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Best Motion Picture - Lawrence Weingarten, Producer Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) - Richard Brooks, James Poe A Certain Smile
The 31st Academy Awards ceremony was held on April 6, 1959, to honor the best films of 1958. The night was dominated by Gigi, which won nine Oscars, breaking the previous record of eight set by Gone with the Wind and tied by From Here to Eternity and On the Waterfront.
It was the most-honored motion picture in Academy Awards history up to that time and for many years - until 1997, with its record-breaking eleven Oscars from twelve nominations. And it was the most expensive film of its time, budgeted at $15 million.
Feb 5, 2014 · HONORARY AWARD. To Lee De Forest for his pioneering inventions which brought sound to the motion picture. To Buster Keaton for his unique talents which brought immortal comedies to the screen. JEAN HERSHOLT HUMANITARIAN AWARD. Bob Hope. SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL AWARD (Class II)
The 31st Academy Awards | 1959. RKO Pantages Theatre. Monday, April 6, 1959. Honoring movies released in 1958. ... Best Motion Picture - Lawrence Weingarten, Producer.
The 32nd Academy Awards ceremony was held on April 4, 1960, at the RKO Pantages Theatre, to honor the films of 1959. William Wyler 's Bible epic Ben-Hur won 11 Oscars, breaking the record of nine set the previous year by Gigi .
Ben-Hur set a new Oscar record by winning 11 Academy Awards. Bob Hope was the master of ceremonies. On January 3, 1959, Alaska was admitted as the 49th U.S. state. On January 8, 1959, Charles de Gaulle was inaugurated as the first president of the new Fifth Republic in France.
