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11th British Academy Film Awards (1958)
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BAFTA 1958 Winners & Nominees

The 11th British Academy Film Awards (1958) took place on March 6, 1958. The Bridge on the River Kwai won Best Film and 2 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 5 categories is below.

All 5 categories Most wins
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Best Film
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Headline winners

BAFTA 1958: The Winners

The Bridge on the River Kwai won Best Film against 3 other nominees. Alec Guinness (Best British Actor) and Henry Fonda (Best Foreign Actor) took the main individual prizes.

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) movie poster Best Film

Best Film

The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957 · Adventure, Drama, War · $27.2M worldwide

3 wins from 3 nominations at the 11th British Academy Film Awards (1958)

  • Best British Film
  • Best British Actor

During World War II, Allied prisoners of war are forced by their Japanese captors to build a bridge across the River Kwai in Burma. A British colonel, obsessed with maintaining discipline and completing the project as a testament to British engineering, clashes with American officers who plot to sabotage the structure. The conflict escalates into a tense battle of wills with far-reaching consequences for both sides.

About The Bridge on the River Kwai
Scoreboard

BAFTA 1958: Which Films Won the Most

The Bridge on the River Kwai won 3 awards from 3 nominations. 2 films won at least once. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) movie poster
    The Bridge on the River Kwai 3 / 3
    1957 · Adventure, Drama · 3 wins from 3 nominations
  2. 12 Angry Men (1957) movie poster
    12 Angry Men 1 / 2
    1957 · Drama, Crime · 1 win from 2 nominations
  3. 3:10 to Yuma (1957) movie poster
    3:10 to Yuma 0 / 1
    1957 · Drama, Thriller · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  4. Paths of Glory (1957) movie poster
    Paths of Glory 0 / 1
    1957 · Drama, War · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  5. Time Limit (1957) movie poster
    Time Limit 0 / 1
    1957 · Drama, War · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  6. The Three Faces of Eve (1957) movie poster
    The Three Faces of Eve 0 / 1
    1957 · Drama, Mystery · 0 wins from 1 nomination
Full results

All 5 BAFTA 1958 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 1958 Best Film Marathon

All 4 Best Film nominees at the 11th British Academy Film Awards (1958), back to back: 7 hours 17 minutes.

Total running time 7h 17m 7 hours 17 minutes All 4 films
Longest
The Bridge on the River Kwai 2h 41m
Shortest
Paths of Glory 1h 28m
By genre

The Genres Behind the BAFTA 1958 Winners

Drama led with 9 nominations across 6 films and won 4. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 4 wins · 9 nominations · 44%
  2. War 3 wins · 5 nominations · 60%
  3. Adventure 3 wins · 3 nominations · 100%
  4. Crime 1 win · 2 nominations · 50%
  5. Thriller 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
  6. Western 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
  7. Mystery 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
1958 season

How the Rest of the 1958 Awards Season Voted

The other 3 ceremonies of 1958, with the winner of each top prize. The Bridge on the River Kwai also won the top prize at 2 of them.

All 1958 awards
Earlier years

Previous BAFTA Ceremonies

The 6 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 1958: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 11th British Academy Film Awards (1958), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Film at the 11th British Academy Film Awards (1958)?

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) won Best Film. The other nominees were 12 Angry Men, 3:10 to Yuma and Paths of Glory.

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Which film won the most awards at the 11th British Academy Film Awards (1958)?

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) won the most: 3 awards from 3 nominations.

Which film had the most nominations at the 11th British Academy Film Awards (1958)?

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) led with 3 nominations and won 3 of them.

Who won the acting awards at the 11th British Academy Film Awards (1958)?

Best British Actor: Alec Guinness for The Bridge on the River Kwai. Best Foreign Actor: Henry Fonda for 12 Angry Men.

When was the 11th British Academy Film Awards (1958)?

The 11th British Academy Film Awards (1958) took place on March 6, 1958. The database has 5 categories and 9 nominations for it.