Filmdom 1954 Oscar Nominations Chart Highlights Key Winners
The Filmdom list names top contenders in male and female leads and supporting roles, with awards for Best Actor and Actress, Supporting categories, Juvenile honors, and director, photo, and screenplay recognitions. Notable mentions include On the Waterfront, Rear Window, The Caine Mutiny, and A Star Is Born across major studios.
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Terry Malloy
Columbia
MP Bogart
Capt
Francis Queeg
James Mason
Norman Maine
Warner
James Stewart
Jeff
Paramount
William Holden
Bernie Dodd
Judy Garland
Vickie Lester
Jane Wyman
Helen Phillips
Barney Greenwald
Caine Uting
Lee J. Cobb
Johnny Friendly
Waterront
Jack Carson
Libby
Thelma Ritter
Stella
Jan A Oaenace
Sally McKee
Nina
Erica Martin
Metro
Agnes Moorehead
Nancy Ashford
Universal
Tim Considine
Richard V. Oliver, Jr
Sandy Descher
Vicki
Paris
Judy Nugent
Judy
Grace Kelly
Jack Lemmon
Pffft
Robert Francis
Dorothy Dandridge
20Th Fox
Elia Kazan
Alfred Hitchcock
Edward Dmytryk
William Wellman
A.S.C
Budd Schulberg
Stanley Roberts
John Michael Ha
Ernest K. Gann
Warners
Seven Brothers
Albert Hackett
Frances Goodrich
Dorothy Kingsley
M-G-M
Movie Short Shots Show Mitchum Plays Heavies Brightly
NEA film notes highlight Robert Mitchum embracing villain roles in Night of the Hunter and Track of the Cat while aspiring to edge past the traditional leading man mold. Alexis Smith breaks typecasting with warmth in Here Comes the Groom and The Admiral Hoskins Story casts a frigid, stately image. Rod Steiger shifts focus to TV and film roles, and Taina Elg abandons ballet for acting with a national benefit in Finland.
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Hollywood
NEA
Robert Mitchum
Bob
Humphrey Bogart
Spencer Tracy
Alexis Smith
Bing Crosby
Pee
Alexis
Eng
Rod Steiger
Marty
Rod
Judd
Mala Powers Debuts In The Bewildered Telefilm
Actress Mala Powers dazzles in her first dramatic telefilm The Bewildered as a new era starts for her screen career. The project showcases Powers in a lead role amid a promising TV movie lineup.
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Mala Powers
Keith and Moore Join Five Against the House Cast
Columbia adds Brian Keith and Alvy Moore to the film Five Against the House with Guy Madison and Kim Novak. The Reno casino plot follows four collegians planning a heist, adapted from Jack Finney. Director Phil Karlson and producer Stirling Silliphant lead the production. Keith recently starred with Ginger Rogers in Tight Spot. Moore recently played a key role in Susan Slept Here.
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Columbia
Brian Keith
Alvy Moore
Guy Madison
Kim Novak
Reno
Jack Finney
Phil Karlson
Stirling Silliphant
Keith
Ginger Rogers
Edward G. Robinson
Moore
Susan
Doris Day to Star in Sexier Screen Roles in 1955
Hollywood reports Doris Day will abandon the girl-next-door image for a sexier path in 1955 films. She heads Love Me or Me and Young at Heart while Ava Gardner was considered for the role. producer Joe Pasternak notes Day’s rising value and the changing cost of signing her. The piece notes her rise from a Cincinnati school project to a top ten box office star and details her marriage to Marty Melcher and her career management.
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Hollywood
Doris Day
Ruth Etting
Jimmy Cagney
Martin
Martin (the Gimp) Snyder, Exhusband of Miss Etting
Snyder
Miss Etting
Myrl Alderman
Miss Day
Ava Gardner
Joe Pasternak
Doris
Les Devon
Cincinnati
Marty Melcher
al Weill
Rocky Marciano
Alan Ladd Defies Fear In Thrilling Scene
The story contrasts screen star Alan Ladd with true dramatic actors. On cue a dagger-wielding assailant approaches as Ladd keeps a steady gaze. When urged to show fear he answers he has top star status from 15 years without fear, and the film becomes a hit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Ladd
Ladd
Gary Cooper
Fredric March
William Holden
Walter Huston
Alan
P.S
Galapagos to Become Health and Vacation Resort
Ecuadoran government eyes developing the Galapagos for tourism with plans for a hotel on San Cristobal or Santa Cruz, a yacht service from Guayaquil, and guided tours including treasure hunts. The islands boast a warm equatorial climate, sparse rain, and rich wildlife including giant tortoises and penguins.
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Galapagos
Ecuador
Pacific
Guayaquil
San Cristobal
Santa Cruz
Ed Bern
Charles F. Johnson
Europe Opens Doors With Bargain Prices For Tourists
From Finland to Spain and Ireland to Turkey Western Europe invites American travelers with lower prices this winter. In prior years cooling weather trimmed inns and attractions as peak season faded, but this season offers broader value as the region markets discounts to lure visitors.
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London
Finland
Spain
Ireland
Turkey
Europe
Pan American World Airways
Italy
Germany
West End
New York
Broadway
Covent Garden
Benjamin Britten
Soho
Paris Artist Frets Over U S Reaction
New York January 1 Yvonne Menard of the Folies Bergere worries how Americans will view her artistic performance. The 25 year old Paris star, famed for nude numbers, hopes local rules will permit her act without being confused with American strip tease.
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New York
Yvonne Menard
Folies Bergere
Paris
Eiffel Tower
Yvonne
Miss Menard
Theormance
Josephine Baker
Orson Jelles
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