1956's Costume Design Oscar Winners

The 1956 Academy Awards were held on March 27, 1957 and hosted by Jerry Lewis and Celeste Holm in the RKO Theatre in Hollywood, California. The ceremonies were also televised from NBC Century Theatre in New York City.

1956 was the year of epic films with all of the Best Picture nominees having been blockbusters. The very popular John Ford directed movie The Searchers failed to receive any nominations.

Presenters for the 29th Academy Awards for best film making efforts in 1956 included Ingrid Bergman, Kirk Douglas, Deborah Kerr, and Elizabeth Taylor. Performers were Bing Crosby, Dorothy Dandridge, The Four Aces, Gogi Grant, and Tommy Sands.

1956 Academy Awards in Costume Design
Winners are shown in bold

Best Costume Design in Black and White

The Solid Gold Cadillac – Jean Louis
The Power and the Prize – Helen Rose
The Proud and Profane – Edith Head
Seven Samurai – Kohei Ezaki
Teenage Rebel – Charles LeMaire and Mary Wills

Judy Holliday and Paul Douglas in Scene From Solid Gold Cadillac
Jean Louis Best Costume in Black and White Oscar

Best Costume Design in Color

The King and I – Irene Sharaff
Around the World in Eighty Days – Miles White
Giant – Moss Mabry and Marjorie Best
The Ten Commandments – Edith Head, Ralph Jester,
John Jensen, Dorothy Jeakins and Arnold Friberg
War and Peace – Marie De Matteis

Irene Sharaff Costume Sketch for 1956's The King and I
Sharaff Won Best Costume Design in Color Oscar

A complete list of 1956's Academy Award winners can be seen on our sister page Fifties Hollywood Glamour