Best Picture Winner
From Here to Eternity
Best Picture
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Studio: Columbia
The lives of several soldiers and their women at a U.S. Army base in Hawaii in the months before the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Character development: actors diving deeper into characterization. Feels like a huge shift in approach to acting in this film and allowing the character to drive the story instead of the story itself. I care more for the characters' reactions in the movie rather than the plot. How will they react and what will they say.
All Categories (30)
Best Motion Picture
From Here to Eternity— Buddy Adler, Producer
Winner
Julius Caesar— John Houseman, Producer
Roman Holiday— William Wyler, Producer
Shane— George Stevens, Producer
The Robe— Frank Ross, Producer
Actor
Burt Lancaster— From Here to Eternity {"Sgt. Milton Warden"}
Marlon Brando— Julius Caesar {"Marc Antony"}
Montgomery Clift— From Here to Eternity {"Robert E. Lee Prewitt"}
Richard Burton— The Robe {"Marcellus Gallio"}
Actor In A Supporting Role
Brandon De Wilde— Shane {"Joey Starrett"}
Eddie Albert— Roman Holiday {"Irving Radovich"}
Jack Palance— Shane {"Wilson"}
Robert Strauss— Stalag 17 {"Stosh/'Animal'"}
Actress
Ava Gardner— Mogambo {"Eloise 'Honey Bear' Kelly"}
Deborah Kerr— From Here to Eternity {"Karen Holmes"}
Leslie Caron— Lili {"Lili Daurier"}
Maggie McNamara— The Moon Is Blue {"Patty O'Neill"}
Actress In A Supporting Role
Geraldine Page— Hondo {"Angie Lowe"}
Grace Kelly— Mogambo {"Linda Nordley"}
Marjorie Rambeau— Torch Song {"Mrs. Stewart"}
Thelma Ritter— Pickup on South Street {"Moe"}
Directing
Writing (Motion Picture Story)
Roman Holiday— Dalton Trumbo
Winner
The screen credit and award were originally credited to Ian McLellan Hunter, who was a "front" for Dalton Trumbo. On December 15, 1992, the Academy's Board of Governors voted to change the records and award Mr. Trumbo with the achievement. Ian McLellan Hunter's name was removed from the Motion Picture Story category. The Oscar was posthumously presented to Trumbo's widow on May 10, 1993.
Above and Beyond— Beirne Lay, Jr.
Hondo— Louis L'Amour
THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL NOMINATION. Originally announced on February 15, 1954 as a nominee in this category. On February 17, 1954, letters from the producer and the nominee questioned its inclusion in the (original) motion picture story category, as it was based on the short story, "The Gift of Cochise," by the nominee, published in Collier's magazine on July 5, 1952. By waiver, the title of the short story was not included in the film's credits. The nomination was withdrawn, and only four titles were included on the final ballot.
Little Fugitive— Ray Ashley, Morris Engel, Ruth Orkin
The Captain's Paradise— Alec Coppel
Writing (Screenplay)
From Here to Eternity— Daniel Taradash
Winner
Lili— Helen Deutsch
Roman Holiday— Ian McLellan Hunter, John Dighton
Shane— A. B. Guthrie, Jr.
The Cruel Sea— Eric Ambler
Cinematography (Black-And-White)
From Here to Eternity— Burnett Guffey
Winner
Julius Caesar— Joseph Ruttenberg
Martin Luther— Joseph C. Brun
Roman Holiday— Frank Planer, Henri Alekan
The Four Poster— Hal Mohr
Cinematography (Color)
Shane— Loyal Griggs
Winner
All the Brothers Were Valiant— George Folsey
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef— Edward Cronjager
Lili— Robert Planck
The Robe— Leon Shamroy
Music (Music Score Of A Dramatic Or Comedy Picture)
Lili— Bronislau Kaper
Winner
Above and Beyond— Hugo Friedhofer
From Here to Eternity— Morris Stoloff, George Duning
Julius Caesar— Miklos Rozsa
This Is Cinerama— Louis Forbes
Music (Scoring Of A Musical Picture)
Call Me Madam— Alfred Newman
Winner
Calamity Jane— Ray Heindorf
Kiss Me Kate— Andre Previn, Saul Chaplin
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T— Frederick Hollander, Morris Stoloff
The Band Wagon— Adolph Deutsch
Art Direction (Black-And-White)
Julius Caesar— Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Edward Carfagno; Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis, Hugh Hunt
Winner
Martin Luther— Art Direction: Fritz Maurischat, Paul Markwitz
Roman Holiday— Art Direction: Hal Pereira, Walter Tyler
The President's Lady— Art Direction: Lyle Wheeler, Leland Fuller; Set Decoration: Paul S. Fox
Titanic— Art Direction: Lyle Wheeler, Maurice Ransford; Set Decoration: Stuart Reiss
Art Direction (Color)
The Robe— Art Direction: Lyle Wheeler, George W. Davis; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott, Paul S. Fox
Winner
Knights of the Round Table— Art Direction: Alfred Junge, Hans Peters; Set Decoration: John Jarvis
Lili— Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Paul Groesse; Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis, Arthur Krams
