Sayonara

Joshua Logan

19572h 27mEnglish
Accolades
4Oscar
Wins
2Golden Globe
Wins
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Synopsis

Air Force Major Lloyd Gruver is reassigned to a Japanese air base and is confronted with US racial prejudice against the Japanese people. The issue is compounded because a number of the soldiers become romantically involved with Japanese women, in defiance of US military policy. Ordinarily, a by-the-book officer, Gruver must take a position when a buddy of his, an enlisted man, Joe Kelly, falls in love with a Japanese woman, Katsumi, and marries her. Gruver risks his position by serving as best man at the wedding ceremony.

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Genres

DramaRomance

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Awards & Recognition

Awards Dominance

6

Wins

16

Nominations

4 Oscar · 2 Golden Globe

Won

  • Actor in a Supporting Role · Red Buttons
  • Actress in a Supporting Role · Miyoshi Umeki
  • Art Direction · Art Direction: Ted Haworth; Set Decoration: Robert Priestley
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture · Red Buttons
  • New Star Of The Year - Actor · James Garner
  • Sound Recording · Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, George Groves, Sound Director
Full award breakdown

1958

Academy Awards

4Wins
10Noms
◆ Won

Actor in a Supporting Role

Red Buttons

1958
◆ Won

Actress in a Supporting Role

Miyoshi Umeki

1958
◆ Won

Art Direction

Art Direction: Ted Haworth; Set Decoration: Robert Priestley

1958
◆ Won

Sound Recording

Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, George Groves, Sound Director

1958
Nom

Actor

Marlon Brando

1958
Nom

Best Motion Picture

William Goetz, Producer

1958
Nom

Cinematography

Ellsworth Fredricks

1958
Nom

Directing

Joshua Logan

1958
Nom

Film Editing

Arthur P. Schmidt, Philip W. Anderson

1958
Nom

Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium)

Paul Osborn

1958

1958

Golden Globes

2Wins
6Noms
◆ Won

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

Red Buttons

1958
◆ Won

New Star Of The Year - Actor

James Garner

1958
Nom

Best Director - Motion Picture

Joshua Logan

1958
Nom

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Sayonara

1958
Nom

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

Marlon Brando

1958
Nom

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

Miyoshi Umeki

1958

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