1955 Film Year: Oscar Winners & Nominees
The AwardWentTo archive contains 122 Academy Award records for the 1955 film year, covering 56 films and including 27 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
- ★ MartyHarold Hecht, 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.
- Marty
4 wins from 8 award records
- Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
3 wins from 8 award records
- The Rose Tattoo
3 wins from 8 award records
- Picnic
2 wins from 6 award records
- Oklahoma!
2 wins from 4 award records
- Love Me or Leave Me
1 win from 6 award records
Category winners
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- ★ Marty
- ★ Marty — Marty Pilletti
- ★ Mister Roberts — Ensign Pulver
- ★ The Rose Tattoo — Serafina Della Rose
- ★ East of Eden — Kate
- ★ Picnic
- ★ Marty
- ★ Picnic
- ★ Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing — Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing
- ★ Marty
Nominations and award records by category
Showing 122 of 122 archive records. Gold stars mark winning records.
Best Picture
- ★ Marty IMDB — Harold Hecht, Producer
- Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing IMDB — Buddy Adler, Producer
- Mister Roberts IMDB — Leland Hayward, Producer
- Picnic IMDB — Fred Kohlmar, Producer
- The Rose Tattoo IMDB — Hal B. Wallis, Producer
Best Actor
- ★ Marty IMDB — Ernest BorgnineMarty Pilletti
- Love Me or Leave Me IMDB — James CagneyMartin Snyder
- East of Eden IMDB — James DeanCal Trask
- The Man with the Golden Arm IMDB — Frank SinatraFrankie
- Bad Day at Black Rock IMDB — Spencer TracyJohn J. Macreedy
Best Supporting Actor
- ★ Mister Roberts IMDB — Jack LemmonEnsign Pulver
- Trial IMDB — Arthur KennedyBarney Castle
- Marty IMDB — Joe MantellAngie
- Rebel without a Cause IMDB — Sal MineoPlato
- Picnic IMDB — Arthur O'ConnellHoward Bevans
Best Actress
- ★ The Rose Tattoo IMDB — Anna MagnaniSerafina Della Rose
- I'll Cry Tomorrow IMDB — Susan HaywardLillian Roth
- Summertime IMDB — Katharine HepburnJane Hudson
- Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing IMDB — Jennifer JonesHan Suyin
- Interrupted Melody IMDB — Eleanor ParkerMarjorie Lawrence
Best Supporting Actress
- ★ East of Eden IMDB — Jo Van FleetKate
- Marty IMDB — Betsy BlairClara Snyder
- Pete Kelly's Blues IMDB — Peggy LeeRose Hopkins
- The Rose Tattoo IMDB — Marisa PavanRosa Della Rose
- Rebel without a Cause IMDB — Natalie WoodJudy
Art Direction (Black-and-White)
- ★ The Rose Tattoo IMDB — Art Direction: Hal Pereira, Tambi Larsen; Set Decoration: Sam Comer, Arthur Krams
- Blackboard Jungle IMDB — Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Randall Duell; Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis, Henry Grace
- I'll Cry Tomorrow IMDB — Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Malcolm Brown; Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis, Hugh B. Hunt
- The Man with the Golden Arm IMDB — Art Direction: Joseph C. Wright; Set Decoration: Darrell Silvera
- Marty IMDB — Art Direction: Edward S. Haworth, Walter Simonds; Set Decoration: Robert Priestley
Art Direction (Color)
- ★ Picnic IMDB — Art Direction: William Flannery, Jo Mielziner; Set Decoration: Robert Priestley
- Daddy Long Legs IMDB — Art Direction: Lyle Wheeler, John DeCuir; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott, Paul S. Fox
- Guys and Dolls IMDB — Art Direction: Oliver Smith, Joseph C. Wright; Set Decoration: Howard Bristol
- Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing IMDB — Art Direction: Lyle Wheeler, George W. Davis; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott, Jack Stubbs
- To Catch a Thief IMDB — Art Direction: Hal Pereira, Joseph McMillan Johnson; Set Decoration: Sam Comer, Arthur Krams
Cinematography (Black-and-White)
Cinematography (Color)
Costume Design (Black-and-White)
Costume Design (Color)
- ★ Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing IMDB — Charles LeMaire
- Guys and Dolls IMDB — Irene Sharaff
- Interrupted Melody IMDB — Helen Rose
- To Catch a Thief IMDB — Edith Head
- The Virgin Queen IMDB — Charles LeMaire, Mary Wills
Best Director
Documentary Feature
- ★ Helen Keller in Her Story IMDB — Nancy Hamilton, Producer
- Heartbreak Ridge IMDB — Rene Risacher, Producer
Documentary Short Subject
- ★ Men against the Arctic IMDB — Walt Disney, Producer
- The Battle of Gettysburg IMDB — Dore Schary, Producer
- The Face of Lincoln IMDB — Wilbur T. Blume, Producer
Film Editing
- ★ Picnic IMDB — Charles Nelson, William A. Lyon
- Blackboard Jungle IMDB — Ferris Webster
- The Bridges at Toko-Ri IMDB — Alma Macrorie
- Oklahoma! IMDB — Gene Ruggiero, George Boemler
- The Rose Tattoo IMDB — Warren Low
International Feature Film
- ★ Samurai, The Legend of Musashi IMDB
Source context
To Samurai, The Legend of Musashi - Best Foreign Language Film first released in the United States during 1955.
