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British Academy Film Awards

11th edition

  • March 6, 1958
  • United Kingdom

The 11th British Academy Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, were held on 6 March 1958, to honor the best national and foreign films of 1957.

Awards

Movie People Status
Best Picture
The Bridge on the River Kwai — Winner
12 Angry Men — —
3:10 to Yuma — —
The Bachelor Party — —
Edge of the City — —
The Shiralee — —
That Night! — —
The Tin Star — —
Windom's Way — —
Paths of Glory — —
Pather Panchali — —
He Who Must Die — —
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison — —
The Gates of Paris — —
The Prince and the Showgirl — —
A Man Escaped — —
Outstanding British Film
The Bridge on the River Kwai — Winner
The Prince and the Showgirl — —
The Shiralee — —
Windom's Way — —
Best British Actor
The Bridge on the River Kwai Alec Guinness Winner
Manuela Trevor Howard —
The Prince and the Showgirl Laurence Olivier —
Time Without Pity Michael Redgrave —
Windom's Way Peter Finch —
Best British Actress
The Story of Esther Costello Heather Sears Winner
Tea and Sympathy Deborah Kerr —
Woman in a Dressing Gown Sylvia Syms —
Best Foreign Actor
12 Angry Men Henry Fonda Winner
Edge of the City Sidney Poitier —
The Great Man Ed Wynn —
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison Robert Mitchum —
The Gates of Paris Pierre Brasseur —
Sweet Smell of Success Tony Curtis —
Time Limit Richard Basehart —
La Traversée de Paris Jean Gabin —
Best Foreign Actress
The Witches of Salem Simone Signoret Winner
The Rainmaker Katharine Hepburn —
The Three Faces of Eve Joanne Woodward —
That Night! Augusta Dabney —
A Hatful of Rain Eva Marie Saint —
The Prince and the Showgirl Marilyn Monroe —
Anastasia: the Czar's Last Daughter Lilli Palmer —
Best British Screenplay
The Bridge on the River Kwai Pierre Boulle Winner

The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai
Statistics

Most Awarded

2 or more wins
  • The Bridge on the River Kwai 4

Most Nominated

3 or more nominations
  • The Bridge on the River Kwai 4
  • The Prince and the Showgirl 4
  • Windom's Way 3

Most Unluckiest

wins / nominations
  • The Prince and the Showgirl 0 / 4
  • Windom's Way 0 / 3

Only one nomination

21 movies:
  • 3:10 to Yuma
  • Anastasia: the Czar's Last Daughter
  • The Bachelor Party
  • The Great Man
  • A Hatful of Rain
  • He Who Must Die
  • A Man Escaped
  • Manuela
  • Pather Panchali
  • Paths of Glory
  • The Rainmaker
  • The Story of Esther Costello
  • Sweet Smell of Success
  • Tea and Sympathy
  • The Three Faces of Eve
  • Time Limit
  • Time Without Pity
  • The Tin Star
  • La Traversée de Paris
  • The Witches of Salem
  • Woman in a Dressing Gown

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