30th Academy Awards
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| 30st Academy Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 26, 1958 |
| Site | RKO Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, California, USA |
| Host | Bob Hope, Rosalind Russell, David Niven, James Stewart, and Jack Lemmon |
The 30th Academy Awards was the first time the entire ceremony was broadcast live.
The Oscar for Writing Based on Material From Another Medium was awarded to Pierre Boulle for The Bridge on the River Kwai, despite the fact that he did not know English. The actual writers, Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson were blacklisted at the time and did not receive screen credit for their work. Foreman and Wilson have since been acknowledged by the Academy for their contributions.
[edit] Awards
Best Picture : The Bridge on the River Kwai
Best Director : David Lean, The Bridge on the River Kwai
Best Actor : Alec Guinness, The Bridge on the River Kwai
Best Supporting Actor : Red Buttons, Sayonara
Best Actress : Joanne Woodward, The Three Faces of Eve
Best Supporting Actress : Miyoshi Umeki, Sayonara
Best Original Story and Screenplay : George Wells, Designing Women
Best Writing Based on Material From Another Medium: Pierre Boulle, Carl Foreman, Michael Wilson, The Bridge on the River Kwai
