Films of 1955

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Last Updated: 4/23/25
Total Films: 32
Note: The year of each film is according to IMDb. It sometimes changes without my knowledge. When I become aware, I will make adjustments. Like the Oscars, I select the best for each category: picture, actor, actress, supporting actor, supporting actress, director, cinematography, editing, original screenplay, adapted screenplay, and documentary. This is based on the movies I've actually seen, and miniseries and telefilms are fair game. Each winner is named along with the next four ordered runner-ups (which may be less) and honorable mentions (if any). Any of these categories may be left blank if I feel there's no deserving winner. A ranked list of films is presented afterwards.



Best Picture
All That Heaven Allows

2. Kiss Me Deadly
3. Les Diaboliques
4. Bad Day at Black Rock
5. The Big Knife
Honorable Mentions: To Catch a Thief and Rebel Without a Cause


Best Actor
Jack Palance (The Big Knife)

2. James Dean (East of Eden)
3. Rock Hudson (All That Heaven Allows)
4. Cary Grant (To Catch a Thief)
5. James Dean (Rebel Without a Cause)
Honorable Mentions: Ralph Meeker (Kiss Me Deadly), Edward G. Robinson (Illegal), Frank Sinatra (The Man with the Golden Arm), and John Wayne (Blood Alley)


Best Actress
Jane Wyman (All That Heaven Allows)

2. Anna Magnani (The Rose Tattoo)
3. Véra Clouzot (Les Diaboliques)
4.
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Supporting Actor
Burt Lancaster (The Rose Tattoo)

2. Paul Meurisse (Les Diaboliques)
3. Robert Ryan (Bad Day at Black Rock)
4.
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Supporting Actress
Simone Signoret (Les Diaboliques)

2. Marisa Pavan (The Rose Tattoo)
3. Jessie Royce Landis (To Catch a Thief)
4. Lauren Bacall (Blood Alley)
5. Brigitte Auber (To Catch a Thief)
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Director
Douglas Sirk (All That Heaven Allows)

2. Alfred Hitchcock (To Catch a Thief)
3. Henri-Georges Clouzot (Les Diaboliques)
4. Robert Aldrich (Kiss Me Deadly)
5. John Sturges (Bad Day at Black Rock)
Honorable Mentions: Burt Lancaster (The Kentuckian) and William A. Wellman (Blood Alley)


Best Cinematography
Russell Metty (All That Heaven Allows)

2. Stanley Cortez (The Night of the Hunter)
3. Robert Burks (To Catch a Thief)
4. Ernest Laszlo (The Kentuckian)
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Editing
George Tomasini (To Catch a Thief)

2. Michael Luciano (Kiss Me Deadly)
3. Frank Gross (All That Heaven Allows)
4. Newell P. Kimlin (Bad Day at Black Rock)
5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Adapted Screenplay
James Poe (The Big Knife)

2. A.B. Guthrie, Jr. (The Kentuckian)
3. W.R. Burnett and James R. Webb (Illegal)
4. A.I. Bezzerides (Kiss Me Deadly)
5. Peggy Thompson (All That Heaven Allows)
Honorable Mentions: James Agee (The Night of the Hunter), John Michael Hayes (To Catch a Thief), and Millard Kaufman (Bad Day at Black Rock)


Films Rated '10'
  1. All That Heaven Allows

  2. Kiss Me Deadly

  3. Les Diaboliques

  4. Bad Day at Black Rock

Films Rated '9'
  1. The Big Knife

  2. To Catch a Thief

  3. Rebel Without a Cause

  4. The Kentuckian

  5. Blood Alley

  6. Blackboard Jungle

  7. Man with the Gun

Films Rated '8'
  1. Illegal

  2. Du rififi chez les hommes

  3. The Desperate Hours

  4. The Man with the Golden Arm

Films Rated '7'
  1. The Rose Tattoo

  2. The Night of the Hunter

  3. Killer's Kiss

  4. Marty

Films Rated '6'
  1. East of Eden

Films Rated '5'
  1. The End of the Affair

  2. Picnic

Films Rated '4'
  1. Foxfire

  2. A Bullet for Joey

  3. Richard III

Films Rated '3'
  1. Women's Prison

  2. Queen Bee

  3. Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

  4. Mr. Arkadin

Films Rated '2'
  1. The Seven Year Itch

  2. Guys and Dolls

Films Rated '1'
  1. The Trouble With Harry