1954 Film Year: Oscar Winners & Nominees
The AwardWentTo archive contains 123 Academy Award records for the 1954 film year, covering 55 films and including 29 wins.
Years follow the source film eligibility/dataset year, which may differ from the ceremony calendar year. Counts describe film-linked archive records, including historical and special-award context where supplied.
Best Picture result
- ★ On the WaterfrontSam Spiegel, Producer
5 Best Picture award records for this film year. See the full result · Best Picture history
Acting category results
Leading winning films
Ranked by winning records in this film-year selection.
- On the Waterfront
8 wins from 12 award records
- The Country Girl
2 wins from 7 award records
- 20,000 Leagues under the Sea
2 wins from 3 award records
- Three Coins in the Fountain
2 wins from 3 award records
- Gate of Hell
2 wins from 2 award records
- The Little Kidnappers
2 wins from 2 award records
Category winners
Select a category to explore its history, or jump to this year's full records.
- ★ On the Waterfront — Terry Malloy
- ★ The Barefoot Contessa — Oscar Muldoon
- ★ The Country Girl — Georgie Elgin
- ★ On the Waterfront — Edie Doyle
- ★ Sabrina
- ★ Three Coins in the Fountain — Three Coins In The Fountain
Nominations and award records by category
Showing 123 of 123 archive records. Gold stars mark winning records.
Best Picture
- ★ On the Waterfront IMDB — Sam Spiegel, Producer
- The Caine Mutiny IMDB — Stanley Kramer, Producer
- The Country Girl IMDB — William Perlberg, Producer
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers IMDB — Jack Cummings, Producer
- Three Coins in the Fountain IMDB — Sol C. Siegel, Producer
Best Actor
- ★ On the Waterfront IMDB — Marlon BrandoTerry Malloy
- The Caine Mutiny IMDB — Humphrey BogartCaptain Queeg
- The Country Girl IMDB — Bing CrosbyFrank Elgin
- A Star Is Born IMDB — James MasonNorman Maine/Alfred Hinkel
- Adventures of Robinson Crusoe IMDB — Dan O'HerlihyRobinson Crusoe
Best Supporting Actor
- ★ The Barefoot Contessa IMDB — Edmond O'BrienOscar Muldoon
- On the Waterfront IMDB — Lee J. CobbJohnny Friendly
- On the Waterfront IMDB — Karl MaldenFather Barry
- On the Waterfront IMDB — Rod SteigerCharles Malloy
- The Caine Mutiny IMDB — Tom TullyCaptain DeVriess
Best Actress
- ★ The Country Girl IMDB — Grace KellyGeorgie Elgin
- Carmen Jones IMDB — Dorothy DandridgeCarmen Jones
- A Star Is Born IMDB — Judy GarlandEsther Blodgett/Vicki Lester
- Sabrina IMDB — Audrey HepburnSabrina Fairchild
- Magnificent Obsession IMDB — Jane WymanHelen Phillips
Best Supporting Actress
- ★ On the Waterfront IMDB — Eva Marie SaintEdie Doyle
- Executive Suite IMDB — Nina FochErica Martin
- Broken Lance IMDB — Katy JuradoSenora Devereaux
- The High and the Mighty IMDB — Jan SterlingSally McKee
- The High and the Mighty IMDB — Claire TrevorMary Holst
Art Direction (Black-and-White)
- ★ On the Waterfront IMDB — Richard Day
- The Country Girl IMDB — Art Direction: Hal Pereira, Roland Anderson; Set Decoration: Sam Comer, Grace Gregory
- Executive Suite IMDB — Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Edward Carfagno; Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis, Emile Kuri
