1957 - Jerry Lewis (in Hollywood) and actress Celeste Holm (in New York City) hosted the 29th Annual Academy Awards at the RKO Pantages Theater, Los Angeles. Looking at the list of winners and nominees, it seems as if 1956 was the year for bigger-than-life extravaganzas, epics and star-studded casts from the Best Picture, Around the World in 80 Days (Michael Todd, producer), to Cecil B. DeMille’s The Ten Commandments. Others of that genre included The Rainmaker; Richard III; The Bad Seed; King Vidor’s War and Peace; and High Society; Written on the Wind, The King and I and Anastasia. Around the World in 80 Days received additional accolades for Best Writing/Best Screenplay - Adapted (James Poe, John Farrow, S.J. Perelman); Best Cinematography/Color (Lionel Lindon); Best Film Editing (Gene Ruggiero, Paul Weatherwax); and Best Music/Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture (Victor Young). The Oscar for Best Director went to George Stevens for Giant. Best Actor was Yul Brynner for The King and I and the Best Actress prize was given to Ingrid Bergman for Anastasia. Anthony Quinn was Best Supporting Actor in for Lust for Life and Dorothy Malone was Best Supporting Actress in Written on the Wind. The Best Music/Song Oscar was awarded to Jay Livingston and Ray Evans for Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) from The Man Who Knew Too Much.
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