Golden Globe Awards 1956
The 13th Golden Globe Awards ceremony took place on February 23, 1956 .
Award winners and nominations
Best film - drama
Beyond Eden (East of Eden) - Director: Elia Kazan
Best Film - Drama (External)
Wichita - Director: Jacques Tourneur
Best Film - Musical / Comedy
Heavy Boys - Easy Girls (Guys and Dolls) - Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Best film to promote international understanding
Splendored Thing (Love is a Many Splendored Thing) - Director: Henry King
Best director
Joshua Logan - Picnic (Picnic)
Best Actor - Drama
Best Actress - Drama
Anna Magnani - The Rose Tattoo (The Rose Tattoo)
Best Actor - Musical / Comedy
Tom Ewell - 7. Year Itch (The Seven Year Itch)
Best Actress - Musical / Comedy
Jean Simmons - Heavy Boys - Easy Girls (Guys and Dolls)
Best supporting actor
Arthur Kennedy - The Plot (Trial)
The best supporting actress
Marisa Pavan - The Rose Tattoo (The Rose Tattoo)
Best foreign language film
Dangerous Curves , Great Britain - Director: Unknown
Das Wort (Ordet) , Denmark - Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer
Children, Mothers and a General , Germany - Director: László Benedek
Kodomo no me , Japan - Director: Yoshirô Kawazu
Stella , Greece - Director: Michael Cacoyannis
Best newcomer of the year
Best newcomer of the year
Anita Ekberg
Victoria Shaw
Dana Wynter
Best TV Show
Desi Arnaz , Lucille Ball - The American Comedy
Dinah Shore - Disneyland
Cecil B. DeMille Award
Special Achievement Award
James Dean Posthumous Award for Best Drama Actor