Winners List: 1950-1959

1950

BEST PICTURE: Sunset Boulevard

BEST ACTOR: William Holden (Sunset Boulevard)

BEST ACTRESS: Gloria Swanson (Sunset Boulevard)

BEST DIRECTOR: Billy Wilder (Sunset Boulevard)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: George Sanders (All About Eve)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Josephine Hull (Harvey)

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST: All About Eve

BEST SCREENPLAY - ADAPTATION: All About Eve

BEST SCREENPLAY - ORIGINAL: Sunset Boulevard

BEST ANIMATED FILM: Gerald McBoing Boing

BEST ART DIRECTION: Sunset Boulevard

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Sunset Boulevard

BEST COSTUME DESIGN: Samson & Delilah

BEST FILM EDITING: Sunset Boulevard

BEST FOREIGN FILM: Early Summer

BEST MAKEUP: Cyrano de Bergerac

BEST ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE: Sunset Boulevard

BEST ORIGINAL MUSICAL OR COMEDY SCORE: Annie Get Your Gun

BEST ORIGINAL SONG: "Mona Lisa" (Captain Carey, USA)

BEST SOUND: Sunset Boulevard

BEST SOUND EFFECTS: not awarded this year

BEST SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS: Destination Moon

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1951

BEST PICTURE: The Lavender Hill Mob

BEST ACTOR: Marlon Brando (A Streetcar Named Desire)

BEST ACTRESS: Vivien Leigh (A Streetcar Named Desire)

BEST DIRECTOR: Elia Kazan (A Streetcar Named Desire)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Robert Walker (Strangers On A Train)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Kim Hunter (A Streetcar Named Desire)

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST: A Streetcar Named Desire

BEST SCREENPLAY - ADAPTATION: A Place In The Sun

BEST SCREENPLAY - ORIGINAL: The Lavender Hill Mob

BEST ANIMATED FILM: Alice In Wonderland

BEST ART DIRECTION: A Streetcar Named Desire

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: An American In Paris

BEST COSTUME DESIGN: Quo Vadis

BEST FILM EDITING: Strangers On A Train

BEST FOREIGN FILM: Early Summer

BEST MAKEUP: The Thing From Another a World

BEST ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE: The Day The Earth Stood Still

BEST ORIGINAL MUSICAL OR COMEDY SCORE: An American In Paris

BEST ORIGINAL SONG: "Silver Bells" (The Lemon Drop Kid)

BEST SOUND: The Day The Earth Stood Still

BEST SOUND EFFECTS: When Worlds Collide

BEST SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS: When Worlds Collide

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1952

BEST PICTURE: Singin' In The Rain

BEST ACTOR: Gary Cooper (High Noon)

BEST ACTRESS: Debbie Reynolds (Singin' In The Rain)

BEST DIRECTOR: Fred Zinnemann (High Noon)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Donald O'Connor (Singin' In The Rain)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Gloria Grahame (The Bad & The Beautiful)

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST: The Bad & The Beautiful

BEST SCREENPLAY - ADAPTATION: The Bad & The Beautiful

BEST SCREENPLAY - ORIGINAL: Singin' In The Rain

BEST ANIMATED FILM: Johann Mouse

BEST ART DIRECTION: Singin' In The Rain

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: The Quiet Man

BEST COSTUME DESIGN: Moulin Rouge

BEST FILM EDITING: High Noon

BEST FOREIGN FILM: Forbidden Games

BEST MAKEUP: The Greatest Show On Earth

BEST ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE: Limelight

BEST ORIGINAL MUSICAL OR COMEDY SCORE: Singin' In The Rain

BEST ORIGINAL SONG: "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin')" (High Noon)

BEST SOUND: Breaking The Sound Barrier

BEST SOUND EFFECTS: Breaking The Sound Barrier

BEST SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS: Plymouth Adventure

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1953

BEST PICTURE: From Here To Eternity

BEST ACTOR: Alan Ladd (Shane)

BEST ACTRESS: Audrey Hepburn (Roman Holiday)

BEST DIRECTOR: Fred Zinnemann (From Here To Eternity)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Frank Sinatra (From Here To Eternity)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Donna Reed (From Here To Eternity)

