Best Actress
Oscar: Simone Signoret, A Room at the Top
N.Y. Film Critics Circle: Audrey Hepburn, The Nun’s Story
National Board: Simone Signoret
Golden Globes: Elizabeth Taylor, Suddenly, Last Summer (drama); Marilyn Monroe, Some Like It Hot (comedy)
Cannes Film Fest: Simone Signoret
Venice Film Fest: Madeline Robinson, Double Tour (France)
Berlin Film Fest: Shirley MacLaine, Ask Any Girl
British Awards: Audrey Hepburn, The Nun’s Story; Shirley MacLaine, Ask Any Girl
Supporting Actress
Oscar: Shelley Winters, The Diary of Anne Frank
National Board: Edith Evans, The Nun’s Story
Golden Globes: Susan Kohner, Imitation of Life
Supporting Actor
Oscar: Hugh Griffith, Ben-Hur
National Board: Hugh Griffith, Ben-Hur
Golden Globes: Stephen Boyd, Ben-Hur