* = winner
BEST PICTURE:
Ace in the Hole
The African Queen
The Lavender Hill Mob*
The Man in the White Suit
Strangers on a Train
BEST DIRECTOR:
Charles Crichton, The Lavender Hill Mob
Alfred Hitchcock, Strangers on a Train
John Huston, The African Queen
Alexander Mackendrick, The Man in the White Suit
Billy Wilder, Ace in the Hole*
BEST ACTOR:
Marlon Brando, A Streetcar Named Desire*
Montgomery Clift, A Place in the Sun
Kirk Douglas, Ace in the Hole
Alec Guinness, The Lavender Hill Mob
Michael Redgrave, The Browning Version
BEST ACTRESS:
Katharine Hepburn, The African Queen
Vivien Leigh, A Streetcar Named Desire*
Thelma Ritter, The Model and the Marriage Broker
Ginger Rogers, Storm Warning
Elizabeth Taylor, A Place in the Sun
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Stanley Holloway, The Lavender Hill Mob
Karl Malden, A Streetcar Named Desire
Nigel Patrick, The Browning Version
Peter Ustinov, Quo Vadis
Robert Walker, Strangers on a Train*
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Doris Day, Storm Warning
Kim Hunter, A Streetcar Named Desire
Jean Kent, The Browning Version
Eleanor Parker, Detective Story
Shelley Winters, A Place in the Sun*
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
The Browning Version
The Man in the White Suit*
A Place in the Sun
Strangers on a Train
A Streetcar Named Desire
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
Ace in the Hole
An American in Paris
Early Summer
The Lavender Hill Mob*
Storm Warning
BEST ART DIRECTION:
An American in Paris*
A Place in the Sun
Quo Vadis
Show Boat
The Tales of Hoffmann
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
An American in Paris
A Place in the Sun
The River
Strangers on a Train*
The Tales of Hoffmann
BEST COSTUME DESIGN:
An American in Paris
A Place in the Sun
Quo Vadis
Show Boat
The Tales of Hoffmann*
BEST FILM EDITING:
Ace in the Hole*
The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Lavender Hill Mob
A Place in the Sun
Strangers on a Train
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:
A Christmas Carol*
The Day the Earth Stood Still
A Place in the Sun
Strangers on a Train
A Streetcar Named Desire
BEST ORIGINAL SONG: (incomplete lineup)
"Alice in Wonderland" from Alice in Wonderland
"In a World of My Own" from Alice in Wonderland
"The Unbirthday Song" from Alice in Wonderland*
BEST MAKEUP:
An American in Paris
A Christmas Carol
Quo Vadis*
Show Boat
The Tales of Hoffmann
BEST SOUND:
Ace in the Hole
The African Queen
An American in Paris
The Day the Earth Stood Still*
Strangers on a Train
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:
The African Queen
An American in Paris
The Day the Earth Stood Still*
Decision Before Dawn
Quo Vadis
BEST STUNTS:
The African Queen
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Decision Before Dawn*
Quo Vadis
The Red Badge of Courage
BEST CASTING:
Death of a Salesman
The Lavender Hill Mob
The Man in the White Suit
A Place in the Sun
A Streetcar Named Desire*
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM:
The Browning Version
Diary of a Country Priest
Early Summer
The Lavender Hill Mob*
The Man in the White Suit
