1950

Picture
    All About Eve
Actor
    Jose Ferrer - Cyrano de Bergerac
Actress
    Judy Holliday - Born Yesterday
Supporting Actor
    George Sanders - All About Eve
Supporting Actress
    Josephine Hull - Harvey
Director
    Joseph L. Mankiewicz - All About Eve
Motion Picture Story
    Edna Anhalt and Edward Anhalt - Panic In The Streets
Story and Screenplay
    Charles Brackett, D.M. Marshman, Jr., and Billy Wilder - Sunset Boulevard
Screenplay Adaptation
    Joseph L. Mankeiwicz - All About Eve
Cinematography
    Robert Krasker - The Third Man (B&W)
    Robert Surtees - King Solomon's Mines (Color)
Art Direction
    Sam Comer, Hans Dreier, John Meehan and Ray Moyer - Sunset Boulevard (B&W)
    Sam Comer, Hans Dreier, Ray Moyer and Walter Tyler - Samson And Delilah (Color)
Film Editing
    Ralph E. Winters and Conrad A. Nervig - King Solomon's Mines
Sound
    Thomas T. Moulton - All About Eve
Special Effects
    Eagle Lion - Destination Moon
Foreign Language Film
    The Walls of Malapaga - France and Italy

1951

Picture
    An American - Paris
Actor
    Humphrey Bogart - The African Queen
Actress
    Vivien Leigh - A Streetcar Named Desire
Supporting Actor
    Karl Malden - A Streetcar Named Desire
Supporting Actress
    Kim Hunter - A Streetcar Named Desire
Director
    George Stevens - A Place in the Sun
Motion Picture Story
    James Bernard and Paul Dehn - Seven Days to Noon
Story And Screenplay
    Alan Jay Lerner - An American in Paris
Screenplay Adaptation
    Michael Wilson and Harry Brown - A Place in the Sun
Cinematography
    William C. Mellor - A Place in the Sun (B&W)
    John Alton and Alfred Gilks - An American in Paris (Color)
Art Direction
    Richard Day and George James Hopkins - A Streetcar Named Desire (B&W)
    Preston Ames, Cedric Gibbons, Keogh Gleason and Edwin B. Willis - An American in Paris (Color)
Film Editing
    William Hornbeck - A Place in the Sun
Sound
    Douglas Shearer - The Great Caruso
Special Effects
    Paramount - When Worlds Collide
Foreign Language Film
    Rashomon - Japan

1952

Picture
    The Greatest Show on Earth
Actor
    Gary Cooper - High Noon
Actress
    Shirley Booth - Come Back, Little Sheba
Supporting Actor
    Anthony Quinn - Viva Zapata!
Supporting Actress
    Gloria Grahame - The Bad and the Beautiful
Director
    John Ford - The Quiet Man
Motion Picture Story
    Frank Cavett, Frederic Frank and Theadore St. John - The Greatest Show on Earth
Story And Screenplay
    T.E.B. Clarke - The Lavender Hill Mob
Screenplay Adaptation
    Charles Schnee - The Bad and the Beautiful
Cinematography
    Robert Surtees - The Bad and the Beautiful (B&W)
    Winton C. Hoch and Archie Stout - The Quiet Man (Color)
Art Direction
    Edward Carfagno, Cedric Gibbons, Keogh Gleason and Edwin B. Willis - The Bad and the Beautiful (B&W)
    Paul Sheriff and Marcel Vertes - Moulin Rouge (Color)
Film Editing
    Harry Gerstad and Elmo Williams - High Noon
Sound
    London Film Sound Department - Breaking the Sound Barrier
Special Effects
    MGM - Plymouth Adventure
Foreign Language Film
    Forbidden Games - France

1953

Picture
    From Here to Eternity
Actor
    William Holden - Stalag 17
Actress
    Audrey Hepburn - Roman Holiday
Supporting Actor
    Frank Sinatra - From Here to Eternity
Supporting Actress
    Donna Reed - From Here to Eternity
Director
    Fred Zinnemann - From Here to Eternity
Motion Picture Story
    Dalton Trumbo - Roman Holiday
Story and Screenplay
    Charles Brackett, Richard Breen and Walter Reisch - Titanic
Screenplay Adaptation
    Daniel Taradash - From Here to Eternity
Cinematography
    Burnett Guffey - From Here to Eternity (B&W)
    Loyal Griggs - Shane (Color)
Art Direction
    Edward Carfagno, Cedric Gibbons, Hugh Hunt and Edwin B. Willis - Julius Caesar (B&W)
    George Davis, Paul Fox, Walter Scott and Lyle Wheeler - The Robe (Color)
Sound
    John Livadary - From Here to Eternity
Film Editing
    William Lyon - From Here to Eternity
Special Effects
    Paramount - The War of the Worlds

1954

Picture
    On the Waterfront
Actor
    Marlon Brando - On the Waterfront
Actress
    Grace Kelly - The Country Girl
Supporting Actor
    Edmond O'Brien - The Barefoot Contessa
Supporting Actress
    Eva Marie Saint - On the Waterfront
Director
    Elia Kazan - On the Waterfront
Motion Picture Story
    Philip Yordan - Broken Lance
Story And Screenplay
    Budd Schulberg - On the Waterfront
Screenplay Adaptation
    George Seaton - The Country Girl
Cinematography
    Boris Kaufman - On the Waterfront (B&W)
    Milton Krasner - Three Coins in the Fountain (Color)
Art Direction
    Richard Day - On the Waterfront (B&W)
    Emile Kuri and John Meehan - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Color)
Film Editing
    Gene Milord - On the Waterfront
Sound
    Leslie I. Carey - The Glenn Miller Story
Special Effects
    Walt Disney Studios - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Foreign Language Film
    Gate of Hell - Japan

