Oscars 1957 Winners (My Version)

Best Picture!

Winner: The Searchers!

Nominees:
Around the World in 80 Days
Giant
The King and I
The Ten Commandments

Best Director!

Winner: John Ford, The Searchers!

Nominees:
Michael Anderson - Around the World in 80 Days
Walter Lang - The King and I
George Stevens - Giant
Cecil B. DeMille - The Ten Commandments

Best Actor!

Winner: John Wayne, The Searchers!

Nominees:
Yul Brynner - The King and I
Kirk Douglas - Lust for Life
Rock Hudson - Giant
Laurence Olivier - Richard III

Best Actress!

Winner: Katharine Hepburn, The Rainmaker!

Nominees:
Carroll Baker - Baby Doll
Ingrid Bergman - Anastasia
Nancy Kelly - The Bad Seed
Deborah Kerr - The King and I

Best Supporting Actor!

Winner: James Dean, Giant!

Nominees:
Anthony Perkins - Friendly Persuasion
Anthony Quinn - Lust for Life
Mickey Rooney - The Bold and the Brave
Robert Stack - Written on the Wind

Best Supporting Actress!

Winner: Dorothy Malone, Written on the Wind!

Nominees:
Mildred Dunnock - Baby Doll
Eileen Heckart - The Bad Seed
Mercedes McCambridge - Giant
Patty McCormack - The Bad Seed

Best Original Screenplay!

Winner: Federico Fellini and Tullio Pinelli, La Strada!

Nominees:
Robert Lewin - The Bold and the Brave
Andrew L. Stone - Julie
William Rose - The Ladykillers
Albert Lamorisse - Le Ballon rouge

Best Adapted Screenplay!

Winner: Frank S. Nugent, The Searchers!

Nominees:
Tennessee Williams - Baby Doll
Michael Wilson - Friendly Persuasion
Ivan Maffot and Fred Guiol - Giant
Norman Corwin - Lust for Life

Best Story!

Winner: The Brave One!

Nominees:
The Eddy Duchin Story
High Society
The Proud and the Beautiful
Umberto D.

Best Foreign Language Film!

Winner: La Strada!

Nominees:
The Burmese Harp
The Captain from Kopenick
Gervaise
Qivitoq

Best Documentary Feature!

Winner: The Silent World!

Nominees:
The Naked Eye
Where Mountains Float

Best Documentary Short!

Winner: The True Story of the Civil War!

Nominees:
A City Decides
The Dark Wave
The House Without a Name
Man in Space

Best Live Action Short - One-Reel!

Winner: Crashing the Water Barrier!

Nominees:
I Never Forget a Face
Time Stood Still

Best Live Action Short - Two-Reel!

Winner: The Bespoke Overcoat!

Nominees:
Cow Dog
The Dark Wave
Samoa

Best Animated Short!

Winner: Mister Magoo's Puddle Jumper!

Nominees:
Gerald McBoing-Boing on Planet Moo
The Jay Walker

Best Dramatic or Comedy Score!

Winner: Giant!

Nominees:
Anastasia
Around the World in 80 Days
Between Heaven and Hell
The Rainmaker

Best Musical Score!

Winner: The King and I!

Nominees:
The Best Things in Life Are Free
The Eddy Duchin Story
High Society
Meet Me in Las Vegas

Best Original Song!

Winner: Dimitri Tiomkin and Paul Francis Webster - Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love), Friendly Persuasion!

Nominees:
Leith Stevens and Tom Adair - Julie, Julie
Jay Livingston and Ray Evans - Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be), The Man Who Knew Too Much
Cole Porter - True Love, High Society
Victor Young and Sammy Cahn - Written on the Wind, Written on the Wind

Best Sound Recording!

Winner: The Ten Commandments!

Nominees:
The Brave One
The Eddy Duchin Story
Friendly Persuasion
The King and I

Best Art Direction - Black and White!

Winner: Somebody Up There Likes Me!

Nominees:
La Strada
The Proud and Profane
The Solid Gold Cadillac
Teenage Rebel

Best Art Direction - Color!

Winner: The Ten Commandments!

Nominees:
Around the World in 80 Days
Giant
The King and I
Lust for Life

Best Cinematography - Black and White!

Winner: Somebody Up There Likes Me!

Nominees:
Baby Doll
The Bad Seed
The Harder They Fall
Stagecoach to Fury

Best Cinematography - Color!

Winner: The Searchers!

Nominees:
The Eddy Duchin Story
The King and I
The Ten Commandments
War and Peace

Best Costume Design - Black and White!

Winner: La Strada!

Nominees:
The Power and the Prize
The Proud and Profane
The Solid Gold Cadillac
Teenage Rebel

Best Costume Design - Color!

Winner: The Ten Commandments!

Nominees:
Around the World in 80 Days
Giant
The King and I
War and Peace

Best Film Editing!

Winner: The Searchers!

Nominees:
Around the World in 80 Days
The Brave One
Giant
The Ten Commandments

Best Visual Effects!

Winner: The Ten Commandments!

Nominees:
Forbidden Planet