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BAFTA 1953 Winners & Nominees

The 6th British Academy Film Awards (1953) took place on February 1, 1953. Winners include Vivien Leigh (Best British Actress) and Limelight (Most Promising Newcomer To Film). Every winner and nominee in all 5 categories is below.

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BAFTA 1953: The Winners

The 6th British Academy Film Awards (1953) winners: Vivien Leigh (Best British Actress) and Limelight (Most Promising Newcomer To Film).

Scoreboard

BAFTA 1953: Which Films Won the Most

No film won more than one award: 2 films won one category each. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Limelight (1952) movie poster
    Limelight 1 / 2
    1952 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 2 nominations
  2. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) movie poster
    A Streetcar Named Desire 1 / 2
    1951 · Drama · 1 win from 2 nominations
  3. The African Queen (1952) movie poster
    The African Queen 0 / 2
    1952 · Adventure, Drama · 0 wins from 2 nominations
  4. Singin' in the Rain (1952) movie poster
    Singin' in the Rain 0 / 1
    1952 · Comedy, Romance · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  5. Pat and Mike (1952) movie poster
    Pat and Mike 0 / 1
    1952 · Sport, Comedy · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  6. Rashomon (1951) movie poster
    Rashomon 0 / 1
    1951 · Drama, Mystery · 0 wins from 1 nomination
Full results

All 5 BAFTA 1953 Categories: Winners & Nominees

5 categories and 9 nominations. The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

5 categories · 9 nominations

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Movie marathon

The BAFTA 1953 Best Film Marathon

All 5 Best Film nominees at the 6th British Academy Film Awards (1953), back to back: 9 hours 15 minutes.

Total running time 9h 15m 9 hours 15 minutes All 5 films
Longest
Limelight 2h 17m
Shortest
Rashomon 1h 28m
By genre

The Genres Behind the BAFTA 1953 Winners

Drama led with 7 nominations across 4 films and won 2. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 2 wins · 7 nominations · 29%
  2. Romance 1 win · 6 nominations · 17%
  3. Music 1 win · 2 nominations · 50%
  4. Adventure 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
  5. War 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
  6. Comedy 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
  7. Mystery 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
  8. Crime 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
  9. Musical 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
  10. Sport 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
1953 season

How the Rest of the 1953 Awards Season Voted

The other 3 ceremonies of 1953, with the winner of each top prize. The Greatest Show on Earth won the most of them: 2.

All 1953 awards
Earlier years

Previous BAFTA Ceremonies

The 3 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The BAFTA page has every year back to 1949.

Every BAFTA ceremony

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BAFTA 1953: Questions & Answers

The winners, the most-nominated film and the date of the 6th British Academy Film Awards (1953), answered from the results on this page.

Who won at the 6th British Academy Film Awards (1953)?

The winners include Vivien Leigh (Best British Actress) and Limelight (Most Promising Newcomer To Film).

Which film had the most nominations at the 6th British Academy Film Awards (1953)?

Limelight (1952), A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) and The African Queen (1952) led with 2 nominations each.

Who won the acting awards at the 6th British Academy Film Awards (1953)?

Best British Actress: Vivien Leigh for A Streetcar Named Desire.

When was the 6th British Academy Film Awards (1953)?

The 6th British Academy Film Awards (1953) took place on February 1, 1953. The database has 5 categories and 9 nominations for it.