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST: From Here To Eternity

BEST SCREENPLAY - ADAPTATION: From Here To Eternity

BEST SCREENPLAY - ORIGINAL: Roman Holiday

BEST ANIMATED FILM: Peter Pan

BEST ART DIRECTION: Julius Caesar

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: From Here To Eternity

BEST COSTUME DESIGN: Gate Of Hell

BEST FILM EDITING: From Here To Eternity

BEST FOREIGN FILM: The Wages Of Fear

BEST MAKEUP: House Of Wax

BEST ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE: Shane

BEST ORIGINAL MUSICAL OR COMEDY SCORE: Calamity Jane

BEST ORIGINAL SONG: "That's Amore" (The Caddy)

BEST SOUND: The Wages Of Fear

BEST SOUND EFFECTS: War Of The Worlds

BEST SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS: War Of The Worlds

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1954

BEST PICTURE: Seven Samurai

BEST ACTOR: Marlon Brando (On The Waterfront)

BEST ACTRESS: Judy Garland (A Star Is Born)

BEST DIRECTOR: Akira Kurosawa (Seven Samurai)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Toshiro Mifune (Seven Samurai)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Eva Marie Saint (On The Waterfront)

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST: On The Waterfront

BEST SCREENPLAY - ADAPTATION: Rear Window

BEST SCREENPLAY - ORIGINAL: On The Waterfront

BEST ANIMATED FILM: Animal Farm

BEST ART DIRECTION: 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Rear Window

BEST COSTUME DESIGN: Seven Samurai

BEST FILM EDITING: Dial M For Murder

BEST FOREIGN FILM: Seven Samurai

BEST MAKEUP: Creature From The Black Lagoon

BEST ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE: On The Waterfront

BEST ORIGINAL MUSICAL OR COMEDY SCORE: Seven Brides For Seven Brothers

BEST ORIGINAL SONG: "The Man Who Got Away" (A Star Is Born)

BEST SOUND: The Glenn Miller Story

BEST SOUND EFFECTS: Them!

BEST SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS: 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea

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1955

BEST PICTURE: Rebel Without A Cause

BEST ACTOR: James Dean (Rebel Without A Cause)

BEST ACTRESS: Susan Hayward (I'll Cry Tomorrow)

BEST DIRECTOR: Nicholas Ray (Rebel Without A Cause)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Sal Mineo (Rebel Without A Cause)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Natalie Wood (Rebel Without A Cause)

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST: Rebel Without A Cause

BEST SCREENPLAY - ADAPTATION: Marty

BEST SCREENPLAY - ORIGINAL: The Ladykillers

BEST ANIMATED FILM: Lady & The Tramp

BEST ART DIRECTION: To Catch A Thief

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: The Night Of The Hunter

BEST COSTUME DESIGN: Guys & Dolls

BEST FILM EDITING: Rebel Without A Cause

BEST FOREIGN FILM: Les Diaboliques

BEST MAKEUP: Richard III

BEST ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE: The Dam Busters

BEST ORIGINAL MUSICAL OR COMEDY SCORE: Guys & Dolls

BEST ORIGINAL SONG: "Love Is A Many Splendored Thing" (Love Is A Many Splendored Thing)

BEST SOUND: Bad Day At Black Rock

BEST SOUND EFFECTS: The Bridges At Toko-Ri

BEST SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS: The Dam Busters

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1956

BEST PICTURE: The King & I

BEST ACTOR: John Wayne (The Searchers)

BEST ACTRESS: Ingrid Bergman (Anastasia)

BEST DIRECTOR: George Stevens (Giant)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: James Dean (Giant)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Patty McCormack (The Bad Seed)

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST: Giant

BEST SCREENPLAY - ADAPTATION: Around The World In 80 Days

BEST SCREENPLAY - ORIGINAL: The Red Balloon

BEST ANIMATED FILM: Gerald McBoing Boing On Planet Moo

BEST ART DIRECTION: The King & I

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: The Searchers

BEST COSTUME DESIGN: The King & I

BEST FILM EDITING: Somebody Up There Likes Me

BEST FOREIGN FILM: The Burmese Harp

BEST MAKEUP: The Ten Commandments

BEST ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE: Around The World In 80 Days

