1950s
Category | Film | Director(s) | Producer(s) | Country | |
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1950 | |||||
Best Film from any Source | Bicycle Thieves | Vittorio De Sica | Giuseppe Amato | Italy | |
The Ballad of Berlin | R.A. Stemmle | Alf Teichs | Germany | ||
The Last Stage | Wanda Jakubowska | Poland | |||
The Set-Up | Robert Wise | Richard Goldstone | USA | ||
The Third Man | Carol Reed | Carol Reed | Britain | ||
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre | John Huston | Henry Blanke | USA | ||
The Window | Ted Tetzlaff | Frederic Ullman Jr. | USA | ||
Best British Film | The Third Man | Carol Reed | Carol Reed | ||
Kind Hearts and Coronets | Robert Hamer | Michael Balcon | |||
Passport to Pimlico | Henry Cornelius | Michael Balcon | |||
The Queen of Spades | Thorold Dickinson | Anatole de Grunwald | |||
A Run for Your Money | Charles Frend | Michael Balcon | |||
The Small Back Room | Michael Powell Emeric Pressburger |
Michael Powell Emeric Pressburger |
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Whisky Galore! | Alexander Mackendrick | Michael Balcon | |||
1951 | |||||
Best Film from any Source | All About Eve | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Darryl F. Zanuck | USA | |
The Asphalt Jungle | John Huston | Arthur Hornblow, Jr. | USA | ||
Beauty and the Beast | René Clair | Salvo D'Angelo | France | ||
Intruder in the Dust | Clarence Brown | Clarence Brown | USA | ||
The Men | Fred Zinnemann | Stanley Kramer | USA | ||
On the Town | Stanley Donen Gene Kelly |
Arthur Freed | USA | ||
Orpheus | Jean Cocteau | André Paulvé | France | ||
Best British Film | The Blue Lamp | Basil Dearden | Michael Balcon | ||
Chance of a Lifetime | Bernard Miles | Bernard Miles | |||
Morning Departure | Roy Ward Baker | Jay Lewis | |||
Seven Days to Noon | John Boulting Roy Boulting |
John Boulting Roy Boulting |
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State Secret | Sidney Gilliat | Sidney Gilliat Frank Launder |
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The Wooden Horse | Jack Lee | Ian Dalrymple | |||
1952 | |||||
Best Film from any Source | La Ronde | Max Ophüls | Ralph Baum Sacha Gordine |
France | |
An American in Paris | Vincente Minnelli | Arthur Freed | USA | ||
The Browning Version | Anthony Asquith | Teddy Baird | Britain | ||
Detective Story | William Wyler | William Wyler | USA | ||
Sunday in August | Luciano Emmer | Sergio Amidei | Italy | ||
Fourteen Hours | Henry Hathaway | Sol C. Siegel | USA | ||
Miss Julie | Alf Sjöberg | Rune Waldekranz | Sweden | ||
The Lavender Hill Mob | Charles Crichton | Michael Balcon | Britain | ||
The Magic Box | John Boulting | Ronald Neame | Britain | ||
The Magic Garden | Britain | ||||
The Man in the White Suit | Alexander Mackendrick | Michael Balcon | Britain | ||
No Resting Place | Paul Rotha | Colin Lesslie | Britain | ||
The Red Badge of Courage | John Huston | Gottfried Reinhardt | USA | ||
The Small Miracle | Maurice Cloche Ralph Smart |
Anthony Havelock-Allan | Britain | ||
The Sound of Fury | Cyril Endfield | Robert Stillman | USA | ||
A Walk in the Sun | Lewis Milestone | Lewis Milestone | USA | ||
White Corridors | Pat Jackson | John Croydon Joseph Janni |
Britain | ||
Edward and Caroline | Jacques Becker | France | |||
Best British Film | The Lavender Hill Mob | Charles Crichton | Michael Balcon | ||
The Browning Version | Anthony Asquith | Teddy Baird | |||
The Magic Box | John Boulting | Ronald Neame | |||
The Magic Garden | |||||
The Man in the White Suit | Alexander Mackendrick | Michael Balcon | |||
No Resting Place | Paul Rotha | Colin Lesslie | |||
The Small Miracle | Maurice Cloche Ralph Smart |
Anthony Havelock-Allan | |||
White Corridors | Pat Jackson | John Croydon Joseph Janni |
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1953 | |||||
