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- DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsBurt LancasterMontgomery CliftDeborah KerrAt a U.S. Army base in 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his commanding officer's wife and top aide begin a tentative affair.BEST PICTURE
From Here to Eternity
The Layabouts (I Vitelloni)
Roman Holiday
I Confess
Stalag 17
Madame de...
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Shane
Julius Caesar
The Band Wagon - DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsBurt LancasterMontgomery CliftDeborah KerrAt a U.S. Army base in 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his commanding officer's wife and top aide begin a tentative affair.BEST DIRECTOR
Fred Zinnemann - From Here to Eternity
Federico Fellini - The Layabouts (I Vitelloni)
Max Ophüls - Madame de...
Alfred Hitchcock - I Confess
William Wyler - Roman Holiday
Billy Wilder - Stalag 17
George Stevens - Shane - DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsBurt LancasterMontgomery CliftDeborah KerrAt a U.S. Army base in 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his commanding officer's wife and top aide begin a tentative affair.BEST ACTOR
Montgomery Clift - From Here to Eternity
Montgomery Clift - I Confess
Burt Lancaster - From Here to Eternity
William Holden - Stalag 17
James Mason - Julius Caesar
Marlon Brando - The Wild One
Richard Burton - The Robe - DirectorWilliam WylerStarsGregory PeckAudrey HepburnEddie AlbertA bored and sheltered princess escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American newsman in Rome.BEST ACTRESS
Audrey Hepburn - Roman Holiday
Danielle Darrieux - Madame de...
Marilyn Monroe - Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Doris Day - Calamity Jane
Jane Russell - Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Lauren Bacall - How to Marry a Millionaire
Dinah Sheridan - Genevieve - DirectorJoseph L. MankiewiczStarsLouis CalhernMarlon BrandoJames MasonThe growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar but they have both sorely underestimated Mark Antony.BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
John Gielgud - Julius Caesar
Marlon Brando - Julius Caesar
Frank Sinatra - From Here to Eternity
Ernest Borgnine - From Here to Eternity
Otto Preminger - Stalag 17
Kenneth More - Genevieve
Jack Palance - Shane - DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsBurt LancasterMontgomery CliftDeborah KerrAt a U.S. Army base in 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his commanding officer's wife and top aide begin a tentative affair.BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Deborah Kerr - From Here to Eternity
Donna Reed - From Here to Eternity
Kay Kendall - Genevieve
Jean Arthur - Shane
Thelma Ritter - Titanic
Greer Garson - Julius Caesar
Anne Baxter - I Confess - DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsBurt LancasterMontgomery CliftDeborah KerrAt a U.S. Army base in 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his commanding officer's wife and top aide begin a tentative affair.BEST CASTING
From Here to Eternity
Julius Caesar
Roman Holiday
Shane
Stalag 17
How to Marry a Millionaire
The Layabouts (I Vitelloni) - DirectorWilliam WylerStarsGregory PeckAudrey HepburnEddie AlbertA bored and sheltered princess escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American newsman in Rome.BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Roman Holiday
The Layabouts (I Vitelloni)
Genevieve
Titanic
The Band Wagon - DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsBurt LancasterMontgomery CliftDeborah KerrAt a U.S. Army base in 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his commanding officer's wife and top aide begin a tentative affair.BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
From Here to Eternity
Julius Caesar
I Confess
Stalag 17
Madame de...
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Shane - DirectorClyde GeronimiWilfred JacksonHamilton LuskeStarsBobby DriscollKathryn BeaumontHans ConriedWendy and her brothers are whisked away to the magical world of Neverland with the hero of their stories, Peter Pan.BEST TITLES/CREDITS DESIGN
Peter Pan
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Calamity Jane
Shane
Madame De...
The Band Wagon
The Cruel Sea - DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsBurt LancasterMontgomery CliftDeborah KerrAt a U.S. Army base in 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his commanding officer's wife and top aide begin a tentative affair.BEST EDITING
From Here to Eternity
Shane
The War of the Worlds
Roman Holiday
The Layabouts (I Vitelloni)
I Confess
Stalag 17 - DirectorMax OphülsStarsCharles BoyerDanielle DarrieuxVittorio De SicaWhen an aristocratic woman known only as "Madame de . . ." sells a pair of earrings given to her by her husband in order to pay some debts, she sets off a chain reaction of financial and carnal consequences that can end only in despair.BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Madame de...
