27th National Board of Review Awards
December 20, 1955
The 27th National Board of Review Awards were announced on December 20, 1955.
Top Ten Films
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Marty''
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East of Eden''
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Mister Roberts''
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Bad Day at Black Rock''
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Summertime''
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The Rose Tattoo''
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A Man Called Peter
''A Man Called Peter'' is a 1955 American drama film directed by Henry Koster, and starring Richard Todd. The film is based on the life of preacher Peter Marshall, who served as Chaplain of the United States Senate and pastor of the New York Avenu ...
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Not as a Stranger''
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Picnic
A picnic is a meal taken outdoors ( ''al fresco'') as part of an excursion, especially in scenic surroundings, such as a park, lakeside, or other place affording an interesting view, or else in conjunction with a public event such as preceding ...
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The African Lion''
Top Foreign Films
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The Prisoner''
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The Great Adventure''
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The Divided Heart
''The Divided Heart'' is a 1954 British black-and-white drama film directed by Charles Crichton and starring Cornell Borchers, Yvonne Mitchell and Armin Dahlen. The film is based on a true story of a child, whose father was a member of Sloven ...
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Diabolique''
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The End of the Affair''
Winners
*Best Film: ''
Marty''
*Best Foreign Film: ''
The Prisoner''
*Best Actor:
Ernest Borgnine (''
Marty'')
*Best Actress:
Anna Magnani
Anna Maria Magnani (; 7 March 1908 – 26 September 1973) was an Italian actress.Obituary ''Variety'', 3 October 1973, pg. 47 She was known for her explosive acting and earthy, realistic portrayals of characters.
Born in Rome, she worked her ...
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The Rose Tattoo'')
*Best Supporting Actor:
Charles Bickford (''
Not as a Stranger'')
*Best Supporting Actress:
Marjorie Rambeau (''
A Man Called Peter
''A Man Called Peter'' is a 1955 American drama film directed by Henry Koster, and starring Richard Todd. The film is based on the life of preacher Peter Marshall, who served as Chaplain of the United States Senate and pastor of the New York Avenu ...
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The View from Pompey's Head
''The View from Pompey's Head'' is a novel by American writer Hamilton Basso, first published by Doubleday in 1954. It spent 40 weeks on ''The New York Times'' bestseller list. The title refers to the book's setting, the fictional small town ...
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*Best Director:
William Wyler
William Wyler (; born Willi Wyler (); July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a Swiss-German-American film director and producer who won the Academy Award for Best Director three times, those being for ''Mrs. Miniver'' (1942), ''The Best Years of O ...
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The Desperate Hours'')
External links
National Board of Review of Motion Pictures :: Awards for 1955
{{NBR Awards Chron
1955
Events January
* January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama.
* January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut.
* January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...
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