1956 Guild of Television Producers and Directors Awards

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Guild of Television Producers and Directors Awards
Date1956
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Best Actor Peter Cushing
Best Actress Virginia McKenna
Most awards Colin Morris (2)
Most nominations Colin Morris (2)

The 1956 Guild of Television Producers and Directors Awards were the second annual giving of the awards which later became known as the British Academy Television Awards.

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  1. "BAFTA Awards, Television Actor in 1956". awards.bafta.org. BAFTA. Retrieved 22 March 2017.

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