30th Annual Academy Awards
March 26, 1958

The RKO Pantages Theatre, Hollywood

Your Hosts: James Stewart, Jack Lemmon, David Niven, Rosalind Russell, and Bob Hope
Televised over NBC
Welcome and opening remarks:Academy President George Seaton
Medley of Oscar®-winning songs, climaxed by Rock Hudson & Mae West performing "Baby, It's Cold Outside"
Supporting Actor:Lana Turner
Scientific and Technical Awards:Hope Lange & Ronald Reagan
Documentary Awards:Cyd Charisse & Ernest Borgnine
Supporting Actress:Anthony Quinn
Short Subjects:Jennifer Jones & Rock Hudson
Sound:Dorothy Malone & Van Johnson
Special Effects:June Allyson
Art Direction:Eva Marie Saint & Gregory Peck
Film Editing:Joanne Woodward & Paul Newman
Music Scoring:Anita Ekberg & Viincent Price
Cinematography:Joan Collins
Foreign Film:Dana Wynter & Fred Astaire
Writing Awards:Doris Day & Clark Gable
Pierre Boulle, the only nominated writer on The Bridge on the River Kwai, was not present at the ceremony. Kim Novak accepted the Award for Adapted Screenplay on his behalf.
Costume Design:Wendell Corey & Robert Ryan
Director:Sophia Loren
"It's Great Not to Be Nominated":Burt Lancaster & Kirk Douglas
Actor:Cary Grant
Alec Guinness was not present at the ceremony. Jean Simmons accepted the Award on his behalf.
Song:Maurice Chevalier
Actress:John Wayne
Best Picture:Gary Cooper
(End of telecast)
Honorary Awards:Bette Davis
"An Affair To Remember"-- Vic Damone
"All the Way"-- Dean Martin
"April Love"-- Ann Blyth, Shirley Jones, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Jimmie Rodgers, Tommy Sands & Tab Hunter
"Tammy"-- Debbie Reynolds
"Wild Is the Wind"-- Johnny Mathis

(L-R) Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas rehearsing for "It's Great Not To Be Nominated." - © LIFE Magazine
The RKO Pantages Theatre on the night of the Awards - © LIFE Magazine
James Stewart hosts the 30th Awards Ceremony
Mae West & Rock Hudson perform "Baby, It's Cold Outside" - © LIFE Magazine
Acting Awards winners Miyoshi Umeki, Red Buttons & Joanne Woodward with Jeanne Crain (who accepted for Alec Guinness)
Show Producer:Jerry Wald
Telecast Producer & Director for NBC:Alan Handley