1954
The 26th Academy Awards | 1954
RKO Pantages Theatre
Thursday, March 25, 1954
Honoring movies released in 1953
Highlights
Memorable Moments
Winners & Nominees
Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Frank Sinatra
From Here to Eternity
Nominees
Eddie Albert
Roman Holiday
Brandon De Wilde
Shane
Jack Palance
Shane
Robert Strauss
Stalag 17
Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Donna Reed
From Here to Eternity
Nominees
Grace Kelly
Mogambo
Geraldine Page
Hondo
Marjorie Rambeau
Torch Song
Thelma Ritter
Pickup on South Street
Directing
Winner
From Here to Eternity
Fred Zinnemann
Nominees
Lili
Charles Walters
Roman Holiday
William Wyler
Shane
George Stevens
Stalag 17
Billy Wilder
Film Editing
Winner
From Here to Eternity
William Lyon
Nominees
Crazylegs
Irvine (Cotton) Warburton
The Moon Is Blue
Otto Ludwig
Roman Holiday
Robert Swink
The War of the Worlds
Everett Douglas
Actor
Winner
William Holden
Stalag 17
Nominees
Marlon Brando
Julius Caesar
Richard Burton
The Robe
Montgomery Clift
From Here to Eternity
Burt Lancaster
From Here to Eternity
Actress
Winner
Audrey Hepburn
Roman Holiday
Nominees
Leslie Caron
Lili
Ava Gardner
Mogambo
Deborah Kerr
From Here to Eternity
Maggie McNamara
The Moon Is Blue
Sound Recording
Winner
From Here to Eternity
Columbia Studio Sound Department, John P. Livadary, Sound Director
Nominees
Calamity Jane
Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, William A. Mueller, Sound Director
Knights of the Round Table
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, A. W. Watkins, Sound Director
The Mississippi Gambler
Universal-International Studio Sound Department, Leslie I. Carey, Sound Director
The War of the Worlds
Paramount Studio Sound Department, Loren L. Ryder, Sound Director
Short Subject (Cartoon)
Winner
Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom
Walt Disney, Producer
Nominees
Christopher Crumpet
Stephen Bosustow, Producer
From A to Z-Z-Z-Z
Edward Selzer, Producer
Rugged Bear
Walt Disney, Producer
The Tell Tale Heart
Stephen Bosustow, Producer
Music (Song)
Winner
Calamity Jane
Secret Love in "Calamity Jane" Music by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
Nominees
Miss Sadie Thompson
Sadie Thompson's Song (Blue Pacific Blues) in "Miss Sadie Thompson" Music by Lester Lee; Lyrics by Ned Washington
The Caddy
That's Amore in "The Caddy" Music by Harry Warren; Lyrics by Jack Brooks
The Moon Is Blue
The Moon Is Blue in "The Moon Is Blue" Music by Herschel Burke Gilbert; Lyrics by Sylvia Fine
Small Town Girl
My Flaming Heart in "Small Town Girl" Music by Nicholas Brodszky; Lyrics by Leo Robin
Writing (Screenplay)
