'' The Ten Commandments '' won the Academy Award for Best Special Effects ( John P. Fulton ) . It was also nominated for Best Color Art Direction ( art directors Hal Pereira , Walter H. Tyler , and Albert Nozaki and set decorators Samuel M. Comer and Ray Moyer ) , Best Color Cinematography ( Loyal Griggs ) , Best Color Costume Design ( Edith Head , Ralph Jester , John Jensen , Dorothy Jeakins , and Arnold Friberg ) , Best Film Editing ( Anne Bauchens ) , Best Motion Picture ( Cecil B. DeMille ) and Best Sound Recording ( Paramount Studio Sound Department and sound director Loren L. Ryder ) . Paramount submitted the names of Yvonne De Carlo , John Derek , and Debra Paget for the supporting player categories ( even though they received star billing in the film ) at the 29th Academy Awards , but the actors did not receive nominations
29th Academy Awards
29th Academy Awards
The Ten Commandments (1956 film)