Academy Awards archive

Witness for the Prosecution Oscar Nominations & Wins

Witness for the Prosecution has 6 Academy Award records in the AwardWentTo archive, including 0 wins.

Wins recorded in the archive

No winning records for Witness for the Prosecution are represented in this archive. Its recorded nominations are listed below.

All 6 award records

Counts reflect film-linked records in this archive. Historical, special and honorary awards may be included; these are not a verified competitive-award total. Years identify the source film eligibility year.

Witness for the Prosecution: all recorded nominations and wins
Film yearCategory / credited nomineeRecorded result
Film year1957Best Actor
Credited nominee / recipientCharles Laughton

Sir Wilfrid Robarts

Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryThe Bridge on the River KwaiColonel Nicholson
Film year1957Best Supporting Actress
Credited nominee / recipientElsa Lanchester

Miss Plimsoll

Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categorySayonaraKatsumi
Film year1957Best Director
Credited nominee / recipientBilly Wilder
Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryThe Bridge on the River Kwai
Film year1957Film Editing
Credited nominee / recipientDaniel Mandell
Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryThe Bridge on the River Kwai
Film year1957Best Picture
Credited nominee / recipientArthur Hornblow, Jr., Producer
Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryThe Bridge on the River Kwai
Sam Spiegel, Producer
Film year1957Sound Recording
Credited nominee / recipientSamuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon E. Sawyer, Sound Director
Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categorySayonara
Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, George Groves, Sound Director

Who else was nominated?

Compare Witness for the Prosecution with the film-linked nominees recorded in the same category and ceremony. Each performance or song keeps its own credit; winners are marked in gold.

Comparisons are shown only for unambiguous competitive results. Honorary awards, ties and groups with unresolved source notes remain in the award history above.

Best Actor 1957 film year · Ceremony 30
Best Supporting Actress 1957 film year · Ceremony 30
Best Director 1957 film year · Ceremony 30
Film Editing 1957 film year · Ceremony 30
Best Picture 1957 film year · Ceremony 30
Sound Recording 1957 film year · Ceremony 30
  • Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
    Paramount Studio Sound Department, George Dutton, Sound Director
    Nominee
  • Les Girls
    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Dr. Wesley C. Miller, Sound Director
    Nominee
  • Pal Joey
    Columbia Studio Sound Department, John P. Livadary, Sound Director
    Nominee
  • Sayonara
    Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, George Groves, Sound Director
    ★ Winner
  • Witness for the Prosecution This film
    Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon E. Sawyer, Sound Director
    Nominee
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