The 7th British Academy Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 1954, honoured the best films of 1953.
Winners and nominees
Best Film
Jeux Interdits
- The Bad and the Beautiful
- Come Back, Little Sheba
- The Cruel Sea
- Due soldi di speranza
- From Here to Eternity
- Genevieve
- The Heart of the Matter
- Julius Caesar
- The Kidnappers
- Lili
- The Medium
- Mogambo
- Moulin Rouge
- Nous sommes tous des assassins
- Le Petit monde de Don Camillo
- Roman Holiday
- Shane
- The Sun Shines Bright
Best Foreign Actor
Marlon Brando in Julius Caesar
- Spencer Tracy in The Actress
- Van Heflin in Shane
- Eddie Albert in Roman Holiday
- Gregory Peck in Roman Holiday
- Claude Laydu in Journal d'un cure de campagne
- Marcel Mouloudji in Nous sommes tous des assassins
Best British Actor
John Gielgud in Julius Caesar
- Jack Hawkins in The Cruel Sea
- Kenneth More in Genevieve
- Trevor Howard in The Heart of the Matter
- Duncan Macrae in The Kidnappers
Best British Actress
Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday
- Celia Johnson in The Captain's Paradise
Best Foreign Actress
Leslie Caron in Lili
- Shirley Booth in Come Back, Little Sheba
- Maria Schell in The Heart of the Matter
- Marie Powers in The Medium
Best Documentary
The Conquest of Everest
- Teeth of the Wind
- Life in the Arctic
- Water Birds
- World without End
- White Mane
- Elizabeth is Queen
- Pictures of the Middle Ages
- Kumak, the Sleepy Hunter
- Mille Miglia
- Operation Hurricane
- A Queen Is Crowned
Best British Film
Genevieve
- The Cruel Sea
- The Heart of the Matter
- The Kidnappers
- Moulin Rouge
Most Promising Newcomer To Film
Norman Wisdom in Trouble in Store
United Nations Award
World Without End
Special Award
The Romance of Transportation in Canada
- The Figurehead
- Full Circle
- Johnny on the Run
- Little Boy Blew
- The Dog and the Diamonds
- The Pleasure Garden
- The Moving Spirit
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