She deflected his recommendation and urged that he continue as Captain for the time being: "I""ll bring it up with the General Council.Politely, he picks up her string-tied parcels, his second-in-command sidekick Dutch Engstrom (Ernest Borgnine) offers to carry them, and then Pike takes her arm o assist her across the street.All three nominations lost to the Best Picture winning film of the year,Marty (1955).Coincidentally, Tracy lost the Best Actor Oscar to a costar in this film, Ernest Borgnine as a menacing thug, but in an Oscar-winning role as a homely bachelor.In the process of teaching her, Higgins fell in love with her, although she was also attracted by upper class gentleman Freddy Eynsford-Hill (David Tree).