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
Marjorie Rambeau
Torch Song
Thelma Ritter
Pickup on South Street
Grace Kelly
Mogambo
Geraldine Page
Hondo
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
The Moon Is Blue
Otto Ludwig
Roman Holiday
Robert Swink
The War of the Worlds
Everett Douglas
Crazylegs
Irvine (Cotton) Warburton
Actor
Winner
William Holden
Stalag 17
Nominees
Richard Burton
The Robe
Montgomery Clift
From Here to Eternity
Burt Lancaster
From Here to Eternity
Marlon Brando
Julius Caesar
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
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
Miss Sadie Thompson
Sadie Thompson's Song (Blue Pacific Blues) in "Miss Sadie Thompson" Music by Lester Lee; Lyrics by Ned Washington
Writing (Screenplay)
Winner
From Here to Eternity
Daniel Taradash
Nominees
Lili
Helen Deutsch
Roman Holiday
Ian McLellan Hunter, John Dighton
Shane
A. B. Guthrie, Jr.
The Cruel Sea
Eric Ambler
Short Subject (One-reel)
Winner
The Merry Wives of Windsor Overture
Johnny Green, Producer
Nominees
Christ among the Primitives
Vincenzo Lucci-Chiarissi, Producer
Herring Hunt
National Film Board of Canada
Joy of Living
Boris Vermont, Producer
Wee Water Wonders
Jack Eaton, 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
Martin Luther
Joseph C. Brun
Roman Holiday
Frank Planer, Henri Alekan
The Four Poster
Hal Mohr
Julius Caesar
Joseph Ruttenberg
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
Young Bess
Walter Plunkett
The Band Wagon
Mary Ann Nyberg
Call Me Madam
Irene Sharaff
How to Marry a Millionaire
Charles LeMaire, Travilla
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
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