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All nominated films "Venice Film Festival" in 1956

Site Italy

Date 28 August 1956 - 9 September 1956

Golden Lion

All nominees

8.0

The Burmese Harp Biruma no tategoto

Kon Ichikawa

7.4

Gervaise

René Clément

7.7

Calle Mayor Calle mayor

Juan Antonio Bardem

Street of Shame Akasen chitai

Kenji Mizoguchi

The Awakening Suor Letizia

Mario Camerini

7.1

The Captain from Köpenick Der Hauptmann von Köpenick

Helmut Käutner

7.3

La Traversée de Paris La traversée de Paris

Claude Autant-Lara

Attack Attack

Robert Aldrich

Bigger Than Life Bigger Than Life

Nicholas Ray

6.1

Bus Stop

Joshua Logan

Veliki i mali Veliki i mali

Vladimir Pogacic

Empire in the Sun L'impero del sole

Enrico Gras

7.1

The Immortal Garrison Bessmertnyy garnizon

Eduard Tisse, Zakhar Agranenko

The Ogre of Athens O Drakos

Nikos Koundouros

The Rocket from Calabuch Calabuch

Luis García Berlanga

Torero Torero

Carlos Velo

Volpi Cup / Best Actor

Bourvil

La Traversée de Paris Unanimously.

Winner

Volpi Cup / Best Actress

Maria Schell

Gervaise Unanimously.

Winner

FIPRESCI Prize

7.4

Gervaise

René Clément

Winner

7.7

Calle Mayor Calle mayor

Juan Antonio Bardem

Winner

OCIC Award

The Rocket from Calabuch Calabuch

Luis García Berlanga

Winner

Pasinetti Award

Attack Attack

Robert Aldrich

Winner

San Giorgio Prize

8.0

The Burmese Harp Biruma no tategoto

Kon Ichikawa

Winner

OCIC Award - Honorable Mention

8.0

The Burmese Harp Biruma no tategoto

Kon Ichikawa

Winner

New Cinema Award / Best Actor

Heinz Rühmann

The Captain from Köpenick

Winner

New Cinema Award / Best Actress

Maria Schell

Gervaise

Winner

New Cinema Award / Best Film

7.7

Calle Mayor Calle mayor

Juan Antonio Bardem

Winner

Silver Lion

Special Mention

8.0

The Burmese Harp Biruma no tategoto

Kon Ichikawa For the nobility of its images.

Winner

Empire in the Sun L'impero del sole

Franco Bernetti, Mario Craveri, Ubaldo Marelli, Giovanni Raffaldi For the cinematography.

Winner

7.1

The Captain from Köpenick Der Hauptmann von Köpenick

Heinz Rühmann For his performance.

Winner

Torero Torero

Carlos Velo For the originality.

Winner

7.1

The Immortal Garrison Bessmertnyy garnizon

Eduard Tisse, Zakhar Agranenko For the direction and cinematography.

Winner

Empire in the Sun L'impero del sole

Franco Bernetti, Mario Craveri, Ubaldo Marelli, Giovanni Raffaldi For the cinematography.

Winner

7.7

Calle Mayor Calle mayor

Juan Antonio Bardem For the technical skills and moral sincerity.

Winner

7.7

Calle Mayor Calle mayor

Betsy Blair For her performance.

Winner

Street of Shame Akasen chitai

Kenji Mizoguchi For its poignancy.

Winner

The Awakening Suor Letizia

Anna Magnani For her performance.

Winner

Best Foreign Documentary

On the Bowery On the Bowery

Lionel Rogosin

Winner

Year

Nominations

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1939-2026

Golden Globes, USA

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1944-2026

Primetime Emmy Awards

1949-2026

BAFTA Awards

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts

1949-2026

Razzie Awards

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1981-2026

MTV Movie + TV Awards

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1992-2026

Sundance Film Festival

1982-2026

St. Petersburg Message to Man Film Festival

1993-2026

Berlin International Film Festival

Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin

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Sochi International Film Festival

Sochi International Film Festival & Awards — SIFFA

1994-2026

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Screen Actors Guild Award

1963-2026

2024-2026

Sochi Open Russian Film Festival

Sochi Open Russian Film Festival (Kinotavr)

1990-2026

Moscow International Film Festival

Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF)

1959-2026

Window to Europe

1993-2026

Toronto International Film Festival

1978-2026

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

Pimedate Ööde Filmifestival

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