Delilah was a Philistine are inconclusive, while the "Jewish Encyclopedia" says that Delilah was a Philistine in all probability. Dolores G. Kamrada write in "Heroines, Heroes and Deity: Three Narratives of the Biblical Heroic Tradition" that Delilah is similar to Jael, a woman mentioned in the fourth and fifth chapters of the Book of Judges who murders Sisera by driving a tent peg into his head, and frequently compared to the title character of the Book of Judith, who beheads Holofernes; all three women defeat powerful warriors. According to Susan Ackerman, Delilah differs from Jael and Judith in that she "sells
Samson and Delilah (1949 film) Herald" and the Protestant Motion Picture Council presented DeMille with its December 1949 Picture of the Month Award for "Samson and Delilah". In March 1950, "Samson and Delilah" was named one of the Best Pictures of 1949 at "Look"'s Annual Film Awards. Cecil B. DeMille received the All Industry Achievement Award for the film. In December 1950, DeMille received the "Boxoffice" Barometer Trophy as the producer of "Samson and Delilah", the "highest-grossing picture of the year." At the 8th Golden Globe Awards on February 28, 1951, "Samson and Delilah" was nominated for Best Color Cinematography (George Barnes). At the 23rd