De 9e British Academy Film Awards of BAFTA Awards werden uitgereikt in 1956 voor de films uit 1955.
Winnaars en genomineerden Beste Film Richard III Bad Day at Black Rock Carmen Jones The Colditz Story The Dam Busters East of Eden The Ladykillers Marty The Night My Number Came Up The Prisoner Seven Samurai Simba La Strada Summertime
Beste Britse Film Richard III The Colditz Story The Dam Busters The Ladykillers The Night My Number Came Up The Prisoner Simba
Beste Buitenlandse Acteur Ernest Borgnine in Marty James Dean in East of Eden Jack Lemmon in Mister Roberts Frank Sinatra in Not as a Stranger Toshirō Mifune in Seven Samurai Takashi Shimura in Seven Samurai
Beste Britse Acteur Laurence Olivier in Richard III Alfie Bass in The Bespoke Overcoat Kenneth More in The Deep Blue Sea Michael Redgrave in The Night My Number Came Up Jack Hawkins in The Prisoner Alec Guinness in The Prisoner
Beste Britse Actrice Katie Johnson in The Ladykillers Margaret Lockwood in Cast a Dark Shadow Deborah Kerr in The End of the Affair Margaret Johnston in Touch and Go
Beste Buitenlandse Actrice Betsy Blair in Marty Dorothy Dandridge in Carmen Jones Grace Kelly in The Country Girl Julie Harris in I Am a Camera Marilyn Monroe in The Seven Year Itch Judy Garland in A Star Is Born Giulietta Masina in La Strada Katharine Hepburn in Summertime
Beste Britse Script The Ladykillers - William Rose Doctor at Sea - Nicholas Phipps en Jack Davies Simba - John Baines The Night my Number Came Up - R.C. Sherriff The Deep Blue Sea - Terence Rattigan Touch and Go - William Rose The Prisoner - Bridget Boland The Dambusters - R.C. Sherriff The Constant Husband - Sidney Gilliat en Val Valentine
Beste Geanimeerde Film Blinkity Blank Animal Farm The Lady and the Tramp Magoo Express Down a Long Way Fudget's Budget
Beste Documentaire The Vanishing Prairie Gold Miner's Window Rival World
Special Award The Bespoke Overcoat Mr Mensah Builds a House The Steps of Age
VN Award Children of Hiroshima (Gembaku no ko) Bad Day at Black Rock Escapade Simba
Meestbelovende Nieuwkomer in een Film Paul Scofield in That Lady Jo Van Fleet in East of Eden
9 Bafta