Oscars Rematch: 1950
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- DirectorBilly WilderStarsWilliam HoldenGloria SwansonErich von StroheimA screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.Best Picture!
Winner: Sunset Boulevard!
Nominees:
All About Eve
Born Yesterday
Father of the Bride
King Solomon's Mines - DirectorBilly WilderStarsWilliam HoldenGloria SwansonErich von StroheimA screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.Best Director!
Winner: Billy Wilder!
Nominees:
Joseph L. Mankiewicz - All About Eve
John Huston - The Asphalt Jungle
George Cukor - Born Yesterday
Vincente Minnelli - Father of the Bride - DirectorHenry KosterStarsJames StewartWallace FordWilliam H. LynnDue to his insistence that he has an invisible six foot-tall rabbit for a best friend, a whimsical middle-aged man is thought by his family to be insane - but he may be wiser than anyone knows.Best Actor!
Winner: James Stewart!
Nominees:
Louis Calhern - The Magnificent Yankee
Jose Ferrer - Cyrano de Bergerac
William Holden - Sunset Boulevard
Spencer Tracy - Father of the Bride - DirectorBilly WilderStarsWilliam HoldenGloria SwansonErich von StroheimA screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.Best Actress!
Winner: Gloria Swanson!
Nominees:
Anne Baxter - All About Eve
Bette Davis - All About Eve
Judy Holliday - Born Yesterday
Eleanor Parker - Caged - DirectorJoseph L. MankiewiczStarsBette DavisAnne BaxterGeorge SandersA seemingly timid but secretly ruthless ingénue insinuates herself into the lives of an aging Broadway star and her circle of theater friends.Best Supporting Actor!
Winner: George Sanders!
Nominees:
Jeff Chandler - Broken Arrow
Edmund Gwenn - Mister 880
Sam Jaffe - The Asphalt Jungle
Erich von Stroheim - Sunset Boulevard - DirectorHenry KosterStarsJames StewartWallace FordWilliam H. LynnDue to his insistence that he has an invisible six foot-tall rabbit for a best friend, a whimsical middle-aged man is thought by his family to be insane - but he may be wiser than anyone knows.Best Supporting Actress!
Winner: Josephine Hull!
Nominees:
Hope Emerson - Caged
Celeste Holm - All About Eve
Nancy Olson - Sunset Boulevard
Thelma Ritter - All About Eve - DirectorBilly WilderStarsWilliam HoldenGloria SwansonErich von StroheimA screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.Best Original Screenplay!
Winner: Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder and D. M. Marshman, Jr.!
Nominees:
Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin - Adam's Rib
Carl Foreman - The Men
Joseph L. Mankiewicz and Lesser Samuels - No Way Out
Borden Chase and Robert L. Richards - Winchester '73 - DirectorJoseph L. MankiewiczStarsBette DavisAnne BaxterGeorge SandersA seemingly timid but secretly ruthless ingénue insinuates herself into the lives of an aging Broadway star and her circle of theater friends.Best Adapted Screenplay!
Winner: Joseph L. Mankiewicz!
Nominees:
Ben Maddow and John Huston - The Asphalt Jungle
Albert Mannheimer - Born Yesterday
Francis Goodrich and Albert Hackett - Father of the Bride
Akira Kurosawa and Shinobu Hashimoto - Rashomon - DirectorElia KazanStarsRichard WidmarkPaul DouglasBarbara Bel GeddesA doctor and a policeman in New Orleans have only 48 hours to locate a killer infected with pneumonic plague.Best Story!
Winner: Panic in the Streets!
Nominees:
Bitter Rice
The Gunfighter
Mystery Street
When Willie Comes Marching Home - DirectorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsPaul FreesWilliam HannaWhen Tom's harassment gets out of hand, Jerry writes to his Cousin Muscles, a tough inner city mouse, and asks for his help.Best Animated Short!
Winner: Jerry's Cousin!
Nominees:
Gerald McBoing-Boing
Trouble Indemnity - DirectorRobert J. FlahertyRichard LyfordCurt OertelStarsFredric MarchThe life and works of the great artist Michelangelo Buonarroti are shown against the historical background of his time. It begins with his earliest artworks, and follows his life and career as he achieves lasting fame. The documentary includes detailed looks at some of the artist's most renowned creations.Best Documentary Feature!
Winner: The Titan: Story of Michelangelo!
