Minnelli's musical “Kismet” was nominated for four Oscars: Cinematography (color); Interior Decoration; Sound Recording; and Scoring, but lost most of those to “Wilson.”

Father of the Bride was nominated for three Oscars, Picture, Screenplay for Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, and Best Actor for Spencer Tracy, but won none. The big winner was “All About Eve.”

Billy Wilder's dark satire of Hollywood, “Sunset Boulevard,” received an impressive number of nominations, 11, winning 3 Oscars.

“King Solomon's Mines” was nominated for three Oscars, winning two: Cinematography (color) for Robert Surtees and Editing for Ralph E. Winters and Conrad A. Nervig.

“The Treasure of the Sierra Madre” won three out of its four Oscar nominations: Director for John Huston, Screenplay also for Huston, and Supporting Actor for John's father, Walter Huston.