The 27th Academy Awards | 1955
The complete list of Academy Awards nominees for 1955. We have had 26 different categories and 54 different movies nominated in this year of academy awards. Amongst all the movies, there were 16 distinct movies awarded. On the Waterfront is the most-awarded movie of this year with 12 Oscars nominations and 8 awards. On the Waterfront won this year's Best Picture.
- Categories
- 26
- Nominees
- 54
- Winners
- 16
1955 Oscars Recap
Here is a recap of all the 26 categories in 1955.
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
- Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
- Best Effects, Special Effects
- A Time Out of War
- Best Short Subject, Two-reel
- Broken Lance
- Best Writing, Motion Picture Story
- Gate of Hell
- Best Costume Design, Color
- On the Waterfront
- Best Actor in a Leading Role
- On the Waterfront
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- On the Waterfront
- Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White
- On the Waterfront
- Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
- On the Waterfront
- Best Director
- On the Waterfront
- Best Film Editing
- On the Waterfront
- Best Picture
- On the Waterfront
- Best Writing, Story and Screenplay
- Sabrina
- Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
- Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture
- The Barefoot Contessa
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- The Country Girl
- Best Actress in a Leading Role
- The Country Girl
- Best Writing, Screenplay
- The Glenn Miller Story
- Best Sound, Recording
- The High and the Mighty
- Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
- The Vanishing Prairie
- Best Documentary, Features
- This Mechanical Age
- Best Short Subject, One-reel
- Three Coins in the Fountain
- Best Cinematography, Color
- Three Coins in the Fountain
- Best Music, Original Song
- Thursday's Children
- Best Documentary, Short Subjects
- When Magoo Flew
- Best Short Subject, Cartoons
Best Actor in a Leading Role
- 19548.1/10·99%+
- 19547.3/10·86%+
- 19546.7/10·100%
- 19547.7/10·92%+
- 19547.5/10·98%+
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- 19547.0/10·100%
- 19548.1/10·99%+
- 19548.1/10·99%+
- 19548.1/10·99%+
- 19547.7/10·92%+
Best Actress in a Leading Role
- 19547.3/10·86%+
- 19547.6/10·93%+
- 19546.7/10·77%
- 19547.0/10·88%
- 19547.5/10·98%+
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- 19548.1/10·99%+
- 19546.7/10·40%+
- 19546.7/10·40%+
- 19546.9/10·85%
- 19547.4/10·100%
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White
- 19548.1/10·99%+
- 19547.4/10·100%
- 19527.6/10·89%
- 19547.6/10·93%+
- 19547.3/10·86%+
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color
- 19547.2/10·90%
- 19547.5/10·98%+
- 19546.8/10·86%
- 19546.4/10
- 19545.9/10
Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
- 19548.1/10·99%+
- 19547.4/10·100%
- 19546.6/10
- 19547.6/10·93%+
- 19547.3/10·86%+
Best Cinematography, Color
- 19546.3/10·60%
- 19548.5/10·98%
- 19547.4/10·89%
- 19546.5/10
- 19544.6/10·13%
Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
- 19547.6/10·93%+
- 19547.4/10·100%
- 19536.2/10·43%
- 19547.2/10·100%
- 19538.0/10·97%
Best Costume Design, Color
- 19537.2/10·100%
- 19547.5/10·98%+
- 19546.8/10·86%
- 19546.4/10
- 19546.4/10·67%
Best Director
- 19548.1/10·99%+
- 19548.5/10·98%
- 19547.6/10·93%+
- 19547.3/10·86%+
- 19546.7/10·40%+
Best Documentary, Features
- 19547.3/10
- 19546.6/10
Best Documentary, Short Subjects
- 19547.4/10
- 19545.4/10
- 1954
Best Effects, Special Effects
- 19547.2/10·90%
- 19546.2/10
- 19547.2/10·93%
Best Film Editing
- 19548.1/10·99%+
- 19547.2/10·90%
- 19547.4/10·89%
- 19547.7/10·92%+
- 19546.7/10·40%+
Best Music, Original Song
- 19546.3/10·60%
- 19547.5/10·98%+
- 19546.5/10·43%
- 19546.7/10·40%+
- 19547.6/10·77%
Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
- 19546.7/10·40%+
- 19537.1/10·86%
- 19548.1/10·99%+
- 19547.7/10·92%+
- 19544.6/10·13%
Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture
- 19547.4/10·89%
- 19547.5/10·98%+
- 19546.7/10·77%
- 19547.3/10·88%
- 19546.4/10·67%
Best Picture
- 19548.1/10·99%+
- 19547.4/10·89%
- 19547.7/10·92%+
- 19547.3/10·86%+
- 19546.3/10·60%
Best Short Subject, Cartoons
- 19546.3/10
- 19547.4/10
- 19547.1/10
- 19546.9/10
- 19547.5/10
Best Short Subject, One-reel
- 19546.7/10
- 19546.9/10
- 1954
Best Short Subject, Two-reel
- 19546.7/10
- 19545.4/10
- 19545.4/10
- 19546.2/10
Best Sound, Recording
- 19547.3/10·88%
- 19546.8/10·86%
- 19548.5/10·98%
- 19546.5/10·43%
- 19547.7/10·92%+
Best Writing, Motion Picture Story
- 19546.9/10·85%
- 19536.9/10
- 19528.1/10·100%
- 19546.5/10·86%
- 19546.4/10·67%
Best Writing, Screenplay
- 19547.3/10·86%+
- 19548.5/10·98%
- 19547.6/10·93%+
- 19547.4/10·89%
- 19547.7/10·92%+
Best Writing, Story and Screenplay
- 19548.1/10·99%+
- 19537.1/10·86%
- 19546.8/10
- 19547.0/10·100%
- 19547.3/10·88%