British Academy Awards: 1956

BAFTA Film Award

Best Film from any Source


Winner:
	Richard III (1954)
Other Nominees:
	Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) - USA. Carmen Jones (1954) - USA. Colditz Story, The (1955) Dam Busters, The (1954) East of Eden (1955) - USA. Ladykillers, The (1955) Marty (1955) - USA. Night My Number Came Up, The (1955) Prisoner, The (1955) Shichinin no samurai (1954) - Japan. Simba (1955) Strada, La (1954) - Italy. Summertime (1955) - Italy/USA.

Best Foreign Actor


Winner:
	Marty (1955) - Ernest Borgnine - USA.
Other Nominees:
	East of Eden (1955) - James Dean - USA. Mister Roberts (1955) - Jack Lemmon - USA. Not as a Stranger (1955) - Frank Sinatra - USA. Shichinin no samurai (1954) - Toshirô Mifune - Japan. Shichinin no samurai (1954) - Takashi Shimura - Japan.

Best British Actor


Winner:
	Richard III (1954) - Laurence Olivier
Other Nominees:
	Bespoke Overcoat, The (1956) - Alfie Bass Deep Blue Sea, The (1955) - Kenneth More Night My Number Came Up, The (1955) - Michael Redgrave Prisoner, The (1955) - Alec Guinness Prisoner, The (1955) - Jack Hawkins

Best British Actress


Winner:
	Ladykillers, The (1955) - Katie Johnson (I)
Other Nominees:
	Cast a Dark Shadow (1957) - Margaret Lockwood End of the Affair, The (1955) - Deborah Kerr Touch and Go (1955) - Margaret Johnson (I)

Best Foreign Actress


Winner:
	Marty (1955) - Betsy Blair - USA.
Other Nominees:
	Carmen Jones (1954) - Dorothy Dandridge - USA. Country Girl, The (1954) - Grace Kelly - USA. I Am a Camera (1955) - Julie Harris Seven Year Itch, The (1955) - Marilyn Monroe - USA. Star Is Born, A (1954) - Judy Garland - USA. Strada, La (1954) - Giulietta Masina - Italy. Summertime (1955) - Katharine Hepburn - Italy/USA.

Best British Screenplay


Winner:
	Ladykillers, The (1955) - William Rose (I)
Other Nominees:
	Constant Husband, The (1955) - Sidney Gilliat; Val Valentine Dam Busters, The (1954) - R.C. Sherriff Deep Blue Sea, The (1955) - Terence Rattigan Doctor at Sea (1955) - Nicholas Phipps; Jack Davies (I) Night My Number Came Up, The (1955) - R.C. Sherriff Prisoner, The (1955) - Bridget Boland Touch and Go (1955) - William Rose (I)

Best Screenplay

Best Documentary


Winner:
	Vanishing Prairie, The (1954) - USA.
Other Nominees:
	Gold (1955) - Canada. Miner's Window (1955) - International. Strijd zonder einde (1955)

Best Animated Film


Winner:
	Blinkity Blank (1955) - Canada.
Other Nominees:
	Animal Farm (1954) Down a Long Way (1955) Fudget's Budget (1954) - USA. Lady and the Tramp (1955) - USA. Magoo's Express (1955) - USA.

Best British Film


Winner:
	Richard III (1954)
Other Nominees:
	Colditz Story, The (1955) Dam Busters, The (1954) Ladykillers, The (1955) Night My Number Came Up, The (1955) Prisoner, The (1955) Simba (1955)

Most Promising Newcomer


Winner:
	Gembaku no ko (1952) - Japan.
Other Nominees:
	Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) - USA. Escapade (1955) Simba (1955)


Winner:
	Bespoke Overcoat, The (1956)
Other Nominees:
	Mr. Mensah Builds a House (1955) - Gold coast. Steps of Age, The (1955) - USA.