28th Academy Awards
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| 28th Academy Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 21, 1956 |
| Site | RKO Pantages Theatre, Los Angeles |
| Host | Jerry Lewis Claudette Colbert Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
| Producer | Robert Emmett Dolan |
| Director | George Seaton |
The 28th Academy Awards were presented at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Los Angelos, California. It honoured the top films of 1955, and awarded the winners the coveted "Oscar".
[edit] Nominees and Winners
The are listed by awards. The winner of each category is in bold.
[edit] Best Motion Picture
- Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (Twentieth Century-Fox)
- Marty (United Artists)
- Mister Roberts (Warner Bros.)
- Picnic (Columbia)
- The Rose Tattoo (Paramount)
[edit] Best Actor
- Ernest Borgnine, Marty
- James Cagney, Love Me or Leave Me
- James Dean, East of Eden
- Frank Sinatra, The Man with the Golden Arm
- Spencer Tracy, Bad Day at Black Rock
[edit] Best Actress
- Susan Hayward, I'll Cry Tomorrow
- Katharine Hepburn, Summertime
- Jennifer Jones, Love Is a Many Splendored Thing
- Anna Magnani, The Rose Tattoo
- Eleanor Parker, Interrupted Melody
[edit] Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Arthur Kennedy, rial
- Jack Lemmon, Mister Roberts
- Joe Mantell, Marty
- Sal Mineo, Rebel Without a Cause
- Arthur O'Connell, Picnic
[edit] Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Betsy Blair, Marty
- Jo Van Fleet, East of Eden
- Peggy Lee, Pete Kelly's Blues
- Marisa Pavan, The Rose Tattoo
- Natalie Wood, Rebel Without a Cause
[edit] Best Directing
- Elia Kazan, East of Eden
- David Lean, Summertime
- Joshua Logan, Picnic
- Delbert Mann, Marty
- John Sturges, Bad Day at Black Rock
[edit] Best Writing
[edit] Motion Picture Story
- Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher, The Private War of Major Benson
- Daniel Fuchs, Love Me or Leave Me
- Beirne Lay, Jr., Strategic Air Command
- Jean Marsan, Henry Troyat, Jacques Perret, Henri Verneuil and Raoul Ploquin, The Sheep Has Five Legs
- Nicholas Ray, Rebel Without a Cause
[edit] Screenplay
- Richard Brooks, Blackboard Jungle
- Paddy Chayefsky, Marty
- Daniel Fuchs and Isobel Lennart, Love Me or Leave Me
- Millard Kaufman, Bad Day at Black Rock
- Paul Osborn, East of Eden
[edit] Story and Screenplay
- Betty Comden and Adolph Green, It's Always Fair Weather
- William Ludwig and Sonya Levien, Interrupted Melody
- Melville Shavelson and Jack Rose, The Seven Little Foys
- Milton Sperling and Emmet Lavery, The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
- Jacques Tati and Henri Marquet, Mr. Hulot's Holiday
[edit] Cinematography
[edit] Black-and-White
- Arthur E. Arling, I'll Cry Tomorrow
- Russell Harlan, Blackboard Jungle
- James Wong Howe, The Rose Tattoo
- Charles Lang, Queen Bee
- Joseph LaShelle, Marty
[edit] Color
- Robert Burks, To Catch a Thief
- Harold Lipstein, A Man Called Peter
- Leon Shamroy, Love Is a Many Splendored Thing
- Harry Stradling, Guys and Dolls
- Robert Surtees, Oklahoma!
[edit] Art Direction
[edit] Black-and-White
- Cedric Gibbons and Malcolm Brown, art direction; Edwin B. Willis and Hugh B. Hunt, set decoration, I'll Cry Tomorrow
- Cedric Gibbons and Randall Duell, art direction; Edwin B. Willis and Henry Grace, set decoration, Blackboard Jungle
- Edward S. Haworth and Walter Simonds, art direction; Robert Priestley, set decoration, Marty
- Hal Pereira and Tambi Larsen, art direction; Sam Comer and Arthur Krams, set decoration, The Rose Tattoo
- Joseph C. Wright, art direction; Darrell Silvera, set decoration, The Man with the Golden Arm
[edit] Color
- William Flannery and Jo Mielziner, art direction; Robert Priestley, set decoration, Picnic
- Hal Pereira and Joseph McMillan Johnson, art direction; Sam Comer and Arthur Krams, set decoration, To Catch a Thief
- Oliver Smith and Joseph C. Wright, art direction; Howard Bristol, set decoration, Guys and Dolls
- Lyle Wheeler and George W. Davis, art direction; Walter M. Scott and Jack Stubbs, set decoration, Love Is a Many Splendored Thing
- Lyle Wheeler and John DeCuir, art direction; Walter M. Scott and Paul S. Fox, set decoration, Daddy Long Legs
[edit] Sound Recording
- MGM Studio Sound Dept., Love Me or Leave Me
- RCA Sound Department, Not as a Stranger
- Todd-AO Sound Department, Oklahoma!
