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
The African QueenAngels One FiveThe Boy KumasenuCarrieCasque d'orCry, The Beloved CountryDeath of a SalesmanLimelightMandyMiracolo a MilanoLos OlvidadosOutcast of the IslandsRashomonThe RiverSingin' in the RainA Streetcar Named DesireViva Zapata!''Best Foreign Actor
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
- Angels One Five
- Cry, The Beloved Country
- Mandy
- Outcast of the Islands
UN Award
Cry, The Beloved Country Most Promising Newcomer To Film
Claire Bloom in Limelight