- Le Plaisir IMDB — Max Ophuls
- Sabrina IMDB — Art Direction: Hal Pereira, Walter Tyler; Set Decoration: Sam Comer, Ray Moyer
Art Direction (Color)
- ★ 20,000 Leagues under the Sea IMDB — Art Direction: John Meehan; Set Decoration: Emile Kuri
- Brigadoon IMDB — Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Preston Ames; Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis, Keogh Gleason
- Desiree IMDB — Art Direction: Lyle Wheeler, Leland Fuller; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott, Paul S. Fox
- Red Garters IMDB — Art Direction: Hal Pereira, Roland Anderson; Set Decoration: Sam Comer, Ray Moyer
- A Star Is Born IMDB — Art Direction: Malcolm Bert, Gene Allen, Irene Sharaff; Set Decoration: George James Hopkins
Cinematography (Black-and-White)
Cinematography (Color)
Costume Design (Black-and-White)
- ★ Sabrina IMDB — Edith Head
- The Earrings of Madame de... IMDB — Georges Annenkov, Rosine Delamare
- Executive Suite IMDB — Helen Rose
- Indiscretion of an American Wife IMDB — Christian Dior
- It Should Happen to You IMDB — Jean Louis
Costume Design (Color)
- ★ Gate of Hell IMDB — Sanzo Wada
- Brigadoon IMDB — Irene Sharaff
- Desiree IMDB — Charles LeMaire, René Hubert
- A Star Is Born IMDB — Jean Louis, Mary Ann Nyberg, Irene Sharaff
- There's No Business Like Show Business IMDB — Charles LeMaire, Travilla, Miles White
Best Director
Documentary Feature
- ★ The Vanishing Prairie IMDB — Walt Disney, Producer
- The Stratford Adventure IMDB — Guy Glover, Producer
Documentary Short Subject
- ★ Thursday's Children IMDB — World Wide Pictures and Morse Films
- Jet Carrier IMDB — Otto Lang, Producer
- Rembrandt: A Self-Portrait IMDB — Morrie Roizman, Producer
Film Editing
- ★ On the Waterfront IMDB — Gene Milford
- The Caine Mutiny IMDB — William A. Lyon, Henry Batista
- The High and the Mighty IMDB — Ralph Dawson
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers IMDB — Ralph E. Winters
- 20,000 Leagues under the Sea IMDB — Elmo Williams
Honorary Award
- ★ The Little Kidnappers IMDB — Jon Whiteley
Source context
To Jon Whiteley for his outstanding juvenile performance in The Little Kidnappers.
- ★ The Little Kidnappers IMDB — Vincent Winter
Source context
To Vincent Winter for his outstanding juvenile performance in The Little Kidnappers.
International Feature Film
- ★ Gate of Hell IMDB
Source context
To Gate of Hell - Best Foreign Language Film first released in the United States during 1954.
Original Score
- ★ The High and the Mighty IMDB — Dimitri Tiomkin
- The Caine Mutiny IMDB — Max Steiner
- Genevieve IMDB — Larry Adler
Source context
NOTE: Because of the political climate of the times, Genevieve's arranger and orchestra conductor Muir Mathieson was credited as composer on American prints of this British-made film, and was thus credited with the nomination. In June of 1986, the Board of Governors had Academy records updated to give Larry Adler his proper credit, which Mr. Mathieson had never claimed. Mr. Mathieson's name was removed from the nomination and Mr. Adler's inserted.
