31st Annual Academy Awards Coverage (1959)

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  • Date of Ceremony: Monday, April 6, 1959
  • For films released in: 1958
  • Location: RKO Pantages Theatre, Los Angeles, California
  • Host(s): Jerry Lewis (video), Mort Sahl, Tony Randall, Bob Hope (video), David Niven and Laurence Olivier
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As Oscar headed into its 31st year with a ceremony on Monday, April 6, 1959, two films were tied at nine nominations apiece: Gigi and The Defiant Ones.

For a second year in a row, the ceremony telecast was solely sponsored by the movie industry.

Heading into the ceremony, the following film(s) had five or more nominations:

  • Gigi: 9
  • The Defiant Ones: 9
  • Separate Tables: 7
  • Auntie Mame: 6
  • I Want to Live!: 6
  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: 6
  • Some Came Running: 5
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