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

Winners and nominees

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Best Film

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Richard III

Best British Film

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Richard III

Best Documentary

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Foothold in Antarctica

Best Foreign Actor

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Ernest Borgnine in Marty

Best British Actor

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Laurence Olivier in Richard III

Best British Actress

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Katie Johnson in The Ladykillers

Best Foreign Actress

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Betsy Blair in Marty

Best British Screenplay

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The Ladykillers - William Rose

Best Animated Film

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Blinkity Blank[1]

References

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