Awards & Winners

1957 Academy Awards

Check winners and nominations of 1957 Academy Awards. Check awards winners of 30th Academy Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

30th Academy Awards

Academy Award for Best Production Design

Robert Priestley, Ted Haworth

Honored for : Sayonara

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ray Moyer Funny Face
Samuel M. Comer Funny Face
George Davis Funny Face
Hal Pereira Funny Face
William A. Horning Les Girls
Richard Pefferle Les Girls
Gene Allen Les Girls
Edwin B. Willis Les Girls
William A. Horning Raintree County
Urie McCleary Raintree County
Hugh Hunt Raintree County
Edwin B. Willis Raintree County
William Kiernan Pal Joey
Walter Holscher Pal Joey
Louis Diage Pal Joey
Ted Haworth Sayonara
Robert Priestley Sayonara
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score

Malcolm Arnold

Honored for : The Bridge on the River Kwai

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Nominee Nominated Work
Hugo Friedhofer An Affair to Remember
Johnny Green Raintree County
Hugo Friedhofer Boy on a Dolphin
Paul Smith Perri
Malcolm Arnold The Bridge on the River Kwai
Academy Award for Best Director

David Lean

Honored for : The Bridge on the River Kwai

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Nominee Nominated Work
Mark Robson Peyton Place
Joshua Logan Sayonara
Sidney Lumet 12 Angry Men
Billy Wilder Witness for the Prosecution
David Lean The Bridge on the River Kwai
Academy Award for Best Short Film (Live Action)

Larry Lansburgh

Honored for : The Wetback Hound

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ben Sharpsteen Portugal
Norman McLaren A Chairy Tale
James Carr Foothold on Antarctica
Larry Lansburgh The Wetback Hound
Tom Daly City of Gold
Academy Award for Best Cinematography

Jack Hildyard

Honored for : The Bridge on the River Kwai

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ray June Funny Face
Ellsworth Fredericks Sayonara
Jack Hildyard The Bridge on the River Kwai
Milton R. Krasner An Affair to Remember
William C. Mellor Peyton Place
Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Miyoshi Umeki

Honored for : Sayonara
(Role: Katsumi)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Diane Varsi Peyton Place
Role: Allison MacKenzie
Hope Lange Peyton Place
Role: Selena Cross
Elsa Lanchester Witness for the Prosecution
Role: Miss Plimsoll
Carolyn Jones The Bachelor Party
Role: The Existentialist
Miyoshi Umeki Sayonara
Role: Katsumi
Academy Award for Best Actress

Joanne Woodward

Honored for : The Three Faces of Eve
(Role: Eve White/Eve Black/Jane)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Deborah Kerr Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
Role: Sister Angela
Lana Turner Peyton Place
Role: Constance MacKenzie
Elizabeth Taylor Raintree County
Role: Susanna Drake
Anna Magnani Wild Is the Wind
Role: Gioia
Joanne Woodward The Three Faces of Eve
Role: Eve White/Eve Black/Jane
Academy Award for Best Actor

Alec Guinness

Honored for : The Bridge on the River Kwai
(Role: Colonel Nicholson)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Marlon Brando Sayonara
Role: Major Lloyd Gruver
Anthony Franciosa A Hatful of Rain
Role: Polo
Charles Laughton Witness for the Prosecution
Role: Sir Wilfrid Robarts
Anthony Quinn Wild Is the Wind
Role: Gino
Alec Guinness The Bridge on the River Kwai
Role: Colonel Nicholson
Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay

Carl Foreman, Pierre Boulle, Michael Wilson

Honored for : The Bridge on the River Kwai
(Though Pierre Boulle received official screen credit, it was commonly known that blacklisted writers, Michael Wilson and Carl Foreman, wrote the screenplay based on Mr. Boulle's novel (translated from the French). The Board of Governors, on December 11, 1984, voted posthumous Oscars to Wilson and Foreman and Academy records have been updated.)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Carl Foreman The Bridge on the River Kwai
Though Pierre Boulle received official screen credit, it was commonly known that blacklisted writers, Michael Wilson and Carl Foreman, wrote the screenplay based on Mr. Boulle's novel (translated from the French). The Board of Governors, on December 11, 1984, voted posthumous Oscars to Wilson and Foreman and Academy records have been updated.
Pierre Boulle The Bridge on the River Kwai
Though Pierre Boulle received official screen credit, it was commonly known that blacklisted writers, Michael Wilson and Carl Foreman, wrote the screenplay based on Mr. Boulle's novel (translated from the French). The Board of Governors, on December 11, 1984, voted posthumous Oscars to Wilson and Foreman and Academy records have been updated.
Michael Wilson The Bridge on the River Kwai
Though Pierre Boulle received official screen credit, it was commonly known that blacklisted writers, Michael Wilson and Carl Foreman, wrote the screenplay based on Mr. Boulle's novel (translated from the French). The Board of Governors, on December 11, 1984, voted posthumous Oscars to Wilson and Foreman and Academy records have been updated.
John Lee Mahin Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
John Huston Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
John Michael Hayes Peyton Place
Reginald Rose 12 Angry Men
Paul Osborn Sayonara
Academy Award for Best Costume Design

