The 29th Academy Awards | 1957
The complete list of Academy Awards nominees for 1957. We have had 27 different categories and 59 different movies nominated in this year of academy awards. Amongst all the movies, there were 18 distinct movies awarded. The King and I is the most-awarded movie of this year with 9 Oscars nominations and 5 awards. Around the World in 80 Days won this year's Best Picture.
- Categories
- 27
- Nominees
- 59
- Winners
- 18
1957 Oscars Recap
Here is a recap of all the 27 categories in 1957.
- Anastasia
- Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Around the World in 80 Days
- Best Cinematography, Color
- Around the World in 80 Days
- Best Film Editing
- Around the World in 80 Days
- Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
- Around the World in 80 Days
- Best Picture
- Around the World in 80 Days
- Best Writing, Best Screenplay - Adapted
- Crashing the Water Barrier
- Best Short Subject, One-reel
- Giant
- Best Director
- Lust for Life
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Magoo's Puddle Jumper
- Best Short Subject, Cartoons
- Somebody Up There Likes Me
- Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White
- Somebody Up There Likes Me
- Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
- The Bespoke Overcoat
- Best Short Subject, Two-reel
- The Brave One
- Best Writing, Motion Picture Story
- The King and I
- Best Actor in a Leading Role
- The King and I
- Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color
- The King and I
- Best Costume Design, Color
- The King and I
- Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture
- The King and I
- Best Sound, Recording
- The Man Who Knew Too Much
- Best Music, Original Song
- The Red Balloon
- Best Writing, Best Screenplay - Original
- The Road
- Best Foreign Language Film
- The Silent World
- Best Documentary, Features
- The Solid Gold Cadillac
- Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
- The Ten Commandments
- Best Effects, Special Effects
- The True Story of the Civil War
- Best Documentary, Short Subjects
- Written on the Wind
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Best Actor in a Leading Role
- 19567.4/10·93%+
- 19567.6/10·89%+
- 19567.4/10·85%
- 19557.4/10·84%
- 19567.6/10·89%+
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- 19567.4/10·85%
- 19567.4/10·88%+
- 19566.4/10·80%
- 19566.1/10
- 19567.4/10·83%
Best Actress in a Leading Role
- 19567.1/10·93%
- 19567.3/10·81%
- 19567.4/10·93%+
- 19566.9/10
- 19567.5/10·63%
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- 19567.4/10·83%
- 19567.5/10·63%
- 19567.6/10·89%+
- 19567.3/10·81%
- 19567.5/10·63%
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White
- 19567.5/10·83%
- 19548.6/10·100%
- 19566.1/10
- 19566.1/10
- 19567.5/10·100%
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color
- 19567.4/10·93%+
- 19566.8/10·70%+
- 19567.6/10·89%+
- 19567.4/10·85%
- 19567.9/10·86%+
Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
- 19567.5/10·83%
- 19567.3/10·81%
- 19566.1/10
- 19567.5/10·63%
- 19567.6/10·100%
Best Cinematography, Color
- 19566.8/10·70%+
- 19566.9/10
- 19567.4/10·93%+
- 19567.9/10·86%+
- 19566.8/10·50%
Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
- 19567.5/10·100%
- 19548.6/10·100%
- 19566.1/10
- 19566.1/10
- 19566.1/10
Best Costume Design, Color
- 19567.4/10·93%+
- 19566.8/10·70%+
- 19567.6/10·89%+
- 19567.9/10·86%+
- 19566.8/10·50%
Best Director
- 19567.6/10·89%+
- 19566.8/10·50%
- 19566.8/10·70%+
- 19567.4/10·93%+
- 19567.4/10·88%+
Best Documentary, Features
- 19567.0/10
- 19567.2/10
- 19557.6/10
Best Documentary, Short Subjects
- 1957
- 19566.6/10
- 1956N/A/10
- 1956N/A/10
- 1954–1997
Best Effects, Special Effects
- 19567.9/10·86%+
- 19567.6/10·96%
Best Film Editing
- 19566.8/10·70%+
- 19567.6/10·89%+
- 19567.5/10·83%
- 19566.6/10
- 19567.9/10·86%+
Best Foreign Language Film
- 19548.0/10·98%
- 19567.4/10
- 19566.7/10
- 19568.0/10·91%
- 1956
Best Music, Original Song
- 19567.4/10·87%
- 19567.4/10·88%+
- 19567.0/10·82%
- 19566.2/10
- 19567.4/10·83%
Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
- 19566.8/10·70%+
- 19567.1/10·93%
- 19566.6/10
- 19567.6/10·89%+
- 19566.9/10
Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture
- 19567.4/10·93%+
- 19567.0/10·82%
- 19566.1/10
- 1956
- 19566.9/10
Best Picture
- 19566.8/10·70%+
- 19567.4/10·88%+
- 19567.6/10·89%+
- 19567.4/10·93%+
- 19567.9/10·86%+
Best Short Subject, Cartoons
- 19565.3/10
- 1956
- 19566.4/10
Best Short Subject, One-reel
- 1956
- 19566.5/10
- 1956N/A/10
Best Short Subject, Two-reel
- 19557.2/10
- 19566.9/10
- 19566.2/10
- 1956N/A/10
Best Sound, Recording
- 19567.4/10·93%+
- 19567.4/10·88%+
- 19566.6/10
- 19566.9/10
- 19567.9/10·86%+
Best Writing, Best Screenplay - Adapted
- 19566.8/10·70%+
- 19567.3/10·81%
- 19567.4/10·88%+
- 19567.6/10·89%+
- 19567.4/10·85%
Best Writing, Best Screenplay - Original
- 19568.2/10·95%
- 19566.2/10
- 19566.1/10
- 19557.6/10·100%
- 19548.0/10·98%
Best Writing, Motion Picture Story
- 19566.6/10
- 19556.3/10
- 19566.9/10
- 1953
- 19528.2/10·97%