Winner
From Here to Eternity
Daniel Taradash
Nominees
The Cruel Sea
Eric Ambler
Lili
Helen Deutsch
Roman Holiday
Ian McLellan Hunter, John Dighton
Shane
A. B. Guthrie, Jr.
Short Subject (One-reel)
Winner
The Merry Wives of Windsor Overture
Johnny Green, Producer
Nominees
Wee Water Wonders
Jack Eaton, Producer
Christ among the Primitives
Vincenzo Lucci-Chiarissi, Producer
Herring Hunt
National Film Board of Canada
Joy of Living
Boris Vermont, Producer
Short Subject (Two-reel)
Winner
Bear Country
Walt Disney, Producer
Nominees
Ben and Me
Walt Disney, Producer
Return to Glennascaul
Dublin Gate Theatre Productions
Vesuvius Express
Otto Lang, Producer
Winter Paradise
Cedric Francis, Producer
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
Winner
George Stevens
Cinematography (Black-and-White)
Winner
From Here to Eternity
Burnett Guffey
Nominees
Julius Caesar
Joseph Ruttenberg
Martin Luther
Joseph C. Brun
Roman Holiday
Frank Planer, Henri Alekan
The Four Poster
Hal Mohr
Cinematography (Color)
Winner
Shane
Loyal Griggs
Nominees
All the Brothers Were Valiant
George Folsey
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
Edward Cronjager
Lili
Robert Planck
The Robe
Leon Shamroy
Special Effects
Winner
The War of the Worlds
Paramount Studio
Art Direction (Black-and-White)
Winner
Julius Caesar
Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Edward Carfagno; Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis, Hugh Hunt
Nominees
Martin Luther
Art Direction: Fritz Maurischat, Paul Markwitz
The President's Lady
Art Direction: Lyle Wheeler, Leland Fuller; Set Decoration: Paul S. Fox
Roman Holiday
Art Direction: Hal Pereira, Walter Tyler
Titanic
Art Direction: Lyle Wheeler, Maurice Ransford; Set Decoration: Stuart Reiss
Art Direction (Color)
Winner
The Robe
Art Direction: Lyle Wheeler, George W. Davis; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott, Paul S. Fox
Nominees
Knights of the Round Table
Art Direction: Alfred Junge, Hans Peters; Set Decoration: John Jarvis
Lili
Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Paul Groesse; Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis, Arthur Krams
The Story of Three Loves
Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Preston Ames, Edward Carfagno, Gabriel Scognamillo; Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis, Keogh Gleason, Arthur Krams, Jack D. Moore
Young Bess
Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Urie McCleary; Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis, Jack D. Moore
Documentary (Short Subject)
Winner
The Alaskan Eskimo
Walt Disney, Producer
Nominees
The Living City
John Barnes, Producer
Operation Blue Jay
United States Army Signal Corps
They Planted a Stone
James Carr, Producer
The Word
John Healy and John Adams, Producers
Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture)
Winner
Call Me Madam
Alfred Newman
Nominees
The Band Wagon
Adolph Deutsch
Calamity Jane
Ray Heindorf
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T
Frederick Hollander, Morris Stoloff
Kiss Me Kate
Andre Previn, Saul Chaplin
Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
Winner
Lili
Bronislau Kaper
Nominees
From Here to Eternity
Morris Stoloff, George Duning
Julius Caesar
Miklos Rozsa
This Is Cinerama
Louis Forbes
Documentary (Feature)
Winner
The Living Desert
Walt Disney, Producer
Nominees
The Conquest of Everest
John Taylor, Leon Clore and Grahame Tharp, Producers
A Queen Is Crowned
Castleton Knight, Producer
Best Motion Picture
Winner
From Here to Eternity
Buddy Adler, Producer
Nominees
Julius Caesar
John Houseman, Producer
The Robe
Frank Ross, Producer
Roman Holiday
William Wyler, Producer
Shane
George Stevens, Producer
Writing (Motion Picture Story)
Winner
Roman Holiday
Dalton Trumbo
Nominees
Above and Beyond
Beirne Lay, Jr.
The Captain's Paradise
Alec Coppel
Little Fugitive
Ray Ashley, Morris Engel, Ruth Orkin
Costume Design (Black-and-White)
Winner
Roman Holiday
Edith Head
Nominees
The Actress
Walter Plunkett
Dream Wife
Helen Rose, Herschel McCoy
From Here to Eternity
Jean Louis
The President's Lady
Charles LeMaire, Renie
Costume Design (Color)
Winner
The Robe
Charles LeMaire, Emile Santiago
Nominees
How to Marry a Millionaire
Charles LeMaire, Travilla
Young Bess
Walter Plunkett
The Band Wagon
Mary Ann Nyberg
Call Me Madam
Irene Sharaff
Writing (Story and Screenplay)
Winner
Titanic
Charles Brackett, Walter Reisch, Richard Breen
Nominees
The Band Wagon
Betty Comden, Adolph Green
The Desert Rats
Richard Murphy
The Naked Spur
Sam Rolfe, Harold Jack Bloom
Take the High Ground
Millard Kaufman
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The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T
