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| 28th Academy Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 21, 1956 |
| Site | RKO Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, California, NBC Century Theatre New York City, New York |
| Hosted by | Jerry Lewis (Los Angeles), Claudette Colbert (New York) and Joseph L. Mankiewicz (New York) |
| Produced by | Robert Emmett Dolan |
| Directed by | George Seaton |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Marty |
| Most awards | Marty (4) |
| Most nominations | Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing, Marty, and The Rose Tattoo (8) |
| TV in the United States | |
| Network | NBC |
The 28th Academy Awards were held on March 21, 1956 to honor the films of 1955, at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles, California. In this year, Jerry Lewis became the host, replacing Bob Hope.[1]
At just 90 minutes, Marty became the shortest film to win Best Picture, as well as the second to have also won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival (after The Lost Weekend in 1945). All of the various winners, with the exception of Anna Magnani, collected their Oscars.[1]
Grace Kelly, soon to be Princess of Monaco, attended the ceremony as a presenter on her way toward retirement from acting.[1] She was chided by Louella Parsons for failing to acknowledge Lewis' tribute to her from the film business. Parsons wrote, "it seems she might have taken a moment to thank him, give him a little kiss or something before leaving the stage so abruptly."[1]
This was the final year in which the Best Foreign Language Film was a Special/Honorary award. Beginning with the 29th Academy Awards, it became a competitive category.
Winners and nominees
Awards
Nominees were announced on February 18, 1956. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[2]
Best Foreign Language Film
- Samurai, The Legend of Musashi (Japan)
Presenters and performers
Presenters
- Ernest Borgnine (Presenter: Best Story & Screenplay)
- James Cagney (Presenter: Best Special Effects)
- Cantinflas (Presenter: Cinematography Awards)
- Maurice Chevalier (Presenter: Best Original Song)
- Mel Ferrer and Claire Trevor (Presenter: Scientific and Technical Awards)
- Susan Hayward (Presenter: Costume Design Awards)
- Audrey Hepburn (Presenter: Best Motion Picture)
- Jennifer Jones (Presenter: Best Director)
- Grace Kelly (Presenter: Best Actor)
- Peggy Lee and Jack Lemmon (Presenters: Art Direction Awards)
- Marlon Brando (Presenter: Best Actress—reading from a film clip shot in Manila[3])
- Jerry Lewis (Presenter: Best Film Editing and Best Actress)
- Anna Magnani (Presenter: Best Screenplay)
- Sal Mineo (Presenter: Best Sound Recording)
- Edmond O'Brien (Presenter: Best Supporting Actress)
- Eleanor Parker (Presenter: Documentary Awards)
- Marisa Pavan, Arthur O'Connell and Jo Van Fleet (Presenters: Short Subjects Awards)
- Frank Sinatra and Jerry Lewis (Presenters: Best Music Score Awards)
Performers
- André Previn – Conductor the Academy Awards orchestra
- Harry Belafonte ("Unchained Melody" from Unchained)
- Maurice Chevalier ("Something's Gotta Give" from Daddy Long Legs)
- Eddie Fisher ("Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" from Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing)
- Dean Martin ("(Love Is) The Tender Trap" from The Tender Trap)
- Jane Powell ("I'll Never Stop Loving You" from Love Me or Leave Me)
Multiple nominations and awards
See also
- 13th Golden Globe Awards
- 1955 in film
- 7th Primetime Emmy Awards
- 8th Primetime Emmy Awards
- 9th British Academy Film Awards
- 10th Tony Awards
References
- ^ a b c d Wallechinsky, David; Wallace, Irving (1975). The People's Almanac. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc. p. 840. ISBN 0-385-04060-1.
- ^ "The 28th Academy Awards (1956) Nominees and Winners". Oscars.org (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences). Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
- ^ Anna Magnani winning Best Actress for "The Rose Tattoo" on YouTube