Tunes of Glory were also involved in both films, including actress Kay Walsh, cinematographer Arthur Ibbetson and editor Anne V. Coates. James Kennaway, who adapted the screenplay from his novel, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, but lost to "Elmer Gantry". It also received numerous BAFTA nominations, including Best Film, Best British Film, Best British Screenplay and Best Actor nominations for both Guinness and Mills. The film was the official British entry at the 1960 Venice Film Festival, and John Mills won the Best Actor award there. That same year the film was named "Best Foreign Film" by the
Ariel Award for Best Actor Best Actor. In 1972, Alfonso Arau won for his self-directed leading role in "El Águila Descalza". Spanish actor Javier Bardem was nominated in 2011 for his performance in "Biutiful", for which he was also nominated for the Academy Award and a BAFTA Award, and won the Goya and the Prix d'interprétation masculine at the Cannes Film Festival. Six films have featured two nominated performances for Best Actor, "De Todos Modos Juan Te Llamas" (Jorge Russek and Juan Ferrara), "Cuartelazo" (Héctor Ortega and Bruno Rey), "Vidas Errantes" (José Carlos Ruiz and Ignacio Guadalupe), "Chido Guan, El Tacos de Oro" (Fernando Arau