Award ceremony for films of 1958
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 set by "Gone with the Wind" and tied by "From Here to Eternity" and "On the Waterfront".
"Gigi" set a new record for biggest Oscars sweep, winning all nine of its nominations, which would later be tied by "The Last Emperor" in 1987 and broken, in 2003, when "" won all 11 of its nominations. Finally, "Gigi" was the last film until "The Last Emperor" to win Best Picture without any acting nominations.
The ceremony was hosted by an ensemble of actors: Jerry Lewis, Mort Sahl, Tony Randall, Bob Hope, David Niven, and Laurence Olivier.
The show's producer, Jerry Wald, started cutting numbers from the show to make sure it ran on time, but cut too much material, and the ceremony ended 20 minutes early, leaving Jerry Lewis to attempt to fill in the time, which he did with a performance of "There's No Business Like Show Business" from all 90 of the participating stars; Lewis did impromptu conducting of the number, but some of the stars began to talk among themselves, while others left or bumped into each other in confusion. Eventually, NBC cut to a re-run of a sports show.
Awards.
Nominations announced on February 23, 1959. Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.
Multiple nominations and awards.
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