30th Academy Awards
The Academy Awards 1958 took place on 26 March 1958 at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles. It was the 30th Annual Academy Awards. In the year of award films of the past year are always excellent, in this case, the films of the year 1957.
The Oscar ceremony in 1958 was the first ceremony, which was seen live on the television.
- 3.1 Honorary Oscar
- 3.2 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
- 3.3 Academy Award of Merit
- 3.4 Scientific and Engineering Award
- 3.5 Technical Achievement Award
Presentation
James Stewart, David Niven, Jack Lemmon, Rosalind Russell and Bob Hope as facilitators led by the Oscar ceremony.
Winners and nominations
Best Picture
The Bridge on the River Kwai ( The Bridge on the River Kwai ) - Sam Spiegel
Direction
David Lean - The Bridge on the River Kwai ( The Bridge on the River Kwai )
Lead
Alec Guinness - The Bridge on the River Kwai ( The Bridge on the River Kwai ) received by Jean Simmons
Leading lady
Joanne Woodward - The Three Faces of Eve ( The Three Faces of Eve )
Supporting Actor
Supporting Actress
Miyoshi Umeki - Sayonara
Design
Sayonara - Ted Haworth, Robert Priestley
Camera
The Bridge on the River Kwai ( The Bridge on the River Kwai ) - Jack Hildyard
Costume Design
The Girls ( Les Girls) - Orry- Kelly
Documentary ( long form )
Albert Schweitzer - Jerome Hill
Section
The Bridge on the River Kwai ( The Bridge on the River Kwai ) - Peter Taylor
Foreign Language Film
Nights of Cabiria (Le Notti di Cabiria ) - Italy
Music ( Scoring )
The Bridge on the River Kwai ( The Bridge on the River Kwai ) - Malcolm Arnold
Music ( Original Song )
" All the Way " from Schicksalsmelodie ( The Joker Is Wild ) - Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn
Short Film ( Cartoons )
Birds Anonymous - Edward Selzer
Short Film ( Live Action )
The Wetback Hound - Larry Lansburgh
Sound
Sayonara - George Groves ( Warner Bros. SSD)
Special effects
Duel in the Atlantic ( The Enemy Below ) - Walter Rossi
Adapted Screenplay
The Bridge on the River Kwai ( The Bridge on the River Kwai ) - Pierre Boulle, Carl Foreman, Michael Wilson
Original Screenplay
Why did I say yes? ( Designing Woman ) - George Wells