Best Film from any Source | The Sound Barrier | David Lean | David Lean | Britain | |
The African Queen | John Huston | Sam Spiegel | USA | ||
Angels One Five | George More O'Ferrall | John W. Gossage Derek N. Twist |
Britain | ||
The Boy Kumasenu | Sean Graham | Gold Coast | |||
Carrie | William Wyler | William Wyler | USA | ||
Golden Helmet | Jacques Becker | Raymond Hakim Robert Hakim |
France | ||
Cry, the Beloved Country | Zoltán Korda | Zoltán Korda Alan Paton |
Britain | ||
Death of a Salesman | László Benedek | Stanley Kramer | USA | ||
Limelight | Charles Chaplin | Charles Chaplin | USA | ||
Mandy | Alexander Mackendrick Fred F. Sears |
Michael Balcon Leslie Norman |
Britain | ||
Miracle in Milan | Vittorio De Sica | Vittorio De Sica | Italy | ||
The Young and the Damned | Luis Buñuel | Óscar Dancigers Sergio Kogan Jaime A. Menasce |
Mexico | ||
Outcast of the Islands | Carol Reed | Carol Reed | Britain | ||
Rashomon | Akira Kurosawa | Minoru Jingo | Japan | ||
The River | Jean Renoir | Kenneth McEldowney Jean Renoir |
Britain | ||
Singin' in the Rain | Stanley Donen Gene Kelly |
Arthur Freed | USA | ||
A Streetcar Named Desire | Elia Kazan | Charles K. Feldman | USA | ||
Viva Zapata! | Elia Kazan | Darryl F. Zanuck | USA | ||
Best British Film | The Sound Barrier | David Lean | David Lean | ||
Angels One Five | George More O'Ferrall | John W. Gossage Derek N. Twist |
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Cry, the Beloved Country | Zoltán Korda | Zoltán Korda Alan Paton |
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Mandy | Alexander Mackendrick Fred F. Sears |
Michael Balcon Leslie Norman |
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Outcast of the Islands | Carol Reed | Carol Reed | |||
The River | Jean Renoir | Kenneth McEldowney Jean Renoir |
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1954 | |||||
Best Film from any Source | Forbidden Games | René Clément | Robert Dorfmann | France | |
The Bad and the Beautiful | Vincente Minnelli | John Houseman | USA | ||
Come Back, Little Sheba | Daniel Mann | Hal B. Wallis | USA | ||
The Cruel Sea | Charles Frend | Leslie Norman | Britain | ||
Two Cents Worth of Hope | Renato Castellani | Sandro Ghenzi | Italy | ||
From Here to Eternity | Fred Zinnemann | Milo Adler-Gillies | USA | ||
Genevieve | Henry Cornelius | Henry Cornelius | Britain | ||
The Heart of the Matter | George More O'Ferrall | Ian Dalrymple | Britain | ||
Julius Caesar | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | John Houseman | USA | ||
The Kidnappers | Philip Leacock | Sergei Nolbandov Leslie Parkyn |
Britain | ||
Lili | Charles Walters | Edwin H. Knopf | USA | ||
The Medium | Gian-Carlo Menotti | Walther Lowendahl | Italy | ||
Mogambo | John Ford | Sam Zimbalist | USA | ||
Moulin Rouge | John Huston | John and James Woolf | Britain | ||
We Are All Murderers | André Cayatte | François Carron | France | ||
Don Camillo (film) | Julien Duvivier | Giuseppe Amato | France/Italy | ||
Roman Holiday | William Wyler | William Wyler | USA | ||
Shane | George Stevens | George Stevens | USA | ||
The Sun Shines Bright | John Ford | Merian C. Cooper John Ford |
USA | ||
Best British Film | Genevieve | Henry Cornelius | Henry Cornelius | ||
The Cruel Sea | Charles Frend | Leslie Norman | |||
The Heart of the Matter | George More O'Ferrall | Ian Dalrymple | |||
The Kidnappers | Philip Leacock | Sergei Nolbandov Leslie Parkyn |
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Moulin Rouge | John Huston | John and James Woolf | |||
1955 | |||||
Best Film from any Source | The Wages of Fear | Henri-Georges Clouzot | Raymond Borderie | France | |
The Caine Mutiny | Edward Dmytryk | Stanley Kramer | USA | ||
Carrington V.C. | Anthony Asquith | Teddy Baird | Britain | ||
