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Nominations 1956

Award ceremony for films of 1955

Actor in a Leading Role

Actor in a Supporting Role

Actress in a Leading Role

Actress in a Supporting Role

Best Picture

Cinematography

To Catch a Thief
Nominees
- Robert Burks
Guys and Dolls
Nominees
- Harry Stradling
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Nominees
- Leon Shamroy
A Man Called Peter
Nominees
- Harold Lipstein
Oklahoma!
Nominees
- Robert Surtees

Cinematography (Black and White)

The Rose Tattoo
Nominees
- James Wong Howe
Blackboard Jungle
Nominees
- Russell Harlan
I'll Cry Tomorrow
Nominees
- Arthur Arling
Marty
Nominees
- Joseph LaShelle
Queen Bee
Nominees
- Charles Lang

Costume Design

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Nominees
- Charles LeMaire
Guys and Dolls
Nominees
- Irene Sharaff
Interrupted Melody
Nominees
- Helen Rose
To Catch a Thief
Nominees
- Edith Head
The Virgin Queen
Nominees
- Charles LeMaire
- Mary Wills

Costume Design (Black and White)

I'll Cry Tomorrow
Nominees
- Helen Rose
The Pickwick Papers
Nominees
- Beatrice Dawson
Queen Bee
Nominees
- Jean Louis
The Rose Tattoo
Nominees
- Edith Head
Ugetsu
Nominees
- Tadaoto Kainosho

Directing

Documentary (Feature Film)

Helen Keller in Her Story
Nominees
- Nancy Hamilton
Heartbreak Ridge (1955)
Nominees
- René Risacher

Documentary (Short Film)

Men Against the Arctic
Nominees
- Walt Disney
The Battle of Gettysburg
Nominees
- Dore Schary
The Face of Lincoln
Nominees
- Wilbur T. Blume

Film Editing

Picnic
Nominees
- Charles Nelson
- William Lyon
Blackboard Jungle
Nominees
- Ferris Webster
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
Nominees
- Alma Macrorie
Oklahoma!
Nominees
- Gene Ruggiero
- George Boemler
The Rose Tattoo
Nominees
- Warren Low

Music (Comedy or Drama Score)

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Nominees
- Alfred Newman
Battle Cry
Nominees
- Max Steiner
The Man with the Golden Arm
Nominees
- Elmer Bernstein
Picnic
Nominees
- George Duning
The Rose Tattoo
Nominees
- Alex North

Music (Musical Score)

Oklahoma!
Nominees
Daddy Long Legs
Nominees
- Alfred Newman
Guys and Dolls
Nominees
- Cyril J. Mockridge
- Jay Blackton
It's Always Fair Weather
Nominees
- André Previn
Love Me or Leave Me
Nominees
- Georgie Stoll
- Percy Faith

Music (Original Song)

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
- Paul Francis Webster
Love Me or Leave Me
Love Me or Leave Me
- Sammy Cahn
Something’s Gotta Give
Daddy Long Legs
- Johnny Mercer
The Tender Trap
The Tender Trap
- Sammy Cahn
Unchained Melody
Unchained
- Hy Zaret

Production Design

Picnic
Nominees
- Jo Mielziner: Robert Priestley
- William Flannery
Daddy Long Legs
Nominees
Guys and Dolls
Nominees
- Joseph C. Wright: Howard Bristol
- Oliver Smith
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Nominees
To Catch a Thief
Nominees

Production Design (Black and White)

The Rose Tattoo
Nominees
Blackboard Jungle
Nominees
I'll Cry Tomorrow
Nominees
The Man with the Golden Arm
Nominees
- Joseph C. Wright: Darrell Silvera
Marty
Nominees
- Ted Haworth
- Walter M. Simonds: Robert Priestley

Short Subject - 1 Reel

Survival City
Nominees
- Edmund Reek
3rd Ave. El
Nominees
- Carson Davidson
Gadgets Galore
Nominees
- Robert Youngson
Three Kisses
Nominees
- Justin Herman

Short Subject - 2 Reel

The Face of Lincoln
Nominees
- Wilbur T. Blume
24-Hour Alert
Nominees
- Cedric Francis
The Battle of Gettysburg
Nominees
- Dore Schary
On the Twelfth Day
Nominees
- George K. Arthur
Switzerland
Nominees
- Walt Disney

Short Subject - Cartoons

Speedy Gonzales
Nominees
- Edward Selzer
Good Will to Men
Nominees
The Legend of Rockabye Point
Nominees
- Walter Lantz
No Hunting
Nominees
- Walt Disney

Sound

Oklahoma!
Nominees
- Fred Hynes
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Nominees
- Carlton W. Faulkner
Love Me or Leave Me
Nominees
- Wesley C. Miller
Mister Roberts
Nominees
- William A. Mueller
Not as a Stranger
Nominees
- Watson Jones

Visual Effects

Writing (Screenplay)

Marty
Nominees
- Paddy Chayefsky From By Paddy Chayefsky
Bad Day at Black Rock
Nominees
- Millard Kaufman From "Bad Time At Honda" By Howard Breslin
Blackboard Jungle
Nominees
- Richard Brooks From By Evan Hunter
East of Eden
Nominees
- Paul Osborn From By John Steinbeck
Love Me or Leave Me
Nominees
- Daniel Fuchs
- Isobel Lennart

