Laurel Awards
The Laurel Awards was an American cinema awards system established to honor the films, actors, actresses, producers, directors, and composers. This award was created by the Motion Picture Exhibitor magazine, and ran from 1951 to 1971.
The Golden Laurels were determined by both American and Canadian film buyers. After the vote, the results were published in the magazine, but, unlike the Academy Awards, were more subtly awarded, and there was no awards presentation ceremony.Awardees
; Best Picture
- Patton: 1971, not awarded any other year
;Top Female Star
- Doris Day: 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964
- Elizabeth Taylor: 1965, 1966
- Julie Andrews: 1967, 1968
- Katharine Hepburn: 1970, 1971
;Top Male Star
- Rock Hudson: 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963
- Burt Lancaster: 1961
- Cary Grant: 1964, 1966
- Jack Lemmon: 1965, 1967
- Paul Newman: 1968, 1970
- Dustin Hoffman: 1971
;Top Male Personality
- Peter O'Toole: Lawrence of Arabia 1963
;Top Producer / Director
- Cecil B. DeMille: 1958
- Alfred Hitchcock: 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1971
- Billy Wilder: 1963
- Mervyn LeRoy: 1965
- Robert Wise: 1967, 1968
;Top Director
- Fred Zinnemann: 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964
- Vincente Minnelli: 1960
- George Cukor: 1965
- David Lean: 1966
- Henry Hathaway: 1967
- Norman Jewison: 1968
- Mike Nichols: 1970, 1971
