30th Academy Awards

Infobox Academy Awards | name = 30st
date = March 26, 1958
site = RKO Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, California, USA
host = Bob Hope
Rosalind Russell
David Niven
James Stewart
Jack Lemmon
producer = Jerry Wald
director = Alan Handley
network = NBC
last = 29th
next = 31st

The 30th Academy Awards was the first time the entire ceremony was broadcast live.

The Oscar for Writing Based on Material From Another Medium was awarded to Pierre Boulle for "The Bridge on the River Kwai", despite the fact that he did not know English. The actual writers, Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson were blacklisted at the time and did not receive screen credit for their work. Foreman and Wilson have since been acknowledged by the Academy for their contributions.

During the ceremony, Jayne Mansfield experienced a wardrobe malfunction and popped out of her dress. Fact|date=February 2008

Major Winners

"This is a breakdown of only major winners. For a complete list of nominees and winners, see: 30th Academy Awards nominees and winners"

Feature films

Writing

Breakdown

(Awards won/nominations)

pecial Honors

* Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers for their contributions to the advancement of the motion picture industry.
* Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson, motion picture pioneer, for his contributions to the development of motion pictures as entertainment.
* Charles Brackett for outstanding service to the Academy.
* B.B. Kahane for distinguished service to the motion picture industry.

ee also

*Academy Awards
*List of Academy Awards ceremonies

External links

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* [http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Academy_Awards_USA/1958 Results] at the Internet Movie Database
* [http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0148736.html 1957 Academy Awards] at Infoplease