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Come Back, Little Sheba
1953
· Movie
· 96 min
B
MEANRANK
76/100
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A mismatched couple's marital problems come to the surface when the husband develops an interest in their pretty boarder.
Details
- Director
- Daniel Mann
- Writer
- Ketti Frings
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures, Wallis-Hazen Inc.
- Released
- 6 March 1953
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rated
- NR
- Awards
- 7 wins, 8 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 15 →4 major awards won · 7 wins from 15 nominations across 9 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1953 | Best Actress | Shirley Booth | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 1953 | Special Mention Award | Shirley Booth | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 1953 | International Dramatic Film | Daniel Mann | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1953 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Shirley Booth | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1953 | Best Supporting Actress | Terry Moore | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1953 | Best Film Editing | Warren Low | Nominee |
| Cannes Film Festival 1953 | Grand Prix | Daniel Mann | Nominee |
| Directors Guild of America Awards 1953 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Daniel Mann | Nominee |
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Cannes Film Festival
3 nominations, 2 won
| International Dramatic Film | Daniel Mann | Winner |
| Special Mention Award | Shirley Booth | Winner |
| Grand Prix | Daniel Mann | Nominee |
Academy Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Shirley Booth | Winner |
| Best Film Editing | Warren Low | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Terry Moore | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Shirley Booth | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Daniel Mann | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Written American Drama | Ketti Frings | Nominee |
Jussi Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Actress | Shirley Booth | Winner |
National Board of Review Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Shirley Booth | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Shirley Booth | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
2 nominations
| Best Film from any Source | Nominee | |
| Best Foreign Actress | Shirley Booth | Nominee |