1955

Picture
    Marty
Actor
    Ernest Borgnine - Marty
Actress
    Anna Magnani - The Rose Tattoo
Supporting Actor
    Jack Lemmon - Mister Roberts
Supporting Actress
    Jo Van Fleet - East of Eden
Director
    Delbert Mann - Marty
Motion Picture Story
    Daniel Fuchs - Love Me or Leave Me
Story And Screenplay
    Sonya Levien and William Ludwig - Interrupted Melody
Screenplay Adaptation
    Paddy Chayefsky - Marty
Cinematography
    James Wong Howe For The Rose Tattoo (B&W)
    Robert Burks For To Catch a Thief (Color)
Art Direction
    Sam Comer, Arthur Krams, Tambi Larsen and Hal Pereira - The Rose Tattoo (B&W)
    William Flannery, Jo Mielziner, Robert Priestley - Picnic (Color)
Sound
    Fred Hynes - Oklahoma!
Film Editing
    William A. Lyon and Charles Nelson - Picnic
Special Effects
    Paramount - The Bridges at Toko-Ri
Foreign Language Film
    Samurai, The Legend of Musashi - Japan

1956

Picture
    Around the World in 80 Days
Actor
    Yul Brynner - The King and I
Actress
    Ingrid Bergman - Anastasia
Supporting Actor
    Anthony Quinn - Lust for Life
Supporting Actress
    Dorothy Malone - Written on the Wind
Director
    George Stevens - Giant
Motion Picture Story
    Dalton Trumbo - The Brave One
Screenplay Adaptation
    John Farrow, James Poe and S.J. Perelman - Around the World in 80 Days
Original Screenplay
    Albert Lamorisse - The Red Balloon
Cinematography
    Joseph Ruttenburg - Somebody Up There Likes Me (B&W)
    Lionel Lindon - Around the World in 80 Days (Color)
Art Direction
    Malcolm Brown, Cedric Gibbons, Keogh Gleason and Edwin Willis - Somebody Up There Likes Me (B&W)
    John DeCuir, Paul Fox, Walter Scott and Lyle Wheeler - The King and I (Color)
Film Editing
    Gene Ruggiero and Paul Weatherwax - Around the World in 80 Days
Sound
    Carl Faulkner - The King and I
Special Effects
    John Fulton - The Ten Commandments
Foreign Langugage Film
    La Strada - Italy

1957

Picture
    The Bridge on the River Kwai
Actor
    Alec Guinness - The Bridge on the River Kwai
Actress
    Joanne Woodward - The Three Faces of Eve
Supporting Actor
    Red Buttons - Sayonara
Supporting Actress
    Miyoski Umeki - Sayonara
Director
    David Lean - The Bridge on the River Kwai
Screenplay Based On Material From Another Medium
    Pierre Boulle, Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson - The Bridge on the River Kwai
Story And Screenplay Written Directly For The Screen
    George Wells - Designing Woman
Cinematography
    Jack Hildyard - The Bridge on the River Kwai
Art Direction
    Ted Haworth and Robert Priestley - Sayonara
Film Editing
    Peter Taylor - The Bridge on the River Kwai
Sound
    George Groves - Sayonara
Special Effects
    Walter Rossi - The Enemy Below
Foreign Language Film
    The Nights of Cabiria - Italy

1958

Picture
    Gigi
Actor
    David Niven - Separate Tables
Actress
    Susan Hayward - I Want To Live!
Supporting Actor
    Burl Ives - The Big Country
Supporting Actress
    Wendy Hiller - Separate Tables
Director
    Vincente Minnelli - Gigi
Screenplay Based On Material From Another Medium
    Alan Jay Lerner - Gigi
Story And Screenplay Written Directly For The Screen
    Nedrick Young and Harold Jacob Smith - The Defiant Ones
Cinematography
    Sam Leavitt - The Defiant Ones (B&W)
    Joseph Ruttenberg - Gigi (Color)
Art Direction
    William A. Horning - Gigi
Sound
    Fred Hynes - South Pacific
Film Editing
    Adrienne Fazan - Gigi
Special Effects
    Tom Howard - Tom Thumb
Foreign Language Film
    Mon Uncle - France

1959

Picture
    Ben-Hur
Actor
    Charlton Heston - Ben-Hur
Actress
    Simone Signoret - Room at the Top
Supporting Actor
    Hugh Griffith - Ben-Hur
Supporting Actress
    Shelley Winters - The Diary of Anne Frank
Director
    William Wyler - Ben-Hur
Screenplay Based On Material From Another Medium
    Neil Paterson - Room at the Top
Story And Screenplay Written Directly For The Screen
    Russell Rouse, Clarence Green, Maurice Richlin, Stanley Shapiro - Pillow Talk
Cinematography
    William C. Mellor - The Diary of Anne Frank (B&W)
    Robert L. Surtees - Ben-Hur (Color)
Art Direction
    George W. Davis, Stuart A. Reiss, Walter M. Scott and Lyle R. Wheeler - The Diary of Anne Frank (B&W)
    Edward Carfagno, William Horning and Hugh Hunt - Ben-Hur (Color)
Film Editing
    John D. Dunning and Ralph E. Winters - Ben-Hur
Sound
    Franklin Milton - Ben-Hur
Special Effects
    A. Arnold Gillespie, Milo Lory and Robert MacDonald - Ben-Hur
Foreign Language Film
    Black Orpheus - France

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