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31st Academy Awards

31st Academy Awards
FieldValue
number31
image31st Academy Awards.jpg
captionOfficial poster
awardAcademy Awards
dateApril 6, 1959
sitePantages Theatre, Hollywood, California, USA
hostJerry Lewis, Mort Sahl, Tony Randall, Bob Hope, David Niven, and Laurence Olivier
producerJerry Wald
directorAlan Handley
best_picture*Gigi*
most_wins*Gigi* (9)
most_nominations*The Defiant Ones* and *Gigi* (9)
networkNBC
last30th
next32nd

The 31st Academy Awards ceremony was held on April 6, 1959, to honor the best films of 1958. The night was dominated by Gigi, which won nine Oscars, breaking the previous record of eight, first set by Gone with the Wind in 1939.

Gigi set a new record for biggest Oscars sweep, winning all nine of its nominations, which would be broken in 1960, when Ben-Hur won eleven of its twelve nominations. Finally, Gigi was the last film until The Last Emperor to win Best Picture without any acting nominations.

The ceremony was hosted by an ensemble of actors: Jerry Lewis, Mort Sahl, Tony Randall, Bob Hope, David Niven, and Laurence Olivier.

The show's producer, Jerry Wald, started cutting numbers from the show to make sure it ran on time, but cut too much material, and the ceremony ended 20 minutes early, leaving Jerry Lewis to attempt to fill in the time, which he did with a performance of "There's No Business Like Show Business" from all 90 of the participating stars; Lewis did impromptu conducting of the number, but some of the stars began to talk among themselves, while others left or bumped into each other in confusion. Eventually, NBC cut to a re-run of a sports show.

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Awards

Nominations announced on February 23, 1959. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Honorary Award

  • To Maurice Chevalier for his contributions to the world of entertainment for more than half a century.

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award

  • Jack L. Warner

Presenters and performers

People lining the street under the marquee of the Pantages Theater at the 31st Academy Awards.

Presenters

  • Buddy Adler (Presenter: Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award)
  • Eddie Albert and Vincent Price (Presenters: Art Direction Award)
  • June Allyson and Dick Powell (Presenters: Musical Scoring Awards)
  • Ingrid Bergman (Presenters: Best Motion Picture)
  • Dirk Bogarde, Van Heflin, and Elizabeth Taylor (Presenters: Writing Awards)
  • Red Buttons and Shelley Winters (Presenters: Best Supporting Actress)
  • James Cagney and Kim Novak (Presenters: Best Actress)
  • Cyd Charisse and Robert Stack (Presenters: Best Foreign Language Film)
  • Gary Cooper and Millie Perkins (Presenters: Best Director)
  • Wendell Corey and Ernie Kovacs (Presenters: Costume Design Award)
  • Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh (Presenters: Short Subjects Awards)
  • Bette Davis and Anthony Quinn (Presenters: Best Supporting Actor)
  • Doris Day and Rock Hudson (Presenters: Cinematography Awards)
  • Irene Dunne and John Wayne (Presenters: Best Actor)
  • Louis Jourdan and Jean Simmons (Presenters: Best Film Editing)
  • Anthony Franciosa and Eva Marie Saint (Presenters: Music Awards)
  • Charlton Heston and Jane Wyman (Presenters: Best Sound Recording)
  • Sophia Loren and Dean Martin (Presenters: Best Original Song)
  • Shirley MacLaine and Peter Ustinov (Presenters: Best Visual Effects)
  • Rosalind Russell (Presenter: Honorary Award to Maurice Chevalier)
  • Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood (Presenters: Documentary Awards)

Performers

  • Lionel Newman – Conductor the Academy Awards orchestra
  • Nick Adams, Anna Maria Alberghetti, James Darren, Dean Jones, Connie Stevens, and Tuesday Weld ("Almost In Your Arms" from Houseboat)
  • Joan Collins, Angela Lansbury and Dana Wynter ("It's Great Not to Be Nominated")
  • Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster ("It's Alright With Us")
  • Eddie Fisher ("To Love and Be Loved" from Some Came Running)
  • Rhonda Fleming and Howard Keel ("A Very Precious Love" from Marjorie Morningstar)
  • Tony Martin ("Gigi" from Gigi)
  • John Raitt ("A Certain Smile" from A Certain Smile)

Multiple nominations and awards

NominationsFilm
9*The Defiant Ones*
*Gigi*
7*Separate Tables*
6*Auntie Mame*
*Cat on a Hot Tin Roof*
*I Want to Live!*
5*Some Came Running*
3*A Certain Smile*
*The Old Man and the Sea*
*South Pacific*
*The Young Lions*
2*Bell, Book and Candle*
*The Big Country*
*Houseboat*
*Journey into Spring*
*Teacher's Pet*
*Vertigo*
*White Wilderness*
AwardsFilm
9*Gigi*
2*The Defiant Ones*
*Separate Tables*

Notes

References

References

  1. "'Parasite' is the 12th movie in history to win Best Picture with no acting nominations — here are the other 11". Insider Inc..
  2. "The 31st Academy Awards (1959) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org.
  3. [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=gigi+wins+film+editing Search. gigi wins film editing] YouTube
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