British Academy Film Awards 1955
The 8th British Academy Film Awards honored the best films of 1954 .
| Movie | N | A. |
|---|---|---|
| The divided heart | 6th | 3 |
| I am the master of the house | 5 | 1 |
| Major Carrington | 5 | 0 |
| But, doctor ... | 4th | 1 |
| The fist on the neck | 3 | 1 |
| The young lovers | 3 | 2 |
| Flames over the Far East | 3 | 0 |
| Oller Kahn with megalomania | 3 | 0 |
| Romeo and Juliet | 3 | 0 |
| Bread, love and fantasy | 2 | 0 |
| The Caine was her destiny | 2 | 0 |
| The schemers | 2 | 0 |
| Luck in installments | 2 | 0 |
| Terror in Block 11 | 2 | 0 |
| Clouds are everywhere | 2 | 0 |
Award winners and nominations
Best movie
Wages of Fear (Le Salaire da la peur) - Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot
- But, Herr Doktor ... (Doctor in the House) - Director: Ralph Thomas
- Bread, Love and Fantasy (Pane, amore e fantasia) - Director: Luigi Comencini
- Das Fenster zum Hof (Rear Window) - Director: Alfred Hitchcock
- Divided Heart (The Divided Heart) - Director: Charles Crichton
- The Gate of Hell (Jigokumon) - Director: Teinosuke Kinugasa
- The Caine Mutiny (The Caine Mutiny) - Director: Edward Dmytryk
- The fist in the neck (On the Waterfront) - Director: Elia Kazan
- The Intriguers (Executive Suite) - Director: Robert Wise
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Seven Brides for Seven Brothers) - Director: Stanley Donen
- Flames over Far East (The Purple Plain) - Director: Robert Parrish
- Glück auf Raten (For Better, for Worse) - Director: J. Lee Thompson
- I'm the Lord of the House (Hobson's Choice) - Director: David Lean
- Major Carrington (Carrington VC) - Director: Anthony Asquith
- Oller Kahn mit megalomania (The Maggie) - Director: Alexander Mackendrick
- Robinson Crusoe - Director: Luis Buñuel
- Romeo and Juliet (Giulietta e Romeo) - Director: Renato Castellani
- Terror in Block 11 (Riot in Cell Block 11) - Director: Don Siegel
- How to catch a millionaire? (How to Marry a Millionaire) - Director: Jean Negulesco
- Clouds are everywhere (The Moon is Blue) - Director: Otto Preminger
Best British Film
I'm the Lord of the House (Hobson's Choice) - Director: David Lean
- But, Herr Doktor ... (Doctor in the House) - Director: Ralph Thomas
- Divided Heart (The Divided Heart) - Director: Charles Crichton
- The young lovers (The Young Lovers) - Director: Anthony Asquith
- Flames over Far East (The Purple Plain) - Director: Robert Parrish
- Glück auf Raten (For Better, for Worse) - Director: J. Lee Thompson
- Major Carrington (Carrington VC) - Director: Anthony Asquith
- Oller Kahn mit megalomania (The Maggie) - Director: Alexander Mackendrick
- Romeo and Juliet (Giulietta e Romeo) - Director: Renato Castellani
United Nations Award
Divided Heart (The Divided Heart) - Director: Charles Crichton
- A Time Out of War - Director: Denis Sanders
Best Foreign Actor
Marlon Brando - The Fist in the Neck (On the Waterfront)
- Neville Brand - Terror in Block 11 (Riot in Cell Block 11)
- José Ferrer - The Caine Was Her Destiny (The Caine Mutiny)
- Fredric March - The Intriguers (Executive Suite)
- James Stewart - The Glenn Miller Story (The Glenn Miller Story)
Best Foreign Actress
Cornell Borchers - The Divided Heart (The Divided Heart)
- Shirley Booth - About Mrs. Leslie
- Judy Holliday - A Happy Divorce (Phffft)
- Grace Kelly - Dial M for Murder (Dial M for Murder)
- Gina Lollobrigida - Bread, Love and Fantasy (Pane, amore e fantasia)
Best British Actor
Kenneth More - But, Doctor ... (Doctor in the House)
- Maurice Denham - Flames over the Far East (The Purple Plain)
- Robert Donat - Lease of Life
- John Mills - Lord of the House I Am (Hobson's Choice)
- David Niven - Major Carrington (Carrington VC)
- Donald Wolfit - Svengali
Best British Actress
Yvonne Mitchell - The Divided Heart (The Divided Heart)
- Brenda de Banzie - Lord of the House I Am (Hobson's Choice)
- Audrey Hepburn - Sabrina (Sabrina Fair)
- Margaret Leighton - Major Carrington (Carrington VC)
- Noelle Middleton - Major Carrington (Carrington VC)
Best Young Actor
David Kossoff - The young lovers (The Young Lovers)
- Maggie McNamara - Clouds Are Everywhere (The Moon is Blue)
- Eva Marie Saint - The fist in the neck (On the Waterfront)
Best British Screenplay
Robin Estridge , George Tabori - The young lovers (The Young Lovers)
- Eric Ambler - Flames over the Far East (The Purple Plain)
- Wynyard Browne , David Lean , Norman Spencer - Lord of the House I Am (Hobson's Choice)
- Renato Castellani - Romeo and Juliet (Giulietta e Romeo)
- René Clément , Hugh Mills - Darling of Women (Monsieur Ripois)
- Nicholas Phipps - But, Doctor ... (Doctor in the House)
- William Rose - Oller Kahn with Greatness (The Maggie)
- Jake Wittingham - The Divided Heart (The Divided Heart)
Best documentary
The great adventure (Det stora aventyret) - Director: Arne Sucksdorff
- Lekko! - Director: Unknown
- The Back of Beyond - Director: John Heyer
- Thursday's Children - Directed by Lindsay Anderson , Guy Brenton
Best animated film
Song of the Prairie (Árie prérie) - Director: Jiří Trnka
- Little Brave Heart - Director: Unknown
- Power to Fly - Director: Unknown
- A Unicorn in the Garden - Director: William T. Hurtz
- 3-2-1-Zero - Director: Unknown