| R | TITLE | L | L% | Lists By Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Around the World in 80 Days | 213 | 74% | 1956 (34) | 1957 (179) |
| 2 | The King and I | 245 | 62% | 1956 (245) |
| 3 | Giant | 236 | 59% | 1956 (236) |
| 4 | War and Peace (1956) | 212 | 53% | 1956 (212) |
| 5 | Friendly Persuasion | 193 | 49% | 1956 (193) |
| 6 | Anastasia (1956) | 185 | 47% | 1956 (185) |
| 7 | Moby Dick (1956) | 176 | 44% | 1956 (176) |
| 8 | Picnic | 172 | 43% | 1956 (172) |
| 9 | The Ten Commandments (1956) | 137 | 35% | 1956 (137) |
| 10 | Tea & Sympathy | 133 | 34% | 1956 (133) |
| 11 | Lust for Life | 130 | 33% | 1956 (130) |
| 12 | Written on the Wind | 68 | 25% | 1957 (68) |
| 13 | High Society | 94 | 24% | 1956 (94) |
| 14 | Trapeze | 86 | 22% | 1956 (86) |
| 15 | La Strada | 59 | 22% | 1957 (59) |
| 16 | Bus Stop | 75 | 19% | 1956 (75) |
| 17 | The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit | 67 | 17% | 1956 (67) |
| 18 | The Eddy Dunchin Story | 64 | 16% | 1956 (64) |
| 19 | Carousel | 62 | 16% | 1956 (62) |
| 20 | The Solid Gold Cadillac | 54 | 14% | 1956 (54) |
| 21 | The Man Who Knew Too Much | 49 | 12% | 1956 (49) |
| 22 | Somebody Up There Likes Me | 44 | 11% | 1956 (44) |
| 23 | Full of Life | 25 | 9% | 1957 (25) |
| 24 | The Silent World | 24 | 9% | 1957 (24) |
| 25 | The Searchers | 32 | 8% | 1956 (32) |
| 26 | The Harder They Fall | 30 | 8% | 1956 (30) |
| 27 | Attack! | 29 | 7% | 1956 (29) |
| 28 | The Ladykillers | 25 | 6% | 1956 (25) |
| 29 | Baby Doll | 21 | 5% | 1956 (21) |
| 30 | The Proud and the Profane | 20 | 5% | 1956 (20) |
| 30 | The Benny Goodman Story | 20 | 5% | 1956 (20) |
| 32 | Westward Ho the Wagons! | 12 | 4% | 1957 (12) |
| 33 | Helen of Troy (1956) | 16 | 4% | 1956 (16) |
| 34 | Alexander the Great | 13 | 3% | 1956 (13) |
| 35 | The Conqueror | 12 | 3% | 1956 (12) |
| 36 | The Great Locomotive Chase | 11 | 3% | 1956 (11) |
| 36 | Come Next Spring | 11 | 3% | 1956 (11) |
| 36 | The Cockleshell Heroes | 11 | 3% | 1956 (11) |
| 39 | The Brave One | 10 | 3% | 1956 (10) |
| 39 | The Bad Seed | 10 | 3% | 1956 (10) |
| 39 | Away All Boats | 10 | 3% | 1956 (10) |
Lists Included 397 (estimated)
L Total number of lists where the film was selected as one of the top 10 films of the year
L% Percentage of total lists where the film was selected as one of the top 10 films of the year
Lists By Year Number of votes in annual Film Daily poll
The Results of this poll are directly from The Film Daily annual poll that asked newspapers around the nation to submit a top 10 list. Films have been recategorized to U.S. release dates, as the poll often took place prior to year-end.