9th British Academy Film Awards (1956)

Best British Film

Richard III
The Colditz Story
The Dam Busters
The Ladykillers
The Night My Number Came Up
The Prisoner
Simba

Best Animated Film

Blinkity Blank
Animal Farm
Down a Long Way
Fudget's Budget
Lady and the Tramp
Magoo Express

Best Documentary

The Vanishing Prairie
Gold
Miner's Window
Strijd zonder einde

Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles

That Lady - Paul Scofield
East of Eden - Jo Van Fleet

UN Award

Children of Hiroshima
Bad Day at Black Rock
Escapade
Simba

Best British Actor

Richard III - Laurence Olivier
The Bespoke Overcoat - Alfie Bass
The Deep Blue Sea - Kenneth More
The Night My Number Came Up - Michael Redgrave
The Prisoner - Alec Guinness
The Prisoner - Jack Hawkins

Best Foreign Actor

Marty - Ernest Borgnine
East of Eden - James Dean
Mister Roberts - Jack Lemmon
Not as a Stranger - Frank Sinatra
Seven Samurai - Toshirô Mifune
Seven Samurai - Takashi Shimura

Best British Actress

The Ladykillers - Katie Johnson
Cast a Dark Shadow - Margaret Lockwood
Touch and Go - Margaret Johnson
The End of the Affair - Deborah Kerr

Best Foreign Actress

Marty - Betsy Blair
Carmen Jones - Dorothy Dandridge
The Country Girl - Grace Kelly
I Am a Camera - Julie Harris
The Seven Year Itch - Marilyn Monroe
A Star Is Born - Judy Garland
La Strada - Giulietta Masina
Summertime - Katharine Hepburn

Best British Screenplay

The Ladykillers - William Rose
Marriage a la Mode - Sidney Gilliat, Val Valentine
The Dam Busters - R.C. Sherriff
The Deep Blue Sea - Terence Rattigan
Doctor at Sea - Nicholas Phipps, Jack Davies
The Night My Number Came Up - R.C. Sherriff
The Prisoner - Bridget Boland
Touch and Go - William Rose

Special Award

The Bespoke Overcoat
Mr. Mensah Builds a House
The Steps of Age

Best Film From Any Source

Richard III
Bad Day at Black Rock
Carmen Jones
The Colditz Story
The Dam Busters
East of Eden
The Ladykillers
Marty
The Night My Number Came Up
The Prisoner
Seven Samurai
La Strada
Summertime
Simba