Edit
The 28th Annual Academy Awards (1956) Poster

(1956 TV Special)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

George Seaton
Bill Bennington ... (director: NBC) (as William Bennington)
Dick Schneider ... (director: New York)

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Richard L. Breen
Jack Rose
Melville Shavelson

Cast (in credits order)  

Claudette Colbert ... Self - Co-Host & Presenter
Jerry Lewis ... Self - Presenter
Joseph L. Mankiewicz ... Self - Co-Host: New York
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jean-Pierre Aumont ... Self - Audience Member
Harry Belafonte ... Self - Performer
Ernest Borgnine ... Self - Winner & Presenter
Marlon Brando ... Self - Presenter
James Cagney ... Self - Nominee & Presenter
Cantinflas ... Self - Presenter
Paddy Chayefsky ... Self - Winner
Maurice Chevalier ... Self - Presenter & Performer
Joan Collins ... Self - Audience Member
Mel Ferrer ... Self - Presenter
Eddie Fisher ... Self - Performer
Friz Freleng ... Self - Accepting for Best Animated Short Film
Susan Hayward ... Self - Nominee & Presenter
Harold Hecht Harold Hecht ... Self - Winner
Audrey Hepburn ... Self - Presenter
Winston Hibler Winston Hibler ... Self - Accepting Best Documentary Short
Tab Hunter ... Self - Audience Member
Jennifer Jones ... Self - Presenter
Grace Kelly ... Self - Presenter
Burt Lancaster ... Self - Audience Member
Peggy Lee ... Self - Nominee & Presenter
Jack Lemmon ... Self - Winner & Presenter
Sonya Levien Sonya Levien ... Self - Winner
Anna Magnani ... Self - Presenter
Delbert Mann ... Self - Winner
Dean Martin ... Self - Performer
Virginia Mayo ... Self - Audience Member
Sal Mineo ... Self - Nominee & Presenter
Cleo Moore ... Self - Audience Member
Kim Novak ... Self - Audience Member
Edmond O'Brien ... Self - Presenter
Margaret O'Brien ... Self - Audience Member
Arthur O'Connell ... Self - Nominee & Presenter
Michael O'Shea ... Self - Audience Member
Eleanor Parker ... Self - Nominee & Presenter
Fess Parker ... Self - Audience Member
Marisa Pavan ... Self - Nominee, Presenter & Accepting Best Actress Award for Anna Magnani
Jane Powell ... Self - Performer
Maxwell Reed ... Self - Audience Member
Debbie Reynolds ... Self - Audience Member
Jane Russell ... Self - Audience Member
Eva Marie Saint ... Self - Presenter
George Seaton ... Self - Academy President
Edward Selzer Edward Selzer ... Self - Winner
Frank Sinatra ... Self - Nominee
Robert Stack ... Self - Audience Member
Millard Thomas Millard Thomas ... Self - Performer
Claire Trevor ... Self - Presenter
Jo Van Fleet ... Self - Winner & Presenter
Vera-Ellen ... Self - Audience Member
Natalie Wood ... Self - Nominee

Produced by 

Herb Braverman ... associate producer
Robert Emmett Dolan ... producer
William Kayden ... producer: NBC
Fred Rheinstein ... associate producer (as Frederic Rheinstein)

Production Management 

John DeMott ... unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Roy Montgomery ... associate director

Music Department 

André Previn ... musical director (as Andre Previn)

Additional Crew 

Jim Merrill ... technical director
Robert F. Metzler ... business manager (as Robert Metzler)
Bill Patterson ... technical director: New York (as William Patterson)

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

Getting Started | Contributor Zone »

Contribute to This Page


Clear your history

Recently Viewed