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Oscars 1959 winners and nominees

The 1959 Academy Awards, by category: the winner first, then the nominees.

Reported results from TVDB and Wikidata. Coverage is incomplete.

Best Picture

Gigi
Gigi (1958)
GoodWatch score 75
Won
The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones (1958)
GoodWatch score 78
Auntie Mame
Auntie Mame (1958)
GoodWatch score 80
Separate Tables
Separate Tables (1958)
GoodWatch score 62
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
GoodWatch score 85

Directing

Gigi
Gigi (1958)
GoodWatch score 75
Won
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958)
GoodWatch score 86
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
GoodWatch score 85
The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones (1958)
GoodWatch score 78
I Want to Live!
I Want to Live! (1958)
GoodWatch score 84

Actress in a Leading Role

I Want to Live!
I Want to Live! (1958)
GoodWatch score 84
Won
Separate Tables
Separate Tables (1958)
GoodWatch score 62
Auntie Mame
Auntie Mame (1958)
GoodWatch score 80
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
GoodWatch score 85
Some Came Running
Some Came Running (1958)
GoodWatch score 65

Actor in a Supporting Role

The Big Country
The Big Country (1958)
GoodWatch score 81
Won
The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones (1958)
GoodWatch score 78
Teacher's Pet
Teacher's Pet (1958)
GoodWatch score 78
Some Came Running
Some Came Running (1958)
GoodWatch score 65
The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov (1958)
GoodWatch score 65

Actor in a Leading Role

Separate Tables
Separate Tables (1958)
GoodWatch score 62
Won
The Old Man and the Sea
The Old Man and the Sea (1958)
GoodWatch score 57
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
GoodWatch score 85
The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones (1958)
GoodWatch score 78

Actress in a Supporting Role

Separate Tables
Separate Tables (1958)
GoodWatch score 62
Won
The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones (1958)
GoodWatch score 78
Auntie Mame
Auntie Mame (1958)
GoodWatch score 80
Lonelyhearts
Lonelyhearts (1959)
GoodWatch score 64
Some Came Running
Some Came Running (1958)
GoodWatch score 65

Writing (Original Screenplay)

The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones (1958)
GoodWatch score 78
Won
The Sheepman
The Sheepman (1958)
GoodWatch score 66
The Goddess
The Goddess (1958)
GoodWatch score 56
Houseboat
Houseboat (1958)
GoodWatch score 60
Teacher's Pet
Teacher's Pet (1958)
GoodWatch score 78

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

Gigi
Gigi (1958)
GoodWatch score 75
The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones (1958)
GoodWatch score 78
Won
The Horse's Mouth
The Horse's Mouth (1958)
GoodWatch score 80
I Want to Live!
I Want to Live! (1958)
GoodWatch score 84
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
GoodWatch score 85
Separate Tables
Separate Tables (1958)
GoodWatch score 62

Best Original Musical Score

Gigi
Gigi (1958)
GoodWatch score 75
Won
The Bolshoi Ballet
The Bolshoi Ballet (1957)
GoodWatch score 68
South Pacific
South Pacific (1958)
GoodWatch score 69
Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras (1958)
GoodWatch score 57
Damn Yankees
Damn Yankees (1958)
GoodWatch score 72

Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score

The Old Man and the Sea
The Old Man and the Sea (1958)
GoodWatch score 57
Won
White Wilderness
White Wilderness (1958)
GoodWatch score 36
The Young Lions
The Young Lions (1958)
GoodWatch score 73
The Big Country
The Big Country (1958)
GoodWatch score 81
Separate Tables
Separate Tables (1958)
GoodWatch score 62

Foreign Language Film

Mon Oncle
Mon Oncle (1958)
GoodWatch score 84
Won
Revenge
Revenge (1958)
GoodWatch score 67
Arms and the Man
Arms and the Man (1958)
GoodWatch score 64
Big Deal on Madonna Street
Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)
GoodWatch score 85

