8th British Academy Film Awards (1955)
BAFTA 1955 Winners & Nominees
The 8th British Academy Film Awards (1955) took place on February 1, 1955. Winners include Marlon Brando (Best Foreign Actor). Every winner and nominee in all 6 categories is below.
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Headline winners
BAFTA 1955: The Winners
The 8th British Academy Film Awards (1955) winners: Marlon Brando (Best Foreign Actor).
Full results
All 6 BAFTA 1955 Categories: Winners & Nominees
6 categories and 10 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.
6 categories · 10 nominations
BAFTA 1955 Best Film
No winner is recorded for this category.
BAFTA 1955 Best Foreign Actor
BAFTA 1955 Best British Actress
No winner is recorded for this category.
BAFTA 1955 Best Foreign Actress
No winner is recorded for this category.
BAFTA 1955 Most Promising Newcomer To Film
No winner is recorded for this category.
BAFTA 1955 Special Award
No winner is recorded for this category.
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By genre
The Genres Behind the BAFTA 1955 Winners
Drama led with 7 nominations across 4 films and won 1. A film with several genres counts for each one.
- Drama 1 win · 7 nominations · 14%
- Romance 1 win · 5 nominations · 20%
- Crime 1 win · 4 nominations · 25%
- War 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
- Mystery 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
- Thriller 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
- Comedy 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
- Western 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
- Musical 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
- Family 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
1955 season
How the Rest of the 1955 Awards Season Voted
The other 3 ceremonies of 1955, with the winner of each top prize. On the Waterfront won the most of them: 2.
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12th Golden Globe Awards (1955)· 12 categories · 13 nominations
Best Picture – Drama: On the Waterfront
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8th Directors Guild of America Awards (1955)· 1 category · 3 nominations
Outstanding Directing – Feature Film: Marty
Earlier years
Previous BAFTA Ceremonies
The 5 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The BAFTA page has every year back to 1949.
- 7th British Academy Film Awards (1954)
· 3 categories · 8 nominations
- 6th British Academy Film Awards (1953)
· 5 categories · 9 nominations
- 5th British Academy Film Awards (1952)
· 2 categories · 5 nominations
Best British Film: The Lavender Hill Mob
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- 2nd British Academy Film Awards (1949)
· 2 categories · 3 nominations
Best Film from any Source: Hamlet
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FAQ
BAFTA 1955: Questions & Answers
The winners, the most-nominated film and the date of the 8th British Academy Film Awards (1955), answered from the results on this page.
Who won at the 8th British Academy Film Awards (1955)?
Marlon Brando won Best Foreign Actor for On the Waterfront.
Which film had the most nominations at the 8th British Academy Film Awards (1955)?
On the Waterfront (1954) led with 3 nominations and won one of them.
Who won the acting awards at the 8th British Academy Film Awards (1955)?
Best Foreign Actor: Marlon Brando for On the Waterfront.
When was the 8th British Academy Film Awards (1955)?
The 8th British Academy Film Awards (1955) took place on February 1, 1955. The database has 6 categories and 10 nominations for it.