Awards
Academy Awards:
- Best Picture: An American in Paris - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Best Director: George Stevens - A Place in the Sun
- Best Actor: Humphrey Bogart - The African Queen
- Best Actress: Vivien Leigh - A Streetcar Named Desire
- Best Supporting Actor: Karl Malden - A Streetcar Named Desire
- Best Supporting Actress: Kim Hunter - A Streetcar Named Desire
Golden Globe Awards:
- Drama:
- Best Picture: A Place in the Sun
- Best Actor: Fredric March - Death of a Salesman
- Best Actress: Jane Wyman - The Blue Veil
- Musical or comedy:
- Best Picture: An American in Paris
- Best Actor: Danny Kaye - On the Riviera
- Best Actress: June Allyson - Too Young to Kiss
- Other
- Best Director: Laslo Benedek - Death of a Salesman
Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival):
- Miss Julie (Fröken Julie), directed by Alf Sjöberg, Sweden
- Miracle in Milan (Miracolo a Milano), directed by Vittorio De Sica, Italy
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival)
- Rashômon, directed by Akira Kurosawa, Japan
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