Gigi and The Defiant Ones Win Writing Awards: 1959 Oscars
Alan Jay Lerner wins the Oscar for Writing (Screenplay–based on material from another medium) for Gigi, and Nedrick Young and Harold Jacob Smith win the Oscar for Writing (Story and Screenplay–written directly for the screen) for The Defiant Ones at the 31st Academy Awards. Dirk Bogarde, Van Heflin and Elizabeth Taylor present the awards; hosted by Jerry Lewis. Watch more of the 1959 Oscars: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ8RjvesnvDMHxTASvuE1x-J0SJisxG7R
