British Academy Film Awards 1956
The 9th British Academy Film Awards honored the best films of 1955 . The film prizes were awarded in 12 categories by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).
| Movie | N | A. |
|---|---|---|
| The prisoner | 5 | 0 |
| Ladykillers | 4th | 2 |
| You were 13 | 4th | 0 |
| Simba | 4th | 0 |
| Richard III | 3 | 3 |
| Marty | 3 | 2 |
| The seven samurai | 3 | 0 |
| Beyond Eden | 3 | 0 |
| May 1943 - The destruction of the dams | 3 | 0 |
| The made-to-measure coat | 2 | 1 |
| Carmen Jones | 2 | 0 |
| La Strada - The song of the street | 2 | 0 |
| Alluring depth | 2 | 0 |
| My better half | 2 | 0 |
| In the shadow of the citadel | 2 | 0 |
| Dream of my life | 2 | 0 |
Award winners and nominations
Best movie
Richard III - Directed by Laurence Olivier
- Carmen Jones - Director: Otto Preminger
- The Prisoner (The Prisoner) - Director: Peter Glenville
- In the Shadow of the Citadel (The Colditz Story) - Director: Guy Hamilton
- Beyond Eden (East of Eden) - Director: Elia Kazan
- Ladykillers (The Ladykillers) - Director: Alexander Mackendrick
- La Strada - The Song of the Street (La strada) - Director: Federico Fellini
- May 1943 - The Dam Busters - Director: Michael Anderson
- Marty - Director: Delbert Mann
- The Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai) - Director: Akira Kurosawa
- You Were 13 (The Night My Number Came Up) - Director: Leslie Norman
- Simba - Director: Brian Desmond Hurst
- Stadt in Angst (Bad Day at Black Rock) - Director: John Sturges
- Dream of my Life (Summertime) - Director: David Lean
Best British Film
Richard III - Directed by Laurence Olivier
- The Prisoner (The Prisoner) - Director: Peter Glenville
- In the Shadow of the Citadel (The Colditz Story) - Director: Guy Hamilton
- Ladykillers (The Ladykillers) - Director: Alexander Mackendrick
- May 1943 - The Dam Busters - Director: Michael Anderson
- You Were 13 (The Night My Number Came Up) - Director: Leslie Norman
- Simba - Director: Brian Desmond Hurst
Best Film (Special Award)
The coat made to measure (The Bespoke Overcoat) - Director: Jack Clayton
- Mr. Mensah Builds a House - Director: Sean Graham
- The Steps of Age - Director: Unknown
United Nations Award
The Children of Hiroshima (Genbaku no ko) - Director: Shindō Kaneto
- Escapade - Director: Philip Leacock
- Simba - Director: Brian Desmond Hurst
- Stadt in Angst (Bad Day at Black Rock) - Director: John Sturges
Best Foreign Actor
- James Dean - Beyond Eden (East of Eden)
- Jack Lemmon - No Time for Heroism (Mister Roberts)
- Toshirō Mifune - The Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai)
- Takashi Shimura - The Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai)
- Frank Sinatra - ... and not as a stranger (Not as a Stranger)
Best British Actor
Laurence Olivier - Richard III.
- Alfie Bass - The coat made to measure (The Bespoke Overcoat)
- Alec Guinness - The Prisoner (The Prisoner)
- Jack Hawkins - The Prisoner
- Kenneth More - Lockende depth (The Deep Blue Sea)
- Michael Redgrave - You Were 13 (The Night My Number Came Up)
Best Foreign Actress
- Dorothy Dandridge - Carmen Jones
- Judy Garland - A new star in the sky (A Star Is Born)
- Julie Harris - I Am a Camera
- Katharine Hepburn - Dream Of My Life (Summertime)
- Grace Kelly - The Country Girl (The Country Girl)
- Giulietta Masina - La Strada - The song of the street (La strada)
- Marilyn Monroe - The cursed 7th year (The Seven Year Itch)
Best British Actress
Katie Johnson - Ladykillers (The Ladykillers)
- Margaret Johnston - The Other Half Of Me (Touch and Go)
- Deborah Kerr - The End of the Affair (The End of the Affair)
- Margaret Lockwood - Demon of Women (Cast a Dark Shadow)
Best Young Actor
Paul Scofield - The King's Lady (That Lady)
- Jo Van Fleet - Beyond Eden (East of Eden)
Best British Screenplay
William Rose - Ladykillers (The Ladykillers)
- John Baines - Simba
- Bridget Boland - The Prisoner (The Prisoner)
- Jack Davies , Nicholas Phipps - Doctor Ahoy! (Doctor at Sea)
- Sidney Gilliat , Val Valentine - Something women love (The Constant Husband)
- Terence Rattigan - Lockende depth (The Deep Blue Sea)
- William Rose - The Other Half Of Me (Touch and Go)
- RC Sherriff - May 1943 - The Dam Busters
- RC Sherriff - You Were 13 (The Night My Number Came Up)
Best animated film
Blinkity Blank - Director: Norman MacLaren
- Revolt of the animals (Animal Farm) - Director: Joy Batchelor , John Halas
- Down a Long Way - Director: Unknown
- Fudget's Budget - Director: Robert Cannon
- Magoo Express - Director: Pete Burness
- Lady and the Tramp (Lady and the Tramp) - Directed by Clyde Geronimi , Wilfred Jackson , Hamilton Luske
Best documentary
Wonder of the Prairie (The Vanishing Prairie) - Director: James Algar
- Gold - Directed by Colin Low
- Miner's Window - Director: Unknown
- The Rival World (Strijd zonder einde) - Director: Bert Haanstra