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1955 - Results

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1955 Results

  • Winner

    Song Of The Prairie (Arie Prerie)

    Animated Film
    Nominee

    Little Brave Heart

    Animated Film
    Nominee

    Power To Fly

    Animated Film
    Nominee

    The Unicorn In The Garden

    Animated Film
  • Winner

    Kenneth More

    Doctor In The House
    British Actor
    Nominee

    Maurice Denham

    The Purple Plain
    British Actor
    Nominee

    Robert Donat

    Lease Of Life
    British Actor
    Nominee

    John Mills

    Hobson's Choice
    British Actor
    Nominee

    David Niven

    Carrington VC
    British Actor
    Nominee

    Donald Wolfit

    Svengali
    British Actor
  • Winner

    Yvonne Mitchell

    The Divided Heart
    British Actress
    Nominee

    Audrey Hepburn

    Sabrina Fair
    British Actress
    Nominee

    Margaret Leighton

    Carrington VC
    British Actress
    Nominee

    Noelle Middleton

    Carrington VC
    British Actress
    Nominee

    Brenda De Banzie

    Hobson's Choice
    British Actress
  • Winner

    Hobson's Choice

    British Film
    Nominee

    For Better, For Worse

    British Film
    Nominee

    The Maggie

    British Film
    Nominee

    The Purple Plain

    British Film
    Nominee

    Romeo And Juliet

    British Film
    Nominee

    The Young Lovers

    British Film
    Nominee

    Carrington VC

    British Film
    Nominee

    The Divided Heart

    British Film
    Nominee

    Doctor In The House

    British Film
  • Winner

    The Young Lovers

    • George Tabori
    • Robin Estridge
    British Screenplay
    Nominee

    Romeo And Juliet

    Renato Castellani
    British Screenplay
    Nominee

    The Divided Heart

    Jack Whittingham
    British Screenplay
    Nominee

    Doctor In The House

    Nicholas Phipps
    British Screenplay
    Nominee

    Hobson's Choice

    • David Lean
    • Norman Spencer
    • Wynyard Browne
    British Screenplay
    Nominee

    The Knave Of Hearts

    • Hugh Mills
    • René Clément
    British Screenplay
    Nominee

    The Maggie

    William Rose
    British Screenplay
    Nominee

    The Purple Plain

    Eric Ambler
    British Screenplay
  • Winner

    The Great Adventure (Det Stora Äventyret)

    Documentary
    Nominee

    Back Of Beyond

    Documentary
    Nominee

    Lekko!

    Documentary
    Nominee

    3-2-1-Zero

    Documentary
    Nominee

    Thursday's Children

    Documentary
  • Winner

    Wages Of Fear (Le Salaire De La Peur)

    Film From Any Source
    Nominee

    Bread, Love And Dreams (Pane, Amore E Fantasia)

    Film From Any Source
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    The Purple Plain

    Film From Any Source
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    Rear Window

    Film From Any Source
    Nominee

    Riot In Cell Block 11

    Film From Any Source
    Nominee

    Romeo And Juliet

    Film From Any Source
    Nominee

    Seven Brides For Seven Brothers

    Film From Any Source
    Nominee

    The Young Lovers

    Film From Any Source
    Nominee

    The Divided Heart

    Film From Any Source
    Nominee

    Doctor In The House

    Film From Any Source
    Nominee

    Executive Suite

    Film From Any Source
    Nominee

    For Better, For Worse

    Film From Any Source
    Nominee

    Gate Of Hell (Jigokumon)

    Film From Any Source
    Nominee

    Hobson's Choice

    Film From Any Source
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    How To Marry A Millionaire

    Film From Any Source
    Nominee

    The Maggie

    Film From Any Source
    Nominee

    The Moon Is Blue

    Film From Any Source
    Nominee

    On the Waterfront

    Film From Any Source
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    The Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe (Las Aventuras De Robinson Crusoe)

    Film From Any Source
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    The Caine Mutiny

    Film From Any Source
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    Carrington VC

    Film From Any Source
  • Winner

    Marlon Brando

    On The Waterfront
    Foreign Actor
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    José Ferrer

    The Caine Mutiny
    Foreign Actor
    Nominee

    Fredric March

    Executive Suite
    Foreign Actor
    Nominee

    James Stewart

    The Glenn Miller Story
    Foreign Actor
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    Neville Brand

    Riot In Cell Block 11
    Foreign Actor
  • Winner

    Cornell Borchers

    The Divided Heart
    Foreign Actress
    Nominee

    Shirley Booth

    About Mrs Leslie
    Foreign Actress
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    Judy Holliday

    Phffft
    Foreign Actress
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    Grace Kelly

    Dial M For Murder
    Foreign Actress
    Nominee

    Gina Lollobrigida

    Bread, Love And Dreams (Pane, Amore E Fantasia)
    Foreign Actress
  • Winner

    David Kossoff

    The Young Lovers
    Most Promising Newcomer To Film
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    Eva Marie Saint

    On the Waterfront
    Most Promising Newcomer To Film
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    Maggie McNamara

    The Moon is Blue
    Most Promising Newcomer To Film
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    Time Out Of War

    Non Competitive
    Special Award
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    The Living Desert

    Non Competitive
    Special Award
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    The Drawings Of Leonardo Da Vinci

    Non Competitive
    Special Award
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    Axel Petersen (Doderhultarn)

    Non Competitive
    Special Award
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    The Origin Of Coal (Coal Mining As A Craft Part 1)

    Non Competitive
    Special Award
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    Powered Flight: The Story of the Century

    Non Competitive
    Special Award
  • Winner

    The Divided Heart

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

    Time Out Of War

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

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