1956 in awards
6 ceremonies · 6 awards bodies · 261 nominations · 69 winners
Most awarded of 1956
Works that won more than once, counting every body at once.
- 8 Marty Academy Awards · BAFTA Film Awards · DGA Awards · Golden Globes
- 5 The Rose Tattoo Academy Awards · Golden Globes
- 5 Damn Yankees Tonys
- 3 Picnic Academy Awards · Golden Globes
- 3 Richard III BAFTA Film Awards
- 2 East of Eden Academy Awards · Golden Globes
- 2 I'll Cry Tomorrow Academy Awards · Golden Globes
- 2 Ford Star Jubilee Emmys
- 2 Guys and Dolls Golden Globes
- 2 Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing Academy Awards
13th Golden Globes
- Winner Best Motion Picture – Drama · East of Eden · Elia Kazan
- Winner Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama · Ernest Borgnine · Marty
- Winner Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama · Anna Magnani · The Rose Tattoo
- Winner Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy · Tom Ewell · The Seven Year Itch
- Winner Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy · Jean Simmons · Guys and Dolls
9th BAFTA Film Awards
- Winner Best Film · Richard III
- Winner Outstanding British Film · Richard III
- Winner Best Animated Film · Blinkity Blank
- Winner Best Documentary · Foothold in Antarctica
- Winner Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles · Paul Scofield · That Lady
8th Emmys
- Winner Outstanding Drama Series · Producers' Showcase
- Winner Outstanding Comedy Series · The Phil Silvers Show
- Winner Outstanding Variety Talk Series · Toast of the Town
- Winner Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie · Lloyd Nolan · Ford Star Jubilee
- Winner Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie · Mary Martin · Producers' Showcase
28th Academy Awards
- Winner Best Picture · Marty
- Winner Best Actor · Ernest Borgnine · Marty
- Winner Best Actress · Anna Magnani · The Rose Tattoo
- Winner Best Supporting Actor · Jack Lemmon · Mister Roberts
- Winner Best Supporting Actress · Jo Van Fleet · East of Eden
10th Tonys
- Winner Best Play · The Diary of Anne Frank · Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich
- Winner Best Musical · Damn Yankees · Douglass Wallop, George Abbott, Jerry Ross, Richard Adler
- Winner Best Actor in a Play · Paul Muni
- Winner Best Actress in a Play · Julie Harris
- Winner Best Actor in a Musical · Ray Walston · Damn Yankees