British Academy Film Awards 1959
The 12th British Academy Film Awards honored the best films of 1958 .
| Movie | N | A. |
|---|---|---|
| The way up | 7th | 3 |
| The silent war | 5 | 3 |
| Escape in chains | 4th | 2 |
| Freezing cold in Alexandria - firestorm over Africa | 4th | 0 |
| The hostel for the 6th happiness | 3 | 0 |
| Indiscreet | 3 | 0 |
| The cat on the hot tin roof | 3 | 0 |
| The black devils of El Alamein | 3 | 0 |
| The key | 2 | 1 |
| Apu's way into life: the invincible | 2 | 0 |
| Window without a curtain | 2 | 0 |
| The devil is going on in Colorado | 2 | 0 |
| The young lions | 2 | 0 |
| Pull the cranes | 2 | 0 |
| The nights of the Cabiria | 2 | 0 |
| Wild strawberries | 2 | 0 |
Award winners and nominations
Best movie
The Way Up (Room at the Top) - Director: Jack Clayton
- Apu's way into life: The Invincible ( অপরাজিত / Aparajito ) - Director: Satyajit Ray
- Ice-Cold in Alexandria - Firestorm over Africa (Ice-Cold in Alex) - Director: J. Lee Thompson
- Window without a curtain (No Down Payment) - Director: Martin Ritt
- Escape in Chains (The Defiant Ones) - Director: Stanley Kramer
- The Sheepman (The Sheepman) - Director: George Marshall
- Indiskret (Indiscreet) - Director: Stanley Donen
- The Young Lions (The Young Lions) - Director: Edward Dmytryk
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof) - Director: Richard Brooks
- Pulling the Cranes ( Russian Летят журавли / Letjat shurawli ) - Director: Michail Kalatosow
- The Silent War (Orders to Kill) - Director: Anthony Asquith
- The nights of Cabiria (Le notti di Cabiria) - Director: Federico Fellini
- The Black Devils of El Alamein (Sea of Sand) - Director: Guy Green
- Wild strawberries (Smultronstället) - Director: Ingmar Bergman
Best British Film
The Way Up (Room at the Top) - Director: Jack Clayton
- Ice-Cold in Alexandria - Firestorm over Africa (Ice-Cold in Alex) - Director: J. Lee Thompson
- Indiskret (Indiscreet) - Director: Stanley Donen
- The Silent War (Orders to Kill) - Director: Anthony Asquith
- The Black Devils of El Alamein (Sea of Sand) - Director: Guy Green
United Nations Award
Escape in Chains (The Defiant Ones) - Director: Stanley Kramer
- People Like Maria - Director: Harry Watt
- The Unknown Soldier (Tuntematon Sotilas) - Director: Edvin Laine
Best Foreign Actor
Sidney Poitier - Escape In Chains (The Defiant Ones)
- Marlon Brando - The Young Lions (The Young Lions)
- Tony Curtis - Escape In Chains (The Defiant Ones)
- Glenn Ford - The Sheepman in Colorado
- Curd Jürgens - The Enemy Below (The Enemy Below) and The Inn of the sixth happiness (The Inn of the Sixth Happiness)
- Charles Laughton - Witness for the Prosecution (Witness for the Prosecution)
- Paul Newman - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof)
- Victor Sjöström - Wild Strawberries (Smultronstället)
- Spencer Tracy - The Last Hurray (The Last Hurray)
Best Foreign Actress
Simone Signoret - The Way Up (Room at the Top)
- Karuna Banerjee - Apu's Path to Life: The Invincible (Aparajito)
- Ingrid Bergman - The Inn of the sixth happiness (The Inn of the Sixth Happiness)
- Anna Magnani - Wild is the Wind (Wild Is the Wind)
- Giulietta Masina - The nights of Cabiria (Le notti di Cabiria)
- Tatiana Samoilowa - Pulling the Cranes (Letjat shurawli)
- Joanne Woodward - Window Without Curtain (No Down Payment)
Best British Actor
Trevor Howard - The Key (The Key)
- IS Johar - The Tiger's Paw (Harry Black)
- Anthony Quayle - Eiskalt in Alexandria - Firestorm over Africa (Ice-Cold in Alex)
- Laurence Harvey - The Way Up (Room at the Top)
- Donald Wolfit - The Way Up (Room at the Top)
- Michael Craig - The Black Devils of El Alamein (Sea of Sand)
- Terry-Thomas - The Little Thumb (Tom Thumb)
Best British Actress
Irene Worth - The Silent War (Orders to Kill)
- Virginia McKenna - Carve Her Name with Pride
- Hermione Baddeley - The Way Up (Room at the Top)
- Elizabeth Taylor - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof)
Best Young Actor
Paul Massie - The Silent War (Orders to Kill)
- Red Buttons - Sayonara
- Teresa Iżewska - The Canal (Canal)
- Mary Peach - Room at the Top (Room at the Top)
- Ronald Radd - The Yellow Hell (Camp On Blood Island)
- Maggie Smith - Hunted (Nowhere To Go)
- Gwen Verdon - Damn Yankees
Best British Screenplay
Paul Dehn - The Silent War (Orders to Kill)
- Arthur Laurents - Bonjour Tristesse
- Vernon Harris - A Cry from the Streets
- TJ Morrison - Ice Cold in Alexandria - Firestorm over Africa (Ice-Cold in Alex)
- Norman Krasna - Indiscreet (Indiscreet)
- Isobel Lennart - The Inn of the sixth happiness (The Inn of the Sixth Happiness)
- Carl Foreman - The Key (The Key)
- Alun Falconer - The Man Upstairs
- Eric Ambler - The Last Night of the Titanic (A Night to Remember)
- James Kennaway - Children of the Street (Violent Playground)
Best documentary
- The Forerunner - Director: John Heyer
- Jabulani Africa - Director: Jamie Uys / Jok Uys
- LS Lowry - Director: John Read
- Secrets of the Reef - Director: Murray Lerner / Lloyd Ritter / Robert M. Young
- Wonders of Chicago - Director: Unknown
Best animated film
The Little Island - Director: Richard Williams
- The Juggler of Our Lady - Director: Al Kouzel / Gene Deitch
- Le Merle - Director: Norman McLaren
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