Academy Awards

28th Academy Awards

March 21, 1956RKO Pantages TheatreFilms from 195530 categories
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Best Picture Winner

Marty

Marty

Best Picture

Director: Delbert Mann

Studio: United Artists

A middle-aged butcher and a schoolteacher find unlikely love at a Saturday night dance in the Bronx.

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All Categories (30)

Best Motion Picture

MartyHarold Hecht, Producer
Winner
Love Is a Many-Splendored ThingBuddy Adler, Producer
Mister RobertsLeland Hayward, Producer
PicnicFred Kohlmar, Producer
The Rose TattooHal B. Wallis, Producer

Actor

Ernest BorgnineMarty {"Marty Pilletti"}
Winner
Frank SinatraThe Man with the Golden Arm {"Frankie"}
James CagneyLove Me or Leave Me {"Martin Snyder"}
James DeanEast of Eden {"Cal Trask"}
Spencer TracyBad Day at Black Rock {"John J. Macreedy"}

Actor In A Supporting Role

Jack LemmonMister Roberts {"Ensign Pulver"}
Winner
Arthur KennedyTrial {"Barney Castle"}
Arthur O'ConnellPicnic {"Howard Bevans"}
Joe MantellMarty {"Angie"}
Sal MineoRebel without a Cause {"Plato"}

Actress

Anna MagnaniThe Rose Tattoo {"Serafina Della Rose"}
Winner
Eleanor ParkerInterrupted Melody {"Marjorie Lawrence"}
Jennifer JonesLove Is a Many-Splendored Thing {"Han Suyin"}
Katharine HepburnSummertime {"Jane Hudson"}
Susan HaywardI'll Cry Tomorrow {"Lillian Roth"}

Actress In A Supporting Role

Jo Van FleetEast of Eden {"Kate"}
Winner
Betsy BlairMarty {"Clara Snyder"}
Marisa PavanThe Rose Tattoo {"Rosa Della Rose"}
Natalie WoodRebel without a Cause {"Judy"}
Peggy LeePete Kelly's Blues {"Rose Hopkins"}

Directing

MartyDelbert Mann
Winner
Bad Day at Black RockJohn Sturges
East of EdenElia Kazan
PicnicJoshua Logan
SummertimeDavid Lean

Writing (Motion Picture Story)

Love Me or Leave MeDaniel Fuchs
Winner
Rebel without a CauseNicholas Ray
Strategic Air CommandBeirne Lay, Jr.
The Private War of Major BensonJoe Connelly, Bob Mosher
The Sheep Has Five LegsJean Marsan, Henry Troyat, Jacques Perret, Henri Verneuil, Raoul Ploquin

Writing (Screenplay)

MartyPaddy Chayefsky
Winner
Bad Day at Black RockMillard Kaufman
Blackboard JungleRichard Brooks
East of EdenPaul Osborn
Love Me or Leave MeDaniel Fuchs, Isobel Lennart

Cinematography (Black-And-White)

The Rose TattooJames Wong Howe
Winner
Blackboard JungleRussell Harlan
I'll Cry TomorrowArthur E. Arling
MartyJoseph LaShelle
Queen BeeCharles Lang

Cinematography (Color)

To Catch a ThiefRobert Burks
Winner
A Man Called PeterHarold Lipstein
Guys and DollsHarry Stradling
Love Is a Many-Splendored ThingLeon Shamroy
Oklahoma!Robert Surtees

Music (Music Score Of A Dramatic Or Comedy Picture)

Love Is a Many-Splendored ThingAlfred Newman
Winner
Battle CryMax Steiner
PicnicGeorge Duning
The Man with the Golden ArmElmer Bernstein
The Rose TattooAlex North

Music (Scoring Of A Musical Picture)

Oklahoma!Robert Russell Bennett, Jay Blackton, Adolph Deutsch
Winner
Daddy Long LegsAlfred Newman
Guys and DollsJay Blackton, Cyril J. Mockridge
It's Always Fair WeatherAndre Previn
Love Me or Leave MePercy Faith, George Stoll

Art Direction (Black-And-White)

The Rose TattooArt Direction: Hal Pereira, Tambi Larsen; Set Decoration: Sam Comer, Arthur Krams
Winner
Blackboard JungleArt Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Randall Duell; Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis, Henry Grace
I'll Cry TomorrowArt Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Malcolm Brown; Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis, Hugh B. Hunt
MartyArt Direction: Edward S. Haworth, Walter Simonds; Set Decoration: Robert Priestley
The Man with the Golden ArmArt Direction: Joseph C. Wright; Set Decoration: Darrell Silvera

Art Direction (Color)

PicnicArt Direction: William Flannery, Jo Mielziner; Set Decoration: Robert Priestley
Winner
Daddy Long LegsArt Direction: Lyle Wheeler, John DeCuir; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott, Paul S. Fox
Guys and DollsArt Direction: Oliver Smith, Joseph C. Wright; Set Decoration: Howard Bristol
Love Is a Many-Splendored ThingArt Direction: Lyle Wheeler, George W. Davis; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott, Jack Stubbs
To Catch a ThiefArt Direction: Hal Pereira, Joseph McMillan Johnson; Set Decoration: Sam Comer, Arthur Krams