Nominees:
With These Hands - StarsJoe KingThis film examines the reasons why the United States decided to engage in the Korean War. Scenes describe Russia's attempt to gain power following World War II (Korea included), and its refusal to allow free elections in the country. Footage shows Soviet-backed North Korean troops' movement into South Korea on June 25, 1950, the United Nations' response, and the armed struggle against both North Korean and later Chinese troops led by General Douglas MacArthur.Best Documentary Short!
Winner: Why Korea?
Nominees:
The Fight: Science Against Cancer
The Stairs - DirectorAndré de la VarreStarsArt GilmoreThe annual horse race held in the Piazza del Campo in Siena is highlighted in all its color, pomp, and pageantry.Best Live Action Short - One-Reel!
Winner: Grandad of Races!
Nominees:
Blaze Busters
Wrong Way Butch - DirectorJerome HillStarsGrandma MosesArchibald MacleishBest Live Action Short - Two-Reel!
Winner: Grandma Moses!
Nominees:
In Beaver Valley
My Country 'Tis of Thee - DirectorBilly WilderStarsWilliam HoldenGloria SwansonErich von StroheimA screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.Best Dramatic or Comedy Score!
Winner: Sunset Boulevard!
Nominees:
All About Eve
The Flame and the Arrow
No Sad Songs for Me
Samson and Delilah - DirectorClyde GeronimiWilfred JacksonHamilton LuskeStarsIlene WoodsJames MacDonaldEleanor AudleyWhen Cinderella's cruel stepmother prevents her from attending the Royal Ball, she gets some unexpected help from the lovable mice Gus and Jaq and from her Fairy Godmother.Best Musical Score!
Winner: Cinderella!
Nominees:
Annie Get Your Gun
I'll Get By
Three Little Words
The West Point Story - DirectorMitchell LeisenStarsAlan LaddWanda HendrixFrancis LedererWhen an OSS officer returns to Italy to uncover the informer who cost lives of villagers, he unexpectedly finds out that his lover is alive and connected to the traitor.Best Original Song!
Winner: "Mona Lisa", Captain Carey, U.S.A.!
Nominees:
"Be My Love" - The Toast of New Orleans
"Bibbidi-Bibbidi-Boo" - Cinderella
"Mule Train" - Singing Guns
"Wilhelmina" - Wabash Avenue - DirectorJoseph L. MankiewiczStarsBette DavisAnne BaxterGeorge SandersA seemingly timid but secretly ruthless ingénue insinuates herself into the lives of an aging Broadway star and her circle of theater friends.Best Sound Recording!
Winner: All About Eve!
Nominees:
Cinderella
Louisa
Our Very Own
Trio - DirectorBilly WilderStarsWilliam HoldenGloria SwansonErich von StroheimA screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.Best Art Direction - Black and White!
Winner: Sunset Boulevard!
Nominees:
All About Eve
The Red Danube - DirectorCecil B. DeMilleStarsHedy LamarrVictor MatureGeorge SandersWhen strongman Samson rejects the love of the beautiful Philistine woman Delilah, she seeks vengeance that brings horrible consequences they both regret.Best Art Direction - Color!
Winner: Samson and Delilah!
Nominees:
Annie Get Your Gun
Destination Moon - DirectorBilly WilderStarsWilliam HoldenGloria SwansonErich von StroheimA screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.Best Cinematography - Black and White!
Winner: Sunset Boulevard!
Nominees:
All About Eve
The Asphalt Jungle
The Furies
Rashomon - DirectorCompton BennettAndrew MartonStarsDeborah KerrStewart GrangerRichard CarlsonAdventurer Allan Quartermain leads an expedition into uncharted African territory in an attempt to locate an explorer who went missing during his search for the fabled diamond mines of King Solomon.Best Cinematography - Color!
Winner: King Solomon's Mines!
Nominees:
Annie Get Your Gun
Broken Arrow
The Flame and the Arrow
Samson and Delilah - DirectorJohn SturgesStarsLouis CalhernAnn HardingEduard FranzBiography of celebrated American jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes.Best Costume Design - Black and White!
Winner: The Magnificent Yankee!
Nominees:
All About Eve
Born Yesterday - DirectorCecil B. DeMilleStarsHedy LamarrVictor MatureGeorge SandersWhen strongman Samson rejects the love of the beautiful Philistine woman Delilah, she seeks vengeance that brings horrible consequences they both regret.Best Costume Design - Color!
Winner: Samson and Delilah!
Nominees:
The Black Rose
The Forsythe Woman - DirectorBilly WilderStarsWilliam HoldenGloria SwansonErich von StroheimA screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.Best Film Editing!
Winner: Sunset Boulevard!
Nominees:
All About Eve
Annie Get Your Gun
King Solomon's Mines
Rashomon