The 30th Academy Awards was the first time the show was broadcast live. As if on cue, Jayne Mansfield popped out of her dress -- yup, that's how old wardrobe malfunctions are.

David Lean's The Bridge On The River Kwai was the evening's big winner, and there was much controversy as the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar was given to Pierre Boulle -- who didn't know English -- because original writers Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson were blacklisted.

The other nominees were Joshua Logan's Sayonara, Mark Robson's Peyton Place, Sidney Lumet's jawdropping 12 Angry Men and Billy Wilder's enthralling Witness For The Prosecution. What a year.

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