Special Effects

The Bridges at Toko-RiParamount Studio
Winner
The Dam BustersAssociated British Picture Corporation, Ltd.
The Rains of Ranchipur20th Century-Fox Studio

Film Editing

PicnicCharles Nelson, William A. Lyon
Winner
Blackboard JungleFerris Webster
Oklahoma!Gene Ruggiero, George Boemler
The Bridges at Toko-RiAlma Macrorie
The Rose TattooWarren Low

Sound Recording

Oklahoma!Todd-AO Sound Department, Fred Hynes, Sound Director
Winner
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Carl W. Faulkner, Sound Director
Love Me or Leave MeMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Wesley C. Miller, Sound Director
Mister RobertsWarner Bros. Studio Sound Department, William A. Mueller, Sound Director
Not as a StrangerRadio Corporation of America Sound Department, Watson Jones, Sound Director

Costume Design (Black-And-White)

I'll Cry TomorrowHelen Rose
Winner
Queen BeeJean Louis
The Pickwick PapersBeatrice Dawson
The Rose TattooEdith Head
UgetsuTadaoto Kainoscho

Costume Design (Color)

Love Is a Many-Splendored ThingCharles LeMaire
Winner
Guys and DollsIrene Sharaff
Interrupted MelodyHelen Rose
The Virgin QueenCharles LeMaire, Mary Wills
To Catch a ThiefEdith Head

Documentary (Feature)

Helen Keller in Her StoryNancy Hamilton, Producer
Winner
Heartbreak RidgeRene Risacher, Producer

Documentary (Short Subject)

Men against the ArcticWalt Disney, Producer
Winner
The Battle of GettysburgDore Schary, Producer
The Face of LincolnWilbur T. Blume, Producer

Scientific Or Technical Award (Class I)

To the NATIONAL CARBON CO. for the development and production of a high efficiency yellow flame carbon for motion picture color photography. [Lighting]
Winner

Scientific Or Technical Award (Class II)

To the EASTMAN KODAK CO. for Eastman Tri-X Panchromatic Negative Film. [Film]
Winner
To FARCIOT EDOUART, HAL CORL and the PARAMOUNT STUDIO TRANSPARENCY DEPARTMENT for the engineering and development of a double-frame, triple-head background projector. [Special Photographic]

Scientific Or Technical Award (Class III)

To 20TH CENTURY-FOX STUDIO and the BAUSCH & LOMB CO. for the new combination lenses for CinemaScope Photography. [Lenses and Filters]
Winner
To DAVE ANDERSON of 20th Century-Fox Studio for an improved spotlight capable of maintaining a fixed circle of light at constant intensity over varied distances. [Lighting]
To FARCIOT EDOUART, HAL CORL and the PARAMOUNT STUDIO TRANSPARENCY DEPARTMENT for an improved dual stereopticon background projector. [Special Photographic]
To LOREN L. RYDER, CHARLES WEST, HENRY FRACKER and the PARAMOUNT STUDIOS for a projection film index to establish proper framing for various aspect ratios. [Projection]
To STEVE KRILANOVICH for an improved camera dolly incorporating multi-directional steering. [Camera Cranes]
To WALTER JOLLEY, MAURICE LARSON and R.H. SPIES of 20th Century-Fox Studio for a spraying process which creates simulated metallic surfaces. [Props]

Honorary Foreign Language Film Award

To Samurai, The Legend of Musashi - Best Foreign Language Film first released in the United States during 1955.
Winner

Music (Song)

"Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing" from Love Is a Many-Splendored ThingMusic by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
Winner
"(Love Is) The Tender Trap" from The Tender TrapMusic by James Van Heusen; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
"I'll Never Stop Loving You" from Love Me or Leave MeMusic by Nicholas Brodszky; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
"Something's Gotta Give" from Daddy Long LegsMusic and Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
"Unchained Melody" from UnchainedMusic by Alex North; Lyrics by Hy Zaret

Short Subject (Cartoon)

Speedy GonzalesEdward Selzer, Producer
Winner
Good Will to MenFred Quimby, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, Producers
No HuntingWalt Disney, Producer
The Legend of Rock-a-bye PointWalter Lantz, Producer

Short Subject (One-Reel)

Survival CityEdmund Reek, Producer
Winner
3rd Ave. ElCarson Davidson, Producer
Gadgets GaloreRobert Youngson, Producer
Three KissesJustin Herman, Producer

Short Subject (Two-Reel)

The Face of LincolnWilbur T. Blume, Producer
Winner
24-Hour AlertCedric Francis, Producer
On the Twelfth Day...George K. Arthur, Producer
SwitzerlandWalt Disney, Producer
The Battle of GettysburgDore Schary, Producer

Writing (Story And Screenplay)

Interrupted MelodyWilliam Ludwig, Sonya Levien
Winner
It's Always Fair WeatherBetty Comden, Adolph Green
Mr. Hulot's HolidayJacques Tati, Henri Marquet
The Court-Martial of Billy MitchellMilton Sperling, Emmet Lavery
The Seven Little FoysMelville Shavelson, Jack Rose
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