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12th British Academy Film Awards (1959)
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BAFTA 1959 Winners & Nominees

The 12th British Academy Film Awards (1959) took place on February 1, 1959. Room at the Top won Best Film and 2 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 6 categories is below.

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Best Film
Room at the Top
Headline winners

BAFTA 1959: The Winners

Room at the Top won Best Film against 3 other nominees. Sidney Poitier (Best Foreign Actor) and Simone Signoret (Best Foreign Actress) took the main individual prizes.

Room at the Top (1959) movie poster Best Film

Best Film

Room at the Top

1959 · Drama, Romance

3 wins from 6 nominations at the 12th British Academy Film Awards (1959)

  • Best British Film
  • Best Foreign Actress

Joe Lampton is an ambitious young man seeking to climb the social ladder. He finds himself caught between two women: a wealthy heiress who represents his chance at a secure future, and a captivating older woman with whom he shares a passionate and intense connection. As he navigates these conflicting desires, he must confront the choices that will shape his destiny and determine what truly matters to him.

About Room at the Top
Scoreboard

BAFTA 1959: Which Films Won the Most

Room at the Top won 3 awards from 6 nominations. 2 films won at least once, while Cat on a Hot Tin Roof went home empty-handed from 3 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Room at the Top (1959) movie poster
    Room at the Top 3 / 6
    1959 · Drama, Romance · 3 wins from 6 nominations
  2. The Defiant Ones (1958) movie poster
    The Defiant Ones 1 / 3
    1958 · Drama, Crime · 1 win from 3 nominations
  3. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) movie poster
    Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 0 / 3
    1958 · Drama · 0 wins from 3 nominations
  4. Wild Strawberries (1959) movie poster
    Wild Strawberries 0 / 2
    1959 · Drama, Romance · 0 wins from 2 nominations
  5. Witness for the Prosecution (1958) movie poster
    Witness for the Prosecution 0 / 1
    1958 · Drama, Mystery · 0 wins from 1 nomination
Full results

All 6 BAFTA 1959 Categories: Winners & Nominees

6 categories and 15 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 · 15 nominations

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The Genres Behind the BAFTA 1959 Winners

Drama led with 15 nominations across 5 films and won 4. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 4 wins · 15 nominations · 27%
  2. Romance 3 wins · 8 nominations · 38%
  3. Crime 1 win · 4 nominations · 25%
  4. Mystery 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
  5. Thriller 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
1959 season

How the Rest of the 1959 Awards Season Voted

The other 2 ceremonies of 1959, with the winner of each top prize.

All 1959 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.

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BAFTA 1959: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 12th British Academy Film Awards (1959), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Film at the 12th British Academy Film Awards (1959)?

Room at the Top (1959) won Best Film. The other nominees were Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Defiant Ones and Wild Strawberries.

About Room at the Top

Which film won the most awards at the 12th British Academy Film Awards (1959)?

Room at the Top (1959) won the most: 3 awards from 6 nominations.

Which film had the most nominations at the 12th British Academy Film Awards (1959)?

Room at the Top (1959) led with 6 nominations and won 3 of them.

Who won the acting awards at the 12th British Academy Film Awards (1959)?

Best Foreign Actor: Sidney Poitier for The Defiant Ones. Best Foreign Actress: Simone Signoret for Room at the Top.

When was the 12th British Academy Film Awards (1959)?

The 12th British Academy Film Awards (1959) took place on February 1, 1959. The database has 6 categories and 15 nominations for it.