- Twentieth Century-Fox Studio Sound Dept., Love Is a Many Splendored Thing
- Warner Bros. Studio Sound Dept., Mister Roberts
[edit] Music
[edit] Song
- “I'll Never Stop Loving You,” Love Me or Leave Me, Nicholas Brodszky, music; Sammy Cahn, lyrics
- “Love Is a Many Splendored Thing,” Love Is a Many Splendored Thing, Sammy Fain, music; Paul Francis Webster, lyrics
- “Something's Gotta Give,” Daddy Long Legs, Johnny Mercer, music and lyrics
- (Love Is) “The Tender Trap,” The Tender Trap, James Van Heusen, music; Sammy Cahn, lyrics
- “Unchained Melody,” Unchained, Alex North, music; Hy Zaret, lyrics
[edit] Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
- Elmer Bernstein, The Man with the Golden Arm
- George Duning, Picnic
- Alfred Newman, Love Is a Many Splendored Thing
- Alex North, The Rose Tattoo
- Max Steiner, Battle Cry
[edit] Scoring of a Musical Picture
- Robert Russell Bennett, Jay Blackton and Adolph Deutsch, Oklahoma!
- Jay Blackton and Cyril J. Mockridge, Guys and Dolls
- Percy Faith and George Stoll, Love Me or Leave Me
- Alfred Newman, Daddy Long Legs
- André Previn, It's Always Fair Weather
[edit] Film Editing
- Warren Low, The Rose Tattoo
- Alma Macrorie, The Bridges at Toko-Ri
- Charles Nelson and William A. Lyon, Picnic
- Gene Ruggiero and George Boemler, Oklahoma!
- Ferris Webster, Blackboard Jungle
[edit] Costume Design
[edit] Black-and-White
- Beatrice Dawson, The Pickwick Papers
- Edith Head, The Rose Tattoo
- Tadaoto Kainoscho, Ugetsu
- Jean Louis, Queen Bee
- Helen Rose, I'll Cry Tomorrow
[edit] Color
- Edith Head, To Catch a Thief
- Charles LeMaire, Love Is a Many Splendored Thing
- Charles LeMaire and Mary Wills, The Virgin Queen
- Helen Rose, Interrupted Melody
- Irene Sharaff, Guys and Dolls
[edit] Special Effects
- The Bridges at Toko-Ri (Paramount)
- The Dam Busters (Warner Bros.)
- The Rains of Ranchipur (Twentieth Century-Fox)
[edit] Short Subjects
[edit] Cartoon
- Good Will to Men (MGM Cartoon Series) (Frederick Quimby, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, producers; MGM)
- The Legend of Rock-a-Bye Point (Walter Lantz Productions; Universal-International)
- No Hunting (Donald Duck Series) (Walt Disney Productions; RKO Radio)
- Speedy Gonzales (Merrie Melodies Series) (Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.; Warner Bros.)
[edit] One-Reel
- Gadgets Galore (Warner Varieties Series) (Robert Youngson, producer; Warner Bros.)
- Survival City (Movietone CinemaScope Series) (Edmund Reek, producer; Twentieth Century-Fox)
- 3rd Ave. El (Carson Davidson Productions; Ardee Films)
- Three Kisses (Topper Special Series) (Justin Herman, producer; Paramount)
[edit] Two-Reel
- The Battle of Gettysburg (Dore Schary, producer; MGM)
- The Face of Lincoln (University of Southern California Presentation; Cavalcade Pictures, Inc.)
- On The Twelfth Day…(United Kingdom Series) (Go Pictures, Inc.; George Brest and Associates)
- Switzerland (People and Places Series) (Walt Disney Productions; Buena Vista)
- 24-Hour Alert (Cedric Francis, producer; Warner Bros.)
[edit] Documentary
[edit] Short Subject
- The Battle of Gettysburg (Dore Schary, producer; MGM)
- The Face of Lincoln (University of Southern California Presentation; Cavalcade Pictures, Inc.)
- Men Against the Arctic (People and Places Series) (Walt Disney Productions; Buena Vista)
[edit] Feature
- Heartbreak Ridge (Rene Risacher Production; Tudor Pictures)
- Helen Keller in Her Story (Nancy Hamilton, producer; Nancy Hamilton Presentation)
[edit] Special Awards
- To Samurai, The Legend of Musashi (Japan), best foreign language film first released in the United States during 1955