I Confess
The Layabouts (I Vitelloni)
From Here to Eternity
Shane
Stalag 17
The Robe - DirectorHenry KosterStarsRichard BurtonJean SimmonsVictor MatureIn the Roman province of Judea during the 1st century, Roman tribune Marcellus Gallio is ordered to crucify Jesus of Nazareth but is tormented by his guilty conscience afterwards.BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Robe
Madame de...
Titanic
Calamity Jane
The Band Wagon
Shane
Julius Caesar - DirectorHoward HawksStarsJane RussellMarilyn MonroeCharles CoburnShowgirls Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw travel to Paris, pursued by a private detective hired by the suspicious father of Lorelei's fiancé, as well as a rich, enamored old man and many other doting admirers.BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
How to Marry a Millionaire
Madame de...
The Band Wagon
The Robe
Roman Holiday
Titanic - DirectorJean NegulescoStarsClifton WebbBarbara StanwyckRobert WagnerAn unhappily married couple struggle to deal with their problems while on board the luxurious, ill-fated RMS Titanic.BEST MAKE-UP & HAIR
Titanic
Calamity Jane
The Robe
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Madame de...
Shane
The Band Wagon - DirectorByron HaskinStarsGene BarryAnn RobinsonLes TremayneA small town in California is attacked by Martians, beginning a worldwide invasion.BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
The War of the Worlds
The Cruel Sea
Titanic
From Here to Eternity
The Robe
Genevieve
Calamity Jane - DirectorClyde GeronimiWilfred JacksonHamilton LuskeStarsBobby DriscollKathryn BeaumontHans ConriedWendy and her brothers are whisked away to the magical world of Neverland with the hero of their stories, Peter Pan.BEST SCORE
Peter Pan
Calamity Jane
Shane
Genevieve
Julius Caesar
From Here to Eternity
The Layabouts (I Vitelloni) - DirectorHoward HawksStarsJane RussellMarilyn MonroeCharles CoburnShowgirls Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw travel to Paris, pursued by a private detective hired by the suspicious father of Lorelei's fiancé, as well as a rich, enamored old man and many other doting admirers.BEST SOUNDTRACK/ADAPTED SCORE
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
The Band Wagon - DirectorDavid ButlerStarsDoris DayHoward KeelAllyn Ann McLerieThe story of Calamity Jane, her saloon, and her romance with Wild Bill Hickok.BEST SONG
Calamity Jane - "Secret Love"
The Band Wagon - "That's Entertainment"
Calamity Jane - "The Deadwood Stage"
Calamity Jane - "The Black Hills of Dakota"
Peter Pan - "You Can Fly!"
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes - "Ain't There Anyone Here For Love"
By the Light of the Silvery Moon - "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" - DirectorVincente MinnelliStarsFred AstaireCyd CharisseOscar LevantA pretentiously artistic director is hired for a new Broadway musical and changes it beyond recognition.BEST DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY
The Band Wagon
Calamity Jane
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
By the Light of the Silvery Moon - DirectorByron HaskinStarsGene BarryAnn RobinsonLes TremayneA small town in California is attacked by Martians, beginning a worldwide invasion.BEST SOUND
The War of the Worlds
From Here to Eternity
Shane
Calamity Jane
The Wild One
The Cruel Sea
The Robe - DirectorByron HaskinStarsGene BarryAnn RobinsonLes TremayneA small town in California is attacked by Martians, beginning a worldwide invasion.BEST SOUND EDITING
The War of the Worlds
From Here to Eternity
Peter Pan
The Cruel Sea
Titanic
Shane
The Robe - DirectorByron HaskinStarsGene BarryAnn RobinsonLes TremayneA small town in California is attacked by Martians, beginning a worldwide invasion.BEST STUNTS
The War of the Worlds
From Here to Eternity
Titanic
The Cruel Sea
The Wild One
Shane
The Robe - DirectorClyde GeronimiWilfred JacksonHamilton LuskeStarsBobby DriscollKathryn BeaumontHans ConriedWendy and her brothers are whisked away to the magical world of Neverland with the hero of their stories, Peter Pan.BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Peter Pan - DirectorFederico FelliniStarsAlberto SordiFranco FabriziFranco InterlenghiA character study of five young men at crucial turning points in their lives in a small town in Italy.BEST FOREIGN FILM
The Layabouts (I Vitelloni)
Madame de...