Grace Kelly (1955)

Some people need sequins, others don't," said Edith Head, the most celebrated Hollywood costumier in history, of the look she conceived for Grace Kelly for the 1955 Oscar ceremony. Kelly was nominated for the Best Actress award as the lead in the George Seaton-directed adaptation of The Country Girl for which she ditched any Hitchcock blonde glamour to play Georgie, the downtrodden, bespectacled wife of fading star/alcoholic, Bing Crosby. Edith Head was, by that point, something of an authority on red carpet attire. She had herself won no less than five Oscars for costume design – most recently for Roman Holiday – and had been appointed official fashion consultant to the annual event, or 'governor of hemlines and bodices' as she herself put it, in charge of ensuring that a sense of propriety was upheld.

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Best Actor winner for On the Waterfront, with host Bob Hope

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Grace Patricia Kelly (November 12, 1929 – September 14, 1982) was an American film actress who became Princess of Monaco after marrying Prince Rainier III, in April 1956.

Grace Kelly made the list in costume designer Edith Head's pale blue gown at the 27th Academy Awards, where she won Best Actress for THE COUNTRY GIRL.

Grace Kelly won an Oscar in Best Actress category for her role as a long-suffering wife, Georgie Elgin in The Country Girl (1954) Kelly won the role after a ...

Grace Kelly wins Best Actress for The Country Girl at the 27th Academy Awards. William Holden presents the award. See more 1955 Oscar highlights: https://www...

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