The Sandroine Awards.

A different kind of cinema acting awards

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1956 acting ballot: best lead and supporting performances

The Sandroine Awards 1956 ballot picks Machiko Kyō as Lead Actress, Hiroshi Kawaguchi as Lead Actor and Dorothy Malone as Supporting Actress. It is a personal, alternative ranking of the year's best acting performances in cinema: the top five in each of the four acting categories, with performances from around the world next to the usual favourites. 10 of the 13 picks on the 1956 ballot are from outside the United States (Japan, Scotland, Sweden and France).

Lead Actress 1956

  1. Machiko Kyō Street of Shame Japan
  2. Ayako Wakao Punishment Room Japan
  3. Lauren Bacall Written on the Wind United States
  4. Deborah Kerr Tea and Sympathy Scotland
  5. Ingrid Bergman Elena and Her Men Sweden

Lead Actor 1956

  1. Hiroshi Kawaguchi Punishment Room Japan
  2. François Leterrier A Man Escaped France
  3. James Stewart The Man Who Knew Too Much United States
  4. Jean Marais Elena and Her Men France
  5. Jean-Louis Trintignant ...And God Created Woman France

Supporting Actress 1956

  1. Dorothy Malone Written on the Wind United States
  2. Michiyo Kogure Street of Shame Japan
  3. Aiko Mimasu Street of Shame Japan

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