Golden Globe Awards 1955
The twelfth Golden Globe Awards ceremony took place on February 24, 1955 .
Award winners and nominations
Best film - drama
The fist in the neck (On the Waterfront) - Director: Elia Kazan
Best Film - Musical / Comedy
Carmen Jones - Director: Otto Preminger
Best film to promote international understanding
Broken Lance (The Broken Lance) - Director: Edward Dmytryk
Best director
Elia Kazan - The Fist in the Neck (On the Waterfront)
Best Actor - Drama
Marlon Brando - The Fist in the Neck (On the Waterfront)
Best Actress - Drama
Grace Kelly - The Country Girl (The Country Girl)
Best Actor - Musical / Comedy
James Mason - A new star in the sky (A Star Is Born)
Best Actress - Musical / Comedy
Judy Garland - A new star in the sky (A Star Is Born)
Best supporting actor
Edmond O'Brien - The Barefoot Countess (The Barefoot Contessa)
The best supporting actress
Jan Sterling - The High and the Mighty (The High and the Mighty)
Best young actor
Joe Adams - Carmen Jones
George Nader - Die Nacht der Rache (Four Guns to the Border)
Jeff Richards - A Bride for Seven Brothers (Seven Brides for Seven Brothers)
Best Young Actress
Shirley MacLaine - The Trouble with Harry (The Trouble with Harry)
Kim Novak - A happy divorce (Phfft)
Karen Sharpe - The High and the Mighty (The High and the Mighty)
Best script
Best camera - black and white
Boris Kaufman - The Fist in the Neck (On the Waterfront)
Best camera - color
Best foreign language film
Die fierige Isabella (Genevieve) , Great Britain - Director: Henry Cornelius
La Mujer de las camelias , Argentina - Director: Ernesto Arancibia
Twenty-four Eyes (Nijûshi no hitomi) , Japan - Director: Keisuke Kinoshita
Weg ohne Revers , Germany - Director: Victor Vicas
Cecil B. DeMille Award
Special Achievement Award
John Ford - “Pioneer” award of the film industry
Herbert Kalmus - “Pioneer” award for the use of color films
Dimitri Tiomkin - “Pioneer” award for the music contributions to cinema films
Anywhere In Our Time - experimental film