1 NominationMusic (Scoring of a Musical Picture) - Frederick Hollander, Morris Stoloff
A
Above and Beyond
1 NominationWriting (Motion Picture Story) - Beirne Lay, Jr.
The Actress
1 NominationCostume Design (Black-and-White) - Walter Plunkett
The Alaskan Eskimo
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Documentary (Short Subject) - Walt Disney, Producer
All the Brothers Were Valiant
1 NominationCinematography (Color) - George Folsey
B
The Band Wagon
3 NominationsMusic (Scoring of a Musical Picture) - Adolph Deutsch
Writing (Story and Screenplay) - Betty Comden, Adolph Green
Costume Design (Color) - Mary Ann Nyberg
Bear Country
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Short Subject (Two-reel) - Walt Disney, Producer
Ben and Me
1 NominationShort Subject (Two-reel) - Walt Disney, Producer
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
1 NominationCinematography (Color) - Edward Cronjager
C
The Caddy
1 NominationMusic (Song) - That's Amore in "The Caddy" Music by Harry Warren; Lyrics by Jack Brooks
Calamity Jane
3 Nominations, 1 WinMusic (Scoring of a Musical Picture) - Ray Heindorf
Sound Recording - Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, William A. Mueller, Sound Director
* Music (Song) - Secret Love in "Calamity Jane" Music by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
Call Me Madam
2 Nominations, 1 Win* Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) - Alfred Newman
Costume Design (Color) - Irene Sharaff
The Captain's Paradise
1 NominationWriting (Motion Picture Story) - Alec Coppel
Christ among the Primitives
1 NominationShort Subject (One-reel) - Vincenzo Lucci-Chiarissi, Producer
Christopher Crumpet
1 NominationShort Subject (Cartoon) - Stephen Bosustow, Producer
The Conquest of Everest
1 NominationDocumentary (Feature) - John Taylor, Leon Clore and Grahame Tharp, Producers
Crazylegs
1 NominationFilm Editing - Irvine (Cotton) Warburton
The Cruel Sea
1 NominationWriting (Screenplay) - Eric Ambler
D
The Desert Rats
1 NominationWriting (Story and Screenplay) - Richard Murphy
Dream Wife
1 NominationCostume Design (Black-and-White) - Helen Rose, Herschel McCoy
F
The Four Poster
1 NominationCinematography (Black-and-White) - Hal Mohr
From A to Z-Z-Z-Z
1 NominationShort Subject (Cartoon) - Edward Selzer, Producer
From Here to Eternity
13 Nominations, 8 Wins* Best Motion Picture - Buddy Adler, Producer
* Cinematography (Black-and-White) - Burnett Guffey
* Sound Recording - Columbia Studio Sound Department, John P. Livadary, Sound Director
* Writing (Screenplay) - Daniel Taradash
* Actress in a Supporting Role - Donna Reed in "From Here to Eternity"
* Actor in a Supporting Role - Frank Sinatra in "From Here to Eternity"
* Directing - Fred Zinnemann
* Film Editing - William Lyon
Actor - Burt Lancaster in "From Here to Eternity"
Actress - Deborah Kerr in "From Here to Eternity"
Costume Design (Black-and-White) - Jean Louis
Actor - Montgomery Clift in "From Here to Eternity"
Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) - Morris Stoloff, George Duning
H
Herring Hunt
1 NominationShort Subject (One-reel) - National Film Board of Canada
Hondo
1 NominationActress in a Supporting Role - Geraldine Page in "Hondo"
How to Marry a Millionaire
1 NominationCostume Design (Color) - Charles LeMaire, Travilla
J
Joy of Living
1 NominationShort Subject (One-reel) - Boris Vermont, Producer
Julius Caesar
5 Nominations, 1 Win* Art Direction (Black-and-White) - Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Edward Carfagno; Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis, Hugh Hunt
Best Motion Picture - John Houseman, Producer
Cinematography (Black-and-White) - Joseph Ruttenberg
Actor - Marlon Brando in "Julius Caesar"
Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) - Miklos Rozsa
K
Kiss Me Kate
1 NominationMusic (Scoring of a Musical Picture) - Andre Previn, Saul Chaplin
Knights of the Round Table
2 NominationsArt Direction (Color) - Art Direction: Alfred Junge, Hans Peters; Set Decoration: John Jarvis
Sound Recording - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, A. W. Watkins, Sound Director
L
Lili
6 Nominations, 1 WinArt Direction (Color) - Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Paul Groesse; Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis, Arthur Krams
Directing - Charles Walters
Writing (Screenplay) - Helen Deutsch
Actress - Leslie Caron in "Lili"
Cinematography (Color) - Robert Planck
* Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) - Bronislau Kaper
Little Fugitive
1 NominationWriting (Motion Picture Story) - Ray Ashley, Morris Engel, Ruth Orkin
The Living City
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - John Barnes, Producer
The Living Desert
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Documentary (Feature) - Walt Disney, Producer
M
Martin Luther
