1956 Academy Awards – Original Story Winner and Nominees

Love Me or Leave Me

Daniel Fuchs

A fictionalized account of the career of jazz singer Ruth Etting and her tempestuous marriage to gangster Marty Snyder, who helped propel her to stardom.

Rebel Without a Cause

Nicholas Ray

Strategic Air Command

Beirne Lay Jr.

The Private War of Major Benson

Joe Connelly

The Sheep Has Five Legs

Jean Marsan