The Sandroine Awards.

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1959 acting ballot: best lead and supporting performances

The Sandroine Awards 1959 ballot picks Eleonora Rossi Drago as Lead Actress, Jean-Pierre Léaud as Lead Actor, Machiko Kyō as Supporting Actress and Tatsuya Nakadai as Supporting Actor. 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. 16 of the 16 picks on the 1959 ballot are from outside the United States (Italy, Japan, France, Denmark and Brazil).

Lead Actress 1959

  1. Eleonora Rossi Drago Violent Summer Italy
  2. Machiko Kyō Odd Obsession Japan
  3. Jeanne Moreau Dangerous Love Affairs France

Lead Actor 1959

  1. Jean-Pierre Léaud The 400 Blows France
  2. Hiroshi Kawaguchi Floating Weeds Japan
  3. Gérard Philipe Dangerous Love Affairs France
  4. Jean-Louis Trintignant Violent Summer France
  5. Ganjirō Nakamura Odd Obsession Japan

Supporting Actress 1959

  1. Machiko Kyō Floating Weeds Japan
  2. Annette Stroyberg Dangerous Love Affairs Denmark
  3. Ayako Wakao Floating Weeds Japan
  4. Léa Garcia Black Orpheus Brazil
  5. Junko Kano Odd Obsession Japan

Supporting Actor 1959

  1. Tatsuya Nakadai Odd Obsession Japan
  2. Chishû Ryû Good Morning Japan
  3. Junko Kano Odd Obsession Japan

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