Academy Awards, USA
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Award categories
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Winner
Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey Bogart
The African Queen

Nominated

Arthur Kennedy
Arthur Kennedy
Bright Victory
Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando
A Streetcar Named Desire
Montgomery Clift
Montgomery Clift
A Place in the Sun
Fredric March
Fredric March
Death of a Salesman
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Karl Malden
Karl Malden
A Streetcar Named Desire

Nominated

Leo Genn
Leo Genn
Quo Vadis
Gig Young
Gig Young
Come Fill the Cup
Peter Ustinov
Peter Ustinov
Quo Vadis
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
Death of a Salesman
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Winner
Vivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh
A Streetcar Named Desire

Nominated

Eleanor Parker
Eleanor Parker
Detective Story
Jane Wyman
Jane Wyman
The Blue Veil
Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn
The African Queen
Shelley Winters
Shelley Winters
A Place in the Sun
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Kim Hunter
Kim Hunter
A Streetcar Named Desire

Nominated

Thelma Ritter
Thelma Ritter
The Mating Season
Joan Blondell
Joan Blondell
The Blue Veil
Lee Grant
Lee Grant
Detective Story
Mildred Dunnock
Mildred Dunnock
Death of a Salesman
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White
Winner
A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire
Richard Day
George James Hopkins

Nominated

Too Young to Kiss
Too Young to Kiss
Cedric Gibbons
Paul Groesse
Edwin B. Willis
Jack D. Moore
Fourteen Hours
Fourteen Hours
Lyle R. Wheeler
Leland Fuller
Thomas Little
Fred J. Rode
La Ronde
La Ronde
Jean d'Eaubonne
The House on Telegraph Hill
The House on Telegraph Hill
Lyle R. Wheeler
John DeCuir
Thomas Little
Paul S. Fox
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color
Winner
An American in Paris
An American in Paris
Cedric Gibbons
E. Preston Ames
Edwin B. Willis
F. Keogh Gleason

Nominated

On the Riviera
On the Riviera
Lyle R. Wheeler
Leland Fuller
Joseph C. Wright
Thomas Little
Walter M. Scott
Quo Vadis
Quo Vadis
William A. Horning
Cedric Gibbons
Edward C. Carfagno
Hugh Hunt
The Tales of Hoffmann
The Tales of Hoffmann
Hein Heckroth
David and Bathsheba
David and Bathsheba
Lyle R. Wheeler
George W. Davis
Thomas Little
Paul S. Fox
Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Winner
A Place in the Sun
A Place in the Sun
William C. Mellor

Nominated

The Frogmen
The Frogmen
Norbert Brodine
Strangers on a Train
Strangers on a Train
Robert Burks
Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman
Franz Planer
A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire
Harry Stradling Sr.
Best Cinematography, Color
Winner
An American in Paris
An American in Paris
Alfred Gilks
John Alton

Nominated

Quo Vadis
Quo Vadis
Robert Surtees
William V. Skall
When Worlds Collide
When Worlds Collide
John F. Seitz
W. Howard Greene
David and Bathsheba
David and Bathsheba
Leon Shamroy
Show Boat
Show Boat
Charles Rosher
Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
Winner
A Place in the Sun
A Place in the Sun
Edith Head

Nominated

A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire
Lucinda Ballard
Kind Lady
Kind Lady
Walter Plunkett
Gile Steele
The Model and the Marriage Broker
The Model and the Marriage Broker
Charles Le Maire
Renié
The Mudlark
The Mudlark
Edward Stevenson
Margaret Furse
Best Costume Design, Color
Winner
An American in Paris
An American in Paris
Orry-Kelly
Walter Plunkett
Irene Sharaff

Nominated

Quo Vadis
Quo Vadis
Herschel McCoy
The Great Caruso
The Great Caruso
Helen Rose
Gile Steele
The Tales of Hoffmann
The Tales of Hoffmann
Hein Heckroth
David and Bathsheba
David and Bathsheba
Charles Le Maire
Edward Stevenson
Best Director
Winner
George Stevens
George Stevens
A Place in the Sun

Nominated

Elia Kazan
Elia Kazan
A Streetcar Named Desire
John Huston
John Huston
The African Queen
William Wyler
William Wyler
Detective Story
Vincente Minnelli
Vincente Minnelli
An American in Paris
Best Documentary, Features
Winner
Kon-Tiki
Kon-Tiki
Olle Nordemar

Nominated

I Was a Communist for the F.B.I.
I Was a Communist for the F.B.I.
Bryan Foy
Best Documentary, Short Subjects
Winner
Benjy
Benjy
Fred Zinnemann