The Divided Heart | Charles Crichton | Michael Truman | Britain | ||
Doctor in the House | Ralph Thomas | Betty E. Box | Britain | ||
Executive Suite | Robert Wise | John Houseman | USA | ||
For Better, for Worse | J. Lee Thompson | Kenneth Harper | Britain | ||
Hobson's Choice | David Lean | David Lean | Britain | ||
How to Marry a Millionaire | Jean Negulesco | Nunnally Johnson | USA | ||
Gate of Hell | Teinosuke Kinugasa | Masaichi Nagata | Japan | ||
The Maggie | Alexander Mackendrick | Michael Truman | Britain | ||
The Moon Is Blue | Otto Preminger | Otto Preminger | USA | ||
On the Waterfront | Elia Kazan | Sam Spiegel | USA | ||
Bread, Love and Dreams | Luigi Comencini | Marcello Girosi | Italy | ||
The Purple Plain | Robert Parrish | John Bryan | Britain | ||
Rear Window | Alfred Hitchcock | Alfred Hitchcock | USA | ||
Riot in Cell Block 11 | Don Siegel | Walter Wanger | USA | ||
Robinson Crusoe | Luis Buñuel | Óscar Dancigers Henry F. Ehrlich |
Mexico | ||
Romeo and Juliet | Renato Castellani | Sandro Ghenzi Joseph Janni |
Britain | ||
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | Stanley Donen | Jack Cummings | USA | ||
Best British Film | Hobson's Choice | David Lean | David Lean | ||
Carrington V.C. | Anthony Asquith | Teddy Baird | |||
The Divided Heart | Charles Crichton | Michael Truman | |||
Milo in the House | Ralph Thomas | Betty E. Box | |||
For Better, for Worse | J. Lee Thompson | Kenneth Harper | |||
The Maggie | Alexander Mackendrick | Michael Truman | |||
The Purple Plain | Robert Parrish | John Bryan | |||
Romeo and Juliet | Renato Castellani | Sandro Ghenzi Joseph Janni |
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1956 | |||||
Best Film from any Source | Richard III | Laurence Olivier | Laurence Olivier | Britain | |
Bad Day at Black Rock | John Sturges | Dore Schary | USA | ||
Carmen Jones | Otto Preminger | Otto Preminger | USA | ||
The Colditz Story | Guy Hamilton | Ivan Foxwell | Britain | ||
The Dam Busters | Michael Anderson | Britain | |||
East of Eden | Elia Kazan | Elia Kazan | USA | ||
The Ladykillers | Alexander Mackendrick | Seth Holt Michael Balcon |
Britain | ||
Marty | Delbert Mann | Harold Hecht | USA | ||
The Night My Number Came Up | Leslie Norman | Michael Balcon | Britain | ||
The Prisoner | Peter Glenville | Vivian Cox | Britain | ||
Seven Samurai | Akira Kurosawa | Sojiro Motoki | Japan | ||
Simba | Brian Desmond Hurst | Peter De Sarigny | Britain | ||
The Road | Federico Fellini | Dino De Laurentiis Carlo Ponti |
Italy | ||
Summertime | David Lean | Ilya Lopert | Italy/USA | ||
Best British Film | Richard III | Laurence Olivier | Laurence Olivier | ||
The Colditz Story | Guy Hamilton | Ivan Foxwell | |||
The Dam Busters | Michael Anderson | ||||
The Ladykillers | Alexander Mackendrick | Seth Holt Michael Balcon |
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The Night My Number Came Up | Leslie Norman | Michael Balcon | |||
The Prisoner | Peter Glenville | Vivian Cox | |||
Simba | Brian Desmond Hurst | Peter De Sarigny | |||
1957 | |||||
Best Film from any Source | Gervaise | René Clément | Annie Dorfmann | France | |
Friends for Life | Franco Rossi | Carlo Civallero | Italy | ||
Baby Doll | Elia Kazan | Elia Kazan Tennessee Williams |
USA | ||
The Battle of the River Plate | Michael Powell Emeric Pressburger |
Michael Powell Emeric Pressburger |
Britain | ||
The Unfrocked One | Léo Joannon | Alain Poiré Roger Ribadeau-Dumas |
France | ||
Guys and Dolls | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Samuel Goldwyn | USA | ||
The Killing | Stanley Kubrick | James B. Harris | USA | ||
The Man Who Never Was | Ronald Neame | André Hakim | Britain | ||
The Man with the Golden Arm | Otto Preminger | Otto Preminger | USA | ||
Picnic | Joshua Logan | Fred Kohlmar | USA | ||
The Cricket | Samson Samsonov | Soviet Union | |||
