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* Special Effects - John Fulton Art Direction (Color) - Art Direction: Hal Pereira, Walter H. Tyler, Albert Nozaki; Set Decoration: Samuel M. Comer, Ray Moyer Cinematography (Color) - Loyal Griggs
HONORARY AWARD. To Charles Brackett for outstanding service to the Academy. To B.B. Kahane for distinguished service to the motion picture industry. To Gilbert M. (“Broncho Billy”) Anderson, motion picture pioneer, for his contributions to the development of motion pictures as entertainment.
The 29th Academy Awards were held on March 27, 1957, to honor the films of 1956. In this year, Best International Feature Film became a competitive category, having been given as a Special Achievement Award since 1947.
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The Academy, in the awkward position of possibly conferring its highest honor on someone whose name had been omitted from screen credit, revised its bylaws at a special February 6, 1957, meeting. That revision, in essence, allowed that in such cases, the achievement itself could be eligible for nomination, but the specific writer would be ...
30th Academy Awards (1958) - Movies from 1957. Highlights. Best Picture: The Bridge on the River Kwai. Best Director: David Lean. Best Leading Actress: Joanne Woodward. Best Leading Actor: Alec Guinness. Best Supporting Actor: Red Buttons. Best Supporting Actress: Miyoshi Umeki. Best International Film: Nights of Cabiria.
Jerry Lewis hosted from Hollywood and Celeste Holm did the same chore in New York when the 29th Academy Awards were handed out on Wednesday, March 27, 1957. Around the World in 80 Days took home five Oscars® including Best Picture as did The King and I whose awards haul included a Best Actor for Yul Brynner.
