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9th British Academy Film Awards

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9th British Academy Film Awards
Date1 March 1956
SiteOdeon Leicester Square
Hosted byVivien Leigh
Highlights
Best FilmRichard III
Best British FilmRichard III
Most awardsRichard III (3)
Most nominationsThe Prisoner (5)

The 9th British Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 1956, honoured the best films of 1955.

Winners and nominees

Best Film

Richard III

Best British Film

Richard III

Best Foreign Actor

Ernest Borgnine in Marty

Best British Actor

Laurence Olivier in Richard III

Best British Actress

Katie Johnson in The Ladykillers

Best Foreign Actress

Betsy Blair in Marty

Best British Screenplay

The Ladykillers - William Rose

Best Animated Film

Blinkity Blank[1]

References

  1. ^ "Blinkity Blank". Collection. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 7 October 2010.