Nominated

The Seeing Eye
The Seeing Eye
Gordon Hollingshead
One Who Came Back
One Who Came Back
Owen Crump
Best Effects, Special Effects
Winner
When Worlds Collide
When Worlds Collide
Best Film Editing
Winner
A Place in the Sun
A Place in the Sun
William Hornbeck

Nominated

The Well
The Well
Chester W. Schaeffer
Decision Before Dawn
Decision Before Dawn
Dorothy Spencer
Quo Vadis
Quo Vadis
Ralph E. Winters
An American in Paris
An American in Paris
Adrienne Fazan
Best Music, Original Song
Winner
Here Comes the Groom
Here Comes the Groom
Hoagy Carmichael
Johnny Mercer

Nominated

Golden Girl
Golden Girl
Lionel Newman
Eliot Daniel
Royal Wedding
Royal Wedding
Burton Lane
Alan Jay Lerner
The Strip
The Strip
Bert Kalmar
Harry Ruby
Oscar Hammerstein II
Rich, Young and Pretty
Rich, Young and Pretty
Nicholas Brodszky
Sammy Cahn
Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
Winner
A Place in the Sun
A Place in the Sun
Franz Waxman

Nominated

Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman
Alex North
David and Bathsheba
David and Bathsheba
Alfred Newman
Quo Vadis
Quo Vadis
Miklós Rózsa
A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire
Alex North
Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture
Winner
An American in Paris
An American in Paris
Johnny Green
Saul Chaplin

Nominated

Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
Oliver Wallace
The Great Caruso
The Great Caruso
Peter Herman Adler
Johnny Green
On the Riviera
On the Riviera
Alfred Newman
Show Boat
Show Boat
Adolph Deutsch
Conrad Salinger
Best Picture
Winner
An American in Paris
An American in Paris
Arthur Freed

Nominated

Decision Before Dawn
Decision Before Dawn
Anatole Litvak
Frank McCarthy
A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire
Charles K. Feldman
Quo Vadis
Quo Vadis
Sam Zimbalist
A Place in the Sun
A Place in the Sun
George Stevens
Best Short Subject, Cartoons
Winner
The Two Mouseketeers
The Two Mouseketeers
Fred Quimby

Nominated

Lambert the Sheepish Lion
Lambert the Sheepish Lion
Walt Disney
Rooty Toot Toot
Rooty Toot Toot
Stephen Bosustow
Best Short Subject, One-reel
Winner
World of Kids
World of Kids
Robert Youngson

Nominated

The Story of Time
The Story of Time
Robert G. Leffingwell
Ridin' the Rails
Ridin' the Rails
Jack Eaton
Best Short Subject, Two-reel
Winner
Nature's Half Acre
Nature's Half Acre
Walt Disney

Nominated

Balzac
Balzac
Danger Under the Sea
Danger Under the Sea
Best Sound, Recording
Winner
The Great Caruso
The Great Caruso
Douglas Shearer

Nominated

Bright Victory
Bright Victory
Leslie I. Carey
I Want You
I Want You
Gordon Sawyer
A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire
Nathan Levinson
Two Tickets to Broadway
Two Tickets to Broadway
John Aalberg
Best Writing, Motion Picture Story
Winner
Seven Days to Noon
Seven Days to Noon
Paul Dehn
James Bernard

Nominated

The Frogmen
The Frogmen
Oscar Millard
Here Comes the Groom
Here Comes the Groom
Robert Riskin
Liam O'Brien
Teresa
Teresa
Alfred Hayes
Stewart Stern
Bullfighter and the Lady
Bullfighter and the Lady
Budd Boetticher
Ray Nazarro
Best Writing, Screenplay
Winner
A Place in the Sun
A Place in the Sun
Michael Wilson
Harry Brown

Nominated

Detective Story
Detective Story
Philip Yordan
Robert Wyler
The African Queen
The African Queen
James Agee
John Huston
A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire
Tennessee Williams
La Ronde
La Ronde
Jacques Natanson
Max Ophüls
Best Writing, Story and Screenplay
Winner
An American in Paris
An American in Paris
Alan Jay Lerner

Nominated

Go for Broke!
Go for Broke!
Robert Pirosh
The Well
The Well
Clarence Greene
Russell Rouse
Ace in the Hole
Ace in the Hole
Billy Wilder
Lesser Samuels
Walter Newman
David and Bathsheba
David and Bathsheba
Philip Dunne