Best Cinematography, Color

Gigi
Gigi (1958)
GoodWatch score 75
Won
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
GoodWatch score 85
The Old Man and the Sea
The Old Man and the Sea (1958)
GoodWatch score 57
Auntie Mame
Auntie Mame (1958)
GoodWatch score 80
South Pacific
South Pacific (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

Documentary Feature Film

White Wilderness
White Wilderness (1958)
GoodWatch score 36
Won
Antarctic Crossing
Antarctic Crossing (1958)
GoodWatch score 65
Psychiatric Nursing
Psychiatric Nursing (1958)
GoodWatch score 77
The Hidden World
The Hidden World (1958)
GoodWatch score 57

Documentary Short Film

Ama Girls
Ama Girls (1958)
GoodWatch score 66
Won
Journey into Spring
Journey into Spring (1957)
GoodWatch score 71
The Living Stone
The Living Stone (1958)
GoodWatch score 63
Employees Only
Employees Only (1958)
GoodWatch score 68
Overture
Overture (1958)
GoodWatch score 59

International Feature Film

Mon Oncle
Mon Oncle (1958)
GoodWatch score 84
Won
Big Deal on Madonna Street
Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)
GoodWatch score 85
Arms and the Man
Arms and the Man (1958)
GoodWatch score 64
The Year Long Road
The Year Long Road (1958)
GoodWatch score 67
Revenge
Revenge (1958)
GoodWatch score 67

Costume Design

Gigi
Gigi (1958)
GoodWatch score 75
Won
The Buccaneer
The Buccaneer (1958)
GoodWatch score 64
A Certain Smile
A Certain Smile (1958)
GoodWatch score 59
Some Came Running
Some Came Running (1958)
GoodWatch score 65
Bell, Book and Candle
Bell, Book and Candle (1958)
GoodWatch score 74

Production Design

Gigi
Gigi (1958)
GoodWatch score 75
Won
Auntie Mame
Auntie Mame (1958)
GoodWatch score 80
Bell, Book and Candle
Bell, Book and Candle (1958)
GoodWatch score 74
Vertigo
Vertigo (1958)
GoodWatch score 91
A Certain Smile
A Certain Smile (1958)
GoodWatch score 59

Sound

South Pacific
South Pacific (1958)
GoodWatch score 69
Won
A Time to Love and a Time to Die
A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958)
GoodWatch score 75
The Young Lions
The Young Lions (1958)
GoodWatch score 73
I Want to Live!
I Want to Live! (1958)
GoodWatch score 84
Vertigo
Vertigo (1958)
GoodWatch score 91

Short Film (Live Action)

Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon (1958)
GoodWatch score 73
Won
T Is for Tumbleweed
T Is for Tumbleweed (1958)
GoodWatch score 81
Journey into Spring
Journey into Spring (1957)
GoodWatch score 71
The Kiss
The Kiss (1958)
GoodWatch score 59
Snows of Aorangi
Snows of Aorangi (1955)
GoodWatch score 61

Cinematography

Gigi
Gigi (1958)
GoodWatch score 75
The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones (1958)
GoodWatch score 78
Won
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
GoodWatch score 85

Short Film (Animated)

Knighty Knight Bugs
Knighty Knight Bugs (1958)
GoodWatch score 73
Won
Paul Bunyan
Paul Bunyan (1958)
GoodWatch score 68
Sidney's Family Tree
Sidney's Family Tree (1958)
GoodWatch score 62

Film Editing

Gigi
Gigi (1958)
GoodWatch score 75
Won
I Want to Live!
I Want to Live! (1958)
GoodWatch score 84
Auntie Mame
Auntie Mame (1958)
GoodWatch score 80
The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones (1958)
GoodWatch score 78
Cowboy
Cowboy (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones (1958)
GoodWatch score 78
Won
The Young Lions
The Young Lions (1958)
GoodWatch score 73
Desire Under the Elms
Desire Under the Elms (1958)
GoodWatch score 64
I Want to Live!
I Want to Live! (1958)
GoodWatch score 84
Separate Tables
Separate Tables (1958)
GoodWatch score 62