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The 30th Academy Awards ceremony was held on March 26, 1958, to honor the best films of 1957. Two violent deaths surrounded the Oscars during this ceremony. A plane crash took the life of producer Mike Todd , ending the then-latest marriage of Elizabeth Taylor , at that time a contender for the film Raintree County .
The 31st Academy Awards ceremony was held on April 6, 1959, to honor the best films of 1958. The night was dominated by Gigi , which won nine Oscars, breaking the previous record of eight set by Gone with the Wind and tied by From Here to Eternity and On the Waterfront .
This is a list of Academy Award–winning films. If a film won the Academy Award for Best Picture , its entry is listed in a shaded background with a boldface title. Competitive Oscars are separated from non-competitive Oscars (i.e. Honorary Award, Special Achievement Award, Juvenile Award); as such, any films that were awarded a non ...
#18. Inception (tie) - Ceremony: 83rd (2011) - Oscar wins: 4 - Oscar nominations: 8. Directed by Christopher Nolan, this twisty sci-fi blockbuster takes place in a world where dream-sharing ...
31st Academy Awards April 6, 1959 Drama Comedy or Musical Best Film: The Defiant Ones: Auntie Mame (Comedy) Gigi (Musical) Gigi: Best Director: Vincente Minnelli Gigi: Best Actor: David Niven Separate Tables: Danny Kaye Me and the Colonel: David Niven Separate Tables: Best Actress: Susan Hayward I Want to Live! Rosalind Russell Auntie Mame ...
31st Academy Awards, the 1959 ceremony honoring the best in film for 1958 Index of articles associated with the same name This set index article includes a list of related items that share the same name (or similar names).
MGM; novel by James Jones; 5 Oscar nominations South Pacific: Joshua Logan: Mitzi Gaynor, Rossano Brazzi, John Kerr, Musical: 20th Century Fox; 3 Oscar nominations; based on Broadway show The Space Children: Jack Arnold: Michel Rey, Adam Williams, Peggy Webber: Science Fiction: Paramount: Space Master X-7: Edward Bernds: Bill Williams, Lyn ...
The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the Academy Awards (also known as Oscars) presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) since the awards debuted in 1929. This award goes to the producers of the film and is the only category in which every member of the Academy is eligible to submit a nomination and ...