Awards/Nominations for 1956 Best Actor View for other years: 1956 2010 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928

Academy Awards Win: Yul Brynner, The King and I Runner-Up: Rock Hudson, Giant Runner-Up: James Dean, Giant Runner-Up: Kirk Douglas, Lust for Life Runner-Up: Laurence Olivier, Richard III Golden Globes Win: Kirk Douglas, Lust for Life (Best Actor - Drama) Win: Cantinflas, Around the World in Eighty Days (Best Actor - Musical or Comedy) Runner-Up: Karl Malden, Baby Doll (Best Actor - Drama) Runner-Up: Burt Lancaster, The Rainmaker (1956) (Best Actor - Drama) Runner-Up: Charlton Heston, The Ten Commandments (Best Actor - Drama) Runner-Up: Gary Cooper, Friendly Persuasion (Best Actor - Drama) Runner-Up: Marlon Brando, The Teahouse of the August Moon (Best Actor - Musical or Comedy) Runner-Up: Glenn Ford, The Teahouse of the August Moon (Best Actor - Musical or Comedy) Runner-Up: Yul Brynner, The King and I (Best Actor - Musical or Comedy) Runner-Up: Danny Kaye, The Court Jester (Best Actor - Musical or Comedy)

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