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The 9th British Academy Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 1956, honoured the best films of 1955.
Winners and nominees
Best Film
- Bad Day at Black Rock
- Carmen Jones
- The Colditz Story
- The Dam Busters
- East of Eden
- The Ladykillers
- Marty
- The Night My Number Came Up
- The Prisoner
- Seven Samurai
- Simba
- La Strada
- Summertime
Best British Film
Best Documentary
Foothold in Antarctica
- Generator 4
- The Silent World (Le Monde Du Silence)
- Under the Same Sky
Best Foreign Actor
- James Dean in East of Eden
- Jack Lemmon in Mister Roberts
- Frank Sinatra in Not as a Stranger
- Toshirō Mifune in Seven Samurai
- Takashi Shimura in Seven Samurai
Best British Actor
Laurence Olivier in Richard III
- Alfie Bass in The Bespoke Overcoat
- Kenneth More in The Deep Blue Sea
- Michael Redgrave in The Night My Number Came Up
- Jack Hawkins in The Prisoner
- Alec Guinness in The Prisoner
Best British Actress
Katie Johnson in The Ladykillers
- Margaret Lockwood in Cast a Dark Shadow
- Deborah Kerr in The End of the Affair
- Margaret Johnston in Touch and Go
Best Foreign Actress
Betsy Blair in Marty
- Dorothy Dandridge in Carmen Jones
- Grace Kelly in The Country Girl
- Julie Harris in I Am a Camera
- Marilyn Monroe in The Seven Year Itch
- Judy Garland in A Star Is Born
- Giulietta Masina in La Strada
- Katharine Hepburn in Summertime
Best British Screenplay
The Ladykillers - William Rose
Best Animated Film
References
- ^ "Blinkity Blank". Collection. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
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