Oscar statuette ©AMPAS


1957 (30th Annual Awards)
Academy Award Overview

Shown below is an overview of the 1957 Academy Awards, comprised of selected items from the WebMaster’s collection. (All of the items for a given category—for example, all Reminder Lists—can be found in the “Gallery” section.)

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The 1957 Preliminaries

1957 (30th) Reminder List of Eligible Releases

1957 (30th) Voting Rules
Eligibility Period:
January 1, 1957 to December 31, 1957

Reminder List of Eligible Releases

Text of Voting Rules

The 1957 Ceremony

1957 (30th) Academy Award Ceremony Program Wednesday, March 26, 1958
7:30 PM

RKO Pantages Theatre,
Hollywood


Ceremony Program

Nominations & Winners
Winners Only
Nominations by Film
Nomination Statistics by Film

See Also:
    Nominations & Winners by Category
    Winners Only by Category

The 1957 Winners

1957 (30th) Best Picture Poster: “The Bridge on the River Kwai”

1957 (30th) Best Picture Home Page Background: “The Bridge on the River Kwai”


Best Picture:
The Bridge on the River Kwai
A Horizon Pictures Production;
Columbia (United Kingdom)

Sam Spiegel, Producer

Best Picture Poster

Best Picture Home Page Background

1957 (30th) Best Actor: Alec Guinness   1957 (30th) Best Actor Volpe Sketch: Alec Guinness Best Actor:
Alec Guinness
as Colonel Nicholson
in the film
The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957 (30th) Best Actress: Joanne Woodward   1957 (30th) Best Actress Volpe Sketch: Joanne Woodward Best Actress:
Joanne Woodward
as Eve White / Eve Black / Jane
in the film
The Three Faces of Eve

1957 (22nd) Best Supporting Actor: Red Buttons Best Supporting Actor:
Red Buttons
as Airman Joe Kelly
in the film
Sayonara

1957 (22nd) Best Supporting Actress: Miyoshi Umeki Best Supporting Actress:
Miyoshi Umeki
as Katsumi
in the film
Sayonara

1957 (24th) Best Song: “All the Way” Best Song:
All the Way
from the film
The Joker Is Wild

Music by James Van Heusen;
lyrics by Sammy Cahn

Best Song Lyrics

Other 1957 Nominees

1957 (30th) Best Actor/Best Actress Nominees

Best Actor/Best Actress Nominees