- On the Waterfront IMDB — Leonard Bernstein
- The Silver Chalice IMDB — Franz Waxman
Original Song
- ★ Three Coins in the Fountain IMDB — Music by Jule Styne; Lyrics by Sammy CahnThree Coins In The Fountain
- White Christmas IMDB — Music and Lyrics by Irving BerlinCount Your Blessings Instead Of Sheep
- The High and the Mighty IMDB — Music by Dimitri Tiomkin; Lyrics by Ned WashingtonThe High And The Mighty
- Susan Slept Here IMDB — Music and Lyrics by Jack Lawrence and Richard MyersHold My Hand
- A Star Is Born IMDB — Music by Harold Arlen; Lyrics by Ira GershwinThe Man That Got Away
Music (Original Song Score or Adaptation Score)
- ★ Seven Brides for Seven Brothers IMDB — Adolph Deutsch, Saul Chaplin
- Carmen Jones IMDB — Herschel Burke Gilbert
- The Glenn Miller Story IMDB — Joseph Gershenson, Henry Mancini
- A Star Is Born IMDB — Ray Heindorf
- There's No Business Like Show Business IMDB — Alfred Newman, Lionel Newman
Animated Short Film
- ★ When Magoo Flew IMDB — Stephen Bosustow, Producer
- Crazy Mixed Up Pup IMDB — Walter Lantz, Producer
- Pigs Is Pigs IMDB — Walt Disney, Producer
- Sandy Claws IMDB — Edward Selzer, Producer
- Touché, Pussy Cat IMDB — Fred Quimby, Producer
Short Subject (One-Reel)
- ★ This Mechanical Age IMDB — Robert Youngson, Producer
- The First Piano Quartette IMDB — Otto Lang, Producer
- The Strauss Fantasy IMDB — Johnny Green, Producer
Short Subject (Two-Reel)
- ★ A Time Out of War IMDB — Denis Sanders and Terry Sanders, Producers
- Beauty and the Bull IMDB — Cedric Francis, Producer
- Jet Carrier IMDB — Otto Lang, Producer
- Siam IMDB — Walt Disney, Producer
Sound Recording
- ★ The Glenn Miller Story IMDB — Universal-International Studio Sound Department, Leslie I. Carey, Sound Director
- Brigadoon IMDB — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Wesley C. Miller, Sound Director
- The Caine Mutiny IMDB — Columbia Studio Sound Department, John P. Livadary, Sound Director
- Rear Window IMDB — Paramount Studio Sound Department, Loren L. Ryder, Sound Director
- Susan Slept Here IMDB — RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John O. Aalberg, Sound Director
Visual Effects
Adapted Screenplay
- ★ The Country Girl IMDB — George Seaton
- The Caine Mutiny IMDB — Stanley Roberts
- Rear Window IMDB — John Michael Hayes
- Sabrina IMDB — Billy Wilder, Samuel Taylor, Ernest Lehman
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers IMDB — Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich, Dorothy Kingsley
Original Screenplay
- ★ On the Waterfront IMDB — Budd Schulberg
- The Barefoot Contessa IMDB — Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Genevieve IMDB — William Rose
- The Glenn Miller Story IMDB — Valentine Davies, Oscar Brodney
- Knock on Wood IMDB — Norman Panama, Melvin Frank
Writing (Original Story)
Nominated films and other recorded entries
55 films represented in the 1954 archive selection.
- 20,000 Leagues under the Sea
- A Star Is Born
- A Time Out of War
- Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
- Beauty and the Bull
- Bread, Love and Dreams
- Brigadoon
- Broken Lance
- Carmen Jones
- Crazy Mixed Up Pup
- Desiree
- Executive Suite
- Forbidden Games
- Gate of Hell
- Genevieve
- Hell and High Water
- Indiscretion of an American Wife
- It Should Happen to You
- Jet Carrier
- Knock on Wood
- Le Plaisir
- Magnificent Obsession
- Night People
- On the Waterfront
- Pigs Is Pigs
- Rear Window
- Red Garters
- Rembrandt: A Self-Portrait
- Rogue Cop
- Sabrina
- Sandy Claws
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
- Siam
- Susan Slept Here
- The Barefoot Contessa
- The Caine Mutiny
- The Country Girl
- The Earrings of Madame de...
- The Egyptian
- The First Piano Quartette
- The Glenn Miller Story
- The High and the Mighty
- The Little Kidnappers
- The Silver Chalice
- The Stratford Adventure
- The Strauss Fantasy
- The Vanishing Prairie
- Them!
- There's No Business Like Show Business
- This Mechanical Age
- Three Coins in the Fountain
- Thursday's Children
- Touché, Pussy Cat
- When Magoo Flew
- White Christmas
About these award records
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