List of Ivor Novello Award winners and nominees (1950s–1960s)

The Ivor Novello Awards are held annually since 1956 by the Ivors Academy, formerly the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, to recognize the excellence in songwriting and composing.

The 1st Ivor Novello Awards were presented on March 11, 1956, at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London.

[3] The 4th Ivor Novello Awards were presented at the BBC Television Theatre, London on May 25, 1959.

[9] The 10th Ivor Novello Awards took place on July 13, 1965, at the Savoy Hotel, London.

They were broadcast on BBC radio service Light Programme on March 27, 1967.

Outstanding Personal Services to Popular Music recipient, Anglo-Italian composer A. P. Mantovani
Most Outstanding Song of the Year, Musically and Lyrically co-winner Tommy Steele
Outstanding Personal Services to British Popular Music recipient Lionel Bart
Russ Conway received the Best Selling and Most Performed Song of the Year award.
The Most Performed Work of the Year winner Acker Bilk
English band The Beatles received the Special Award for Outstanding Services to British Music alongside their manager Brian Epstein and their record producer George Martin .
Composer John Dankworth received two awards, Outstanding Jazz Work and Outstanding Score of a Musical Show, for Stage, Cinema, Television or Radio.
John Lennon (left) and Paul McCartney (right) won two awards for the song " Can't Buy Me Love ".
Scottish singer and songwriter Donovan won Outstanding Contemporary Folk Song.
Gary Brooker won Britain's International Song of the Year alongside Keith Reid for Procol Harum 's 1967 single " A Whiter Shade of Pale ".
Michael D'Abo won Outstanding Dance/Beat Song of the Year alongside Tony Macaulay .