The 14th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film for 1956 films, were held on February 28, 1957 at the Cocoanut Grove, Ambassador Hotel (Los Angeles).

Winners and Nominees

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Drama

Kirk Douglas - Lust for Life (film)

• Gary Cooper - Friendly Persuasion (film)
• Charlton Heston - The Ten Commandments (1956 film)
• Burt Lancaster - The Rainmaker (1956 film)
• Karl Malden- Baby Doll^[1]

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Drama

Ingrid Bergman - Anastasia (1956 film)

• Carroll Baker - Baby Doll
• Helen Hayes - Anastasia (1956 film)
• Katharine Hepburn - The Rainmaker (1956 film)
• Audrey Hepburn - War and Peace (1956 film)^[2]

Best Director-Motion Picture

Elia Kazan - Baby Doll

• Michael Anderson (director) - Around the World in 80 Days (1956 film)
• Vincente Minnelli - Lust for Life (film)
• George Stevens - Giant (1956 film)
• King Vidor - War and Peace (1956 film)^[3]

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Musical or Comedy

Cantinflas - Around the World in 80 Days (1956 film)

• Glenn Ford - The Teahouse of the August Moon (film)
• Danny Kaye - The Court Jester
• Yul Brynner - The King and I
• Marlon Brando - The Teahouse of the August Moon (film)^[4]

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Musical or Comedy

Deborah Kerr - The King and I

• Judy Holliday - The Solid Gold Cadillac
• Machiko Kyo - The Teahouse of the August Moon (film)
• Marilyn Monroe - Bus Stop
• Debbie Reynolds - Bundle of Joy - [[Bundle of Joy]]'^[5]

Best Motion Picture - Drama

The King and I directed by Walter Lang

• Bus Stop (film) directed by Joshua Logan
• The Teahouse of the August Moon (film) directed by Daniel Mann
• The Solid Gold Cadillac directed by Richard Quine
• The Opposite Sex directed by David Miller (director)^[6]

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Earl Holliman - The Rainmaker (1956 film)

• Oscar Homolka - War and Peace (1956 film)
• Anthony Quinn - Lust for Life (film)
• Eli Wallach - Baby Doll
• Eddie Albert - The Teahouse of the August Moon (film)^[7]

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Eileen Heckart - The Bad Seed (film)

• Mildred Dunnock - Baby Doll
• Marjorie Main - Friendly Persuasion (film)
• Dorothy Malone - Written on the Wind
• Patty McCormack - The Bad Seed (film)^[8]

Most Promising Newcomer - Male

Three way tie

Paul Newman John Kerr (actor)

Anthony Perkins^[9]

Most Promising Newcomer - Female

Three way tie

Carroll Baker Jayne Mansfield

Natalie Wood^[10]

New Foreign Star of the year - Actor

Jacques Bergerac^[11]

New Foreign star of the year - Actress

Taina Elg^[12]

Best Film Promoting International Understanding

Battle Hymn (film) directed by Douglas Sirk

• Friendly Persuasion (film) directed by William Wyler
• The King and I directed by Walter Lang
• The Teahouse of the August Moon (film) directed by Daniel Mann^[13]

Television Achievement - Best TV Show

Playhouse 90 This Is Your Life

Matinee Theater The Mickey Mouse Club

Cheyenne (1955 TV series)^[14]

Cecil B. Demille Award

Mervyn LeRoy^[15]

Hollywood Citizenship Award

Ronald Reagan^[16]

Special Achievement Award

Dimitri Tiomkin for recognition in film music^[17]

Special Achievement Award

Edwin Schallert for advancing the film industry^[18]

Special Achievement Award

Elizabeth Taylor for consistent performance^[19]

Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites)

James Dean and Kim Novak^[20]

References

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