1956 Oscars — Art Direction (Color)

Picnic won Art Direction (Color) at the 1956 Oscars. All 5 nominees are listed below, winner first. The other nominees were Daddy Long Legs, Guys and Dolls, Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing and To Catch a Thief. Each film links to its complete award history. The links below go to the 1955 and 1957 Art Direction (Color) races.

Last updated August 12, 2026

Picnic(1955)
Art Direction: William Flannery, Jo Mielziner; Set Decoration: Robert Priestley
Winner
Daddy Long Legs(1955)
Art Direction: Lyle Wheeler, John DeCuir; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott, Paul S. Fox
Guys and Dolls(1955)
Art Direction: Oliver Smith, Joseph C. Wright; Set Decoration: Howard Bristol
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing(1955)
Art Direction: Lyle Wheeler, George W. Davis; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott, Jack Stubbs
To Catch a Thief(1955)
Art Direction: Hal Pereira, Joseph McMillan Johnson; Set Decoration: Sam Comer, Arthur Krams