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The 28th Annual Academy Awards (1956)
TV Special | Family

The 28th Academy Awards, held on March 21th, 1956 to honor the films of 1955. Airing from the RKO Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles, California, it is the first time Jerry Lewis hosting the show, replacing Bob Hope.
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Directors
George Seaton | Bill Bennington (as William Bennington) | Dick Schneider
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Mar 21, 1956 (United States)

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54 cast members
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Claudette Colbert
Self - Co-Host & Presenter Self - Co-Host & Presenter   See fewer
Jerry Lewis
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Joseph L. Mankiewicz
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Jean-Pierre Aumont
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Harry Belafonte
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Ernest Borgnine
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Marlon Brando
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James Cagney
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Cantinflas
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Paddy Chayefsky
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Maurice Chevalier
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Joan Collins
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Mel Ferrer
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Eddie Fisher
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Friz Freleng
Self - Accepting for Best Animated Short Film Self - Accepting for Best Animated Short Film   See fewer
Susan Hayward
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Harold Hecht
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Audrey Hepburn
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Winston Hibler
Self - Accepting Best Documentary Short Self - Accepting Best Documentary Short   See fewer
Tab Hunter
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Jennifer Jones
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Grace Kelly
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Burt Lancaster
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Peggy Lee
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Jack Lemmon
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Sonya Levien
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Anna Magnani
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Delbert Mann
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Dean Martin
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Virginia Mayo
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Sal Mineo
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Cleo Moore
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Kim Novak
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Edmond O'Brien
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Margaret O'Brien
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Arthur O'Connell
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Michael O'Shea
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Eleanor Parker
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Fess Parker
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Marisa Pavan
Self - Nominee, Presenter & Accepting Best Actress Award for Anna Magnani Self - Nominee, Presenter & Accepting Best Actress Award for Anna Magnani   See fewer
Jane Powell
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Maxwell Reed
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Debbie Reynolds
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Jane Russell
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Eva Marie Saint
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George Seaton
Self - Academy President Self - Academy President   See fewer
Edward Selzer
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Frank Sinatra
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Robert Stack
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Millard Thomas
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Claire Trevor
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Jo Van Fleet
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Vera-Ellen
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Natalie Wood
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