Oscars Rematch: 1955
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- DirectorCharles LaughtonStarsRobert MitchumShelley WintersLillian GishA self-proclaimed preacher marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real dad hid the $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery.Best Picture!
Winner: The Night of the Hunter!
Nominees:
East of Eden
Marty
Mister Roberts
Picnic - DirectorCharles LaughtonStarsRobert MitchumShelley WintersLillian GishA self-proclaimed preacher marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real dad hid the $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery.Best Director!
Winner: Charles Laughton!
Nominees:
John Sturges - Bad Day at Black Rock
Elia Kazan - East of Eden
Delbert Mann - Marty
David Lean - Summertime - DirectorCharles LaughtonStarsRobert MitchumShelley WintersLillian GishA self-proclaimed preacher marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real dad hid the $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery.Best Actor!
Winner: Robert Mitchum!
Nominees:
Ernest Borgnine - Marty
James Cagney - Love Me or Leave Me
James Dean - East of Eden
Frank Sinatra - The Man with the Golden Arm - DirectorDaniel MannStarsSusan HaywardRichard ConteEddie AlbertSusan Hayward stars as singer-actress Lillian Roth, whose rise to stardom was nearly destroyed by alcoholism.Best Actress!
Winner: Susan Hayward!
Nominees:
Katharine Hepburn - Summertime
Jennifer Jones - Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Anna Magnani - The Rose Tattoo
Eleanor Parker - Interrupted Melody - DirectorJohn FordMervyn LeRoyJoshua LoganStarsHenry FondaJames CagneyWilliam PowellIn the waning days of World War II, the cargo officer of a Navy supply ship chafes at its role far from the action in the Pacific's backwater areas, his frustration rising when its captain denies the crew liberty over petty irritations.Best Supporting Actor!
Winner: Jack Lemmon!
Nominees:
Arthur Kennedy - Trial
Joe Mantell - Marty
Sal Mineo - Rebel Without a Cause
Arthur O'Connell - Picnic - DirectorElia KazanStarsJames DeanRaymond MasseyJulie HarrisTwo brothers in 1910s California struggle to maintain their strict, Bible-toting father's favor as an old secret about their long-absent mother comes to light.Best Supporting Actress!
Winner: Jo Van Fleet!
Nominees:
Betsy Blair - Marty
Peggy Lee - Pete Kelly's Blues
Marisa Pavan - The Rose Tattoo
Natalie Wood - Rebel Without a Cause - DirectorNicholas RayStarsJames DeanNatalie WoodSal MineoA rebellious young man with a troubled past comes to a new town, finding friends and enemies.Best Original Screenplay!
Winner: Stewart Stern!
Nominees:
William Ludwig and Sonya Levien - Interrupted Melody
Betty Comden and Adolph Green - It's Always Fair Weather
Erdman Penner, Joe Rinaldi, Ralph Wright and Don DaGradi - Lady and the Tramp
William Rose - The Ladykillers - DirectorCharles LaughtonStarsRobert MitchumShelley WintersLillian GishA self-proclaimed preacher marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real dad hid the $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery.Best Adapted Screenplay!
Winner: James Agee!
Nominees:
Don McGuire and Millard Kaufman - Bad Day at Black Rock
Paul Osborn - East of Eden
Paddy Chayefsky - Marty
Joshua Logan and Frank S. Nugent - Mister Roberts - DirectorNicholas RayStarsJames DeanNatalie WoodSal MineoA rebellious young man with a troubled past comes to a new town, finding friends and enemies.Best Story!
Winner: Rebel Without a Cause!
Nominees:
Love Me or Leave Me
The Private War of Major Benson
Strategic Air Command
The Sheep Has Five Legs - DirectorFriz FrelengStarsMel BlancStan FrebergSpeedy Gonzales comes to the aid of a hungry group of mice trying to get the cheese from a factory guarded by Sylvester.Best Animated Short!
Winner: Speedy Gonzales!
Nominees:
Good Will to Men
The Legend of Rockabye Point
No Hunting - DirectorNancy HamiltonStarsKatharine CornellHelen KellerPolly ThompsonThis documentary chronicles the life of Helen Keller, who was struck by an illness as a young child that left her both blind and deaf. Aided by her devoted teacher, Anne Sullivan, Keller is able to develop ways to communicate and becomes an author and advocate. Made when Keller was 72 years old, this film, directed by Nancy Hamilton and narrated by actress Katharine Cornell, features old and recent footage of Keller as her remarkable journey leads her to meet President Dwight D. Eisenhower.Best Documentary Feature!
Winner: Helen Keller in Her Story!
Nominees:
Heartbreak Ridge - DirectorWinston HiblerStarsWinston HiblerPart of Walt Disney's People and Places series. This is the story of the "Icebreakers" - ships of very special construction that are built to make their way through the heavy Arctic ice packs on a trip to Thule.Best Documentary Short!
