12th Golden Globes
Film award ceremony in 1955
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The 12th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film for 1954, were held on February 24, 1955, in the Cocoanut Grove at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California.[1]
DateFebruary 24, 1955
Best Picture On The Waterfront
| 12th Golden Globe Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 24, 1955 |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | On The Waterfront |
Winners
Best Motion Picture - Drama
On the Waterfront directed by Elia Kazan[2]
Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Carmen Jones directed by Otto Preminger[3]
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Best Director - Motion Picture
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Best Foreign Language Film
- Genevieve from the United Kingdom
- La mujer de las camelias from Argentina
- No Way Back from West Germany
- Twenty-Four Eyes from Japan[11]
Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites)
Cinematography - Color
Brigadoon photographed by Joseph Ruttenberg[12]
Cinematography - Black and White
On the Waterfront photographed by Boris Kaufman[13]
Promoting International Understanding
Broken Lance - directed by Edward Dmytryk[14]
Cecil B. DeMille Award
New Star of the Year Actor
(Three way tie)
New Star of the Year Actress
(Three way tie)
Honor Awards
- John Ford - Special "Pioneer" award in the motion picture industry[3]
- Herbert Kalmus - Special "Pioneer" award for color on the screen[3]
- Dimitri Tiomkin - for creative musical contribution to Motion Picture[3]