<P> Channel 4 (UK) held a poll in 2005 to find the 100 Greatest War Movies: The Bridge on the River Kwai came in at #10, behind Black Hawk Down and in front of The Dam Busters . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="6"> List of awards and nominations </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date of ceremony </Th> <Th> Award / Film festival </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> Recipient (s) and nominee (s) </Th> <Th> Result </Th> <Th> Ref (s) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> March 26, 1958 </Td> <Th> Academy Awards </Th> <Td> Best Picture </Td> <Td> Sam Spiegel </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Director </Td> <Td> David Lean </Td> <Td> Won </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Actor </Td> <Td> Alec Guinness </Td> <Td> Won </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Actor in a Supporting Role </Td> <Td> Sessue Hayakawa </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Adapted Screenplay </Td> <Td> Michael Wilson, Carl Foreman, Pierre Boulle </Td> <Td> Won </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Music, Scoring </Td> <Td> Malcolm Arnold </Td> <Td> Won </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Film Editing </Td> <Td> Peter Taylor </Td> <Td> Won </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Cinematography </Td> <Td> Jack Hildyard </Td> <Td> Won </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Th> British Academy Film Awards </Th> <Td> Best British Film </Td> <Td> David Lean and Sam Spiegel </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Film from any Source </Td> <Td> David Lean and Sam Spiegel </Td> <Td> Won </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best British Actor </Td> <Td> Alec Guinness </Td> <Td> Won </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1957 </Td> <Th> Directors Guild of America </Th> <Td> Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures </Td> <Td> David Lean, Assistants: Gus Agosti & Ted Sturgis </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> February 22, 1958 </Td> <Th> Golden Globe Awards </Th> <Td> Best Motion Picture--Drama </Td> <Td> David Lean and Sam Spiegel </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Director </Td> <Td> David Lean </Td> <Td> Won </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Actor--Drama </Td> <Td> Alec Guinness </Td> <Td> Won </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Supporting Actor </Td> <Td> Sessue Hayakawa </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> May 4, 1959 </Td> <Th> Grammy Awards </Th> <Td> Grammy Award for Best Soundtrack Album, Dramatic Picture Score or Original Cast </Td> <Td> Malcolm Arnold </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1957 </Td> <Th> New York Film Critics Circle Awards </Th> <Td> New York Film Critics Circle Awards for Best Film </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New York Film Critics Circle Awards for Best Director </Td> <Td> David Lean </Td> <Td> Won </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New York Film Critics Circle Awards for Best Actor </Td> <Td> Alec Guinness </Td> <Td> Won </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="6"> List of awards and nominations </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date of ceremony </Th> <Th> Award / Film festival </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> Recipient (s) and nominee (s) </Th> <Th> Result </Th> <Th> Ref (s) </Th> </Tr>

Pictures of the original bridge over the river kwai