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Oscars 1955 winners and nominees

The 1955 Academy Awards, by category: the winner first, then the nominees.

Reported results from TVDB and Wikidata. Coverage is incomplete.

Best Picture

On the Waterfront
On the Waterfront (1954)
GoodWatch score 89
Won
The Country Girl
The Country Girl (1954)
GoodWatch score 75
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
GoodWatch score 77
The Caine Mutiny
The Caine Mutiny (1954)
GoodWatch score 77
Three Coins in the Fountain
Three Coins in the Fountain (1954)
GoodWatch score 58

Directing

On the Waterfront
On the Waterfront (1954)
GoodWatch score 89
Won
The High and the Mighty
The High and the Mighty (1954)
GoodWatch score 53
Sabrina
Sabrina (1954)
GoodWatch score 73
Rear Window
Rear Window (1954)
GoodWatch score 93
The Country Girl
The Country Girl (1954)
GoodWatch score 75

Best Art Direction, Black and White

On the Waterfront
On the Waterfront (1954)
GoodWatch score 89
Won
Executive Suite
Executive Suite (1954)
GoodWatch score 86
Sabrina
Sabrina (1954)
GoodWatch score 73
Le Plaisir
Le Plaisir (1952)
GoodWatch score 79
The Country Girl
The Country Girl (1954)
GoodWatch score 75

Best Art Direction, Color

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
GoodWatch score 79
Won
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born (1954)
GoodWatch score 85
Brigadoon
Brigadoon (1954)
GoodWatch score 63
Désirée
Désirée (1954)
GoodWatch score 42
Red Garters
Red Garters (1954)
GoodWatch score 52

Actress in a Leading Role

The Country Girl
The Country Girl (1954)
GoodWatch score 75
Won
Sabrina
Sabrina (1954)
GoodWatch score 73
Carmen Jones
Carmen Jones (1954)
GoodWatch score 61
Magnificent Obsession
Magnificent Obsession (1954)
GoodWatch score 67
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born (1954)
GoodWatch score 85

Actor in a Supporting Role

The Barefoot Contessa
The Barefoot Contessa (1954)
GoodWatch score 77
Won
On the Waterfront
On the Waterfront (1954)
GoodWatch score 89
The Caine Mutiny
The Caine Mutiny (1954)
GoodWatch score 77

Actor in a Leading Role

On the Waterfront
On the Waterfront (1954)
GoodWatch score 89
Won
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born (1954)
GoodWatch score 85
The Country Girl
The Country Girl (1954)
GoodWatch score 75
The Caine Mutiny
The Caine Mutiny (1954)
GoodWatch score 77
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe (1954)
GoodWatch score 63

Actress in a Supporting Role

On the Waterfront
On the Waterfront (1954)
GoodWatch score 89
Won
Broken Lance
Broken Lance (1954)
GoodWatch score 75
The High and the Mighty
The High and the Mighty (1954)
GoodWatch score 53
Executive Suite
Executive Suite (1954)
GoodWatch score 86

Writing (Original Screenplay)

On the Waterfront
On the Waterfront (1954)
GoodWatch score 89
Won
Knock on Wood
Knock on Wood (1954)
GoodWatch score 65
The Barefoot Contessa
The Barefoot Contessa (1954)
GoodWatch score 77
Genevieve
Genevieve (1953)
GoodWatch score 78
Rear Window
Rear Window (1954)
GoodWatch score 93
The Glenn Miller Story
The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
GoodWatch score 81

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

The Country Girl
The Country Girl (1954)
GoodWatch score 75
Won
Sabrina
Sabrina (1954)
GoodWatch score 73
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
GoodWatch score 77
The Caine Mutiny
The Caine Mutiny (1954)
GoodWatch score 77
Rear Window
Rear Window (1954)
GoodWatch score 93

Best Original Musical Score

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
GoodWatch score 77
Won
There's No Business Like Show Business
There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
GoodWatch score 64
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born (1954)
GoodWatch score 85
The Glenn Miller Story
The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
GoodWatch score 81
Carmen Jones
Carmen Jones (1954)
GoodWatch score 61

Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score

The High and the Mighty
The High and the Mighty (1954)
GoodWatch score 53
Won
On the Waterfront
On the Waterfront (1954)
GoodWatch score 89
Genevieve
Genevieve (1953)
GoodWatch score 78
The Silver Chalice
The Silver Chalice (1954)
GoodWatch score 24
The Caine Mutiny
The Caine Mutiny (1954)
GoodWatch score 77

Sound Recording

The Glenn Miller Story
The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
GoodWatch score 81
Won
Rear Window
Rear Window (1954)
GoodWatch score 93
Brigadoon
Brigadoon (1954)
GoodWatch score 63
The Caine Mutiny
The Caine Mutiny (1954)
GoodWatch score 77
Susan Slept Here
Susan Slept Here (1954)
GoodWatch score 51

