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Oscars 1956 Winners & Nominees

The 28th Academy Awards (1956) took place on March 21, 1956. Marty won Best Motion Picture and 3 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 17 categories is below.

All 17 categories Most wins
categories
17
nominations
36
films nominated
10
winners
7
Held on
Best Motion Picture
Marty
Headline winners

Oscars 1956: The Winners

Marty won Best Motion Picture against 1 other nominee. Delbert Mann (Best Director), Ernest Borgnine (Best Actor) and Jack Lemmon (Best Supporting Actor) took the main individual prizes.

Marty (1955) movie poster Best Motion Picture

Best Motion Picture

Marty

1955 · Drama, Romance

4 wins from 8 nominations at the 28th Academy Awards (1956)

  • Best Actor
  • Best Director
  • Best Writing (Screenplay)

A lonely butcher named Marty Piletti finds his life unexpectedly changing when he meets Clara, a warm and compassionate teacher, at a Bronx dance hall. Ernest Borgnine delivers a compelling performance as Marty navigates the challenges of newfound romance while facing pressure from his family and the weight of tradition. He must decide whether to embrace the possibility of true love or remain bound by the familiar.

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Scoreboard

Oscars 1956: Which Films Won the Most

Marty won 4 awards from 8 nominations. 4 films won at least once, while Blackboard Jungle went home empty-handed from 4 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Marty (1955) movie poster
    Marty 4 / 8
    1955 · Drama, Romance · 4 wins from 8 nominations
  2. East of Eden (1955) movie poster
    East of Eden 1 / 4
    1955 · Drama · 1 win from 4 nominations
  3. Mister Roberts (1955) movie poster
    Mister Roberts 1 / 3
    1955 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 3 nominations
  4. To Catch a Thief (1955) movie poster
    To Catch a Thief 1 / 3
    1955 · Mystery, Thriller · 1 win from 3 nominations
  5. Blackboard Jungle (1955) movie poster
    Blackboard Jungle 0 / 4
    1955 · Drama, Crime · 0 wins from 4 nominations
  6. Guys and Dolls (1955) movie poster
    Guys and Dolls 0 / 4
    1955 · Comedy, Romance · 0 wins from 4 nominations
  7. The Man with the Golden Arm (1955) movie poster
    The Man with the Golden Arm 0 / 3
    1955 · Drama, Romance · 0 wins from 3 nominations
  8. Rebel Without a Cause (1955) movie poster
    Rebel Without a Cause 0 / 3
    1955 · Drama · 0 wins from 3 nominations
  9. Daddy Long Legs (1955) movie poster
    Daddy Long Legs 0 / 3
    1955 · Romance, Musical · 0 wins from 3 nominations
  10. Not as a Stranger (1955) movie poster
    Not as a Stranger 0 / 1
    1955 · Drama, Romance · 0 wins from 1 nomination
Full results

All 17 Oscars 1956 Categories: Winners & Nominees

17 categories and 36 nominations. The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

17 categories · 36 nominations

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Oscars 1956 Best Writing (Motion Picture Story)

Official name: Writing (Motion Picture Story)

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

Oscars 1956 Best Cinematography (Black-and-White)

Official name: Cinematography (Black-and-White)

2 nominees

No winner is recorded for this category.

Oscars 1956 Best Costume Design (Color)

Official name: Costume Design (Color)

2 nominees

No winner is recorded for this category.

Oscars 1956 Best Film Editing

Official name: Film Editing

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

Oscars 1956 Best Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)

Official name: Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

Oscars 1956 Best Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture)

Official name: Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture)

2 nominees

No winner is recorded for this category.

Oscars 1956 Best Music (Song)

Official name: Music (Song)

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

Oscars 1956 Best Sound Recording

Official name: Sound Recording

2 nominees

No winner is recorded for this category.

Movie marathon

The Oscars 1956 Best Motion Picture Marathon

All 2 Best Motion Picture nominees at the 28th Academy Awards (1956), back to back: 3 hours 33 minutes.

Total running time 3h 33m 3 hours 33 minutes All 2 films
By genre

The Genres Behind the Oscars 1956 Winners

Drama led with 26 nominations across 7 films and won 6. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 6 wins · 26 nominations · 23%
  2. Romance 5 wins · 22 nominations · 23%
  3. Crime 0 wins · 11 nominations · 0%
  4. Comedy 1 win · 7 nominations · 14%
  5. Musical 0 wins · 7 nominations · 0%
  6. War 1 win · 3 nominations · 33%
  7. Mystery 1 win · 3 nominations · 33%
  8. Thriller 1 win · 3 nominations · 33%
  9. Film-Noir 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
1956 season

How the Rest of the 1956 Awards Season Voted

The other 3 ceremonies of 1956, with the winner of each top prize.

All 1956 awards
Earlier years

Previous Oscars Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Oscars page has every year back to 1929.

Every Oscars ceremony

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Oscars 1956: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 28th Academy Awards (1956), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Motion Picture at the 28th Academy Awards (1956)?

Marty (1955) won Best Motion Picture. The other nominee was Mister Roberts.

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Which film won the most awards at the 28th Academy Awards (1956)?

Marty (1955) won the most: 4 awards from 8 nominations.

Which film had the most nominations at the 28th Academy Awards (1956)?

Marty (1955) led with 8 nominations and won 4 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 28th Academy Awards (1956)?

Best Director: Delbert Mann for Marty. Best Actor: Ernest Borgnine for Marty. Best Supporting Actor: Jack Lemmon for Mister Roberts. Best Supporting Actress: Jo Van Fleet for East of Eden.

When was the 28th Academy Awards (1956)?

The 28th Academy Awards (1956) took place on March 21, 1956. The database has 17 categories and 36 nominations for it.