7th British Academy Film Awards

The 7th British Academy Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 1954, honoured the best films of 1953.

7th British Academy Film Awards
Date	1954
Highlights
Best Film	Jeux Interdits
Best British Film	Genevieve
Most awards	Julius Caesar (2)
Most nominations	Roman Holiday (4)

Winners and nominees

Best Film

Jeux Interdits

• The Bad and the Beautiful
• Come Back, Little Sheba
• The Cruel Sea
• Due soldi di speranza
• From Here to Eternity
• Genevieve
• The Heart of the Matter
• Julius Caesar
• The Kidnappers
• Lili
• The Medium
• Mogambo
• Moulin Rouge
• Nous sommes tous des assassins
• Le Petit monde de Don Camillo
• Roman Holiday
• Shane
• The Sun Shines Bright

Best Foreign Actor

Marlon Brando in Julius Caesar

• Spencer Tracy in The Actress
• Van Heflin in Shane
• Eddie Albert in Roman Holiday
• Gregory Peck in Roman Holiday
• Claude Laydu in Journal d'un cure de campagne
• Marcel Mouloudji in Nous sommes tous des assassins

Best British Actor

John Gielgud in Julius Caesar

• Jack Hawkins in The Cruel Sea
• Kenneth More in Genevieve
• Trevor Howard in The Heart of the Matter
• Duncan Macrae in The Kidnappers

Best British Actress

Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday

• Celia Johnson in The Captain's Paradise

Best Foreign Actress

Leslie Caron in Lili

• Shirley Booth in Come Back, Little Sheba
• Maria Schell in The Heart of the Matter
• Marie Powers in The Medium

Best Documentary

The Conquest of Everest

Best British Film

Genevieve

• The Cruel Sea
• The Heart of the Matter
• The Kidnappers
• Moulin Rouge

Most Promising Newcomer To Film

Norman Wisdom in Trouble in Store

United Nations Award

World Without End

Special Award

The Romance of Transportation in Canada