6th British Academy Film Awards

6th British Academy Film Awards
Date5 March 1953
SiteLeicester Square Theatre, Westminster, London,
United Kingdom
Highlights
Best FilmThe Sound Barrier
Best British FilmThe Sound Barrier
Most awardsThe Sound Barrier (3)
Most nominationsThe Sound Barrier (5)

The 6th British Academy Film Awards, retroactively known as the British Academy Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) (previously the British Film Academy) in 1953, honoured the best films of 1952. The Sound Barrier won the award for Best Film.

Winners and nominees

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Best Film

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The Sound Barrier

Best Foreign Actor

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Marlon Brando in Viva Zapata!

Best British Actor

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Ralph Richardson in The Sound Barrier

Best British Actress

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Vivien Leigh in A Streetcar Named Desire

Best Foreign Actress

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Simone Signoret in Casque d'or

Best Documentary Film

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Best British Film

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The Sound Barrier

UN Award

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Cry, The Beloved Country

Most Promising Newcomer To Film

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Claire Bloom in Limelight