12th Annual Golden Globe Awards Results and Commentary (1955)
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- Date of Ceremony: Thursday, February 24, 1955
- For films released in: 1954
Here is the complete list of winners for the 12th Annual Golden Globe Awards.
Results
Best Motion Picture - Drama
- On the Waterfront
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
- On the Waterfront
Marlon Brando
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
- The Country Girl
Grace Kelly
Best Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy
- Carmen Jones
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy
- A Star Is Born
James Mason
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy
- A Star Is Born
Judy Garland
Best Directing
- On the Waterfront
Elia Kazan
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
- The Barefoot Contessa
Edmond O'Brien
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
- The High and the Mighty
Jan Sterling
Best Foreign Language Film
- Genevieve
- The Lady of the Camelias
- Nijûshi no hitomi
- Weg ohne Umkehr
Best Film Promoting International Understanding
- Broken Lance
Edward Dmytryk [directed by]
Best Cinematography - Black and White
- On the Waterfront
Boris Kaufman
Best Cinematography - Color
- Brigadoon
Joseph Ruttenberg
Best Screenplay
- Sabrina
Billy Wilder, Samuel Taylor and Ernest Lehman
Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites) - Male
Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites) - Female
- Audrey Hepburn
Most Promising Newcomer - Male
- Joe Adams
- Jeff Richards
- George Nader
Most Promising Newcomer - Female
- Shirley MacLaine
- Kim Novak
- Karen Sharpe
Special Award
- Dimitri Tiomkin
Note: For creative musical contribution to Motion Pictures. - John Ford
Note: Special Pioneer award in the motion picture industry. - Herbert T. Kalmus
Note: Special Pioneer award for color on the screen. - Anywhere in Our Time
Note: For experimental film.
Cecil B. DeMille Award
- Jean Hersholt