29th Academy Awards - wikipedia 29th Academy Awards 29th Academy Awards Date March 27, 1957 Site RKO Pantages Theatre Hollywood, California NBC Century Theatre New York City, New York Hosted by Jerry Lewis Celeste Holm Produced by Valentine Davies Directed by Bill Bennington Max Miller Highlights Best Picture Around the World in 80 Days Most awards Around the World in 80 Days and The King and I ( 5 ) Most nominations Giant ( 10 ) TV in the United States Network NBC ← 28th Academy Awards 30th → During the 29th Academy Awards, the regular competitive category of Best Foreign Language Film was introduced, instead of only being recognized as a Special Achievement Award or as a Best Picture nominee ( as in 1938 ). The first winner in this new category was Federico Fellini 's La strada with Anthony Quinn and a second nomination for Best Original Screenplay. Its win would help spur an interest in foreign - language films. Another Fellini film, Nights of Cabiria would win the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar in the following year. This was also the first year that all of the five Best Picture nominees were in color. It was also the first Oscar telecast to be videotaped for later broadcast, especially for those network affiliates that did n't want to broadcast the event live. All of the major awards winners were large - scale epics -- Mike Todd 's Around the World in 80 Days, The King and I, Anastasia, George Stevens ' Giant, Cecil B. DeMille 's The Ten Commandments ( the highest - grossing film of the year ), King Vidor 's War and Peace and William Wyler 's Friendly Persuasion. And the trend toward blockbusters and colorful spectaculars was established for years to come, with The Bridge on the River Kwai, Gigi, and Ben - Hur being subsequent Best Picture champions. The Best Original Story category had two interesting quirks this year. First, the Oscar for Best Original Story went to Robert Rich ( also known as Dalton Trumbo ) for The Brave One. Trumbo was blacklisted at the time so he could not get screen credit under his own name. Second, Edward Bernds and Elwood Ullman withdrew their names from consideration in this category for their work on High Society. The nomination was apparently intended for the musical starring Grace Kelly, but Bernds and Ullman had instead worked on a Bowery Boys movie of the same title. Indeed, this nomination was a double mistake. High Society was based on the play and movie The Philadelphia Story and probably would not have qualified as an original story anyway. It was here that James Dean became the only actor to receive a second posthumous -- and consecutive -- nomination for acting. Ingrid Bergman was not present to collect her award for Best Actress : Cary Grant accepted it on her behalf. She did, however, list the nominees for Best Director via a pre-recorded segment from a rooftop in Paris. The winner was announced by host Jerry Lewis. Director John Ford 's classic western The Searchers, widely seen as one of the best American films of all time, failed to receive a single nomination. This was the second time since the introduction of the Supporting Actor and Actress awards that Best Picture, Best Director, and all four acting Oscars were given to different films. This would not happen again until the 78th Academy Awards. Around the World in 80 Days became the sixth film to win Best Picture without any acting nominations. Contents 1 Awards 1.1 Academy Honorary Award 1.2 Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award 1.3 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award 2 Presenters and performers 2.1 Presenters 2.2 Performers 3 Multiple nominations and awards 4 See also 5 References Awards Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. Best Motion Picture Best Director Around the World in 80 Days -- Mike Todd, producer Friendly Persuasion -- Robert Wyler and William Wyler, producers Giant -- George Stevens and Henry Ginsberg, producers The King and I -- Charles Brackett, producer The Ten Commandments -- Cecil B. DeMille, producer George Stevens -- Giant Michael Anderson -- Around the World in 80 Days Walter Lang -- The King and I King Vidor -- War and Peace William Wyler -- Friendly Persuasion Best Actor Best Actress Yul Brynner -- The King and I as King Mongkut of Siam James Dean ( posthumous nomination ) -- Giant as Jett Rink Kirk Douglas -- Lust for Life as Vincent van Gogh Rock Hudson -- Giant as Jordan `` Bick '' Benedict Jr. Laurence Olivier -- Richard III as Richard Ingrid Bergman -- Anastasia as Anna Koreff Carroll Baker -- Baby Doll as Baby Doll Meighan Katharine Hepburn -- The Rainmaker as Lizzie Curry Nancy Kelly -- The Bad Seed as Christine Penmark Deborah Kerr -- The King and I as Anna Leonowens Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Anthony Quinn -- Lust for Life as Paul Gauguin Don Murray -- Bus Stop as Beauregard Decker Anthony Perkins -- Friendly Persuasion as Josh Birdwell Mickey Rooney -- The Bold and the Brave as Dooley Robert Stack -- Written on the Wind as Kyle Hadley Dorothy Malone -- Written on the Wind as Marylee Hadley Mildred Dunnock -- Baby Doll as Aunt Rose Comfort Eileen Heckart -- The Bad Seed as Hortense Daigle Mercedes McCambridge -- Giant as Luz Benedict Patty McCormack -- The Bad Seed as Rhoda Penmark Best Original Screenplay Best Adapted Screenplay The Red Balloon -- Albert Lamorisse The Bold and the Brave -- Robert Lewin Julie -- Andrew L. Stone La Strada -- Federico Fellini and Tullio Pinelli The Ladykillers -- William Rose Around the World in 80 Days -- James Poe, John Farrow and S.J. Perelman based on the novel by Jules Verne Baby Doll -- Tennessee Williams based on his short plays Twenty - seven Wagons Full of Cotton and The Unsatisfactory Supper Friendly Persuasion -- Michael Wilson based on the novel by Jessamyn West Giant -- Ivan Moffat and Fred Guiol based on the novel by Edna Ferber Lust for Life -- Norman Corwin based on the novel by Irving Stone Best Story Best Foreign Language Film The Brave One -- Dalton Trumbo The Eddy Duchin Story -- Leo Katcher High Society -- Edward Bernds and Elwood Ullman The Proud and the Beautiful -- Jean - Paul Sartre Umberto D. -- Cesare Zavattini La Strada ( Italy ) The Burmese Harp ( Japan ) The Captain from Köpenick ( Germany ) Gervaise ( France ) Qivitoq ( Denmark ) Best Documentary Feature Best Documentary Short Subject The Silent World The Naked Eye Where Mountains Float The True Story of the Civil War A City Decides The Dark Wave The House Without a Name Man in Space Best Live Action Short Film, One - Reel Best Live Action Short Film, Two - Reel Crashing the Water Barrier I Never Forget a Face Time Stood Still The Bespoke Overcoat Cow Dog The Dark Wave Samoa Best Animated Short Film Magoo 's Puddle Jumper Gerald McBoing - Boing on Planet Moo The Jay Walker Best Dramatic or Comedy Score Best Musical Score Around the World in 80 Days -- Victor Young ( posthumous award ) Anastasia -- Alfred Newman Between Heaven and Hell -- Hugo Friedhofer Giant -- Dimitri Tiomkin The Rainmaker -- Alex North The King and I -- Alfred Newman and Ken Darby The Best Things in Life Are Free -- Lionel Newman The Eddy Duchin Story -- Morris Stoloff and George Duning High Society -- Johnny Green and Saul Chaplin Meet Me in Las Vegas -- George Stoll and Johnny Green Best Original Song Best Sound Recording `` Que Sera, Sera ( Whatever Will Be, Will Be ) '' from The Man Who Knew Too Much -- Music and Lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans `` Friendly Persuasion ( Thee I Love ) '' from Friendly Persuasion -- Music by Dimitri Tiomkin ; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster `` Julie '' from Julie -- Music by Leith Stevens ; Lyrics by Tom Adair `` True Love '' from High Society -- Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter `` Written on the Wind '' from Written on the Wind -- Music by Victor Young ( posthumous nomination ) ; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn The King and I -- Carlton W. Faulkner The Brave One -- Buddy Myers The Eddy Duchin Story -- John Livadary Friendly Persuasion -- Gordon R. Glennan and Gordon Sawyer The Ten Commandments -- Loren L. Ryder Best Art Direction, Black and White Best Art Direction, Color Somebody Up There Likes Me -- Art Direction : Cedric Gibbons and Malcolm F. Brown ; Set Decoration : Edwin B. Willis and F. Keogh Gleason The Proud and Profane -- Art Direction : Hal Pereira and A. Earl Hedrick ; Set Decoration : Samuel M. Comer and Frank R. McKelvy Seven Samurai -- Art Direction and Set Decoration : Takashi Matsuyama The Solid Gold Cadillac -- Art Direction : Ross Bellah ; Set Decoration : William R. Kiernan and Louis Diage Teenage Rebel -- Art Direction : Lyle R. Wheeler and Jack Martin Smith ; Set Decoration : Walter M. Scott and Stuart A. Reiss The King and I -- Art Direction : Lyle R. Wheeler and John DeCuir ; Set Decoration : Walter M. Scott and Paul S. Fox Around the World in 80 Days -- Art Direction : James W. Sullivan and Ken Adam ; Set Decoration : Ross J. Dowd Giant -- Art Direction : Boris Leven ; Set Decoration : Ralph S. Hurst Lust for Life -- Art Direction : Cedric Gibbons, Hans Peters and Preston Ames ; Set Decoration : Edwin B. Willis and F. Keogh Gleason The Ten Commandments -- Art Direction : Hal Pereira, Walter H. Tyler and Albert Nozaki ; Set Decoration : Sam M. Comer and Ray Moyer Best Cinematography, Black and White Best Cinematography, Color Somebody Up There Likes Me -- Joseph Ruttenberg Baby Doll -- Boris Kaufman The Bad Seed -- Harold Rosson The Harder They Fall -- Burnett Guffey Stagecoach to Fury -- Walter Strenge Around the World in 80 Days -- Lionel Lindon The Eddy Duchin Story -- Harry Stradling The King and I -- Leon Shamroy The Ten Commandments -- Loyal Griggs War and Peace -- Jack Cardiff Best Costume Design, Black and White Best Costume Design, Color The Solid Gold Cadillac -- Jean Louis The Power and the Prize -- Helen Rose The Proud and Profane -- Edith Head Seven Samurai -- Kohei Ezaki Teenage Rebel -- Charles LeMaire and Mary Wills The King and I -- Irene Sharaff Around the World in 80 Days -- Miles White Giant -- Moss Mabry and Marjorie Best The Ten Commandments -- Edith Head, Ralph Jester, John Jensen, Dorothy Jeakins and Arnold Friberg War and Peace -- Maria De Matteis Best Film Editing Best Visual Effects Around the World in 80 Days -- Gene Ruggiero and Paul Weatherwax The Brave One -- Merrill G. White Giant -- William Hornbeck, Philip W. Anderson and Fred Bohanan Somebody Up There Likes Me -- Albert Akst The Ten Commandments -- Anne Bauchens The Ten Commandments -- John P. Fulton Forbidden Planet -- A. Arnold Gillespie, Irving Ries and Wesley C. Miller Academy Honorary Award Eddie Cantor Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award Buddy Adler Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award Y. Frank Freeman Presenters and performers This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( September 2015 ) Presenters Carroll Baker ( Presenter : Best Original Song ) Ingrid Bergman ( Presenter : Best Director ) Ernest Borgnine ( Presenter : Best Actress ) Gower Champion and Marge Champion ( Presenters : Art Direction Awards ) Dorothy Dandridge ( Presenter : Best Visual Effects ) Kirk Douglas ( Presenter : Best Film Editing ) Janet Gaynor ( Presenter : Best Motion Picture ) Rock Hudson and Eva Marie Saint ( Presenters : Best Musical Score and Best Dramatic or Comedy Score ) Nancy Kelly ( Presenter : Best Supporting Actor ) Deborah Kerr ( Presenter : Writing Awards ) Jack Lemmon ( Presenter : Best Supporting Actress ) Anna