31st Academy Awards
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The 31st Academy Awards ceremony was held on April 6, 1959, to honor the best films of 1958. The night was dominated by Gigi, which won nine Oscars, breaking the previous record of eight, first set by
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Vincente Minnelli; Best Director winner
David Niven; Best Actor winner
Susan Hayward; Best Actress winner
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a 1958 American drama film directed by Richard Brooks based on the 1955 Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name by Tennessee Williams. The film stars Elizabeth Taylor, Pa
31st Academy Awards
…1959. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. Best Motion Picture Gigi – Arthur Freed, producer Auntie Mame – Jack L. Warner, producer Cat on a Hot Tin Roof – Lawrence Weingarten, producer The Defiant Ones – Stanley Kramer, producer Separate Tables – Harold Hecht, producer Best Directing Vincente Minnelli…
Theatrical release poster by Reynold Brown
Paul Newman (Brick) and Elizabeth Taylor (Maggie) in an early scene from the film
Madeleine Sherwood and Jack Carson
Taylor received her second Oscar nomination for the film