RKO Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, California, NBC Century Theatre New York City, New York
Hosted by
Jerry Lewis (Los Angeles), Claudette Colbert (New York) and Joseph L. Mankiewicz (New York)
Produced by
Robert Emmett Dolan
Directed by
George Seaton
Highlights
Best Picture
Marty
Most awards
Marty (4)
Most nominations
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing, Marty, and The Rose Tattoo (8)
TV in the United States
Network
NBC
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The 28th Academy Awards were held on March 21, 1956 to honor the films of 1955, at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles, California. In this year, Jerry Lewis became the host, replacing Bob Hope.[1]
At just 90 minutes, Marty became the shortest film to win Best Picture, as well as the second to have also won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival (after The Lost Weekend in 1945). All of the various winners, with the exception of Anna Magnani, collected their Oscars.[1]
Grace Kelly, soon to be Princess of Monaco, attended the ceremony as a presenter on her way toward retirement from acting.[1] She was chided by Louella Parsons for failing to acknowledge Lewis' tribute to her from the film business. Parsons wrote, "it seems she might have taken a moment to thank him, give him a little kiss or something before leaving the stage so abruptly."[1]
This was the final year in which the Best Foreign Language Film was a Special/Honorary award. Beginning with the 29th Academy Awards, it became a competitive category.
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