Magnani ( Presenter : Best Actor ) Dorothy Malone ( Presenter : Best Sound Recording ) Mercedes McCambridge and Robert Stack ( Presenters : Documentary Awards ) Patty McCormack and Mickey Rooney ( Presenters : Short Subject Awards ) George Seaton ( Presenter : Best Foreign Language Film, Honorary Award, the Irving G. Thalberg Award and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award ) Elizabeth Taylor ( Presenter : Costume Design Awards ) Claire Trevor ( Presenter : Cinematography Awards ) Performers Bing Crosby ( `` True Love '' from High Society ) Dorothy Dandridge ( `` Julie '' from Julie ) The Four Aces ( `` Written on the Wind '' from Written on the Wind ) Gogi Grant ( `` Que Sera, Sera ( Whatever Will Be, Will Be ) '' from The Man Who Knew Too Much ) Tommy Sands ( `` Friendly Persuasion ( Thee I Love ) '' from Friendly Persuasion ) Multiple nominations and Awards These films had multiple nominations : 10 nominations : Giant 9 nominations : The King and I 8 nominations : Around the World in 80 Days 7 nominations : The Ten Commandments 6 nominations : Friendly Persuasion 4 nominations : Baby Doll, The Bad Seed, The Eddy Duchin Story and Lust for Life 3 nominations : The Brave One, High Society, Somebody Up There Likes Me, War and Peace and Written on the Wind 2 nominations : Anastasia, The Bold and the Brave, The Dark Wave, Julie, La Strada, The Proud and Profane, The Rainmaker, The Seven Samurai, The Solid Gold Cadillac and Teenage Rebel The following films received multiple awards. 5 wins : Around the World in 80 Days and The King and I 2 wins : Somebody Up There Likes Me See also 14th Golden Globe Awards 1956 in film 8th Primetime Emmy Awards 9th Primetime Emmy Awards 10th British Academy Film Awards 11th Tony Awards References Jump up ^ `` The 29th Academy Awards ( 1957 ) Nominees and Winners ''. Oscars.org ( Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ). Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2011 - 08 - 21. Academy Awards Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) Records Most wins per ceremony Oscar season Governors Awards Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Pre-show Awards of Merit Best Picture Director Actor Actress Supporting Actor Supporting Actress Adapted Screenplay Original Screenplay Animated Feature Documentary Feature Foreign Language Film Animated Short Film Documentary Short Subject Live Action Short Film Cinematography Costume Design Film Editing Makeup and Hairstyling Original Score Original Song Production Design Sound Editing Sound Mixing Visual Effects Special awards Governors Awards Academy Honorary Award Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award Special Achievement Academy Award Academy Scientific and Technical Awards Academy Award of Merit ( non-competitive ) Scientific and Engineering Award Technical Achievement Award John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation Gordon E. Sawyer Award Student Awards Student Academy Award Former awards Merit Awards Assistant Director Dance Direction Story Special Awards Academy Juvenile Award Ceremonies ‡ ( List Book ) 1927 / 28 1928 / 29 1929 / 30 1930 / 31 1931 / 32 1932 / 33 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 2017 Footnote ‡ Dates and years listed for each ceremony were the eligibility period of film release in Los Angeles County. For the first five ceremonies, the eligibility period was done on a seasonal basis, from August to July. For the 6th ceremony, held in 1934, the eligibility period lasted from August 1, 1932 to December 31, 1933. Since the 7th ceremony held in 1935, the period of eligibility became the full previous calendar year from January 1 to December 31. 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Question: who won the academy award for best actor in 1957 and for what movie
Answer: Yul Brynner – The King and I