Best Director1956 Film Fan Awards28th Academy Awards
Best Director Nominee
Picnic (1955)
Nominated Talent & Credits
Joshua Logan— Joshua Logan
Synopsis / Overview
Labor Day in a small Kansas farm town. Hal, a burly and resolute drifter, jumps off a dusty freight train car with the purpose of visiting Alan, a former college classmate and son of the richest man in town.
Historical Academy Record
DIRECTING — 28th Academy Awards (1956)
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