Original Score
Original Song
- ★ Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing IMDB — Music by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Paul Francis WebsterLove Is A Many-Splendored Thing
- Love Me or Leave Me IMDB — Music by Nicholas Brodszky; Lyrics by Sammy CahnI'll Never Stop Loving You
- Daddy Long Legs IMDB — Music and Lyrics by Johnny MercerSomething's Gotta Give
- The Tender Trap IMDB — Music by James Van Heusen; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn(Love Is) The Tender Trap
- Unchained IMDB — Music by Alex North; Lyrics by Hy ZaretUnchained Melody
Music (Original Song Score or Adaptation Score)
- ★ Oklahoma! IMDB — Robert Russell Bennett, Jay Blackton, Adolph Deutsch
- Daddy Long Legs IMDB — Alfred Newman
- Guys and Dolls IMDB — Jay Blackton, Cyril J. Mockridge
- It's Always Fair Weather IMDB — Andre Previn
- Love Me or Leave Me IMDB — Percy Faith, George Stoll
Animated Short Film
- ★ Speedy Gonzales IMDB — Edward Selzer, Producer
- Good Will to Men IMDB — Fred Quimby, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, Producers
- The Legend of Rock-a-bye Point IMDB — Walter Lantz, Producer
- No Hunting IMDB — Walt Disney, Producer
Short Subject (One-Reel)
- ★ Survival City IMDB — Edmund Reek, Producer
- Gadgets Galore IMDB — Robert Youngson, Producer
- 3rd Ave. El IMDB — Carson Davidson, Producer
- Three Kisses IMDB — Justin Herman, Producer
Short Subject (Two-Reel)
- ★ The Face of Lincoln IMDB — Wilbur T. Blume, Producer
- The Battle of Gettysburg IMDB — Dore Schary, Producer
- On the Twelfth Day... IMDB — George K. Arthur, Producer
- Switzerland IMDB — Walt Disney, Producer
- 24-Hour Alert IMDB — Cedric Francis, Producer
Sound Recording
- ★ Oklahoma! IMDB — Todd-AO Sound Department, Fred Hynes, Sound Director
- Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing IMDB — 20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Carl W. Faulkner, Sound Director
- Love Me or Leave Me IMDB — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Wesley C. Miller, Sound Director
- Mister Roberts IMDB — Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, William A. Mueller, Sound Director
- Not as a Stranger IMDB — Radio Corporation of America Sound Department, Watson Jones, Sound Director
Visual Effects
Adapted Screenplay
- ★ Marty IMDB — Paddy Chayefsky
- Bad Day at Black Rock IMDB — Millard Kaufman
- Blackboard Jungle IMDB — Richard Brooks
- East of Eden IMDB — Paul Osborn
- Love Me or Leave Me IMDB — Daniel Fuchs, Isobel Lennart
Original Screenplay
- ★ Interrupted Melody IMDB — William Ludwig, Sonya Levien
- The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell IMDB — Milton Sperling, Emmet Lavery
- It's Always Fair Weather IMDB — Betty Comden, Adolph Green
- Mr. Hulot's Holiday IMDB — Jacques Tati, Henri Marquet
- The Seven Little Foys IMDB — Melville Shavelson, Jack Rose
Writing (Original Story)
- ★ Love Me or Leave Me IMDB — Daniel Fuchs
- The Private War of Major Benson IMDB — Joe Connelly, Bob Mosher
- Rebel without a Cause IMDB — Nicholas Ray
- The Sheep Has Five Legs IMDB — Jean Marsan, Henry Troyat, Jacques Perret, Henri Verneuil, Raoul Ploquin
- Strategic Air Command IMDB — Beirne Lay, Jr.
Nominated films and other recorded entries
56 films represented in the 1955 archive selection.
- 24-Hour Alert
- 3rd Ave. El
- A Man Called Peter
- Bad Day at Black Rock
- Battle Cry
- Blackboard Jungle
- Daddy Long Legs
- East of Eden
- Gadgets Galore
- Good Will to Men
- Guys and Dolls
- Heartbreak Ridge
- Helen Keller in Her Story
- I'll Cry Tomorrow
- Interrupted Melody
- It's Always Fair Weather
- Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
- Love Me or Leave Me
- Marty
- Men against the Arctic
- Mister Roberts
- Mr. Hulot's Holiday
- No Hunting
- Not as a Stranger
- Oklahoma!
- On the Twelfth Day...
- Pete Kelly's Blues
- Picnic
- Queen Bee
- Rebel without a Cause
- Samurai, The Legend of Musashi
- Speedy Gonzales
- Strategic Air Command
- Summertime
- Survival City
- Switzerland
- The Battle of Gettysburg
- The Bridges at Toko-Ri
- The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
- The Dam Busters
- The Face of Lincoln
- The Legend of Rock-a-bye Point
- The Man with the Golden Arm
- The Pickwick Papers
- The Private War of Major Benson
- The Rains of Ranchipur
- The Rose Tattoo
- The Seven Little Foys
- The Sheep Has Five Legs
- The Tender Trap
- The Virgin Queen
- Three Kisses
- To Catch a Thief
- Trial
- Ugetsu
- Unchained
About these award records
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