| Year | Best Picture | Best Director | Best Actor | Best Actress |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Ben-Hur | William Wyler, Ben-Hur | Charlton Heston, Ben-Hur | Simone Signoret, Room at the Top |
| 1958 | Gigi | Vincente Minnelli, Gigi | David Niven, Separate Tables | Susan Hayward, I Want to Live! |
| 1957 | The Bridge on the River Kwai | David Lean, The Bridge on the River Kwai | Alec Guinness, The Bridge on the River Kwai | Joanne Woodward, The Three Faces of Eve |
| 1956 | Around the World in 80 Days | George Stevens, Giant | Yul Brynner, The King and I | Ingrid Bergman, Anastasia |
| 1955 | Marty | Delbert Mann, Marty | Ernest Borgnine, Marty | Anna Magnani, The Rose Tattoo |
| 1954 | On the Waterfront | Elia Kazan, On the Waterfront | Marlon Brando, On the Waterfront | Grace Kelly, The Country Girl |
| 1953 | From Here to Eternity | Fred Zinnemann, From Here to Eternity | William Holden, Stalag 17 | Audrey Hepburn, Roman Holiday |
| 1952 | The Greatest Show on Earth | John Ford, The Quiet Man | Gary Cooper, High Noon | Shirley Booth, Come Back, Little Sheba |
| 1951 | An American in Paris | George Stevens, A Place in the Sun | Humphrey Bogart, The African Queen | Vivien Leigh, A Streetcar Named Desire |
| 1950 | All About Eve | Joseph Mankiewicz, All About Eve | José Ferrer, Cyrano de Bergerac | Judy Holliday, Born Yesterday |
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