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.

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

Red Buttons - Sayonara

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

Prizes

Honorary Oscar

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

Academy Award of Merit

Scientific and Engineering Award

Technical Achievement Award

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