The 26th Oscar Awards for Cinema Merit in 1953 was held March 25, 1954 at the RKO Pantages Theater ( Hollywood , California ). Nominees were announced on February 15, 1954 [1] .
| 26th Academy Award Ceremony | |
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| General information | |
| date | March 25, 1954 |
| Location | RKO Pantages Theater, Hollywood , Los Angeles , California , USA |
| Leading | Donald O'Connor ( Hollywood ) , Fredrick March ( New York ) |
| Producer | Mitchell Leysen |
| Producer | Bill Bennington (Hollywood), Gray Lockwood (New York) |
| Broadcast | |
| Channel | NBC |
The best film of the year was recognized by Fred Zinnemann 's film “ From Now and Forever and Eternity, ” which received 8 Oscars this evening.
Walt Disney got four figurines from six nominations for documentary and short films.
Content
Films that have received multiple nominations
| Film | nomination | victories |
|---|---|---|
| • From now and forever / From Here to Eternity | ||
| • Roman holidays / Roman Holiday | ||
| • Shane / Shane | ||
| • Lili / Lili | ||
| • Shroud / The Robe | ||
| • Julius Caesar | ||
| • Prisoner of War Camp No. 17 / Stalag 17 | ||
| • Jane disaster / Calamity Jane | ||
| • The War of the Worlds | ||
| • Blue Moon / The Moon Is Blue | ||
| • Theater Wagon / The Band Wagon | ||
| • Titanic / Titanic | ||
| • Call me Madame / Call Me Madam | ||
| • Mogambo / Mogambo | ||
| • First and then / Above and Beyond | ||
| • Martin Luther | ||
| • The First Lady / The President's Lady | ||
| • Knights of the Round Table | ||
| • Baby Bess / Young Bess | ||
| • Hondo / Hondo |
List of laureates and nominees
★ Winners are highlighted in a separate color.
Main categories
| Categories | Winners and nominees | |
|---|---|---|
| ★ Now and forever ( producer: Buddy Adler ) | ||
| • Julius Caesar ( producer: John Houseman ) | ||
| • The Shroud ( producer: Frank Ross) | ||
| • Roman Holidays ( producer: William Wyler ) | ||
| • Shane ( producer: George Stevens ) | ||
| ★ Fred Zinneman for the film “ From Now and Forever Ages ” | ||
| • Charles Walters - “ Lily ” | ||
| • William Wyler - “ Roman Vacations ” | ||
| • George Stevens - Shane | ||
| • Billy Wilder - " Prisoner of War Camp No. 17 " | ||
| ★ William Holden - “ Prisoner of War Camp No. 17 ” (for the role of J.J. Sefton) | ||
| • Marlon Brando - “ Julius Caesar ” (for the role of Mark Anthony ) | ||
| • Richard Burton - “The Shroud ” (for the role of Marcellus Gallio) | ||
| • Montgomery Clift - “ From Now and Forever Ages ” (for the role of Private Robert E. Lee Pruitt) | ||
| • Bert Lancaster - “ From Now and Forever ” (for the role of Sergeant Milton Warden) | ||
| ★ Audrey Hepburn - “ Roman Vacations ” (for the role of Princess Anne) | ||
| • Leslie Caron - “ Lily ” (for the role of Lily Durie) | ||
| • Ava Gardner - “ Mogambo ” (for the role of Eloise Kelly) | ||
| • Deborah Kerr - “ From Now and Forever ” (for the role of Karen Holmes) | ||
| • Maggie McNamara - “The Blue Moon ” (for the role of Patty O'Neill) | ||
| ★ Frank Sinatra - “ From Now and Forever Ages ” (for the role of Private Angelo Maggio) | ||
| • Eddie Albert - “ Roman Vacations ” (for the role of Irvin Radovich) | ||
| • Brandon De Wilde - “ Shane ” (for the role of Joey Starrett) | ||
| • Jack Palance - “ Shane ” (for the role of Jack Wilson) | ||
| • Robert Strauss - “ Prisoner of War Camp No. 17 ” (for the role of Sergeant Stanislav Cazava) | ||
| ★ Donna Reed - “ From Now and Forever Ages ” (for the role of Alma “Lorin” Burke) | ||
