1954 (27th Annual Awards)
Academy Award Overview
Shown below is an overview of the 1954 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 1954 Preliminaries
 
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Eligibility Period: January 1, 1954 to December 31, 1954 Reminder List of Eligible Releases Text of Voting Rules |
The 1954 Ceremony
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Wednesday, March 30, 1955 7:30 PM RKO Pantages Theatre, Hollywood and NBC Century Theatre, New York City Ceremony Program Nominations & Winners Winners Only Nominations by Film Nomination Statistics by Film See Also: Nominations & Winners by Category Winners Only by Category |
The 1954 Winners
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Best Picture: On the Waterfront Horizon-American Corporation; Columbia Sam Spiegel, Producer Best Picture Poster Best Picture Home Page Background |
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Best Actor: Marlon Brando as Terry Malloy in the film On the Waterfront |
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Best Actress: Grace Kelly as Georgie Elgin in the film The Country Girl |
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Best Supporting Actor: Edmond O’Brien as Oscar Muldoon in the film The Barefoot Contessa |
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Best Supporting Actress: Eva Marie Saint as Edie Doyle in the film On the Waterfront |
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Best Song: Three Coins in the Fountain from the film Three Coins in the Fountain Music by Jule Styne; lyrics by Sammy Cahn Best Song Lyrics |
Other 1954 Nominees
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Best Actor/Best Actress Nominees (Version 1) |
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Best Actor/Best Actress Nominees (Version 2) |