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Sound Recording - Paramount Studio Sound Department, Loren L. Ryder, Sound Director
The 29th Academy Awards were held on March 27, 1957, to honor the films of 1956 . In this year, Best International Feature Film became a competitive category, having been given as a Special Achievement Award since 1947.
30th Academy Awards (1957): Nominees and Winners – Cinema Sight by Wesley Lovell. BEST MOTION PICTURE. The Bridge on the River Kwai – Sam Spiegel. Peyton Place – Jerry Wald. Sayonara – William Goetz. 12 Angry Men – Henry Fonda, Reginald Rose. Witness for the Prosecution – Arthur Hornblow, Jr. DIRECTING. The Bridge on the River Kwai – David Lean.
Jerry Lewis hosted from Hollywood and Celeste Holm did the same chore in New York when the 29th Academy Awards were handed out on Wednesday, March 27, 1957. Around the World in 80 Days took home five Oscars® including Best Picture as did The King and I whose awards haul included a Best Actor for Yul Brynner.
* Sound Recording - 20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Carl Faulkner, Sound Director * Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) - Alfred Newman, Ken Darby * Art Direction (Color) - Art Direction: Lyle R. Wheeler, John DeCuir; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott, Paul S. Fox
Back to History. ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENTS FOR SALE. List of Academy Awards for Songs. The first awards were given in 1927, the same year as the first sound film, The Jazz Singer. No musical awards for songs were included until 1934. If you want to use any of this information: Please see the Terms of Usage – Usage Policy Terms of Usage – Usage Policy.
The Academy Award for Best Sound is an Academy Award that recognizes the finest or most euphonic sound mixing, recording, sound design, and sound editing. The award used to go to the studio sound departments until a rule change in 1969 said it should be awarded to the specific technicians.
