26th Academy Awards Ceremony
(1954)
Drama / Family / News
March 25, 1954 at RKO Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California and NBC Century Theatre, New York City , New York
Hosted by Donald O'Connor in Los Angeles and Fredric March in New York City
BEST PICTURE
From Here to Eternity
Julius Caesar
The Robe
Roman Holiday
Shane
BEST DIRECTOR
Fred Zinnemann – From Here to Eternity
George Stevens – Shane
Charles Walters – Lili
Billy Wilder – Stalag 17
William Wyler – Roman Holiday
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
William Holden – Stalag 17
Marlon Brando – Julius Caesar
Richard Burton – The Robe
Montgomery Clift – From Here to Eternity
Burt Lancaster – From Here to Eternity
BEST ACTRESS
Audrey Hepburn – Roman Holiday
Leslie Caron – Lili
Ava Gardner – Mogambo
Deborah Kerr – From Here to Eternity
Maggie McNamara – The Moon Is Blue
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Frank Sinatra – From Here to Eternity
Eddie Albert – Roman Holiday
Brandon de Wilde – Shane
Jack Palance – Shane
Robert Strauss – Stalag 17
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Donna Reed – From Here to Eternity
Grace Kelly – Mogambo
Geraldine Page – Hondo
Marjorie Rambeau – Torch Song
Thelma Ritter – Pickup on South Street
BEST SCREENPLAY
From Here to Eternity – Daniel Taradash
The Cruel Sea – Eric Ambler
Lili – Helen Deutsch
Shane – A. B. Guthrie, Jr.
Roman Holiday – Ian McLellan Hunter and John Dighton
BEST STORY AND SCREENPLAY
Titanic – Charles Brackett, Walter Reisch and Richard Breen
The Band Wagon – Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Take the High Ground – Millard Kaufman
The Desert Rats – Richard Murphy
The Naked Spur – Sam Rolfe and Harold Jack Bloom
BEST STORY
Roman Holiday – Dalton Trumbo
Little Fugitive – Ray Ashley, Morris Engel and Ruth Orkin
The Captain's Paradise – Alec Coppel
Above and Beyond – Beirne Lay, Jr.
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom – Walt Disney
Christopher Crumpet
From A to Z-Z-Z-Z
Rugged Bear
The Tell Tale Heart
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
The Living Desert – Walt Disney
The Conquest of Everest
A Queen Is Crowned
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
The Alaskan Eskimo – Walt Disney
The Living City
Operation Blue Jay
They Planted a Stone
The Word
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM, ONE-REEL
The Merry Wives of Windsor Overture
Christ Among the Primitives
Herring Hunt
Joy of Living
Wee Water Wonders
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM, TWO-REEL
Bear Country – Walt Disney
Ben and Me
Return to Glennascaul
Vesuvius Express
Winter Paradise
BEST DRAMATIC OR COMEDY SCORE
Lili – Bronislau Kaper
This Is Cinerama – Louis Forbes
Above and Beyond – Hugo Friedhofer
Julius Caesar – Miklos Rozsa
From Here to Eternity – Morris Stoloff and George Duning
BEST MUSICAL SCORE
Call Me Madam – Alfred Newman
The Band Wagon – Adolph Deutsch
Calamity Jane – Ray Heindorf
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T – Frederick Hollander and Morris Stoloff
Kiss Me Kate – André Previn and Saul Chaplin
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
"Secret Love" from Calamity Jane – Music by Sammy Fain; Lyric by Paul Francis Webster
"The Moon Is Blue" from The Moon Is Blue – Music by Herschel Burke Gilbert; Lyric by Sylvia Fine
"My Flaming Heart" from Small Town Girl – Music by Nicholas Brodszky; Lyric by Leo Robin
"Sadie Thompson's Song" from Miss Sadie Thompson – Music by Lester Lee; Lyric by Ned Washington
"That's Amore" from The Caddy – Music by Harry Warren; Lyric by Jack Brooks
BEST SOUND RECORDING
From Here to Eternity – John P. Livadary, Columbia Studio Sound Department
Knights of the Round Table – A. W. Watkins, MGM Studio Sound Department
The War of the Worlds – Loren L. Ryder, Paramount Studio Sound Department
The Mississippi Gambler – Leslie I. Carey, Universal-International Studio Sound Department
