1959 ceremony · films of 1958
The 31st Oscars
109 nominations in 23 categories.
Nominations and wins
The night's big films
9 of 9
2 of 9
2 of 7- 1 of 6
0 of 6
0 of 6
Winners first
Every category
Best Picture
Announced as Best Motion Picture
- Arthur Freed, Producer
- Warner Bros.
- Lawrence Weingarten, Producer
- Harold Hecht, Producer
- Stanley Kramer, Producer
Best Director
Best Actor
Announced as Actor
- David Niven · Major Pollock
- Paul Newman · Brick Pollitt
- Tony Curtis · John 'Joker' Jackson
- Sidney Poitier · Noah Cullen
- Spencer Tracy · The Old Man
Best Actress
Announced as Actress
- Susan Hayward · Barbara Graham
- Rosalind Russell · Auntie Mame Dennis
- Elizabeth Taylor · Maggie Pollitt
- Deborah Kerr · Sibyl Railton-Bell
- Shirley MacLaine · Ginny Moorhead
Best Supporting Actor
- Burl Ives · Rufus Hannassey
- Arthur Kennedy · Frank Hirsh
- Gig Young · Dr. Hugo Pine
- Lee J. Cobb · Fyodor Karamazov
- Theodore Bikel · Sheriff Max Muller
Best Supporting Actress
- Wendy Hiller · Pat Cooper
- Peggy Cass · Agnes Gooch
- Maureen Stapleton · Fay Doyle
- Martha Hyer · Gwen French
- Cara Williams · The Woman
Best Original Screenplay
Announced as Writing (Story and Screenplay--Written Directly for the Screen)
NOTE: Upon request of his widow and upon recommendation of the Writers Branch Executive Committee, the Board of Governors voted on June 22, 1993, to restore the name of Nedrick Young to the nominations and award presented to Nathan E. Douglas (Mr. Young's pseudonym during the blacklisting period).
Best Adapted Screenplay
Announced as Writing (Screenplay--Based On Material From Another Medium)
Best International Feature
Announced as Foreign Language Film
France- West Germany
- Yugoslavia
- Spain
Best Documentary Feature
- Ben Sharpsteen, Producer
- James Carr, Producer
- Nathan Zucker, Producer
- Robert Snyder, Producer
Best Cinematography (Black-and-White)
Best Cinematography (Color)
Best Film Editing
Best Production Design
- Art Direction: William A. Horning, Preston Ames; Set Decoration: Henry Grace, Keogh Gleason
Art Direction: Cary Odell; Set Decoration: Louis Diage
Best Costume Design
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)
- Gigi · GigiMusic by Frederick Loewe; Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
- A Certain Smile · A Certain SmileMusic by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
- Houseboat · Almost In Your Arms (Love Song From 'Houseboat')Music and Lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
- Marjorie Morningstar · A Very Precious LoveMusic by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
- Some Came Running · To Love And Be LovedMusic by James Van Heusen; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
Best Sound
Announced as Sound
Todd-AO Sound Department, Fred Hynes, Sound Director- Universal-International Studio Sound Department, Leslie I. Carey, Sound Director
- Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon E. Sawyer, Sound Director
- 20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Carl Faulkner, Sound Director
- Paramount Studio Sound Department, George Dutton, Sound Director
Best Visual Effects
Announced as Special Effects
- Visual Effects by Tom Howard
- Visual Effects by A. Arnold Gillespie; Audible Effects by Harold Humbrock
Best Documentary Short
- Ben Sharpsteen, Producer
- Kenneth G. Brown, Producer
- Ian Ferguson, Producer
- Thorold Dickinson, Producer
- Tom Daly, Producer
Best Animated Short
Announced as Short Subject (Cartoon)
- John W. Burton, Producer
- Walt Disney, Producer
- William M. Weiss, Producer
Best Live Action Short
Announced as Short Subject (Live Action)
- Walt Disney, Producer
- Ian Ferguson, Producer
- New Zealand Screen Board
- James A. Lebenthal, Producer
- John Patrick Hayes, Producer
Not competitive
Honorary and special awards
Honorary Award
- Maurice Chevalier
To Maurice Chevalier for his contributions to the world of entertainment for more than half a century.
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
- Jack L. Warner