Reach for the Sky | Lewis Gilbert | Daniel M. Angel | Britain | ||
Rebel Without a Cause | Nicholas Ray | David Weisbart | USA | ||
The Shadow | Poland | ||||
Smiles of a Summer Night | Ingmar Bergman | Allan Ekelund | Sweden | ||
A Town Like Alice | Jack Lee | Joseph Janni | Britain | ||
The Trouble with Harry | Alfred Hitchcock | Alfred Hitchcock | USA | ||
War and Peace | King Vidor | Dino De Laurentiis | Italy/USA | ||
Yield to the Night | J. Lee Thompson | Kenneth Harper | Britain | ||
Best British Film | Reach for the Sky | Lewis Gilbert | Daniel M. Angel | ||
The Battle of the River Plate | Michael Powell Emeric Pressburger |
Michael Powell Emeric Pressburger |
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The Dam Busters | Michael Anderson | ||||
The Man Who Never Was | Ronald Neame | André Hakim | |||
A Town Like Alice | Jack Lee | Joseph Janni | |||
Yield to the Night | J. Lee Thompson | Kenneth Harper | |||
1958 | |||||
Best Film from any Source | The Bridge on the River Kwai | David Lean | Sam Spiegel | Britain | |
12 Angry Men | Sidney Lumet | Henry Fonda Reginald Rose |
USA | ||
3:10 to Yuma | Delmer Daves | David Heilweil | USA | ||
The Bachelor Party | Delbert Mann | Harold Hecht | USA | ||
He Who Must Die | Jules Dassin | Henri Bérard | Italy/France | ||
Edge of the City | Martin Ritt | David Susskind | USA | ||
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison | John Huston | Buddy Adler Eugene Frenke |
USA | ||
Song of the Road | Satyajit Ray | Government of West Bengal | India | ||
Paths of Glory | Stanley Kubrick | Kirk Douglas James B. Harris Stanley Kubrick |
USA | ||
Gate of Lilacs | René Clair | René Clair | France/Italy | ||
The Prince and the Showgirl | Laurence Olivier | Laurence Olivier | Britain | ||
The Shiralee | Leslie Norman | Michael Balcon Jack Rix |
Britain | ||
That Night! | John Newland | Himan Brown | USA | ||
The Tin Star | Anthony Mann | William Perlberg George Seaton |
USA | ||
A Man Escaped | Robert Bresson | Alain Poiré Jean Thuillier |
France | ||
Windom's Way | Ronald Neame | John Bryan | Britain | ||
Best British Film | The Bridge on the River Kwai | David Lean | Sam Spiegel | ||
The Prince and the Showgirl | Laurence Olivier | Laurence Olivier | |||
The Shiralee | Leslie Norman | Michael Balcon Jack Rix |
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Windom's Way | Ronald Neame | John Bryan | |||
1959 | |||||
Best Film from any Source | Room at the Top | Jack Clayton | James Woolf John Woolf |
Britain | |
The Unvanquished | Satyajit Ray | Satyajit Ray | India | ||
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | Richard Brooks | Lawrence Weingarten | USA | ||
The Defiant Ones | Stanley Kramer | Stanley Kramer | USA | ||
Ice Cold in Alex | J. Lee Thompson | W.A. Whittaker | Britain | ||
Indiscreet | Stanley Donen | Stanley Donen | Britain | ||
The Cranes are Flying | Mikhail Kalatozov | Mikhail Kalatozov | Soviet Union | ||
No Down Payment | Martin Ritt | Jerry Wald | USA | ||
Nights of Cabiria | Federico Fellini | Dino De Laurentiis | Italy | ||
Orders to Kill | Anthony Asquith | Anthony Havelock-Allan | Britain | ||
Sea of Sand | Guy Green | Robert S. Baker Monty Berman |
Britain | ||
The Sheepman | George Marshall | Edmund Grainger | USA | ||
Wild Strawberries | Ingmar Bergman | Allan Ekelund | Sweden | ||
The Young Lions | Edward Dmytryk | Al Lichtman | USA | ||
Best British Film | Room at the Top | Jack Clayton | James Woolf John Woolf |
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Ice Cold in Alex | J. Lee Thompson | W.A. Whittaker | |||
Indiscreet | Stanley Donen | Stanley Donen | |||
Orders to Kill | Anthony Asquith | Anthony Havelock-Allan | |||
Sea of Sand | Guy Green | Robert S. Baker Monty Berman |
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