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- Best Art Direction, Color: The King and I – Art Direction: Lyle R. Wheeler and John DeCuir; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott and Paul S. Fox (WINNER)
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Art Direction (Color) - Art Direction: Boris Leven; Set Decoration: Ralph S. Hurst Costume Design (Color) - Moss Mabry, Marjorie Best Film Editing - William Hornbeck, Philip W. Anderson, Fred Bohanan
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 .
The “Academy Award of Merit” is what the Oscar statue is officially called. Giant had ten nominations and won a single Oscar. The Red Balloon is the only short film to win a screenplay award. Around the World in 80 Days also bagged Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction, among others.
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.
ART DIRECTION (Color) Around the World in 80 Days – Art Direction: James W. Sullivan, Ken Adam; Set Decoration: Ross J. Dowd Giant – Art Direction: Boris Leven; Set Decoration: Ralph S. Hurst
Below is a complete list of nominations for the 29th Annual Academy Awards. One of the nominations was a case of mistaken identity. Edward Bernds and Elwood Ullman were nominated in the Best Writing (Motion Picture Story) category for their work on High Society.
29th Academy Awards (1957) - Movies from 1956. Highlights. Best Picture: Around the World in 80 Days. Best Director: George Stevens. Best Leading Actress: Ingrid Bergman. Best Leading Actor: Yul Brynner. Best Supporting Actor: Anthony Quinn. Best Supporting Actress: Dorothy Malone.
