The Defiant Ones and Gigi Win Cinematography: 1959 Oscars

Sam Leavitt wins the Oscar for Cinematography (Black-and-white) for The Defiant Ones, and Joseph Ruttenberg wins the Oscar for Cinematography (Color) for Gigi at the 31st Academy Awards. Rock Hudson and Doris Day present the awards, introduced by Laurence Olivier. Watch more of the 1959 Oscars: • 1959 Oscars

[@peterflapper]

Great clip. Thank you so much for sharing this. Such class then... wow.

[@PepperBuddyRosie12]

Doris Day was gorgeous!! RIP

[@rongendron8705]

I sent her birthday wishes, every year, from her 90th birthday, until her death at 97!

[@jwelch5742]

The Defiant Ones and Gigi has great cinematography.

[@patcurrie9888]

Doris was a classy gal!

[@juancaeemed]

Rock 🤩

[@drstrangelove6558]

Well deserved win for the Defiant Ones. ;) I dont Think the Picture was great itself, buut the tography wasfine and beatiful, I enyoid that tography! ;D

[@cgab12]

John Hall in the movie “Hurricane” was Rock’s inspiration for becoming an actor, and there they are on stage together..

[@rongendron8705]

Did you notice the tan that Hall had? I believe that he actually grew up in Hawaii or Tahiti!

[@laurajones1773]

Vertigo should be nominated.

[@laurajones1773]

Same with Touch of Evil.

[@rongendron8705]

I saw that movie when it was new & didn't care for it, but I was only 11 years old!

[@SuperC888]

1:04 Doris Day says: “congratulations mr leavitt ” but that wasn’t Sam Leavitt ! 🤦🏼‍♀️😳 it’s Mr. John hall. CINEMATOGRAPHY (BLACK-AND-WHITE)
WINNER
THE DEFIANT ONES
Sam Leavitt

[@laurajones1773]

Touch of Evil should of won instead of The Defiant Ones.

[@rongendron8705]

Why did they have separate b/w & color awards, in the first place?

[@hunterolaughlin]

@@rongendron8705Because there were two types of cinematography for films back then, black-and-white and color. They merged it into one category when black-and-white cinematography became less frequent and color became more prominent.