8th British Academy Film Awards

8th BAFTA Film Awards
1955----Best Film:
Le Salaire de la peur

The 8th British Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 1955, honored the best films of 1954.

Winners & Nominees

Best Film

"Le Salaire de la peur"
*"The Caine Mutiny"
*"Carrington V.C"
*"The Divided Heart"
*"Doctor In The House"
*"Executive Suite"
*"For Better, For Worse"
*"Hobson's Choice"
*"How To Marry A Millionaire"
*"Jigokumon"
*"The Maggie"
*"The Moon is Blue"
*"On The Waterfront"
*"Pane,amore e fantasia"
*"The Purple Plain"
*"Rear Window"
*"Riot in Cell Block 11"
*"Robinson Crusoe"
*"Romeo and Juliet"
*"Seven Brides for Seven Brothers"

Best British Film

"Hobson's Choice"
*"Carrington V.C"
*"The Divided Heart"
*"Doctor In The House"
*"For Better, For Worse"
*"The Maggie"
*"The Purple Plain"
*"Romeo and Juliet"

Best Foreign Actor

"Marlon Brando in On The Waterfront"
*"Jose Ferrer in The Caine Mutiny"
*"Fredric March in Executive Suite"
*"James Stewart in The Glenn Miller Story"
*"Neville Brand in Riot in Cell Block 11"

Best British Actor

"Kenneth More in Doctor in the House"
*"David Niven in Carrington V.C"
*"John Mills in Hobson's Choice"
*"Robert Donat in Lease of Life"
*"Maurice Denham in The Purple Plain"
*"Donald Wolfit in Svengali"

Best British Actress

"Yvonne Mitchell in The Divided Heart"
*"Margaret Leighton in Carrington V.C"
*"Noelle Middleton in Carrington V.C"
*"Brenda De Banziein Hobson's Choice"
*"Audrey Hepburn in Sabrina"

Best Foreign Actress

"Cornell Borchers in The Divided Heart"
*"Judy Holliday in Phffft!"
*"Shirley Booth in About Mrs.Leslie"
*"Grace Kelly in Dial M for Murder"
*"Gina Lollobrigida in Pane, amore e fantasia"

Best British Screenplay

"The Young Lovers - George Tabori and Robin Estridge"
*"The Divided Heart - Jack Whittingham"
*"Doctor In The House - Nicholas Phipps
*"Hobson's Choice - David Lean , Norman Spencer and Wynyard Browne"
*"The Maggie - William Rose"
*"Monsieur Ripois - Hugh Mills and Rene Clement"
*"The Purple Plane - Eric Ambler"
*"Romeo and Juliet - Renato Castellani"

Best Documentary Film

"Det Stora Ädventyret"

Most Promising Newcomer To Film

"David Kosoff in The Young Lovers"
*"Maggie McNamara in The Moon Is Blue"
*"Eva Marie Saint in On The Waterfront"

Best Animated Film

"Arie Prerie"

UN Award

"The Divided Heart"

pecial Award

"A Time Out of War"