Why did Ivan Jandl receive a special Academy Award for The Search?

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Fred Zinnemann stands between Marlon Brando, left, in a suit, and Montgomery Clift, right, in a tank top, on the set of From Here to Eternity, with lockers in the background. — Fred Zinnemann (From left to right) Marlon Brando, Fred Zinnemann, and Montgomery Clift on the set of *From Here to Eternity* (1953).

Ivan Jandl received a special Academy Award for his performance in the 1948 film The Search because he was a nonprofessional actor who delivered a compelling portrayal of a nine-year-old concentration camp survivor and orphan in the post-World War II drama.1