| Award: | Guild of Television Producers and Directors Awards |
| Date: | 1956 |
| Best Actor: | Peter Cushing |
| Best Actress: | Virginia McKenna |
| Most Awards: | Colin Morris (2) |
| Most Nominations: | Colin Morris (2) |
| Last Link: | Guild of Television Producers and Directors Awards 1955 |
| Last: | 1955 |
| Next Link: | Guild of Television Producers and Directors Awards 1957 |
| Next: | 1957 |
The 1956 Guild of Television Producers and Directors Awards were the second annual giving of the awards which later became known as the British Academy Television Awards.