Full awards and nominations of Bad Day at Black Rock
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One of the first Hollywood films to deal openly with white racism toward Japanese Americans during World War II, this drama directed by 1950s action maestro John Sturges (The Great Escape) stars Spencer Tracy as a one-armed stranger named MacReedy, who arrives in the tiny town of Black Rock on a hot day in 1945. Seeking a hotel room and the whereabouts of an ethnic Japanese farmer named Komoko, MacReedy runs smack into a wall of ... [+]
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28th Academy Awards (1956) - Movies from 1955
- nom. Best Director (John Sturges)
- nom. Best Leading Actor (Spencer Tracy)
- nom. Best Screenplay (Millard Kaufman)
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BAFTA 1956: British Academy Film Awards (Movies from 1955)
- nom. Best Film
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Cannes Film Festival 1955
- nom. Golden Palm: Best Picture
- winner Award for Best Actor (Spencer Tracy)
- Writers Guild Awards (WGA) - Movies from 1955
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NBR (National Board of Review) - Awards for 1955
- nom. Top Ten Films
- Directors Guild of America (DGA) - 1955 Productions