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BAFTA award 1958

the british academy of film and television arts (bafta) is a british organization that has awarded cinematographic, television and interactive works since 1948.

Edition number 11 of the event; awards assigned:


Best Film from any Source

poster del film The Bridge on the River Kwai
  for the movie The Bridge on the River Kwai
nominations for the movie :
  edge of the city
poster del film 12 Angry Men
  12 Angry Men
poster del film Paths of Glory
  Paths of Glory
  heaven knows, mister hallison
  the bachelor party
  the prince and the showgirl
poster del film 3:10 to yuma
  3:10 to yuma
  the tin star
  porte de lilas
  un condamné a' mort s'est echappe'
  sul sentiero del sole
  celui qui doit mourir
  windom's way
  l'ora del terrore
poster del film The Apu Trilogy Part 1 - Song of the Road
  The Apu Trilogy Part 1 - Song of the Road

Best British Film

poster del film The Bridge on the River Kwai
  for the movie The Bridge on the River Kwai
nominations for the movie :
  the prince and the showgirl
  sul sentiero del sole
  windom's way

Migliore sceneggiatura

poster del film The Bridge on the River Kwai
  for the movie The Bridge on the River Kwai
Assigned to
Pierre Boulle
nominations for the movie :
poster del film Anastasia
  Anastasia
Assigned to
Arthur Laurents
  the prince and the showgirl
Assigned to
Terence Rattigan
  woman in a dressing gown
Assigned to
Ted Willis
poster del film The Story of Esther Costello
  The Story of Esther Costello
Assigned to
Charles Kaufman
  hell drivers
Assigned to
Cyril Endfield, John Kruse
poster del film The Smallest Show on Earth
  The Smallest Show on Earth
Assigned to
John Eldridge, William Rose
  windom's way
Assigned to
Jill Craigie
poster del film The Man in the Sky
  The Man in the Sky
Assigned to
John Eldridge, William Rose
poster del film The Birthday Present
  The Birthday Present
Assigned to
Jack Whittingham

Best British Actor

poster del film The Bridge on the River Kwai
  for the movie The Bridge on the River Kwai
Assigned to
Alec Guinness
nominations for the movie :
  the prince and the showgirl
Assigned to
Laurence Olivier
  time without pity
Assigned to
Michael Redgrave
  manuela
Assigned to
Trevor Howard
  windom's way
Assigned to
Peter Finch

Best British Actress

poster del film The Story of Esther Costello
  for the movie The Story of Esther Costello
Assigned to
Heather Sears
nominations for the movie :
  tea and sympathy
Assigned to
Deborah Kerr
  woman in a dressing gown
Assigned to
Sylvia Syms

Best Foreign Actor

poster del film 12 Angry Men
  for the movie 12 Angry Men
Assigned to
Henry Fonda
nominations for the movie :
  edge of the city
Assigned to
Sidney Poitier
poster del film Time Limit
  Time Limit
Assigned to
Richard Basehart
  heaven knows, mister hallison
Assigned to
Robert Mitchum
  porte de lilas
Assigned to
Pierre Brasseur
  la traversée de paris
Assigned to
Jean Gabin
poster del film Sweet Smell of Success
  Sweet Smell of Success
Assigned to
Tony Curtis
  the great man
Assigned to
Ed Wynn

Best Foreign Actress

  for the movie le vergini di salem
Assigned to
Simone Signoret
nominations for the movie :
  a hatful of rain
Assigned to
Eva Marie Saint
  the prince and the showgirl
Assigned to
Marilyn Monroe
poster del film the three faces of eve
  the three faces of eve
Assigned to
Joanne Woodward
  the rainmaker
Assigned to
Katharine Hepburn
  l'ora del terrore
Assigned to
Augusta Dabney
poster del film Anastasia: The Czar's Last Daughter
  Anastasia: The Czar's Last Daughter
Assigned to
Lilli Palmer

UN Award

  for the movie the happy road

Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles

  for the movie brothers in law
Assigned to
Eric Barker
nominations for the movie :
  the young stranger
Assigned to
James Mcarthur
  le vergini di salem
Assigned to
Mylene Demongeot
poster del film True as a Turtle
  True as a Turtle
Assigned to
Keith Michell, Elvi Hale