Best Story

Broken Lance
Broken Lance (1954)
GoodWatch score 75
Won
Bread, Love and Dreams
Bread, Love and Dreams (1953)
GoodWatch score 70
Forbidden Games
Forbidden Games (1952)
GoodWatch score 83
There's No Business Like Show Business
There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
GoodWatch score 64
Night People
Night People (1954)
GoodWatch score 66

Best Cinematography, Color

Three Coins in the Fountain
Three Coins in the Fountain (1954)
GoodWatch score 58
Won
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
GoodWatch score 77
The Egyptian
The Egyptian (1954)
GoodWatch score 63
The Silver Chalice
The Silver Chalice (1954)
GoodWatch score 24
Rear Window
Rear Window (1954)
GoodWatch score 93

Short Subject (Cartoon)

When Magoo Flew
When Magoo Flew (1954)
GoodWatch score 65
Won
Sandy Claws
Sandy Claws (1955)
GoodWatch score 67
From A to Z-Z-Z-Z
From A to Z-Z-Z-Z (1954)
GoodWatch score 68
Pigs Is Pigs
Pigs Is Pigs (1954)
GoodWatch score 72
Crazy Mixed Up Pup
Crazy Mixed Up Pup (1955)
GoodWatch score 71

Documentary Short Film

Thursday's Children
Thursday's Children (1954)
GoodWatch score 70
Won
Rembrandt: A Self-Portrait
Rembrandt: A Self-Portrait (1954)
GoodWatch score 63
Jet Carrier
Jet Carrier (1954)
GoodWatch score 76

Best Costume Design, Black-and-White

Sabrina
Sabrina (1954)
GoodWatch score 73
Won
Executive Suite
Executive Suite (1954)
GoodWatch score 86
The Earrings of Madame de...
The Earrings of Madame de... (1953)
GoodWatch score 89
It Should Happen to You
It Should Happen to You (1954)
GoodWatch score 86
Indiscretion of an American Wife
Indiscretion of an American Wife (1953)
GoodWatch score 47

Best Live Action Short Film, One-Reel

This Mechanical Age
This Mechanical Age (1954)
GoodWatch score 67
Won
The First Piano Quartette
The First Piano Quartette (1954)
GoodWatch score 55
The Strauss Fantasy
The Strauss Fantasy (1954)
GoodWatch score 62

Sound

The Glenn Miller Story
The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
GoodWatch score 81
Won
Rear Window
Rear Window (1954)
GoodWatch score 93
Susan Slept Here
Susan Slept Here (1954)
GoodWatch score 51
The Caine Mutiny
The Caine Mutiny (1954)
GoodWatch score 77
Brigadoon
Brigadoon (1954)
GoodWatch score 63

Short Film (Animated)

When Magoo Flew
When Magoo Flew (1954)
GoodWatch score 65
Won
Crazy Mixed Up Pup
Crazy Mixed Up Pup (1955)
GoodWatch score 71
Touché, Pussy Cat!
Touché, Pussy Cat! (1954)
GoodWatch score 71
Pigs Is Pigs
Pigs Is Pigs (1954)
GoodWatch score 72
Sandy Claws
Sandy Claws (1955)
GoodWatch score 67

Best Short Subject, Two-reel

A Time Out of War
A Time Out of War (1954)
GoodWatch score 65
Won
Siam
Siam (1954)
GoodWatch score 61
Beauty and the Bull
Beauty and the Bull (1954)
GoodWatch score 53
Jet Carrier
Jet Carrier (1954)
GoodWatch score 76

Film Editing

On the Waterfront
On the Waterfront (1954)
GoodWatch score 89
Won
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
GoodWatch score 79
The Caine Mutiny
The Caine Mutiny (1954)
GoodWatch score 77
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
GoodWatch score 77
The High and the Mighty
The High and the Mighty (1954)
GoodWatch score 53

Best Costume Design, Color

Gate of Hell
Gate of Hell (1953)
GoodWatch score 82
Won
Brigadoon
Brigadoon (1954)
GoodWatch score 63
Désirée
Désirée (1954)
GoodWatch score 42
There's No Business Like Show Business
There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
GoodWatch score 64
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born (1954)
GoodWatch score 85

Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

On the Waterfront
On the Waterfront (1954)
GoodWatch score 89
Won
Executive Suite
Executive Suite (1954)
GoodWatch score 86
The Country Girl
The Country Girl (1954)
GoodWatch score 75
Sabrina
Sabrina (1954)
GoodWatch score 73
Rogue Cop
Rogue Cop (1954)
GoodWatch score 52

Best Special Effects

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
GoodWatch score 79
Won
Hell and High Water
Hell and High Water (1954)
GoodWatch score 67
Them!
Them! (1954)
GoodWatch score 76