The 1956 Hollmann Awards, Part Two

So far, of the 28 films nominated in eighteen categories, six films have divided the first nine awards among them. The Ten Commandments, which led the nominations with 15, also leads the wins with three...so far.

Best Supporting Actress

Mercedes McCambridge as Luz Benedict

Giant

2. Nina Foch in The Ten Commandments; 3. Mildred Natwick in The Court Jester; 4. Helen Hayes in Anastasia; 5. Yvonne De Carlo in The Ten Commandments

I still can't believe McCambridge is only in Giant for 10 minutes and change. It's a marvelously thorny performance that haunts the rest of the movie - her tenacity, her jealousy, her idea of what Benedict means. And she does it without unclenching her jaw. A subtle power.

In second, Foch's Bithiah is as loyal a mother as anyone could want. In third, Natwick's Griselda is straight-faced no matter what kooky incantations she spouts. In fourth, Hayes' Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna is bitter, heartbroken, skeptical. In fifth, De Carlo's Sephora is patient beyond reason.


The rest after the jump.

The 1956 Retro Hollmann Awards!

Here they are, the nominations for the 1956 Retro Hollmann Awards. The order of categories was determined by random draw, which means the five nominees for Best Picture are somewhere in the middle.

Best Sound

The Eddy Duchin Story
George Cooper, sound
John Livadary, sound recording

Forbidden Planet
Bebe Barron / Louis Barron, electronic tonalities
Wesley C. Miller, recording supervisor
James Brock, sound
Kurt Hernfeld / Kendrick Kinney / John Lipow, sound editors

Moby Dick
Jon W. Mitchell, sound recordist
Alex Pront / Len Shilton, sound

Seven Samurai
Masanao Uehara, sound recordist
Ichirô Minawa, sound effects editor

The Ten Commandments
Louis H. Mesenkop, sound recording supervisor
Howard Beals, sound editor / supervising sound editor
George Dutton, sound effects designer
Charles Grenzbach / Hugo Grenzbach / Don Johnson / Gene Merritt / Harry D. Mills / Loren L. Ryrder, re-recording mixers

Best Costume Design


Alexander the Great
David Ffolkes


Invitation to the Dance
Rolf Gerard / Elizabeth Haffenden


The King and I
Irene Sharaff

Seven Samurai
Kôhei Ezaki / Mieko Yamaguchi


The Ten Commandments
Arnold Friberg / Edith Head / Dorothy Jeakins / John Jensen / Ralph Jester

The remaining nominees after the jump....

Top Ten of 1956

Here we go! 65 films screened, whittled down to my Top Ten! Apologies to Bigger Than Life, Carousel, The Eddy Duchin Story, The Killing, The King and I, Nightfall, The Proud and the Beautiful and The Trouble with Harry, but there are only ten slots...

Day Thirteen: Other Nominees, 1956

Now we've covered nominees from Best Musical Score all the way through to Best Picture, here are the rest of the nominees of the 29th Academy Awards: