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1953 - Results

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1953 Results

  • Winner

    Ralph Richardson

    The Sound Barrier
    British Actor
    Nominee

    Alastair Sim

    Folly To Be Wise
    British Actor
    Nominee

    Jack Hawkins

    Mandy
    British Actor
    Nominee

    James Hayter

    The Pickwick Papers
    British Actor
    Nominee

    Laurence Olivier

    Carrie
    British Actor
    Nominee

    Nigel Patrick

    The Sound Barrier
    British Actor
  • Winner

    Vivien Leigh

    A Streetcar Named Desire
    British Actress
    Nominee

    Phyllis Calvert

    Mandy
    British Actress
    Nominee

    Celia Johnson

    I Believe In You
    British Actress
    Nominee

    Ann Todd

    The Sound Barrier
    British Actress
  • Winner

    The Sound Barrier

    British Film
    Nominee

    The River

    British Film
    Nominee

    The African Queen

    British Film
    Nominee

    Angels One Five

    British Film
    Nominee

    Cry, The Beloved Country

    British Film
    Nominee

    Mandy

    British Film
    Nominee

    An Outcast Of The Islands

    British Film
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    Royal Journey

    Documentary
    Nominee

    Ocean Terminal

    Documentary
    Nominee

    The Open Window

    Documentary
    Nominee

    Opera School

    Documentary
    Nominee

    Rig 20

    Documentary
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    The Streamlined Pig

    Documentary
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    Fishermen Of Negombo

    Documentary
    Nominee

    Highlights Of Farnborough 1952

    Documentary
    Nominee

    Journey Into History

    Documentary
    Nominee

    Le Mans 1952

    Documentary
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    Nature's Half Acre

    Documentary
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    The Sound Barrier

    Film From Any Source
    Nominee

    Singin' In The Rain

    Film From Any Source
    Nominee

    A Streetcar Named Desire

    Film From Any Source
    Nominee

    Viva, Zapata!

    Film From Any Source
    Nominee

    Golden Helmet (Casque D'Or)

    Film From Any Source
    Nominee

    Cry, The Beloved Country

    Film From Any Source
    Nominee

    Death Of A Salesman

    Film From Any Source
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    Limelight

    Film From Any Source
    Nominee

    The Forgotten Ones (Los Olvidados)

    Film From Any Source
    Nominee

    Mandy

    Film From Any Source
    Nominee

    Miracle In Milan (Miracolo A Milano)

    Film From Any Source
    Nominee

    An Outcast Of The Islands

    Film From Any Source
    Nominee

    Rashomon

    Film From Any Source
    Nominee

    The River

    Film From Any Source
    Nominee

    The African Queen

    Film From Any Source
    Nominee

    Angels One Five

    Film From Any Source
    Nominee

    The Boy Kumasenu

    Film From Any Source
    Nominee

    Carrie

    Film From Any Source
  • Winner

    Marlon Brando

    Viva, Zapata!
    Foreign Actor
    Nominee

    Humphrey Bogart

    The African Queen
    Foreign Actor
    Nominee

    Pierre Fresnay

    God Needs Men (Dieu A Besoin Des Hommes)
    Foreign Actor
    Nominee

    Francesco Golisano

    Miracle in Milan (Miracolo A Milano)
    Foreign Actor
    Nominee

    Fredric March

    Death Of A Salesman
    Foreign Actor
  • Winner

    Simone Signoret

    Golden Helmet (Casque D'Or)
    Foreign Actress
    Nominee

    Katharine Hepburn

    Pat And Mike
    Foreign Actress
    Nominee

    Judy Holliday

    The Marrying Kind
    Foreign Actress
    Nominee

    Nicole Stéphane

    The Strange Ones (Les Enfants Terribles)
    Foreign Actress
    Nominee

    Edwige Feuillère

    Olivia
    Foreign Actress
  • Winner

    Claire Bloom

    Limelight
    Most Promising Newcomer To Film
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    Dorothy Alison

    Mandy
    Most Promising Newcomer To Film
    Nominee

    Mandy Miller

    Mandy
    Most Promising Newcomer To Film
    Nominee

    Dorothy Tutin

    The Importance Of Being Earnest
    Most Promising Newcomer To Film
  • Winner

    Animated Genesis

    Non Competitive
    Special Award
    Nominee

    The Angry Boy

    Non Competitive
    Special Award
    Nominee

    The Moon

    Non Competitive
    Special Award
    Nominee

    The Stanlow Story

    Non Competitive
    Special Award
    Nominee

    Balance 1950

    Non Competitive
    Special Award
    Nominee

    Basic Principles Of Lubrication

    Non Competitive
    Special Award
    Nominee

    Demonstrations In Perception

    Non Competitive
    Special Award
    Nominee

    Machining Of Metals

    Non Competitive
    Special Award
    Nominee

    Organisation Of The Human Body

    Non Competitive
    Special Award
    Nominee

    To The Rescue

    Non Competitive
    Special Award
    Nominee

    A Phantasy

    Non Competitive
    Special Award
    Nominee

    The Carlsen Story

    Non Competitive
    Special Award
  • Winner

    Cry, The Beloved Country

    United Nations Award - for the best Film embodying one or more of the principles of the United Nations Charter
    Nominee

    Neighbours

    United Nations Award - for the best Film embodying one or more of the principles of the United Nations Charter
    Nominee

    The Forgotten Ones (Los Olvidados)

    United Nations Award - for the best Film embodying one or more of the principles of the United Nations Charter

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