27th Academy Awards
The Academy Awards 1955 took place on 30 March 1955 at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles and in the NBC Century Theatre in New York City. It was the 27th Annual Academy Awards. In the year of award films of the past year are always excellent, in this case, the films of the year 1954.
- 3.1 Honorary Oscar
- 3.2 Academy Award of Merit
- 3.3 Technical Achievement Award
Presentation
Bob Hope (Los Angeles ); Thelma Ritter (New York City )
Award winners and nominees
Best Picture
On the Waterfront ( On the Waterfront ) - Sam Spiegel
Best Director
Elia Kazan - On the Waterfront ( On the Waterfront )
Best Actor
Marlon Brando - On the Waterfront ( On the Waterfront )
Best Actress
Grace Kelly - The Country Girl ( The Country Girl )
Best Supporting Actor
Edmond O'Brien - The Barefoot Contessa ( The Barefoot Contessa )
Best Supporting Actress
Eva Marie Saint - On the Waterfront ( On the Waterfront )
Best Original Screenplay
On the Waterfront ( On the Waterfront ) - Budd Schulberg
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Country Girl ( The Country Girl ) - George Seaton
Best Original Story
The broken lance (Broken Lance ) - Philip Yordan
Best Cinematography (black & white )
On the Waterfront ( On the Waterfront ) - Boris Kaufman
Best Cinematography ( color film )
Three Coins in the Fountain ( Three Coins in the Fountain ) - Milton R. Krasner
Best Art Direction (black & white )
On the Waterfront ( On the Waterfront ) - Richard Day
Best Art Direction (Color film )
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea ( 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea ) - John Meehan, Emile Kuri
Best Costume Design (black & white )
Sabrina - Edith Head
Best Costume Design (Color film )
The Gates of Hell ( Jigokumon ) - Sanzo Wada
Best Sound
The Glenn Miller Story ( The Glenn Miller Story ) - Leslie I. Carey
Best Editing
On the Waterfront ( On the Waterfront ) - Gene Milford
Best Visual Effects
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea ( 20,000 Leagues under the Sea ) - Walt Disney Studios
Best Song
Three Coins in the Fountain ( Three Coins in the Fountain ) - Jule Styne (music), Sammy Cahn ( lyrics ) for " Three Coins in the Fountain "
Best Score ( Drama / Comedy )
There will always be days (The High and the Mighty ) - Dimitri Tiomkin
Best Original Score ( Music Film )
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Seven Brides for Seven Brothers) - Adolph German, Saul Chaplin
Best Animated Short Film ( Animation )
When Magoo Flew - Stephen Bosustow
Best Short Film (2 films)
A Time Out of War - Denis Sanders, Terry Sanders
Best Short Film (1 roll of film )
This Mechanical Age - Robert Youngson
Best Documentary (Short Film )
Thursday 's Children - World Wide Pictures, Morse film
Best Documentary ( long form )
The Vanishing Prairie ( The Vanishing Prairie) - James Algar, Walt Disney