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.
| 6th British Academy Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 5 March 1953 |
| Site | Leicester Square Theatre, Westminster, London, United Kingdom |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | The Sound Barrier |
| Best British Film | The Sound Barrier |
| Most awards | The Sound Barrier (3) |
| Most nominations | The Sound Barrier (5) |
Winners and nominees
editBest Film
edit- The African Queen
- Angels One Five
- The Boy Kumasenu
- Carrie
- Casque d'or
- Cry, the Beloved Country
- Death of a Salesman
- Limelight
- Mandy
- Miracolo a Milano
- Los Olvidados
- Outcast of the Islands
- Rashomon
- The River
- Singin' in the Rain
- A Streetcar Named Desire
- Viva Zapata!
Best Foreign Actor
edit- Humphrey Bogart in The African Queen
- Fredric March in Death of a Salesman
- Pierre Fresnay in Dieu a besoin des hommes
- Francesco Golisano in Miracolo a Milano
Best British Actor
editRalph Richardson in The Sound Barrier
- Laurence Olivier in Carrie
- Alastair Sim in Folly to Be Wise
- Jack Hawkins in Mandy
- James Hayter in The Pickwick Papers
- Nigel Patrick in The Sound Barrier
Best British Actress
editVivien Leigh in A Streetcar Named Desire
Best Foreign Actress
editSimone Signoret in Casque d'or
- Nicole Stephane in Les Enfants Terribles
- Judy Holliday in The Marrying Kind
- Edwige Feuillère in Olivia
- Katharine Hepburn in Pat and Mike