The 13th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film for 1955 films, were held on February 23, 1956.

Winners

Best Motion Picture - Drama East of Eden directed by Elia Kazan

Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical Guys and Dolls directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Ernest Borgnine - Marty

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama Anna Magnani - The Rose Tattoo

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical Tom Ewell - The Seven Year Itch

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical Jean Simmons - Guys and Dolls

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Arthur Kennedy - Trial

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Marisa Pavan - The Rose Tattoo

Best Director - Motion Picture Joshua Logan - Picnic

Best Foreign Language Film Curvas peligrosas (Dangerous Curves) from Mexico

Eyes of Children from Japan

Sons, Mothers, and a General from West Germany

Stella from Greece

The Word from Denmark "Best Foreign Language Film (Previous Award Given)" http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/year/1955

Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites) Male Marlon Brando "Henrietta Award (Previous Award Given)"https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000292/1956

Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites) Female Grace Kelly

Special Achievement Award James Dean Award given posthumously for Best Dramatic Actor. "Special Achievement Award(Previous Award Given)"https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000292/1956

Cecil B. DeMille Award Jack L. Warner "CeCil B. DeMille Award Recipient" http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/year/1955

Best Motion Picture - Outdoor Drama Wichita "Best Motion Picture Outdoor Drama (Previous Given Award)" http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/year/1955

Television Achievement Desi Arnaz for American Comedy

Dinah Shore for Walt Disney anthology television series episode Davy Crockett. "Best TV Show (Previous Award Given)" https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000292/1956

Promoting International Understanding Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing- directed by Henry King "Best Film Promoting International Understanding (Previous Award Given)" http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/year/1955

New Star of the Year Actor (Two way tie)

Ray Danton in I'll Cry Tomorrow

Russ Tamblyn in Hit the Deck "New Star of the Year Male (Previous Award Given)" http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/year/1955

New Star of the Year Actress (Three way tie)

Anita Ekberg in Blood Alley

Victoria Shaw in The Eddy Duchin Story

Dana Wynter in The View from Pompey's Head "New Star of the Year Actress (Previous Award Given)" http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/year/1955

Hollywood Citizenship Award Esther Williams "Hollywood Citizenship Award (Previous Award Given)" http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/year/1955

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