The 27th National Board of Review Awards were announced on December 20, 1955.

Top Ten Films

1. Marty
2. East of Eden
3. Mister Roberts
4. Bad Day at Black Rock
5. Summertime
6. The Rose Tattoo
7. A Man Called Peter
8. Not as a Stranger
9. Picnic
10. The African Lion

Top Foreign Films

1. The Prisoner
2. The Great Adventure
3. The Divided Heart
4. Diabolique
5. The End of the Affair

Winners

• Best Film: Marty
• Best Foreign Film: The Prisoner
• Best Actor: Ernest Borgnine (Marty)
• Best Actress: Anna Magnani (The Rose Tattoo)
• Best Supporting Actor: Charles Bickford (Not as a Stranger)
• Best Supporting Actress: Marjorie Rambeau (A Man Called Peter, The View from Pompey's Head)
• Best Director: William Wyler (The Desperate Hours)