| • Grace Kelly - “ Mogambo ” (for the role of Linda Nordley) | ||
| • Geraldine Page - “ Hondo ” (for the role of Angie Lowe) | ||
| • Marjorie Rambue - “A Sad Song ” (for the role of Mrs. Stuart) | ||
| • Telma Ritter - “The South Street Incident ” (for the role of Mo Williams) | ||
( eng. Best Writing, Story and Screenplay) | ★ Charles Brackett , Walter Reish, Richard L. Breen - Titanic | |
| • Betty Comden and Adolf Green - Theater Wagon | ||
| • Richard Murphy - “ Desert Rats ” | ||
| • Sam Rolf and Harold Jack Bloom - “ Naked Spur ” | ||
| • Millard Kaufman - “ Take the Height ” ( English ) | ||
| ★ Daniel Taradash - “ Now and forever and ever ” | ||
| • Eric Ambler - “ Cruel Sea ” | ||
| • Helen Deutsch - " Lily " | ||
| • Ian McLellan Hunter and John Dayton - Roman Vacations | ||
| • A. B. Guthrie Jr. - Shane | ||
| ★ Dalton Trumbo [3] - “ Roman Vacations ” | ||
| • Byrne Lei Jr. - “ First and then ” | ||
| • Alec Koppel - “ Captain 's Paradise ” ( English ) | ||
| • Ray Ashley, Morris Angel, and Ruth Orkin - “The Little Runaway ” | ||
| • Louis Lamur - “ Hondo ” (withdrawn from the nomination) [2] | ||
Other Categories
| Categories | Winners and nominees | |
|---|---|---|
Drama or comedy movie soundtrack | ★ Bronislaw Kaper - “ Lily ” | |
| • Hugo Friedhofer - “ First and Then ” | ||
| • Morris Stoloff and George Daning - “ From Now and Forever and Ever ” | ||
| • Miklos Rozha - “ Julius Caesar ” | ||
| • Louis Forbes - “ This is a Movie ” | ||
Music film soundtrack | ★ Alfred Newman - “ Call Me Madame ” | |
| • Adolf Deutsch - Theater Wagon | ||
| • Ray Heindorf - “ Jane Disaster ” | ||
| • Frederick Hollander and Morris Stoloff - “ 5000 Fingers of Dr. T. ” | ||
| • Andre Previn and Sol Chaplin - “ Kiss Me Kat ” ( English ) | ||
| ★ Secret Love - “ Jane Disaster ” - music: Sammy Fane , lyrics: Paul Francis Webster | ||
| • The Moon Is Blue - “ Blue Moon ” - music: Hershel Bourke Gilbert, lyrics: Sylvia Fine | ||
| • My Flaming Heart - “The Girl from the Town ” ( English ) - music: Nicholas Brodsky , lyrics: Leo Robin | ||
| • Sadie Thompson's Song (Blue Pacific Blues) - “ Miss Sadie Thompson ” ( English ) - music: Lester Lee, lyrics: Ned Washington | ||
| • That's Amore - “ Caddy ” ( English ) - music: Harry Warren , lyrics: Jack Brooks | ||
| ★ William A. Lyon - “ Now and forever and ever ” | ||
| • Cotton Warburton - " Crazylegs " | ||
| • Otto Ludwig - “ Blue Moon ” | ||
| • Robert Swink - “ Roman Vacations ” | ||
| • Everett Douglas - “ War of the Worlds ” | ||
(Black-and-white movie) | ★ Burnett Guffy - “ From Now and Forever and Ever ” | |
| • Hal Mor - “The Bed ” ( English ) | ||
| • Joseph Ruttenberg - “ Julius Caesar ” | ||
| • Joseph C. Brun - “ Martin Luther ” | ||
| • Franz Glider and Henri Alcan - “ Roman Vacations ” | ||
( Color film ) | ★ Loyal Griggs - Shane | |
| • George J. Falsey - “ All Brothers Were Brave ” ( Eng. ) | ||
| • Edward Kronjager - “The Coral Reef ” ( English ) | ||
| • Robert H. Plank - “ Lily ” | ||
| • Leon Shamroy - “The Shroud ” | ||
(Black-and-white movie) | ★ Cedric Gibbons , Edward Carfango (directors) , Edwin B. Willis, Hugh Hunt (decorators) - “ Julius Caesar ” | |
| • Fritz Maurishat, Paul Markwitz (directors) - “ Martin Luther ” | ||
| • Lyle R. Wheeler, Leland Fuller (directors) , Paul S. Fox (decorator) - The First Lady | ||
| • Hal Pereira , Walter H. Tyler (directors) - “ Roman Vacations ” | ||
| • Lyle R. Wheeler, Maurice Ransford (directors) , Stuart A. Reiss (decorator) - Titanic | ||
