1956 ceremony · films of 1955
The 28th Oscars
122 nominations in 27 categories.
Nominations and wins
The night's big films
4 of 8- 3 of 8
- 3 of 8
2 of 6- 1 of 6
2 of 4
Winners first
Every category
Best Picture
Announced as Best Motion Picture
- Harold Hecht, Producer
Leland Hayward, Producer- Fred Kohlmar, Producer
- Hal B. Wallis, Producer
Best Director
Best Actor
Announced as Actor
- Ernest Borgnine · Marty Pilletti
- Spencer Tracy · John J. Macreedy
- James Dean · Cal Trask
- James Cagney · Martin Snyder
- Frank Sinatra · Frankie
Best Actress
Announced as Actress
- Anna Magnani · Serafina Della Rose
- Susan Hayward · Lillian Roth
- Eleanor Parker · Marjorie Lawrence
- Jennifer Jones · Han Suyin
- Katharine Hepburn · Jane Hudson
Best Supporting Actor
- Jack Lemmon · Ensign Pulver
- Joe Mantell · Angie
- Arthur O'Connell · Howard Bevans
- Sal Mineo · Plato
- Arthur Kennedy · Barney Castle
Best Supporting Actress
- Jo Van Fleet · Kate
- Betsy Blair · Clara Snyder
- Peggy Lee · Rose Hopkins
- Marisa Pavan · Rosa Della Rose
Best Original Screenplay
Announced as Writing (Story and Screenplay)
Best Adapted Screenplay
Announced as Writing (Screenplay)
Best Original Story
Announced as Writing (Motion Picture Story)
Best International Feature
Announced as Honorary Foreign Language Film Award
Samurai, The Legend of MusashiTo Samurai, The Legend of Musashi - Best Foreign Language Film first released in the United States during 1955.
Best Documentary Feature
- Nancy Hamilton, Producer
Best Cinematography (Black-and-White)
Best Cinematography (Color)
Best Film Editing
Best Production Design (Black-and-White)
- Art Direction: Edward S. Haworth, Walter Simonds; Set Decoration: Robert Priestley
Art Direction: Joseph C. Wright; Set Decoration: Darrell Silvera
Best Production Design (Color)
Best Costume Design (Black-and-White)
Best Costume Design (Color)
Best Original Score
Announced as Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
Best Song Score or Adaptation Score
Announced as Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture)
Best Original Song
Announced as Music (Song)
- Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing · Love Is A Many-Splendored ThingMusic by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
- Daddy Long Legs · Something's Gotta GiveMusic and Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
- Love Me or Leave Me · I'll Never Stop Loving YouMusic by Nicholas Brodszky; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
- The Tender Trap · (Love Is) The Tender TrapMusic by James Van Heusen; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
- Unchained · Unchained MelodyMusic by Alex North; Lyrics by Hy Zaret
Best Sound
- Todd-AO Sound Department, Fred Hynes, Sound Director
- 20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Carl W. Faulkner, Sound Director
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Wesley C. Miller, Sound Director
- Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, William A. Mueller, Sound Director
- Radio Corporation of America Sound Department, Watson Jones, Sound Director
Best Visual Effects
Announced as Special Effects
- Paramount Studio
Associated British Picture Corporation, Ltd.- 20th Century-Fox Studio
Best Documentary Short
- Walt Disney, Producer
- Dore Schary, Producer
- Wilbur T. Blume, Producer
Best Animated Short
Announced as Short Subject (Cartoon)
- Edward Selzer, Producer
- Walt Disney, Producer
- Walter Lantz, Producer
Best Live Action Short (One-reel)
- Edmund Reek, Producer
- Carson Davidson, Producer
- Robert Youngson, Producer
- Justin Herman, Producer
Best Live Action Short (Two-reel)
- Wilbur T. Blume, Producer
- Cedric Francis, Producer
- George K. Arthur, Producer
- Walt Disney, Producer
- Dore Schary, Producer