Writing (Story and Screenplay)

Interrupted Melody
Nominees
- Sonya Levien
- William Ludwig
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Nominees
- Emmet Lavery
- Milton Sperling
It's Always Fair Weather
Nominees
- Adolph Green
- Betty Comden
Mr. Hulot's Holiday
Nominees
- Henri Marquet
- Jacques Tati
The Seven Little Foys
Nominees
- Jack Rose
- Melville Shavelson

Writing (Story)

Love Me or Leave Me
Nominees
- Daniel Fuchs
The Private War of Major Benson
Nominees
- Bob Mosher
- Joe Connelly
Rebel Without a Cause
Nominees
- Nicholas Ray
The Sheep Has Five Legs
Nominees
Strategic Air Command
Nominees
- Beirne Lay Jr.

Marty
4 Wins / 8 Noms
Categories
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
3 Wins / 8 Noms
Categories
The Rose Tattoo
3 Wins / 8 Noms
Categories
Picnic
2 Wins / 6 Noms
Categories
Oklahoma!
2 Wins / 4 Noms
Categories
Love Me or Leave Me
1 Win / 6 Noms
Categories
I'll Cry Tomorrow
1 Win / 4 Noms
Categories
East of Eden
1 Win / 4 Noms
Categories
Mister Roberts
1 Win / 3 Noms
Categories
To Catch a Thief
1 Win / 3 Noms
Categories
Interrupted Melody
1 Win / 3 Noms
Categories
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
1 Win / 2 Noms
Categories
- Visual Effects
- Film Editing
The Face of Lincoln
1 Win / 2 Noms
Categories
- Short Subject - 2 Reel
- Documentary (Short Film)
Helen Keller in Her Story
1 Win / 1 Nom
Categories
- Documentary (Feature Film)
Men Against the Arctic
1 Win / 1 Nom
Categories
- Documentary (Short Film)
Survival City
1 Win / 1 Nom
Categories
- Short Subject - 1 Reel
Speedy Gonzales
1 Win / 1 Nom
Categories
- Short Subject - Cartoons
Guys and Dolls
4 Nominations
Categories
Blackboard Jungle
4 Nominations
Categories
Daddy Long Legs
3 Nominations
Categories
The Man with the Golden Arm
3 Nominations
Categories
Bad Day at Black Rock
3 Nominations
Categories
Rebel Without a Cause
3 Nominations
Categories
It's Always Fair Weather
2 Nominations
Categories
- Music (Musical Score)
- Writing (Story and Screenplay)
Queen Bee
2 Nominations
Categories
- Cinematography (Black and White)
- Costume Design (Black and White)
Summertime
2 Nominations
Categories
- Directing
- Actress in a Leading Role
The Battle of Gettysburg
2 Nominations
Categories
- Documentary (Short Film)
- Short Subject - 2 Reel
Not as a Stranger
1 Nomination
Categories
- Sound
A Man Called Peter
1 Nomination
Categories
- Cinematography
The Pickwick Papers
1 Nomination
Categories
- Costume Design (Black and White)
Ugetsu
1 Nomination
Categories
- Costume Design (Black and White)
The Virgin Queen
1 Nomination
Categories
- Costume Design
The Dam Busters
1 Nomination
Categories
- Visual Effects
The Rains of Ranchipur
1 Nomination
Categories
- Visual Effects
The Tender Trap
1 Nomination
Categories
- Music (Original Song)
Unchained
1 Nomination
Categories
- Music (Original Song)
Trial
1 Nomination
Categories
- Actor in a Supporting Role
Pete Kelly's Blues
1 Nomination
Categories
- Actress in a Supporting Role
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1 Nomination
Categories
- Writing (Story and Screenplay)
Mr. Hulot's Holiday
1 Nomination
Categories
- Writing (Story and Screenplay)
The Seven Little Foys
1 Nomination
Categories
- Writing (Story and Screenplay)
The Private War of Major Benson
1 Nomination
Categories
- Writing (Story)
The Sheep Has Five Legs
1 Nomination
Categories
- Writing (Story)
Strategic Air Command
1 Nomination
Categories
- Writing (Story)
Heartbreak Ridge (1955)
1 Nomination
Categories
- Documentary (Feature Film)
3rd Ave. El
1 Nomination
Categories
- Short Subject - 1 Reel
Gadgets Galore
1 Nomination
Categories
- Short Subject - 1 Reel
Three Kisses
1 Nomination
Categories
- Short Subject - 1 Reel
24-Hour Alert
1 Nomination
Categories
- Short Subject - 2 Reel
On the Twelfth Day
1 Nomination
Categories
- Short Subject - 2 Reel
Switzerland
1 Nomination
Categories
- Short Subject - 2 Reel
Good Will to Men
1 Nomination
Categories
- Short Subject - Cartoons
The Legend of Rockabye Point
1 Nomination
Categories
- Short Subject - Cartoons
No Hunting
1 Nomination
Categories
- Short Subject - Cartoons
Battle Cry
1 Nomination
Categories
- Music (Comedy or Drama Score)

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