( Color film ) | ★ Lyle R. Wheeler, George W. Davis (directors) , Walter M. Scott, Paul S. Fox (decorators) - The Shroud | |
| • Alfred Junge, Hans Peters (directors) , John Jarvis (decorator) - “ Knights of the round table ” | ||
| • Cedric Gibbons , Paul Gresse (directors) , Edwin B. Willis, Arthur Krams (decorators) - “ Lily ” | ||
| • Cedric Gibbons , E. Preston Ames, Edward Carfango, Gabrielle Scognamillo (directors) , Edwin B. Willis, F. Keog Gleason, Arthur Krams, Jack D. Moore (decorators) - “ Three Love Stories ” ( Eng. ) | ||
| • Cedric Gibbons , Uri McCleary (directors) , Edwin B. Willis, Jack D. Moore (decorators) - “ Baby Bess ” | ||
(Black-and-white movie) | ★ Edith Head - Roman Vacations | |
| • Walter Plunkett - “ Actress ” | ||
| • Helen Rose , Herschel McCoy - “The Perfect Wife ” | ||
| • Jean Louis - “ From Now and Forever and Ever ” | ||
| • Charles Le Mayor , Reni - “ The First Lady ” | ||
( Color film ) | ★ Charles Le Mayor , Emile Santiago - The Shroud | |
| • Mary Ann Nyberg - Theater Wagon | ||
| • Irene Sharaff - “ Call Me Madame ” | ||
| • Charles Le Mayor , Travilla - “ How to Marry a Millionaire ” | ||
| • Walter Plunkett - “ Baby Bess ” | ||
| ★ John P. Livadari (Columbia SSD) - “ Now and forever and ever ” | ||
| • William A. Muller (Warner Bros. SSD) - “ Jane Disaster ” | ||
| • A.W. Watkins (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer SSD) - Knights of the Round Table | ||
| • Leslie I. Carey (Universal-International SSD) - “ Mississippi Player ” | ||
| • Lauren L. Ryder (Paramount SSD) - “ War of the Worlds ” | ||
| ★ Paramount Studio - War of the Worlds | ||
| ★ The Living Desert ( Producer: Walt Disney ) | ||
| • The Conquest of Everest / (The Conquest of Everest ( producers: John Taylor, Leon Clor and Graham Terp) | ||
| • Coronation of the Queen / A Queen Is Crowned ( producer: Castleton Knight) | ||
| ★ Alaskan Eskimo / The Alaskan Eskimo ( Producer: Walt Disney ) | ||
| • The Living City ( producer: John Barnes) | ||
| • / Operation Blue Jay (US Army Signal Corps) | ||
| • / They Planted a Stone ( producer: James Carr) | ||
| • The Word / The Word ( producers: John Healy and John Adams) | ||
shot on 1 reel | ★ Overture to the Merry Wumors of the Windsor / Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor ( producer: Johnny Green ) | |
| • Ancient Christians / Christ Among the Primitives ( producer: Vincenzo Lucci-Chiarissi) | ||
| • / Herring Hunt ( National Council for Cinematography of Canada ) | ||
| • / Joy of Living ( producer: Boris Vermont) | ||
| • / Wee Water Wonders ( producer: Jack Eaton) | ||
shot on 2 bobbins | ★ Bear Country ( producer: Walt Disney ) | |
| • Ben and Me / Ben and Me ( producer: Walt Disney ) | ||
| • / Return to Glennascaul (Dublin Gate Theater Productions) | ||
| • / Vesuvius Express ( producer: Otto Lang) | ||
| • Winter Paradise ( producer: Cedric Francis) | ||
| ★ Buzz, Whistle, Ringing and Hum / Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom ( Produced by Walt Disney ) | ||
| • / Christopher Crumpet ( producer: Stephen Bosustow) | ||
| • From A to ZZZZ / From A to ZZZZ ( producer: Edward Selzer) | ||
| • Rugged Bear / Rugged Bear ( producer: Walt Disney ) | ||
| • The Tell-Tale Heart ( producer: Stephen Bosustow) | ||
Special Awards
| Reward | Laureates |
|---|---|
| ★ Pete Smith ( Eng. ) - for his witty look at American theater, expressed in a series of short films "The aspirations of Pete Smith." (for his witty and pungent observations on the American scene in his series of "Pete Smith Specialties".) | |
