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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