| Errors | Missing | Unverified | Supported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Counts based on original analysis categories (not yet classified).
Errors = Critical Errors + Imprecisions
Missing = Critical Omissions + Notable Gaps
The only actor from Aparajito (1956) known to have received an individual international award nomination is Karuna Banerjee for her role as Sarbajaya, Apu's mother.
She was nominated for a major international award, but did not win.
Award/Nomination: Nominated for Best Foreign Actress at the 12th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) in 1959 (for films released in 1958).
Who she was up against (The other nominees):
Karuna Banerjee was one of seven total nominees in the category. The award was ultimately won by another actress.
| Nominee | Film | Role | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simone Signoret | Room at the Top | Alice Aisgill | Winner |
| Karuna Banerjee | Aparajito | Sarbajaya Roy | Nominee |
| Ingrid Bergman | The Inn of the Sixth Happiness | Gladys Aylward | Nominee |
| Anna Magnani | Wild Is the Wind | Gioia | Nominee |
| Giulietta Masina | Nights of Cabiria (Le Notti Di Cabiria) | Cabiria | Nominee |
| Tatyana Samoilova | The Cranes Are Flying | Veronika | Nominee |
| Joanne Woodward | No Down Payment | Leola Boone | Nominee |
| Elizabeth Taylor | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | Maggie "The Cat" Pollitt | Nominee |
There is no record of individual acting awards or nominations for the other main actors, Pinaki Sen Gupta (boy Apu), Smaran Ghosal (adolescent Apu), or Kanu Banerjee (Harihar Roy, Apu's father).
The film's other major international accolades, such as the Golden Lion at the 1957 Venice Film Festival, were awarded to the film and its director, Satyajit Ray, but not to the actors individually.
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The only actor from Aparajito (1956) to receive a major individual international award nomination was Karuna Banerjee (who played Sarbajaya). She was nominated for Best Foreign Actress at the 12th BAFTA Awards in 1959. She did not win; the award went to Simone Signoret for Room at the Top. The other nominees in the category were Ingrid Bergman, Anna Magnani, Giulietta Masina, Tatyana Samoilova, Joanne Woodward, and Elizabeth Taylor. No other actors from the film (such as Kanu Banerjee or the actors playing Apu) received individual international acting awards, although the film itself won the prestigious Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.