| ★ 20th Century-Fox Film Corporation - in recognition of its merits in the implementation of the advanced technological process " CinemaScope ". (in recognition of their imagination, showmanship and foresight in introducing the revolutionary process known as CinemaScope.) | |
| ★ Joseph I. Brin ( Eng. ) - for his conscientious, attentive, and dignified leadership of legal relations in the film industry. (for his conscientious, open-minded and dignified management of the Motion Picture Production Code.) | |
| ★ Bell and Howell Company - a pioneer company for outstanding discoveries and achievements in the development of film production. (for their pioneering and basic achievements in the advancement of the motion picture industry.) | |
| ★ George Stevens |
Scientific and technical awards
| Categories | Laureates |
|---|---|
| • Professor Henri Chretien , Earl Sponable, Saul Halperin, Lorin Grignon, Herbert Bragg and Carlton W. Faulkner ( 20th Century-Fox Studios ) - for the creation, development and engineering support of cinema equipment known as “ CinemaScope ”. (for creating, developing and engineering the equipment, processes and techniques known as CinemaScope.) | |
| • Fred Waller - for the development and development of numerous filming and projection systems that have received their highest incarnation in the Cinerama system (synchronous panoramic projection from several movie cameras). (for designing and developing the multiple photographic and projection systems which culminated in Cinerama .) | |
| • Reeves Soundcraft Corporation - for their development of a process of applying stripes of magnetic oxide to motion picture film for sound recording and reproduction. | |
| • Westrex Corporation - for the design and construction of a new film editing machine. |
See also
- Golden Globe 1954 (Hollywood Foreign Press Association Award)
- BAFTA 1954 (British Film and Television Arts Award)
Notes
- ↑ Past Winners Database: 26th Academy Awards
- ↑ 1 2 The film " Hondo " ( Eng. ) Was removed from the nomination for the best literary source . Best Writing, Motion Picture Story), when it turned out that the candidacy does not comply with the rules of the Academy of Film Academy in this category. Originally announced on February 15, 1954 as a nominee in this category. On February 17, 1954, letters from the producer and the nominee questioned its inclusion in the (original) motion picture story category, as it was based on the short story, "The Gift of Cochise," by the nominee, published in Collier's magazine on July 5, 1952. By waiver, the title of the short story was not included in the film's credits. The nomination was withdrawn, and only four titles were included on the final ballot.)
- ↑ Initially, screenwriter Ian McLellan Hunter was recorded on the list of winners. It was not until 1992 that Dalton Trumbo was listed, and the name of Ian McLellan Hunter was removed from history. The Oscar was posthumously awarded to Dalton Trumbo and awarded to his widow on May 10, 1993 (see the Black List of Hollywood ). (The screen credit and award were originally credited to Ian McLellan Hunter, who was a "front" for Dalton Trumbo. On December 15, 1992, the Academy's Board of Governors voted to change the records and award Mr. Trumbo with the achievement. Ian McLellan Hunter's name was removed from the Motion Picture Story category. The Oscar was posthumously presented to Trumbo's widow on May 10, 1993.)