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
ARY Film Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role Choice but officially it is termed as Best Actor in a Negative Role. Since ARY Film Awards has been just started, this category has not a brief history. In ARY Film Awards, both performances by an actor in a "Negative" and "Comic" role, has been placed in different categories but both Male and Female actors are placed in single category, either for comic performance or for villain performance. As of the first ceremony, total of five actors were nominated. This category is among one of fourteen Viewers Awards in ARY Film Awards. Date and the award ceremony shows that the