13th Golden Globe Awards


The 13th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film for 1955 films, were held on February 23, 1956.

Winners

[Golden Globe Award for [Best Motion Picture – Drama|Best Motion Picture - Drama]]

East of Eden directed by Elia Kazan

Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical">Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy">Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical

Guys and Dolls directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama">Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama">Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

Ernest Borgnine - Marty

[Golden Globe Award for [Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama|Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama]]

Anna Magnani - The Rose Tattoo

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical">Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy">Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical

Tom Ewell - The Seven Year Itch

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical">Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical">Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical

Jean Simmons - Guys and Dolls

[Golden Globe Award for [Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture|Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture]]

Arthur Kennedy - Trial

[Golden Globe Award for [Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture]]

Marisa Pavan - The Rose Tattoo

Best Director - Motion Picture">Golden Globe Award for Best Director">Best Director - Motion Picture

Joshua Logan - Picnic

Best Foreign Language Film">Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film">Best Foreign Language Film

Dangerous Curves from United Kingdom
 Eyes of Children from Japan
Sons, Mothers, and a General from West Germany
Stella from Greece
The Word from Denmark

Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites) Male

Marlon Brando

Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites) Female

Grace Kelly

Special Achievement Award

James Dean Award given posthumously for Best Dramatic Actor.

Cecil B. DeMille Award">Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award">Cecil B. DeMille Award

Jack L. Warner

Best Motion Picture - Outdoor Drama

Wichita

Television Achievement

Desi Arnaz for American Comedy
Dinah Shore for Walt Disney anthology television series episode Davy Crockett.

Promoting International Understanding

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing- directed by Henry King

[Golden Globe Award for [New Star of the Year – Actor|New Star of the Year Actor]]

Ray Danton in I'll Cry Tomorrow
 Russ Tamblyn in Hit The Deck

New Star of the Year Actress">Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress">New Star of the Year Actress

Anita Ekberg in Blood Alley
 Victoria Shaw in The Eddy Duchin Story
Dana Wynter in The View from Pompey's Head

Hollywood Citizenship Award

Esther Williams