Bill and Coo received a Special Oscar due to its special cast: All birds.

Billy Budd received one Oscar nomination, Supporting Actor for Terence Stamp; the winner, however, was Ed Begley for “Sweet Bird of Youth.”

Billy Rose's Jumbo was Oscar-nominated for
George Stoll's Scoring of Music (Adaptation or Treatment); the winner was Ray Heindorf for “The Music Man.”

Billy the Kidd received one Oscar nomination, for
Color Cinematography, by William V. Skall and Leonard Smith.

Clint Eastwood's biopic Bird woon one Oscar. The original performances of Charlie Parker (played in the film by Forest Whitaker) were re-mastered and then blended with new recordings of his music.