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Best PictureThe Bridge on the River Kwai

30th Academy Awards

The 1957 file: winners first, ballot trails on demand, and the films that shaped the ceremony.

Year 1957
Nominations 105
Categories Decided All 25
Top Winner The Bridge on the River Kwai
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Ceremony at a glance

Best Picture went to The Bridge on the River Kwai. The winning leader is The Bridge on the River Kwai with 7 wins. The most nominated title is Sayonara with 10 nominations. 30 winners named across 25 categories.

Most awarded titles

  1. The Bridge on the River Kwai 7 wins8 nominations
  2. Sayonara 4 wins10 nominations
  3. Les Girls 1 win3 nominations
  4. Albert Schweitzer 1 win1 nomination
  5. Birds Anonymous 1 win1 nomination

Best Picture Nominees

The major races

The 1957 ceremony centers on The Bridge on the River Kwai. Picture, Director, Actor and Actress: 4 of 4 decided, 20 nominees in all.

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Winner

The Bridge on the River Kwai

Credit: Michael WilsonCarl ForemanPierre Boulle

NOTE: Though Pierre Boulle received official screen credit, it was commonly known that blacklisted writers, Michael Wilson and Carl Foreman, wrote the screenplay based on Mr. Boulle's novel (translated from the French). The Board of Governors, on December 11, 1984, voted posthumous Oscars to Wilson and Foreman and Academy records have been updated.

Film History

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Ceremony Highlights

Categories in this ceremony

Best Actor Best Supporting Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actress ART DIRECTION Best Picture CINEMATOGRAPHY COSTUME DESIGN Best Director DOCUMENTARY (Feature) FILM EDITING HONORARY AWARD INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM JEAN HERSHOLT HUMANITARIAN AWARD MUSIC (Original Song Score or Adaptation Score) MUSIC (Original Song) SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL AWARD (Class I) SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL AWARD (Class II) SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL AWARD (Class III) SHORT FILM (Animated) SHORT FILM (Live Action) SOUND RECORDING VISUAL EFFECTS WRITING (Adapted Screenplay) WRITING (Original Screenplay)

Winner Circle

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