In a unique experiment, Eddie Fisher sang the nominated song "Love is a Many-Splendored Thing" (which ultimately won) from a studio in New York, while Andre Previn's orchestra accompanied him in Hollywood.
Ernest Borgnine said in his 2008 interview with the Archive of American Television that Jerry Lewis, who hosted the ceremony in Los Angeles, correctly predicted that Borgnine would win the Oscar for Best Actor and bet the actor $1.98. Before he accepted the Oscar and delivered his acceptance speech, Borgnine handed Lewis a red sock filled with 198 pennies.