28th Academy Awards

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28th Academy Awards
DateMarch 21, 1956
SiteRKO Pantages Theatre,
Hollywood, California,
NBC Century Theatre
New York City, New York
Hosted byJerry Lewis (Los Angeles),
Claudette Colbert (New York) and
Joseph L. Mankiewicz (New York)
Produced byRobert Emmett Dolan
Directed byGeorge Seaton
Highlights
Best PictureMarty
Most awardsMarty (4)
Most nominationsLove Is a Many-Splendored Thing, Marty, and The Rose Tattoo (8)
TV in the United States
NetworkNBC

The 28th Academy Awards were held on March 21, 1956 to honor the films of 1955, at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles, California. In this year, Jerry Lewis became the host, replacing Bob Hope.[1]

At just 90 minutes, Marty became the shortest film to win Best Picture, as well as the second to have also won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival (after The Lost Weekend in 1945). All of the various winners, with the exception of Anna Magnani, collected their Oscars.[1]

Grace Kelly, soon to be Princess of Monaco, attended the ceremony as a presenter on her way toward retirement from acting.[1] She was chided by Louella Parsons for failing to acknowledge Lewis' tribute to her from the film business. Parsons wrote, "it seems she might have taken a moment to thank him, give him a little kiss or something before leaving the stage so abruptly."[1]

This was the final year in which the Best Foreign Language Film was a Special/Honorary award. Beginning with the 29th Academy Awards, it became a competitive category.

Winners and nominees[edit]

Ernest Borgnine; Best Actor winner
Anna Magnani; Best Actress winner
Jack Lemmon; Best Supporting Actor winner
Paddy Chayefsky; Best Screenplay winner
Walt Disney; Best Documentary Short Subject winner
James Wong Howe; Best Cinematography, Black-and-White winner
Charles LeMaire; Best Costume Design, Color winner

Awards[edit]

Nominees were announced on February 18, 1956. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[2]

Best Motion Picture Best Director
Best Actor Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
Best Screenplay Best Story and Screenplay
Best Motion Picture Story Best Documentary Feature
Best Documentary Short Subject Best Live Action Short Subject, One-Reel
Best Live Action Short Subject, Two-Reel Best Short Subject – Cartoons
Best Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture Best Scoring of a Musical Picture
Best Song Best Sound Recording
Best Art Direction, Black-and-White Best Art Direction, Color
Best Cinematography, Black-and-White Best Cinematography, Color
Best Costume Design, Black-and-White Best Costume Design, Color
Best Film Editing Best Special Effects

Best Foreign Language Film[edit]

Presenters and performers[edit]

Presenters[edit]

Performers[edit]

Multiple nominations and awards[edit]

Films with multiple awards
Awards Film
4 Marty
3 Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
The Rose Tattoo
2 Oklahoma!
Picnic

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Wallechinsky, David; Wallace, Irving (1975). The People's Almanac. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc. p. 840. ISBN 0-385-04060-1.
  2. ^ "The 28th Academy Awards (1956) Nominees and Winners". Oscars.org (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences). Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved August 20, 2011.