2 NominationsArt Direction (Black-and-White) - Art Direction: Fritz Maurischat, Paul Markwitz
Cinematography (Black-and-White) - Joseph C. Brun
The Merry Wives of Windsor Overture
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Short Subject (One-reel) - Johnny Green, Producer
Miss Sadie Thompson
1 NominationMusic (Song) - Sadie Thompson's Song (Blue Pacific Blues) in "Miss Sadie Thompson" Music by Lester Lee; Lyrics by Ned Washington
The Mississippi Gambler
1 NominationSound Recording - Universal-International Studio Sound Department, Leslie I. Carey, Sound Director
Mogambo
2 NominationsActress - Ava Gardner in "Mogambo"
Actress in a Supporting Role - Grace Kelly in "Mogambo"
The Moon Is Blue
3 NominationsActress - Maggie McNamara in "The Moon Is Blue"
Film Editing - Otto Ludwig
Music (Song) - The Moon Is Blue in "The Moon Is Blue" Music by Herschel Burke Gilbert; Lyrics by Sylvia Fine
N
The Naked Spur
1 NominationWriting (Story and Screenplay) - Sam Rolfe, Harold Jack Bloom
O
Operation Blue Jay
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - United States Army Signal Corps
P
Pickup on South Street
1 NominationActress in a Supporting Role - Thelma Ritter in "Pickup on South Street"
The President's Lady
2 NominationsArt Direction (Black-and-White) - Art Direction: Lyle Wheeler, Leland Fuller; Set Decoration: Paul S. Fox
Costume Design (Black-and-White) - Charles LeMaire, Renie
Q
A Queen Is Crowned
1 NominationDocumentary (Feature) - Castleton Knight, Producer
R
Return to Glennascaul
1 NominationShort Subject (Two-reel) - Dublin Gate Theatre Productions
The Robe
5 Nominations, 2 Wins* Art Direction (Color) - Art Direction: Lyle Wheeler, George W. Davis; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott, Paul S. Fox
* Costume Design (Color) - Charles LeMaire, Emile Santiago
Best Motion Picture - Frank Ross, Producer
Cinematography (Color) - Leon Shamroy
Actor - Richard Burton in "The Robe"
Roman Holiday
10 Nominations, 3 WinsArt Direction (Black-and-White) - Art Direction: Hal Pereira, Walter Tyler
Actor in a Supporting Role - Eddie Albert in "Roman Holiday"
Cinematography (Black-and-White) - Frank Planer, Henri Alekan
Writing (Screenplay) - Ian McLellan Hunter, John Dighton
Film Editing - Robert Swink
Directing - William Wyler
Best Motion Picture - William Wyler, Producer
* Actress - Audrey Hepburn in "Roman Holiday"
* Writing (Motion Picture Story) - Dalton Trumbo
* Costume Design (Black-and-White) - Edith Head
Rugged Bear
1 NominationShort Subject (Cartoon) - Walt Disney, Producer
S
Shane
6 Nominations, 1 WinWriting (Screenplay) - A. B. Guthrie, Jr.
Actor in a Supporting Role - Brandon De Wilde in "Shane"
Directing - George Stevens
Best Motion Picture - George Stevens, Producer
Actor in a Supporting Role - Jack Palance in "Shane"
* Cinematography (Color) - Loyal Griggs
Small Town Girl
1 NominationMusic (Song) - My Flaming Heart in "Small Town Girl" Music by Nicholas Brodszky; Lyrics by Leo Robin
Stalag 17
3 Nominations, 1 WinDirecting - Billy Wilder
Actor in a Supporting Role - Robert Strauss in "Stalag 17"
* Actor - William Holden in "Stalag 17"
The Story of Three Loves
1 NominationArt Direction (Color) - Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Preston Ames, Edward Carfagno, Gabriel Scognamillo; Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis, Keogh Gleason, Arthur Krams, Jack D. Moore
T
Take the High Ground
1 NominationWriting (Story and Screenplay) - Millard Kaufman
The Tell Tale Heart
1 NominationShort Subject (Cartoon) - Stephen Bosustow, Producer
They Planted a Stone
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - James Carr, Producer
This Is Cinerama
1 NominationMusic (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) - Louis Forbes
Titanic
2 Nominations, 1 WinArt Direction (Black-and-White) - Art Direction: Lyle Wheeler, Maurice Ransford; Set Decoration: Stuart Reiss
* Writing (Story and Screenplay) - Charles Brackett, Walter Reisch, Richard Breen
Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Short Subject (Cartoon) - Walt Disney, Producer
Torch Song
1 NominationActress in a Supporting Role - Marjorie Rambeau in "Torch Song"
V
Vesuvius Express
1 NominationShort Subject (Two-reel) - Otto Lang, Producer
W
The War of the Worlds
3 Nominations, 1 WinFilm Editing - Everett Douglas
Sound Recording - Paramount Studio Sound Department, Loren L. Ryder, Sound Director
* Special Effects - Paramount Studio
Wee Water Wonders
1 NominationShort Subject (One-reel) - Jack Eaton, Producer
Winter Paradise
1 NominationShort Subject (Two-reel) - Cedric Francis, Producer
The Word
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - John Healy and John Adams, Producers
Y
Young Bess
2 NominationsArt Direction (Color) - Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Urie McCleary; Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis, Jack D. Moore
Costume Design (Color) - Walter Plunkett