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 |
| TV in the United States | |
| Network | NBC |
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.
During the ceremony, Jayne Mansfield experienced a wardrobe malfunction and popped out of her dress.[citation needed]
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[edit] Major Winners
This is a breakdown of only major winners. For a complete list of nominees and winners, see: 30th Academy Awards nominees and winners
[edit] Feature films
[edit] Directing
| Academy Award for Directing | David Lean | The Bridge on the River Kwai |
[edit] Acting
[edit] Writing
| Category | Winner | Movie |
|---|---|---|
| Original screenplay | George Wells | Designing Woman |
| Adapted screenplay | Novel by Pierre Boulle; screenplay by Michael Wilson and Carl Foreman | The Bridge over the River Kwai |
[edit] Breakdown
(Awards won/nominations)
| 4/10 | Sayonara |
| 8/9 | The Bridge over the River Kwai |
| 0/9 | Peyton Place |
| 0/6 | Witness for the Prosecution |
| 1/3 | Les Girls |
| 1/1 | Albert Schweitzer |
| 1/1 | Birds Anonymous |
| 1/1 | Designing Woman |
| 1/1 | The Enemy Below |
| 1/1 | The Three Faces of Eve |
| 1/1 | The Joker is Wild |
| 1/1 | Nights of Cabiria |
| 1/1 | The Wetback Hound |
[edit] Special Honors
- Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers for their contributions to the advancement of the motion picture industry.
- Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson, motion picture pioneer, for his contributions to the development of motion pictures as entertainment.
- Charles Brackett for outstanding service to the Academy.
- B.B. Kahane for distinguished service to the motion picture industry.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- The 33rd Annual Academy Awards at the Internet Movie Database
- Results at the Internet Movie Database
- 1957 Academy Awards at Infoplease
