The thirty-first Academy Awards ceremony was held on Monday, April 6, 1959 at the RKO Pantages Theatre. The responsibilities of host were shared by Bob Hope, Tony Randall, Mort Sahl, David Niven, Sir Laurence Olivier, and Jerry Lewis. Gigi broke the record shared by Gone With the Wind (1939), From Here to Eternity (1953), and On the Waterfront (1954) for most Oscars won by winning nine Oscars.
The 1958 Academy Award Winners
Picture: GigiActor: David Niven (Separate Tables)
Actress: Susan Hayward (I Want to Live!)
Supporting Actor: Burl Ives (The Big Country)
Supporting Actress: Wendy Hiller (Separate Tables)
Director: Vincente Minnelli (Gigi)
Adapted Screenplay: Alan Jay Lerner (Gigi)
Original Screenplay: Nathan E. Douglas and Harold Jacob Smith (The Defiant Ones)
Song: "Gigi" (Gigi)
Score: The Old Man and the Sea / Gigi
Cinematography: The Defiant Ones (Black and White) / Gigi (Color)
Costume Design: Gigi
Art / Set Decoration: Gigi
Film Editing: Gigi
Foreign Language Film: My Uncle (France)
Sound: South Pacific
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Short Films: Knighty Knight Bugs (Cartoons) / Grand Canyon (Live Action)
Documentaries: AMA Girls (Short) / White Wilderness (Feature)
