The 28th Academy Awards | 1956
The complete list of Academy Awards nominees for 1956. We have had 26 different categories and 55 different movies nominated in this year of academy awards. Amongst all the movies, there were 17 distinct movies awarded. Marty is the most-awarded movie of this year with 8 Oscars nominations and 4 awards. Marty won this year's Best Picture.
- Categories
- 26
- Nominees
- 55
- Winners
- 17
1956 Oscars Recap
Here is a recap of all the 26 categories in 1956.
- East of Eden
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- I'll Cry Tomorrow
- Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
- Interrupted Melody
- Best Writing, Story and Screenplay
- Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
- Best Costume Design, Color
- Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
- Best Music, Original Song
- Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
- Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
- Love Me or Leave Me
- Best Writing, Motion Picture Story
- Marty
- Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Marty
- Best Director
- Marty
- Best Picture
- Marty
- Best Writing, Screenplay
- Men Against the Arctic
- Best Documentary, Short Subjects
- Mister Roberts
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Oklahoma!
- Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture
- Oklahoma!
- Best Sound, Recording
- Picnic
- Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color
- Picnic
- Best Film Editing
- Speedy Gonzales
- Best Short Subject, Cartoons
- Survival City
- Best Short Subject, One-reel
- The Bridges at Toko-Ri
- Best Effects, Special Effects
- The Face of Lincoln
- Best Short Subject, Two-reel
- The Rose Tattoo
- Best Actress in a Leading Role
- The Rose Tattoo
- Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White
- The Rose Tattoo
- Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
- The Unconquered
- Best Documentary, Features
- To Catch a Thief
- Best Cinematography, Color
Best Actor in a Leading Role
- 19557.7/10·99%+
- 19557.3/10·81%
- 19557.1/10·71%+
- 19557.9/10·85%
- 19557.7/10·97%
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- 19557.7/10·93%
- 19556.8/10
- 19557.1/10·50%+
- 19557.7/10·99%+
- 19557.7/10·93%
Best Actress in a Leading Role
- 19556.9/10·63%+
- 19556.7/10
- 19556.4/10·53%+
- 19557.1/10·89%
- 19557.2/10·83%
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- 19557.9/10·85%
- 19557.7/10·99%+
- 19556.9/10·63%+
- 19557.7/10·93%
- 19556.4/10
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White
- 19556.9/10·63%+
- 19557.4/10·74%
- 19557.2/10·83%
- 19557.7/10·99%+
- 19557.3/10·81%
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color
- 19557.1/10·50%+
- 19556.7/10
- 19557.2/10·91%
- 19556.4/10·53%+
- 19557.4/10·94%
Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
- 19556.9/10·63%+
- 19557.4/10·74%
- 19557.2/10·83%
- 19557.7/10·99%+
- 19556.6/10
Best Cinematography, Color
- 19557.4/10·94%
- 19557.2/10
- 19557.2/10·91%
- 19556.4/10·53%+
- 19557.0/10·88%
Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
- 19557.2/10·83%
- 19556.6/10
- 19526.9/10
- 19556.9/10·63%+
- 19538.2/10·100%
Best Costume Design, Color
- 19556.4/10·53%+
- 19557.2/10·91%
- 19556.7/10
- 19556.8/10
- 19557.4/10·94%
Best Director
- 19557.7/10·99%+
- 19557.1/10·89%
- 19557.9/10·85%
- 19557.7/10·97%
- 19557.1/10·50%+
Best Documentary, Features
- 19547.9/10
- 19556.8/10
Best Documentary, Short Subjects
- 19556.1/10
- 19556.7/10
- 19566.3/10
Best Effects, Special Effects
- 19546.7/10·80%
- 19557.4/10·100%
- 19555.8/10
Best Film Editing
- 19557.1/10·50%+
- 19557.4/10·74%
- 19557.0/10·88%
- 19546.7/10·80%
- 19556.9/10·63%+
Best Music, Original Song
- 19556.4/10·53%+
- 19556.7/10
- 19557.1/10·71%+
- 19556.4/10·67%
- 19556.4/10
Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
- 19556.4/10·53%+
- 19556.5/10
- 19557.1/10·50%+
- 19557.3/10·81%
- 19556.9/10·63%+
Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture
- 19557.0/10·88%
- 19556.7/10
- 19557.2/10·91%
- 19557.0/10·88%
- 19557.1/10·71%+
Best Picture
- 19557.7/10·99%+
- 19556.4/10·53%+
- 19557.7/10·93%
- 19557.1/10·50%+
- 19556.9/10·63%+
Best Short Subject, Cartoons
- 19557.3/10
- 19557.0/10
- 19557.0/10
- 1955
Best Short Subject, One-reel
- 1955N/A/10
- 19557.0/10
- 19556.4/10
- 19555.6/10
Best Short Subject, Two-reel
- 19566.3/10
- 19556.3/10
- 19557.3/10
- 19557.6/10
- 19556.7/10
Best Sound, Recording
- 19557.0/10·88%
- 19556.4/10·53%+
- 19557.1/10·71%+
- 19557.7/10·93%
- 19556.7/10·11%
Best Writing, Motion Picture Story
- 19557.1/10·71%+
- 19557.7/10·93%
- 19556.4/10
- 1955
- 19546.6/10
Best Writing, Screenplay
- 19557.7/10·99%+
- 19557.7/10·97%
- 19557.4/10·74%
- 19557.9/10·85%
- 19557.1/10·71%+
Best Writing, Story and Screenplay
- 19556.7/10
- 19557.0/10·88%
- 19537.4/10·100%
- 19556.8/10·100%
- 19556.7/10