Oscar Year: 1957–What You Need to Know
Oscar: Best Picture Nominees
The Bridge on the River Kwai (Winner)
Peyton Place
Sayonara
Twelve Angry Men
Witness for the Prosecution
N.Y. Film Critics Circle: The Bridge on the River Kwai
Golden Globes: The Bridge on the River Kwai (Drama); (Comedy/Musical)
British Awards: The Bridge on the River Kwai
Cannes Festival: Friendly Persuasion (US, directed by William Wyler)
Venice Festival: Aparajito (India)
Berlin Festival: Twelve Angry Men (US, directed by Sidney Lumet)
San Francisco Film Festival: First Fest in America
The first San Francisco International Film Festival was held in 1957. The brainchild of Irving M. Levin, a local film exhibitor, the festival was the first of its kind in the U.S.
