These are my Oscar picks for the 1950 Academy Awards. (Actual winner is in quotes).
Best Visual Effects: Destination Moon "Destination Moon"
Best Film Editing: Sunset Boulevard "King Solomon's Mines"
Best Costume Design, Color: Samson and Delilah "Samson and Delilah"
Best Costume Design, B&W: All About Eve "All About Eve"
Best Cinematography, Color: Samson and Delilah "King Solomon's Mines"
Best Cinamatography, B&W: Sunset Boulevard "The Third Man"
Best Art Direction, Color: Destination Moon "Samson and Delilah"
Best Art Direction, B&W: Sunset Boulevard "Sunset Boulevard"
Best Sound Recording: Cinderella "All About Eve"
Best Song: Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo from Cinderella "Mona Lisa from Captain Carey, USA"
Best Musical Score: Cinderella "Annie Get Your Gun"
Best Dramatic or Comedy Score: Sunset Boulevard "Sunset Boulevard"
Best Original Screenplay: Sunset Boulevard "Sunset Boulevard"
Best Adapted Screenplay: All About Eve "All About Eve"
Best Supporting Actress: Thelma Ritter for All About Eve "Josephine Hull for Harvey"
Best Supporting Actor: George Sanders for All About Eve "George Sanders for All About Eve"
Best Actress: Gloria Swanson for Sunset Boulevard "Judy Holliday for Born Yesterday"
Best Actor: Spencer Tracey for Father of the Bride "Jose Ferrer for Cyrano de Bergerac"
Best Director: Billy Wilder for Sunset Boulevard "Joseph L. Mankiewicz for All About Eve"
Best Picture: Sunset Boulevard "All About Eve"
Multiple Winners: Destination Moon, Samson and Delilah (2), Cinderella (3), All About Eve (4)
Sunset Boulevard (8)
I know that most of you have no idea what these movies are, but I definately suggest these and as we go from 1950-2011, the titles will become more familiar.
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