British Academy Film Awards 1956
The 9th British Academy Film Awards · Held March 1, 1956 · 11 categories · everything in 1956
Best Film
- Winner Richard III
- Nominee Bad Day at Black Rock
- Nominee Carmen Jones
- Nominee East of Eden
- Nominee La Strada
- Nominee Marty
- Nominee Seven Samurai
- Nominee Simba
- Nominee Summertime
- Nominee The Colditz Story
- Nominee The Dam Busters
- Nominee The Ladykillers
- Nominee The Night My Number Came Up
- Nominee The Prisoner
Outstanding British Film
- Winner Richard III
- Nominee Simba
- Nominee The Colditz Story
- Nominee The Dam Busters
- Nominee The Ladykillers
- Nominee The Night My Number Came Up
- Nominee The Prisoner
Best Animated Film
- Winner Blinkity Blank
- Nominee Animal Farm
- Nominee Down a Long Way
- Nominee Fudget's Budget
- Nominee Lady and the Tramp
- Nominee Magoo Express
Best Documentary
- Winner Foothold in Antarctica
- Nominee Generator 4
- Nominee The Silent World
- Nominee Under the Same Sky
Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles
- Winner Paul Scofield · That Lady
- Nominee Jo Van Fleet · East of Eden
Best British Actor
- Winner Laurence Olivier · Richard III
- Nominee Alfie Bass · The Bespoke Overcoat
- Nominee Kenneth More · The Deep Blue Sea
- Nominee Michael Redgrave · The Night My Number Came Up
- Nominee Jack Hawkins · The Prisoner
- Nominee Alec Guinness · The Prisoner
Best British Actress
- Winner Katie Johnson · The Ladykillers
- Nominee Margaret Lockwood · Cast a Dark Shadow
- Nominee Deborah Kerr · The End of the Affair
- Nominee Margaret Johnston · Touch and Go
Best British Screenplay
- Winner The Ladykillers · William Rose
Best Foreign Actor
- Winner Ernest Borgnine · Marty
- Nominee James Dean · East of Eden
- Nominee Jack Lemmon · Mister Roberts
- Nominee Frank Sinatra · Not as a Stranger
- Nominee Toshirō Mifune · Seven Samurai
- Nominee Takashi Shimura · Seven Samurai
Best Foreign Actress
- Winner Betsy Blair · Marty
- Nominee Judy Garland · A Star Is Born
- Nominee Dorothy Dandridge · Carmen Jones
- Nominee Julie Harris · I Am a Camera
- Nominee Giulietta Masina · La Strada
- Nominee Katharine Hepburn · Summertime
- Nominee Grace Kelly · The Country Girl
- Nominee Marilyn Monroe · The Seven Year Itch
United Nations Award
- Winner Children of Hiroshima
- Nominee Bad Day at Black Rock
- Nominee Escapade
- Nominee Simba