7th British Academy Film Awards

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7th British Academy Film Awards
Date1954
Highlights
Best Film Jeux Interdits
Best British Film Genevieve
Most awards Julius Caesar (2)
Most nominations Roman Holiday (4)

The 7th British Academy Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 1954, honoured the best films of 1953.

Contents

Winners and nominees

Best Film

Jeux Interdits

Best Foreign Actor

Marlon Brando in Julius Caesar

Best British Actor

John Gielgud in Julius Caesar

Best British Actress

Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday

Best Foreign Actress

Leslie Caron in Lili

Best Documentary

The Conquest of Everest

Best British Film

Genevieve

Most Promising Newcomer To Film

Norman Wisdom in Trouble in Store

United Nations Award

World Without End [1]

Special Award

The Romance of Transportation in Canada

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References

  1. "Awards Database - The BAFTA site" . Retrieved 15 May 2012.