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The 29th Academy Awards - 1956

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The twenty-ninth Academy Awards ceremony was held on Wednesday, March 27, 1957 with Jerry Lewis hosting at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles and Celeste Holm hosting at the NBC Century Theater in New York.

The 1956 Academy Award Winners

Picture: Around the World in 80 Days
Actor: Yul Brynner (The King and I)
Actress: Ingrid Bergman (Anastasia)
Supporting Actor: Anthony Quinn (Lust for Life)
Supporting Actress: Dorothy Malone (Written on the Wind)
Director: George Stevens (Giant)
Adapted Screenplay: James Poe, John Farrow, and S.J. Perelman (Around the World in 80 Days)
Original Screenplay: Dalton Trumbo (aka Robert Rich) (The Brave One) / Albert Lamorisse (The Red Balloon)
Song: "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)" (The Man Who Knew Too Much)
Score: Around the World in 80 Days / The King and I
Cinematography: Somebody Up There Likes Me (Black and White) / Around the World in 80 Days (Color)
Costume Design: The Solid Gold Cadillac (Black and White) / The King and I (Color)
Art / Set Decoration: Somebody Up There Likes Me (Black and White) / The King and I (Color)
Film Editing: Around the World in 80 Days
Foreign Language Film: La Strada (Italy)
Sound: The King and I
Special Effects: The Ten Commandments
Short Films: Mister Magoo's Puddle Jumper (Cartoons) / Crashing the Water Barrier (One-Reel) / The Bespoke Overcoat (Two-Reel)
Documentaries: The True Story of the Civil War (Short) / The Silent World (Feature)

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