Winner: Men Against the Arctic!
Nominees:
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Face of Lincoln - DirectorAnthony MutoBest Live Action Short - One-Reel!
Winner: Survival City!
Nominees:
3rd Ave. El
Gadgets Galore
Three Kisses - DirectorEdward FreedStarsMerrell GageHead of the sculpture dpeartment at USC when this film was made (by USC), Merrell Gage was a lifelong expert on Abraham Lincoln. This short was a lecture often given by Gage, using wet clay to depict the on-going changes to Abe's face over the years as Abe altered his hairstyle, grew a beard, and showed the effects of aging. Shown on TV many times, a fascinating look at one of history's important statesmen.Best Live Action Short - Two-Reel!
Winner: The Face of Lincoln!
Nominees:
24-Hour Alert
The Battle of Gettysburg
On The Twelfth Day
Switzerland - DirectorHenry KingOtto LangStarsWilliam HoldenJennifer JonesTorin ThatcherA widowed Chinese-English doctor falls in love with a married American correspondent in Hong Kong during China's Communist Revolution.Best Original Song!
Winner: "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing", Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing!
Nominees:
"I'll Never Stop Loving You" - Love Me or Leave Me
"Something's Gotta Give" - Daddy Long Legs
"The Tender Trap" - The Tender Trap
"Unchained Melody" - Unchained - DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsGordon MacRaeGloria GrahameGene NelsonIn Oklahoma, several farmers, cowboys and a traveling salesman compete for the romantic favors of various local ladies.Best Sound Recording!
Winner: Oklahoma!
Nominees:
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Love Me or Leave Me
Mister Roberts
Not as a Stranger - DirectorHenry KingOtto LangStarsWilliam HoldenJennifer JonesTorin ThatcherA widowed Chinese-English doctor falls in love with a married American correspondent in Hong Kong during China's Communist Revolution.Best Dramatic or Comedy Score!
Winner: Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing!
Nominees:
Battle Cry
The Man with the Golden Arm
Picnic
The Rose Tattoo - DirectorCharles VidorStarsDoris DayJames CagneyCameron MitchellA fictionalized account of the career of jazz singer Ruth Etting and her tempestuous marriage to gangster Marty Snyder, who helped propel her to stardom.Best Musical Score!
Winner: Love Me or Leave Me!
Nominees:
Daddy Long Legs
Guys and Dolls
It's Always Fair Weather
Oklahoma! - DirectorCharles LaughtonStarsRobert MitchumShelley WintersLillian GishA self-proclaimed preacher marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real dad hid the $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery.Best Art Direction - Black and White!
Winner: The Night of the Hunter!
Nominees:
Blackboard Jungle
The Man with the Golden Arm
Marty
The Rose Tattoo - DirectorJoshua LoganStarsWilliam HoldenKim NovakBetty FieldEmotions are ignited among the complacent townsfolk when a handsome drifter arrives in a small Kansas community on the morning of the Labor Day picnic.Best Art Direction - Color!
Winner: Picnic!
Nominees:
Daddy Long Legs
Guys and Dolls
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
To Catch a Thief - DirectorCharles LaughtonStarsRobert MitchumShelley WintersLillian GishA self-proclaimed preacher marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real dad hid the $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery.Best Cinematography - Black and White!
Winner: The Night of the Hunter!
Nominees:
Blackboard Jungle
I'll Cry Tomorrow
Marty
The Rose Tattoo - DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsCary GrantGrace KellyJessie Royce LandisA retired jewel thief sets out to prove his innocence after being suspected of returning to his former occupation.Best Cinematography - Color!
Winner: To Catch a Thief!
Nominees:
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Guys and Dolls
A Man Called Peter
Oklahoma! - DirectorCharles LaughtonStarsRobert MitchumShelley WintersLillian GishA self-proclaimed preacher marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real dad hid the $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery.Best Costume Design - Black and White!
Winner: The Night of the Hunter!
Nominees:
The Pickwick Papers
I'll Cry Tomorrow
Queen Bee
The Rose Tattoo - DirectorHenry KingOtto LangStarsWilliam HoldenJennifer JonesTorin ThatcherA widowed Chinese-English doctor falls in love with a married American correspondent in Hong Kong during China's Communist Revolution.Best Costume Design - Color!
Winner: Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing!
Nominees:
Guys and Dolls
Interrupted Melody
To Catch a Thief
The Virgin Queen - DirectorCharles LaughtonStarsRobert MitchumShelley WintersLillian GishA self-proclaimed preacher marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real dad hid the $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery.Best Film Editing!
Winner: The Night of the Hunter!
Nominees:
Blackboard Jungle
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
Picnic
The Rose Tattoo