Awards for
The King and I (1956) More at IMDbPro »

Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
Academy Awards, USA
1957	Won	Oscar	Best Actor in a Leading Role Yul Brynner
			Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color Lyle R. Wheeler John DeCuir Walter M. Scott Paul S. Fox
			Best Costume Design, Color Irene Sharaff
			Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture Alfred Newman Ken Darby
			Best Sound, Recording Carlton W. Faulkner (20th Century-Fox SSD)
	Nominated	Oscar	Best Actress in a Leading Role Deborah Kerr
			Best Cinematography, Color Leon Shamroy
			Best Director Walter Lang
			Best Picture Charles Brackett

Directors Guild of America, USA
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
1957	Nominated	DGA Award	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Walter Lang

Golden Globes, USA
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
1957	Won	Golden Globe	Best Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy
	Won	Golden Globe	Best Motion Picture Actress - Comedy/Musical Deborah Kerr
	Nominated	Golden Globe	Best Film Promoting International Understanding
	Nominated	Golden Globe	Best Motion Picture Actor - Comedy/Musical Yul Brynner

National Board of Review, USA
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
1956	Won	NBR Award	Best Actor Yul Brynner Also for Anastasia (1956) and The Ten Commandments (1956).
1956	Won	NBR Award	Top Ten Films

New York Film Critics Circle Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
1956	2nd place	NYFCC Award	Best Actress Deborah Kerr

Writers Guild of America, USA
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
1957	Won	WGA Award (Screen)	Best Written American Musical Ernest Lehman