Calamity Jane – William A. Mueller, Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department
BEST ART DIRECTION, BLACK AND WHITE
Julius Caesar – Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons and Edward Carfagno; Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis and Hugh Hunt
Martin Luther – Art Direction and Set Decoration: Fritz Maurischat and Paul Markwitz
Roman Holiday – Art Direction and Set Decoration: Hal Pereira and Walter Tyler
The President's Lady – Art Direction: Lyle Wheeler and Leland Fuller; Set Decoration: Paul S. Fox
Titanic – Art Direction: Lyle Wheeler and Maurice Ransford; Set Decoration: Stuart Reiss
BEST ART DIRECTION, COLOR
The Robe – Art Direction: Lyle Wheeler and George Davis; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott and Paul S. Fox
The Story of Three Loves – Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Preston Ames, Edward Carfagno and Gabriel Scognamillo; Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis, Keogh Gleason, Arthur Krams and Jack D. Moore
Lili – Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons and Paul Groesse; Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis and Arthur Krams Young Bess – Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons and Urie McCleary; Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis and Jack D. Moore
Knights of the Round Table – Art Direction: Alfred Junge and Hans Peters; Set Decoration: John Jarvis
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, BLACK AND WHITE
From Here to Eternity – Burnett Guffey
Martin Luther – Joseph C. Brun
The Four Poster – Hal Mohr
Roman Holiday – Frank Planer and Henry Alekan
Julius Caesar – Joseph Ruttenberg
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, COLOR
Shane – Loyal Griggs
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef – Edward Cronjager
All the Brothers Were Valiant – George Folsey
Lili – Robert Planck
The Robe – Leon Shamroy
BEST COSTUME DESIGN, BLACK AND WHITE
Roman Holiday – Edith Head
The Actress – Walter Plunkett
Dream Wife – Helen Rose and Herschel McCoy
From Here to Eternity – Jean Louis
The President's Lady Charles LeMaire and Renie Conley
BEST COSTUME DESIGN, COLOR
The Robe – Charles LeMaire and Emile Santiago
The Band Wagon – Mary Ann Nyberg
Call Me Madam – Irene Sharaff
How to Marry a Millionaire – Charles LeMaire and William Travilla
Young Bess – Walter Plunkett
BEST FILM EDITING
From Here to Eternity – William Lyon
The War of the Worlds – Everett Douglas
The Moon Is Blue – Otto Ludwig
Roman Holiday – Robert Swink
Crazylegs – Irvine 'Cotton'Warburton
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
The War of the Worlds
ACADEMY HONORARY AWARD
Pete Smith
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Joseph I. Breen
Bell and Howell Company
IRVING G. THALBERG MEMORIAL AWARD
George Stevens
PRESENTERS
Lex Barker (Cinematography Awards)
Shirley Booth (Best Actor)
Charles Brackett (Honorary Awards)
Keefe Brasselle (Short Subject Awards)
Walter Brennan (Best Supporting Actress)
Gower Champion (Art Direction and Set Decoration Awards)
Marge Champion (Art Direction and Set Decoration Awards)
Gary Cooper (Best Actress)
Cecil B. DeMille (Best Picture)
Kirk Douglas (Writing Awards)
Irene Dunne (Best Director)
Marilyn Erskine (Short Subject Awards)
Arthur Freed (Music Awards)
Mercedes McCambridge (Best Supporting Actor)
Merle Oberon (Best Special Effects)
Tyrone Power (Scientific & Technical Awards)
David O. Selznick (Irving G. Thalberg Award)
Elizabeth Taylor (Documentary Awards)
Gene Tierney (Costume Design Awards)
Lana Turner (Cinematography Awards)
Jack Webb (Best Sound)
Michael Wilding (Documentary Awards)
Esther Williams (Best Film Editing)
PERFORMERS
Ann Blyth ("Secret Love" from Calamity Jane)
Mitzi Gaynor, Margaret Whiting and Donald O'Connor ("The Moon Is Blue" from The Moon Is Blue)
Dean Martin ("That's Amore" from The Caddy)
Connie Russell ("Sadie Thompson's Song" (Blue Pacific Blues) from Miss Sadie Thompson)
