1956
The following is the average ranking of Oscar nominees by the Twitter followers of And the Runner-Up Is. Followers ranked the nominees of the above-the-line categories for the 29th Academy Awards, which rewarded the films of 1956.
Results are tallied using a positional voting system, where the nominees receive points based on their rank position on each submission and the nominee with the most points overall wins
Bold = the actual Academy Award winner
BEST PICTURE
- Giant
- The King and I
- The Ten Commandments
- Friendly Persuasion
- Around the World in 80 Days
BEST DIRECTOR
- George Stevens – Giant
- Walter Lang – The King and I
- William Wyler – Friendly Persuasion
- King Vidor – War and Peace
- Michael Anderson – Around the World in 80 Days
BEST ACTOR
- James Dean – Giant
- Kirk Douglas – Lust for Life
- Rock Hudson – Giant
- Yul Brynner – The King and I
- Laurence Olivier – Richard III
BEST ACTRESS
- Deborah Kerr – The King and I
- Carroll Baker – Baby Doll
- Ingrid Bergman – Anastasia
- Katharine Hepburn – The Rainmaker
- Nancy Kelly – The Bad Seed
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Robert Stack – Written on the Wind
- Anthony Perkins – Friendly Persuasion
- Anthony Quinn – Lust for Life
- Don Murray – Bus Stop
- Mickey Rooney – The Bold and the Brave
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Dorothy Malone – Written on the Wind
- Eileen Heckart – The Bad Seed
- Patty McCormack – The Bad Seed
- Mercedes McCambridge – Giant
- Mildred Dunnock – Baby Doll
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
- La Strada – Federico Fellini, Tullio Pinelli
- The Red Balloon – Albert Lamorisse
- The Ladykillers – William Rose
- Julie – Andrew L. Stone
- The Bold and the Brave – Robert Lewin
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
- Giant – Fred Guiol, Ivan Moffat
- Baby Doll – Tennessee Williams
- Lust for Life – Norman Corwin
- Friendly Persuasion – Michael Wilson
- Around the World in 80 Days – James Poe, John Farrow, S.J. Perelman
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