BEST ORIGINAL MUSICAL OR COMEDY SCORE: The King & I

BEST ORIGINAL SONG: "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be Will Be)" (The Man Who Knew Too Much)

BEST SOUND: The King & I

BEST SOUND EFFECTS: The Ten Commandments

BEST SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS: Forbidden Planet

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1957

BEST PICTURE: 12 Angry Men

BEST ACTOR: Alec Guinness (The Bridge On The River Kwai)

BEST ACTRESS: Joanne Woodward (The Three Faces Of Eve)

BEST DIRECTOR: David Lean (The Bridge On The River Kwai)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Lee J. Cobb (12 Angry Men)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Heather Sears (The Story Of Esther Costello)

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST: 12 Angry Men

BEST SCREENPLAY - ADAPTATION: 12 Angry Men

BEST SCREENPLAY - ORIGINAL: Sweet Smell Of Success

BEST ANIMATED FILM: Birds Anonymous

BEST ART DIRECTION: The Bridge On The River Kwai

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Paths Of Glory

BEST COSTUME DESIGN: Les Girls

BEST FILM EDITING: The Bridge On The River Kwai

BEST FOREIGN FILM: The Seventh Seal

BEST MAKEUP: Man Of A Thousand Faces

BEST ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE: The Bridge On The River Kwai

BEST ORIGINAL MUSICAL OR COMEDY SCORE: An Affair To Remember

BEST ORIGINAL SONG: "Jailhouse Rock" (Jailhouse Rock)

BEST SOUND: The Bridge On The River Kwai

BEST SOUND EFFECTS: The Enemy Below

BEST SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS: The Incredible Shrinking Man

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1958

BEST PICTURE: Vertigo

BEST ACTOR: James Stewart (Vertigo)

BEST ACTRESS: Elizabeth Taylor (Cat On A Hot Tin Roof)

BEST DIRECTOR: Alfred Hitchcock (Vertigo)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Burl Ives (Cat On A Hot Tin Roof)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Wendy Hiller (Separate Tables)

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST: Separate Tables

BEST SCREENPLAY - ADAPTATION: Vertigo

BEST SCREENPLAY - ORIGINAL: The Defiant Ones

BEST ANIMATED FILM: Knighty Knight Bugs

BEST ART DIRECTION: Gigi

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Touch Of Evil

BEST COSTUME DESIGN: Gigi

BEST FILM EDITING: Vertigo

BEST FOREIGN FILM: Ashes & Diamonds

BEST MAKEUP: The Vikings

BEST ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE: Vertigo

BEST ORIGINAL MUSICAL OR COMEDY SCORE: Gigi

BEST ORIGINAL SONG: "Gigi" (Gigi)

BEST SOUND: Vertigo

BEST SOUND EFFECTS: Torpedo Run

BEST SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS: The 7th Voyage Of Sinbad

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1959

BEST PICTURE: Some Like It Hot

BEST ACTOR: Jack Lemmon (Some Like It Hot)

BEST ACTRESS: Marilyn Monroe (Some Like It Hot)

BEST DIRECTOR: Billy Wilder (Some Like It Hot)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Fred Astaire (On The Beach)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Lee Remick (Anatomy Of A Murder)

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST: Some Like It Hot

BEST SCREENPLAY - ADAPTATION: Some Like It Hot

BEST SCREENPLAY - ORIGINAL: North By Northwest

BEST ANIMATED FILM: Sleeping Beauty

BEST ART DIRECTION: Ben-Hur

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Ben-Hur

BEST COSTUME DESIGN: Ben-Hur

BEST FILM EDITING: Ben-Hur

BEST FOREIGN FILM: The 400 Blows

BEST MAKEUP: Some Like It Hot

BEST ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE: North By Northwest

BEST ORIGINAL MUSICAL OR COMEDY SCORE: Porgy & Bess

BEST ORIGINAL SONG: "High Hopes" (A Hole In The Head)

BEST SOUND: Ben-Hur

BEST SOUND EFFECTS: Ben-Hur

BEST SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS: Ben-Hur

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