Academy Awards archive

The Big Fisherman Oscar Nominations & Wins

The Big Fisherman has 3 Academy Award records in the AwardWentTo archive, including 0 wins.

Wins recorded in the archive

No winning records for The Big Fisherman are represented in this archive. Its recorded nominations are listed below.

All 3 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.

The Big Fisherman: all recorded nominations and wins
Film yearCategory / credited nomineeRecorded result
Film year1959Art Direction (Color)
Credited nominee / recipientArt Direction: John DeCuir; Set Decoration: Julia Heron
Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryBen-Hur
Art Direction: William A. Horning, Edward Carfagno; Set Decoration: Hugh Hunt
Film year1959Cinematography (Color)
Credited nominee / recipientLee Garmes
Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryBen-Hur
Film year1959Costume Design (Color)
Credited nominee / recipientRenie
Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryBen-Hur

Who else was nominated?

Compare The Big Fisherman 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.

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Art Direction (Color) 1959 film year · Ceremony 32
  • Ben-Hur
    Art Direction: William A. Horning, Edward Carfagno; Set Decoration: Hugh Hunt
    ★ Winner
  • The Big Fisherman This film
    Art Direction: John DeCuir; Set Decoration: Julia Heron
    Nominee
  • Journey to the Center of the Earth
    Art Direction: Lyle R. Wheeler, Franz Bachelin, Herman A. Blumenthal; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott, Joseph Kish
    Nominee
  • North by Northwest
    Art Direction: William A. Horning, Robert Boyle, Merrill Pye; Set Decoration: Henry Grace, Frank McKelvy
    Nominee
  • Pillow Talk
    Art Direction: Richard H. Riedel; Set Decoration: Russell A. Gausman, Ruby R. Levitt
    Nominee
Cinematography (Color) 1959 film year · Ceremony 32
Costume Design (Color) 1959 film year · Ceremony 32
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