Academy Awards 1957 Nominations

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Best Motion Picture	Best Director
Best Actor	Best Actress
Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Best Screenplay – Original	Best Motion Picture Story
Best Screenplay – Adapted	Best Foreign Language Film
Best Documentary Feature	Best Documentary Short
Best Live Action Short Subject (One-reel)	Best Live Action Short Subject (Two-reel)
Best Short Subject (Cartoon)	Best Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
Best Scoring of a Musical Picture	Best Song
Best Sound Recording	Best Art Direction (Color)
Best Art Direction (Black-and-White)	Best Cinematography (Color)
Best Cinematography (Black-and-White)	Best Costume Design (Color)
Best Costume Design (Black-and-White)	Best Film Editing
Best Special Effects

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Best Motion Picture

• Around the World in 80 Days
• Friendly Persuasion
• Giant
• The King and I
• The Ten Commandments

Best Director

• Around the World in 80 Days (Michael Anderson)
• Friendly Persuasion (William Wyler)
• Giant (George Stevens)
• The King and I (Walter Lang)
• War and Peace (King Vidor)

Best Actor

• Giant (Rock Hudson)
• Giant (James Dean)
• Lust for Life (Kirk Douglas)
• Richard III (Laurence Olivier)
• The King and I (Yul Brynner)

Best Actress

• Anastasia (Ingrid Bergman)
• Baby Doll (Carroll Baker)
• The Bad Seed (Nancy Kelly)
• The King and I (Deborah Kerr)
• The Rainmaker (Katharine Hepburn)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

• Bus Stop (Don Murray)
• Friendly Persuasion (Anthony Perkins)
• Lust for Life (Anthony Quinn)
• The Bold and the Brave (Mickey Rooney)
• Written on the Wind (Robert Stack)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

• Baby Doll (Mildred Dunnock)
• Giant (Mercedes McCambridge)
• The Bad Seed (Patty McCormack)
• The Bad Seed (Eileen Heckart)
• Written on the Wind (Dorothy Malone)

Best Screenplay – Original

• Julie
• La strada
• The Bold and the Brave
• The Ladykillers
• The Red Balloon

Best Motion Picture Story

• High Society
• The Brave One
• The Eddy Duchin Story
• The Proud and the Beautiful
• Umberto D.

Best Screenplay – Adapted

• Around the World in 80 Days
• Baby Doll
• Friendly Persuasion
• Giant
• Lust for Life

Best Foreign Language Film

• Gervaise (France)
• La strada (Italy)
• Qivitoq (Denmark)
• The Burmese Harp (Japan)
• The Captain from Köpenick (Germany)

Best Documentary Feature

• The Naked Eye
• The Silent World
• Where Mountains Float

Best Documentary Short

• A City Decides
• The Dark Wave
• The House Without a Name
• The Magical World of Disney
• The True Story of the Civil War

Best Live Action Short Subject (One-reel)

• Crashing the Water Barrier
• I Never Forget a Face
• Time Stood Still

Best Live Action Short Subject (Two-reel)

• Cow Dog
• Samoa
• The Bespoke Overcoat
• The Dark Wave

Best Short Subject (Cartoon)

• Gerald McBoing! Boing! on Planet Moo
• Magoo's Puddle Jumper
• The Jaywalker

Best Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture

• Anastasia
• Around the World in 80 Days
• Between Heaven and Hell
• Giant
• The Rainmaker

Best Scoring of a Musical Picture

• High Society
• Meet Me in Las Vegas
• The Best Things in Life Are Free
• The Eddy Duchin Story
• The King and I

Best Song

• Friendly Persuasion ("Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love)")
• High Society ("True Love")
• Julie ("Julie")
• The Man Who Knew Too Much ("Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)")
• Written on the Wind ("Written on the Wind")

Best Sound Recording

• Friendly Persuasion
• The Brave One
• The Eddy Duchin Story
• The King and I
• The Ten Commandments

Best Art Direction (Color)

• Around the World in 80 Days
• Giant
• Lust for Life
• The King and I
• The Ten Commandments

Best Art Direction (Black-and-White)

• Seven Samurai
• Somebody Up There Likes Me
• Teenage Rebel
• The Proud and Profane
• The Solid Gold Cadillac

Best Cinematography (Color)

• Around the World in 80 Days
• The Eddy Duchin Story
• The King and I
• The Ten Commandments
• War and Peace

Best Cinematography (Black-and-White)

• Baby Doll
• Somebody Up There Likes Me
• Stagecoach to Fury
• The Bad Seed
• The Harder They Fall

Best Costume Design (Color)

• Around the World in 80 Days
• Giant
• The King and I
• The Ten Commandments
• War and Peace

Best Costume Design (Black-and-White)

• Seven Samurai
• Teenage Rebel
• The Power and the Prize
• The Proud and Profane
• The Solid Gold Cadillac

Best Film Editing

• Around the World in 80 Days
• Giant
• Somebody Up There Likes Me
• The Brave One
• The Ten Commandments

Best Special Effects

• Forbidden Planet
• The Ten Commandments