• Friendly Persuasion (1956)
• Giant (1956)
• King and I, The (1956)
• Ten Commandments, The (1956)
Best Actor:
• King
and I, The (1956) - Yul Brynner
Other Nominees:
• Giant (1956) - James Dean
• Giant (1956) - Rock Hudson
• Lust for Life (1956) - Kirk Douglas
• Richard III (1955) - Laurence Olivier
Best Actress:
• Anastasia
(1956) - Ingrid Bergman
Other Nominees:
• Baby Doll (1956) - Carroll Baker
• Bad Seed, The (1956) - Nancy Kelly
• King and I, The (1956) - Deborah Kerr
• Rainmaker, The (1956) - Katharine Hepburn
Best Actor in a Supporting
Role:
• Lust
for Life (1956) - Anthony Quinn
Other Nominees:
• Bold and the Brave, The (1956) - Mickey
Rooney
• Bus Stop (1956) - Don Murray
• Friendly Persuasion (1956) - Anthony Perkins
• Written on the Wind (1956) - Robert Stack
Best Actress in a Supporting
Role:
• Written
on the Wind (1956) - Dorothy Malone
Other Nominees:
• Baby Doll (1956) - Mildred Dunnock
• Bad Seed, The (1956) - Eileen Heckart
• Bad Seed, The (1956) - Patricia McCormack
• Giant (1956) - Mercedes McCambridge
Best Director:
• Giant
(1956) - George Stevens
Other Nominees:
• Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
- Michael Anderson
• Friendly Persuasion (1956) - William Wyler
• King and I, The (1956) - Walter Lang
• War and Peace (1956) - King Vidor
