6th British Academy Film Awards


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

Winners and nominees

Best Film

' The Sound Barrier
Marlon Brando in Viva Zapata!
Ralph Richardson in The Sound Barrier
Vivien Leigh in A Streetcar Named Desire
Simone Signoret in Casque d'or
The Sound Barrier
Cry, The Beloved Country

Most Promising Newcomer To Film

Claire Bloom in Limelight