The Nominees

Hollywood last week used television to introduce to 31 million viewers its newest, and possibly funniest, comedy team: Irene Dunne and Louella Parsons. Actress Dunne and Columnist Parsons were supposed to have only bit parts in the 1 1/2-hour program devoted to nominations for moviedom's treasured Oscars--but they stole the show. Broadcasting from the Cocoanut Grove, Irene Dunne's performance as straight man was one that even Dean Martin could envy. As for Lolly Parsons, at one moment she was tossing off her lines with all the raffish assurance of Tugboat Annie; the next, she was nearly disappearing from view in brilliant mimicry of the nearsighted Mr. Magoo as she sought to read her elusive script.

Among the nominees:

P: Best picture: The Caine Mutiny (Columbia); The Country Girl (Paramount); On the Waterfront (Columbia); Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (M-G-M); Three Coins in the Fountain (20th Century-Fox).

P: Best actor: Humphrey Bogart (The Caine Mutiny); Marlon Brando (On the Waterfront); Bing Crosby (The Country Girl); James Mason (A Star Is Born); Dan O'Herlihy (Adventures of Robinson Crusoe).

P: Best actress: Dorothy Dandridge (Carmen Jones); Judy Garland (A Star Is Born); Audrey Hepburn (Sabrina); Grace Kelly (The Country Girl); Jane Wyman (Magnificent Obsession).

Movie fans and nominees will learn who the Academy Award winners are on March 30, when Hollywood dresses in its fanciest clothes and fires its biggest annual publicity shot.

This file is automatically generated by a robot program, so reader's discretion is required.