2nd British Academy Film Awards - Winners and Nominees

Winners and Nominees

British films The Fallen Idol and Hamlet received the awards for Best British Film and Best Film from any Source, respectively, and were additionally nominated in both categories; Louisiana Story received the award for Best Documentary; Atomic Physics received the Special Award for Film; and the United Nations Award was handed out to Atomic Physics, Hungry Minds and screenplay The Winslow Boy.

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface; the nominees are listed below alphabetically and not in boldface.

Best British Picture Best Film from any Source
  • The Fallen Idol
    • Hamlet
    • Oliver Twist
    • Once a Jolly Swagman
    • The Red Shoes
    • Scott of the Antarctic
    • The Small Voice
  • Hamlet
    • Crossfire
    • The Fallen Idol
    • Four Steps in the Clouds
    • Monsieur Vincent
    • The Naked City
    • Paisan
Best Documentary Picture Special Award for Film
  • Louisiana Story
    • Farrebique
    • Is Everybody Listening?
    • Shadow of the Ruhr
    • Those Blasted Kids
    • Three Dawns to Sydney
  • Atomic Physics
    • Bear that Got a Peacock's Tail
    • The Cat Concerto
    • Divided World
    • Gandhi's Funeral (Paramount British Newsreel)
    • Norman McLaren Abstract Reel
    • Rubens
    • Your Children's Sleep

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