Full awards and nominations of The Bridge on the River Kwai
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British POWs in Burma are employed by the Japanese to build a bridge; meanwhile, British agents seek to destroy it. After surrendering his unit to the Japanese. Colonel Nicholson demands his men behave by the book, and refuses to cooperate with the equally dutiful Japanese commander. When the Japapese insist that the POWs build a bridge, they decide to build the best one possible, thereby restoring morale. But after one of the men ... [+]
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30th Academy Awards (1958) - Movies from 1957
- winner Best Picture
- winner Best Director (David Lean)
- winner Best Leading Actor (Alec Guinness)
- nom. Best Supporting Actor (Sessue Hayakawa)
- winner Best Adapted Screenplay (Pierre Boulle, Carl Foreman, Michael Wilson)
- winner Best Film Editing (Peter Taylor)
- winner Best Cinematography (Jack Hildyard)
- winner Best Music (Score) (Malcolm Arnold)
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15th Golden Globes Awards (1958) - Movies from 1957
- winner Best Picture - Drama
- winner Best Director (David Lean)
- winner Best Leading Actor Drama (Alec Guinness)
- nom. Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Sessue Hayakawa)
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BAFTA 1958: British Academy Film Awards (Movies from 1957)
- winner Best Film
- winner Most Outstanding British Film
- winner Best British Actor (Alec Guinness)
- winner Best British Screenplay (Pierre Boulle)
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New York Film Critics Circle - Year 1957 - http://nyfcc.com
- winner Best Picture
- winner Best Director (David Lean)
- winner Best Actor (Alec Guinness)
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NBR (National Board of Review) - Awards for 1957
- winner Best Film
- nom. Top Ten Films
- winner Best Direction (David Lean)
- winner Best Actor (Alec Guinness)
- winner Best Supporting Actor (Sessue Hayakawa)
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David di Donatello Awards 1958
- winner Best Foreign Producer (Sam Spiegel)
- Directors Guild of America (DGA) - 1957 Productions