The Story of Three Loves— Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Preston Ames, Edward Carfagno, Gabriel Scognamillo; Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis, Keogh Gleason, Arthur Krams, Jack D. Moore
Young Bess— Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Urie McCleary; Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis, Jack D. Moore
Special Effects
The War of the Worlds— Paramount Studio
Winner
Film Editing
From Here to Eternity— William Lyon
Winner
Crazylegs— Irvine (Cotton) Warburton
Roman Holiday— Robert Swink
The Moon Is Blue— Otto Ludwig
The War of the Worlds— Everett Douglas
Sound Recording
From Here to Eternity— Columbia Studio Sound Department, John P. Livadary, Sound Director
Winner
Calamity Jane— Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, William A. Mueller, Sound Director
Knights of the Round Table— Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, A. W. Watkins, Sound Director
The Mississippi Gambler— Universal-International Studio Sound Department, Leslie I. Carey, Sound Director
The War of the Worlds— Paramount Studio Sound Department, Loren L. Ryder, Sound Director
Costume Design (Black-And-White)
Roman Holiday— Edith Head
Winner
Dream Wife— Helen Rose, Herschel McCoy
From Here to Eternity— Jean Louis
The Actress— Walter Plunkett
The President's Lady— Charles LeMaire, Renie
Costume Design (Color)
The Robe— Charles LeMaire, Emile Santiago
Winner
Call Me Madam— Irene Sharaff
How to Marry a Millionaire— Charles LeMaire, Travilla
The Band Wagon— Mary Ann Nyberg
Young Bess— Walter Plunkett
Documentary (Feature)
The Living Desert— Walt Disney, Producer
Winner
A Queen Is Crowned— Castleton Knight, Producer
The Conquest of Everest— John Taylor, Leon Clore and Grahame Tharp, Producers
Documentary (Short Subject)
The Alaskan Eskimo— Walt Disney, Producer
Winner
Operation Blue Jay— United States Army Signal Corps
The Living City— John Barnes, Producer
The Word— John Healy and John Adams, Producers
They Planted a Stone— James Carr, Producer
Honorary Award
To Pete Smith for his witty and pungent observations on the American scene in his series of "Pete Smith Specialties."
Winner
George Stevens
IRVING G. THALBERG MEMORIAL AWARD
To 20th Century-Fox Film Corporation in recognition of their imagination, showmanship and foresight in introducing the revolutionary process known as CinemaScope.
To Bell and Howell Company for their pioneering and basic achievements in the advancement of the motion picture industry.
To Joseph I. Breen for his conscientious, open-minded and dignified management of the Motion Picture Production Code.
Scientific Or Technical Award (Class I)
To PROFESSOR HENRI CHRETIEN and EARL SPONABLE, SOL HALPRIN, LORIN GRIGNON, HERBERT BRAGG and CARL FAULKNER of 20th Century-Fox Studios for creating, developing and engineering the equipment, processes and techniques known as CinemaScope. [Systems]
Winner
To FRED WALLER for designing and developing the multiple photographic and projection systems which culminated in Cinerama. [Systems]
Scientific Or Technical Award (Class II)
To REEVES SOUNDCRAFT CORPORATION for their development of a process of applying stripes of magnetic oxide to motion picture film for sound recording and reproduction. [Sound]
Winner
Scientific Or Technical Award (Class III)
To WESTREX CORPORATION for the design and construction of a new film editing machine. [Editorial]
Winner
Music (Song)
"Secret Love" from Calamity Jane— Music by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
Winner
"My Flaming Heart" from Small Town Girl— Music by Nicholas Brodszky; Lyrics by Leo Robin
"Sadie Thompson's Song (Blue Pacific Blues)" from Miss Sadie Thompson— Music by Lester Lee; Lyrics by Ned Washington
"That's Amore" from The Caddy— Music by Harry Warren; Lyrics by Jack Brooks
"The Moon Is Blue" from The Moon Is Blue— Music by Herschel Burke Gilbert; Lyrics by Sylvia Fine
Short Subject (Cartoon)
Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom— Walt Disney, Producer
Winner
Christopher Crumpet— Stephen Bosustow, Producer
From A to Z-Z-Z-Z— Edward Selzer, Producer
Rugged Bear— Walt Disney, Producer
The Tell Tale Heart— Stephen Bosustow, Producer
Short Subject (One-Reel)
The Merry Wives of Windsor Overture— Johnny Green, Producer
Winner
Christ among the Primitives— Vincenzo Lucci-Chiarissi, Producer
Herring Hunt— National Film Board of Canada
Joy of Living— Boris Vermont, Producer
Wee Water Wonders— Jack Eaton, Producer
Short Subject (Two-Reel)
Bear Country— Walt Disney, Producer
Winner
Ben and Me— Walt Disney, Producer
Return to Glennascaul— Dublin Gate Theatre Productions
Vesuvius Express— Otto Lang, Producer
Winter Paradise— Cedric Francis, Producer
Writing (Story And Screenplay)
Titanic— Charles Brackett, Walter Reisch, Richard Breen
Winner
Take the High Ground— Millard Kaufman
The Band Wagon— Betty Comden, Adolph Green
The Desert Rats— Richard Murphy
The Naked Spur— Sam Rolfe, Harold Jack Bloom