Academy Awards (Oscars) 1960

🏆 WinnerCharlton HestonBen-Hur (1959)

Nominees (4)

James StewartAnatomy of a MurderNominee

Paul MuniThe Last Angry ManNominee

Jack LemmonSome Like It HotNominee

Laurence HarveyRoom at the TopNominee

Best Actor: all years →

🏆 WinnerThe Diary of Anne FrankLyle R. Wheeler, George Davis+2

Nominees (4)

Suddenly, Last SummerOliver Messel, William Kellner+1Nominee

Some Like It HotTed Haworth, Edward G. BoyleNominee

CareerHal Pereira, Walter H. Tyler+2Nominee

The Last Angry ManCarl Anderson, William KiernanNominee

Best Art Direction, Black and White: all years →

🏆 WinnerBen-HurWilliam A. Horning, Edward Carfagno+1

Nominees (4)

Journey to the Center of the EarthLyle R. Wheeler, Franz Bachelin+3Nominee

North by NorthwestHenry Grace, William A. Horning+3Nominee

The Big FishermanJulia Heron, John DeCuirNominee

Pillow TalkRichard H. Riedel, Russell A. Gausman+1Nominee

Best Art Direction, Color: all years →

WC

🏆 WinnerWilliam C. MellorThe Diary of Anne Frank (1959)

Nominees (4)

HSHarry StradlingThe Young PhiladelphiansNominee

Charles LangSome Like It HotNominee

JLJoseph LaShelleCareerNominee

SLSam LeavittAnatomy of a MurderNominee

Best Cinematography, Black-and-White: all years →

RL

🏆 WinnerRobert L. SurteesBen-Hur (1959)

Nominees (4)

DLDaniel L. FappThe Five PenniesNominee

Leon ShamroyPorgy and BessNominee

LGLee GarmesThe Big FishermanNominee

FPFranz PlanerThe Nun's StoryNominee

Best Cinematography, Color: all years →

🏆 WinnerOrry-KellySome Like It Hot (1959)

Nominees (4)

HSHoward ShoupThe Young PhiladelphiansNominee

Edith HeadCareerNominee

HRHelen RoseThe GazeboNominee

CLCharles LeMaire, Mary WillsThe Diary of Anne FrankNominee

Best Costume Design, Black-and-White: all years →

EH

🏆 WinnerElizabeth HaffendenBen-Hur (1959)

Nominees (4)

Edith HeadThe Five PenniesNominee

RReniéThe Big FishermanNominee

ISIrene SharaffPorgy and BessNominee

APAdele PalmerThe Best of EverythingNominee

Best Costume Design, Color: all years →

🏆 WinnerWilliam WylerBen-Hur (1959)

Nominees (4)

Jack ClaytonRoom at the TopNominee

Billy WilderSome Like It HotNominee

George StevensThe Diary of Anne FrankNominee

Fred ZinnemannThe Nun's StoryNominee

Best Director: all years →

RE

🏆 WinnerRalph E. Winters, John DunningBen-Hur (1959)

Nominees (4)

FKFrederic KnudtsonOn the BeachNominee

GTGeorge TomasiniNorth by NorthwestNominee

LRLouis R. LoefflerAnatomy of a MurderNominee

WAWalter A. ThompsonThe Nun's StoryNominee

Best Film Editing: all years →

🏆 WinnerBlack Orpheus

Nominees (4)

Village by the RiverNominee

The Great WarNominee

Boy of Two WorldsNominee

The BridgeNominee

Best International Feature Film: all years →

🏆 WinnerJacques-Yves CousteauThe Golden Fish (1959)

Nominees (4)

Peter SellersThe Running Jumping & Standing Still FilmNominee

IFIan FergusonBetween the TidesNominee

Walt DisneyMysteries of the DeepNominee

Shirley Clarke, Willard Van Dyke+1SkyscraperNominee

Best Live Action Short Film: all years →

MR

🏆 WinnerMiklós RózsaBen-Hur (1959)

Nominees (4)

EGErnest GoldOn the BeachNominee

Alfred NewmanThe Diary of Anne FrankNominee

Frank De VolPillow TalkNominee

FWFranz WaxmanThe Nun's StoryNominee

Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score: all years →

🏆 WinnerAndré Previn, Ken DarbyPorgy and Bess (1959)

