Newman 's first film for Hollywood was '' The Silver Chalice '' ( 1954 ) . The film was a box-office failure , and the actor would later acknowledge his disdain for it . In 1956 , Newman garnered much attention and acclaim for the role of Rocky Graziano in '' Somebody Up There Likes Me '' . In 1958 , he starred in '' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof '' ( 1958 ) , opposite Elizabeth Taylor . The film was a box-office smash , and Newman garnered his first Academy Award nomination . Also in 1958 , Newman starred in '' The Long , Hot Summer '' with Joanne Woodward , with whom he reconnected on the set in 1957 ( they had first met in 1953 ) . He won Best Actor at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival for this film
1958 Cannes Film Festival
1958 Cannes Film Festival
Paul Newman