Face of Lincoln
Winner
Switzerland
Switzerland
Walt Disney
Nominated
24 Hour Alert
24 Hour Alert
Cedric Francis
Nominated
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg
Dore Schary
Nominated
On the Twelfth Day...
On the Twelfth Day...
George K. Arthur
Nominated
Best Sound, Recording
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma!
Fred Hynes
Winner
Not as a Stranger
Not as a Stranger
Watson Jones
Nominated
Love Me or Leave Me
Love Me or Leave Me
Wesley C. Miller
Nominated
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Carlton W. Faulkner
Nominated
Mister Roberts
Mister Roberts
William A. Mueller
Nominated
Best Writing, Motion Picture Story
Love Me or Leave Me
Love Me or Leave Me
Daniel Fuchs
Winner
The Sheep Has Five Legs
The Sheep Has Five Legs
Jean Marsan
Henri Troyat
Jacques Perret
Henri Verneuil
Raoul Ploquin
Nominated
The Private War of Major Benson
The Private War of Major Benson
Joe Connelly
Bob Mosher
Nominated
Rebel Without a Cause
Rebel Without a Cause
Nicholas Ray
Nominated
Strategic Air Command
Strategic Air Command
Beirne Lay Jr.
Nominated
Best Writing, Screenplay
Marty
Marty
Paddy Chayefsky
Winner
East of Eden
East of Eden
Paul Osborn
Nominated
Bad Day at Black Rock
Bad Day at Black Rock
Millard Kaufman
Nominated
Blackboard Jungle
Blackboard Jungle
Richard Brooks
Nominated
Love Me or Leave Me
Love Me or Leave Me
Daniel Fuchs
Isobel Lennart
Nominated
Best Writing, Story and Screenplay
Interrupted Melody
Interrupted Melody
William Ludwig
Sonya Levien
Winner
It's Always Fair Weather
It's Always Fair Weather
Betty Comden
Adolph Green
Nominated
Monsieur Hulot's Holiday
Monsieur Hulot's Holiday
Jacques Tati
Henri Marquet
Nominated
The Seven Little Foys
The Seven Little Foys
Melville Shavelson
Jack Rose
Nominated
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Milton Sperling
Emmet Lavery
Nominated
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