Laurel Awards Explained

Laurel Awards
Presenter:	Motion Picture Exhibitor (magazine)
Country:	United States
Year:	1948
Year2:	1971

The Laurel Awards were American cinema awards that honored films, actors, actresses, producers, directors, and composers. This award was created by the Motion Picture Exhibitor magazine, and ran from 1948 to 1971 (with the exception of 1969).

The winners of Laurel Awards were determined by both American and Canadian film buyers.^[1] After the vote, the results were published in the magazine and each winner was given a golden plaque.

Awardees

Best Picture

• Patton: 1971, not awarded any other year

Best Action Drama

• Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: 1970, not awarded any other year

Best Action Performance

• John Wayne: True Grit: 1970, not awarded any other year

Best Female New Face

• Ali MacGraw: Goodbye, Columbus: 1970, not awarded any other year

Best Dramatic Performance (Female)

• Jane Wyman: 1951
• Joan Crawford: 1952 ^[2]
• Deborah Kerr: 1953
• Grace Kelly: 1954
• Susan Hayward: 1955
• Ingrid Bergman: 1956
• Elizabeth Taylor: 1957

Best Male Performance

• James Stewart: The Stratton Story 1950

Best Female Performance

• June Allyson: The Stratton Story 1950

Top Female Star

• Doris Day: 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964 ^[3]
• Elizabeth Taylor: 1965, 1966
• Julie Andrews: 1967, 1968
• Katharine Hepburn: 1970, 1971

Top Male Star

• Rock Hudson: 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963
• Burt Lancaster: 1961
• Cary Grant: 1964, 1966
• Jack Lemmon: 1965, 1967
• Paul Newman: 1968, 1970
• Dustin Hoffman: 1971

Top Male Personality

• Peter O'Toole

Lawrence of Arabia 1963

Top Producer / Director

• Cecil B. DeMille: 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958
• Alfred Hitchcock: 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1971
• Billy Wilder: 1963
• Mervyn LeRoy: 1965
• Robert Wise: 1967, 1968

Top Director

• Fred Zinnemann: 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964
• Vincente Minnelli: 1960
• George Cukor: 1965
• David Lean: 1966
• Henry Hathaway: 1967 ^[4]
• Norman Jewison: 1968
• Mike Nichols: 1970, 1971

Musical Performance, Male

• Elvis Presley

1966

Notes and References

1. Laurel Awards - Poll With A Difference. Motion Picture Exhibitor . August 28, 1957 . 10 . 9 . SS-2 .
2. Web site: Joan Crawford Theatre Awards . brandeis.edu . 1 November 2022.
3. Web site: Lot 102: Doris Day Awards from 1959 and 1960. invaluable.com. 1 November 2022.
4. Web site: Lot #337:Hollywood Golden Age Director Henry Hathaway's Laurel Award From 1967. natedsanders.com . 1 November 2022.