Orry-Kelly

Honored for : Les Girls

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jean Louis Pal Joey
Walter Plunkett Raintree County
Orry-Kelly Les Girls
Hubert de Givenchy Funny Face
Edith Head Funny Face
Charles LeMaire An Affair to Remember
Academy Award for Best Original Song

Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen

Honored for : All the Way
(The Joker Is Wild)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jimmy Van Heusen All the Way
The Joker Is Wild
Sammy Cahn All the Way
The Joker Is Wild
Paul Francis Webster April Love
April Love
Sammy Fain April Love
April Love
Harry Warren An Affair to Remember (Our Love Affair)
An Affair to Remember
Leo McCarey An Affair to Remember (Our Love Affair)
An Affair to Remember
Harold Adamson An Affair to Remember (Our Love Affair)
An Affair to Remember
Ray Evans Tammy
Tammy and the Bachelor
Jay Livingston Tammy
Tammy and the Bachelor
Dimitri Tiomkin Wild Is the Wind
Wild Is the Wind
Ned Washington Wild Is the Wind
Wild Is the Wind
Academy Award for Best Film Editing

Peter Taylor

Honored for : The Bridge on the River Kwai

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Arthur P. Schmidt Sayonara
Philip W. Anderson Sayonara
Warren Low Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Viola Lawrence Pal Joey
Jerome Thoms Pal Joey
Daniel Mandell Witness for the Prosecution
Peter Taylor The Bridge on the River Kwai
Academy Award for Best Picture

Sam Spiegel

Honored for : The Bridge on the River Kwai

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Arthur Hornblow, Jr. Witness for the Prosecution
Reginald Rose 12 Angry Men
Henry Fonda 12 Angry Men
William Goetz Sayonara
Jerry Wald Peyton Place
Sam Spiegel The Bridge on the River Kwai
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

Walter Rossi

Honored for : The Enemy Below

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Nominee Nominated Work
Walter Rossi The Enemy Below
Louis Lichtenfield The Spirit of St. Louis
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature

Jerome Hill

Honored for : Albert Schweitzer

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jerome Hill Albert Schweitzer
Manuel Barbachano Ponce Torero
Lionel Rogosin On the Bowery
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay

George Wells

Honored for : Designing Woman

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tullio Pinelli I Vitelloni
Ennio Flaiano I Vitelloni
Federico Fellini I Vitelloni
Dudley Nichols The Tin Star
Joel Kane The Tin Star
Barney Slater The Tin Star
Ben Roberts Man of a Thousand Faces
Ivan Goff Man of a Thousand Faces
Ralph Wheelwright Man of a Thousand Faces
Robert Wright Campbell Man of a Thousand Faces
Leonard Gershe Funny Face
George Wells Designing Woman
Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing

George Groves

Honored for : Sayonara
(Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Wesley C. Miller Les Girls
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department
John P. Livadary Pal Joey
Columbia Studio Sound Department
George Dutton Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Paramount Studio Sound Department
Gordon E. Sawyer Witness for the Prosecution
Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department
George Groves Sayonara
Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department
Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Red Buttons

Honored for : Sayonara
(Role: Joe Kelly)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Russ Tamblyn Peyton Place
Role: Norman Page
Vittorio De Sica A Farewell to Arms
Role: Major Alessandro Rinaldi
Arthur Kennedy Peyton Place
Role: Lucas Cross
Red Buttons Sayonara
Role: Joe Kelly
Sessue Hayakawa The Bridge on the River Kwai
Role: Saito
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Federico Fellini

Honored for : Nights of Cabiria
(Country: Italy, in Italian)

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Nominee Nominated Work
René Clair Gates of Paris
Country: France, in French
Mehboob Khan Mother India
Country: India, in Hindi
Robert Siodmak The Devil Came at Night
Country: West Germany, in German
Arne Skouen Nine Lives
Country: Norway, in Norwegian
Federico Fellini Nights of Cabiria
Country: Italy, in Italian
Academy Award for Best Short Film (Animated)

Eddie Selzer

Honored for : Birds Anonymous

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Nominee Nominated Work
Stephen Bosustow Trees and Jamaica Daddy
Joseph Barbera One Droopy Knight
William Hanna One Droopy Knight
Walt Disney The Truth About Mother Goose
Eddie Selzer Tabasco Road
Eddie Selzer Birds Anonymous
Academy Honorary Award

Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers

(for their contributions to the advancement of the motion picture industry)
Academy Honorary Award

Broncho Billy Anderson

(motion picture pioneer, for his contributions to the development of motion pictures as entertainment)
Academy Honorary Award

Charles Brackett

(for outstanding service to the Academy)
Academy Honorary Award

B.B. Kahane

(for distinguished service to the motion picture industry)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Charles E. Sutter, William B. Smith, Paramount Pictures, General Cable Corporation

(for the engineering and application to studio use of aluminum lightweight electrical cable and connectors)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Award of Merit)

Todd Soundelux, Westrex Corporation

(For developing a method of producing and exhibiting wide-film motion pictures known as the Todd-AO System.)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Award of Merit)

Motion Picture Research Council

(For the design and development of a high efficiency projection screen for drive-in theatres.)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Optique & Précision de Levallois

(For the development of a high speed vari-focal photographic lens.)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Harlan L. Baumbach, Lorand Wargo, Howard M. Little, Unicorn Engineering Corporation

(For the development of an Automatic Printer Light Selector.)