Films of 1957

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Last Updated: 4/3/25
Total Films: 19
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
12 Angry Men

2. The Bridge on the River Kwai
3. Witness for the Prosecution
4. Paths of Glory
5. Letyat zhuravli
Honorable Mentions: The Garment Jungle; The One That Got Away; Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison; Jailhouse Rock; and The Enemy Below


Best Actor
Robert Mitchum (Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison)

2. Hardy Krüger (The One That Got Away)
3. Charles Laughton (Witness for the Prosecution)
4. Alec Guinness (The Bridge on the River Kwai)
5. Tony Curtis (Sweet Smell of Success)
Honorable Mentions: Lee J. Cobb (The Garment Jungle), Kirk Douglas (Paths of Glory), Henry Fonda (12 Angry Men), William Holden (The Bridge on the River Kwai), Curd Jürgens (The Enemy Below), Robert Mitchum (The Enemy Below), and Elvis Presley (Jailhouse Rock)


Best Actress
Tatiana Samoilova (Letyat zhuravli)

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Honorable Mentions: None


Best Supporting Actor
Lee J. Cobb (12 Angry Men)

2. Burt Lancaster (Sweet Smell of Success)
3. Lee Marvin (Raintree County)
4. Jack Warden (12 Angry Men)
5. Nigel Patrick (Raintree County)
Honorable Mentions: Martin Balsam (12 Angry Men), Ed Begley (12 Angry Men), Edward Binns (12 Angry Men), John Fielder (12 Angry Men), Jack Klugman (12 Angry Men), E.G. Marshall (12 Angry Men), Vasiliy Merkurev (Letyat zhuravli), Joseph Sweeney (12 Angry Men), George Voskovec (12 Angry Men), and Robert Webber (12 Angry Men)


Best Supporting Actress
Deborah Kerr (Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison)

2. Elsa Lanchester (Witness for the Prosecution)
3. Gia Scala (The Garment Jungle)
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Honorable Mentions: None


Best Director
Sidney Lumet (12 Angry Men)

2. David Lean (The Bridge on the River Kwai)
3. Billy Wilder (Witness for the Prosecution)
4. Stanley Kubrick (Paths of Glory)
5. Mikhail Kalatozov (Letyat zhuravli)
Honorable Mentions: John Huston (Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison), Dick Powell (The Enemy Below), and Vincent Sherman (The Garment Jungle)


Best Cinematography
Sergey Urusevskiy (Letyat zhuravli)

2. Georg Krause (Paths of Glory)
3. Jack Hildyard (The Bridge on the River Kwai)
4. James Wong Howe (Sweet Smell of Success)
5. Robert Surtees (Raintree County)
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Editing
Carl Lerner (12 Angry Men)

2. Daniel Mandell (Witness for the Prosecution)
3. Eva Kroll (Paths of Glory)
4. Peter Taylor (The Bridge on the River Kwai)
5. Russell Lloyd (Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison)
Honorable Mentions: Mariya Timofeyeva (Letyat zhuravli) and Ralph E. Winters (Jailhouse Rock)


Best Original Screenplay
Guy Trosper (Jailhouse Rock)

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Honorable Mentions: None


Best Adapted Screenplay
Reginald Rose (12 Angry Men)

2. Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson (The Bridge on the River Kwai)
3. Billy Wilder and Harry Kurnitz (Witness for the Prosecution)
4. Stanley Kubrick, Calder Willingham, and Jim Thompson (Paths of Glory)
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Honorable Mentions: None


Films Rated '10'
    Kwai
  1. 12 Angry Men

  2. The Bridge on the River Kwai

  3. Witness for the Prosecution

  4. Paths of Glory

  5. Letyat zhuravli

  6. The Garment Jungle

  7. The One That Got Away

Films Rated '9'
  1. Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison

  2. Jailhouse Rock

  3. The Enemy Below

Films Rated '8'
  1. Sweet Smell of Success

  2. The Curse of Frankenstein

Films Rated '7'
  1. Peyton Place

  2. Plan 9 from Outer Space

Films Rated '5'
  1. Raintree County

  2. Sayonara

  3. The Three Faces of Eve

  4. Hellcats of the Navy

Films Rated '2'
  1. Det sjunde inseglet