Nominees (4)

LSLeith StevensThe Five PenniesNominee

GBGeorge BrunsSleeping BeautyNominee

Nelson Riddle, Joseph J. LilleyLi'l AbnerNominee

LNLionel NewmanSay One for MeNominee

Best Original Musical Score: all years →

SZ

🏆 WinnerSam ZimbalistBen-Hur (1959)

Nominees (4)

Otto PremingerAnatomy of a MurderNominee

George StevensThe Diary of Anne FrankNominee

JWJohn Woolf, James WoolfRoom at the TopNominee

HBHenry BlankeThe Nun's StoryNominee

Best Picture: all years →

FM

🏆 WinnerFranklin MiltonBen-Hur (1959)

Nominees (4)

CWCarlton W. FaulknerJourney to the Center of the EarthNominee

AWA. W. WatkinsLibelNominee

GEGordon E. Sawyer, Fred HynesPorgy and BessNominee

GGGeorge GrovesThe Nun's StoryNominee

Best Sound: all years →

NP

🏆 WinnerNeil PatersonRoom at the Top (1958)

Nominees (4)

I. A. L. Diamond, Billy WilderSome Like It HotNominee

KTKarl TunbergBen-HurNominee

WMWendell MayesAnatomy of a MurderNominee

RARobert AndersonThe Nun's StoryNominee

Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay: all years →

🏆 WinnerPillow TalkRussell Rouse, Clarence Greene+2

Nominees (4)

North by NorthwestErnest LehmanNominee

The 400 BlowsFrançois Truffaut, Marcel MoussyNominee

Wild StrawberriesIngmar BergmanNominee

Operation PetticoatPaul King, Joseph Stone+2Nominee

Best Writing, Original Screenplay: all years →

🏆 WinnerSimone SignoretRoom at the Top (1958)

Nominees (3)

Doris DayPillow TalkNominee

Katharine Hepburn, Elizabeth TaylorSuddenly, Last SummerNominee

Audrey HepburnThe Nun's StoryNominee

Best Actress: all years →

🏆 WinnerJohn HubleyMoonbird (1959)

Nominees (3)

JWJohn W. BurtonMexicali ShmoesNominee

Walt DisneyNoah's ArkNominee

EPErnest PintoffThe ViolinistNominee

Best Animated Short Film: all years →

🏆 WinnerHugh GriffithBen-Hur (1959)

Nominees (3)

Robert VaughnThe Young PhiladelphiansNominee

George C. Scott, Arthur O'ConnellAnatomy of a MurderNominee

Ed WynnThe Diary of Anne FrankNominee

Best Supporting Actor: all years →

🏆 WinnerShelley WintersThe Diary of Anne Frank (1959)

Nominees (3)

Thelma RitterPillow TalkNominee

Susan Kohner, Juanita MooreImitation of LifeNominee

Hermione BaddeleyRoom at the TopNominee

Best Supporting Actress: all years →

🏆 WinnerBert HaanstraGlass (1958)

Nominees (2)

Walt DisneyDonald in Mathmagic LandNominee

EFEdward F. CullenFrom Generation to GenerationNominee

Best Documentary (Short Subject): all years →

🏆 WinnerStan Laurel

🏆 WinnerGary Cooper

Academy Honorary Award: all years →

BG

🏆 WinnerBernhard GrzimekSerengeti Shall Not Die (1959)

Nominees (1)

TRDavid L. WolperThe Race for SpaceNominee

Best Documentary Feature Film: all years →

🏆 WinnerSammy CahnHigh Hopes

HH

Nominees (1)

TBAlfred Newman, Sammy CahnThe Best of EverythingNominee

Best Original Song: all years →

🏆 WinnerBen-HurAlbert Arnold Gillespie, Robert MacDonald+1

Nominees (1)

Journey to the Center of the EarthL. B. Abbott, James B. Gordon+1Nominee

Best Special Effects: all years →

🏆 WinnerRichard Moore

Academy Scientific and Technical Award: all years →

🏆 WinnerUb Iwerks

Technical Achievement: all years →