Full awards and nominations of The King and I (Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I)
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Musical. Romance
Mrs. Anna Leonowens and her son Louis arrive in Bangkok, where she has contracted to teach English to the children of the royal household. She threatens to leave when the house she had been promised is not available, but falls in love with the children. A new slave, a gift of a vassal king, translates "Uncle Tom's Cabin" into a Siamese ballet, expressing her unhappiness at being with the King. She attempts to escape with her lover. Anna ... [+]
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29th Academy Awards (1957) - Movies from 1956
- nom. Best Picture
- nom. Best Director (Walter Lang)
- nom. Best Leading Actress (Deborah Kerr)
- winner Best Leading Actor (Yul Brynner)
- nom. Best Cinematography, Color (Leon Shamroy)
- winner Best Score Musical (Alfred Newman, Ken Darby)
- winner Best Art Direction, Color (Lyle R. Wheeler, John DeCuir, Walter M. Scott, Paul S. Fox)
- winner Best Costume Design, Color (Irene Sharaff)
- winner Best Sound Mixing (Carlton W. Faulkner)
- 14th Golden Globes Awards (1957) - Movies from 1956
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Writers Guild Awards (WGA) - Movies from 1956
- winner Best Musical Screenplay (Ernest Lehman)
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New York Film Critics Circle - Year 1956 - http://nyfcc.com
- nom. Best Actor (Yul Brynner)
- nom. Best Actress (Deborah Kerr)
- nom. Best Screenplay (Ernest Lehman)
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NBR (National Board of Review) - Awards for 1956
- nom. Top Ten Films
- winner Best Actor (Yul Brynner)
- Directors Guild of America (DGA) - 1956 Productions