31st Oscars HighlightsFilters:AllVideosPhotosThe Opening of the Academy Awards in 1959"Knighty Knight Bugs" winning Best Short Subject Cartoon Oscar®Burl Ives winning Best Supporting Actor for "The Big Country"Wendy Hiller winning Best Supporting Actress for "Separate Tables"Tom Howard winning an Oscar® for Special Effects for "Tom Thumb"Gigi Wins Costume Design: 1959 OscarsJacques Tati accepting Best Foreign Language Film for "My Uncle" ("Mon Oncle")Vincente Minnelli winning the Oscar® for DirectingAngela Lansbury, Joan Collins and Dana Wynter performing at the Oscars®Susan Hayward winning Best ActressDavid Niven winning Best Actor for "Separate Tables""Gigi" winning Best PictureJerry Lewis Ad Libs at the Oscars