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32nd Academy Awards

Date

April 4, 1960

Site

RKO Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, California

Host

Producer

Director

Highlights

Ben-Hur

Most awards

Ben-Hur (11)

Most nominations

Ben-Hur (12)

TV in the United States

Network

NBC

Duration

1 hour, 40 minutes

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The 32nd Academy Awards honored film achievements of 1959 on 4 April 1960.

MGM's (producer Sam Zimbalist) and director William Wyler's three and a half-hour long epic drama Ben-Hur (with a spectacular sea battle and eleven minute chariot race choreographed by Yakima Canutt) won 11 Oscars in 1959, breaking the previous year's all-time record of nine (Gigi (1958)). With its record-breaking eleven Oscar wins out of twelve nominations, it was the most honored motion picture in Academy Award history until Titanic and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King both equaled the feat in 1997 and 2003, respectively.

Ben-Hur was a re-make of MGM's own 1926 silent film of the same name, and it was the most expensive film of its time, budgeted at $15 million. Both films were based on or inspired by General Lew Wallace's novel (first published in 1880) about the rise of Christianity.

Ben-Hur was also the 3rd film to win both Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, and was the last to do that until 2004 when Mystic River did it.

Contents

1 Awards
2 See also
3 References

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface^[1]

Best Picture	Best Director
*Ben-Hur* Anatomy of a Murder Room at the Top The Diary of Anne Frank The Nun's Story	William Wyler – Ben-Hur Jack Clayton – Room at the Top Billy Wilder – Some Like It Hot George Stevens – The Diary of Anne Frank Fred Zinnemann – The Nun's Story
Best Actor	Best Actress
Charlton Heston – Ben-Hur James Stewart – Anatomy of a Murder Laurence Harvey – Room at the Top Jack Lemmon – Some Like It Hot Paul Muni – The Last Angry Man	Simone Signoret – Room at the Top Doris Day – Pillow Talk Katharine Hepburn – Suddenly, Last Summer Elizabeth Taylor – Suddenly, Last Summer Audrey Hepburn – The Nun's Story
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Hugh Griffith – Ben-Hur Arthur O'Connell – Anatomy of a Murder George C. Scott – Anatomy of a Murder Ed Wynn – The Diary of Anne Frank Robert Vaughn – The Young Philadelphians	Shelley Winters – The Diary of Anne Frank Hermione Baddeley – Room at the Top Susan Kohner – Imitation of Life Juanita Moore – Imitation of Life Thelma Ritter – Pillow Talk
Best Original Screenplay	Best Adapted Screenplay
Pillow Talk – Russell Rouse, Clarence Greene, Stanley Shapiro and Maurice Richlin North by Northwest – Ernest Lehman The 400 Blows – François Truffaut and Marcel Moussy Operation Petticoat – Paul King, Joseph J. Stone, Stanley Shapiro and Maurice Richlin Wild Strawberries – Ingmar Bergman	Room at the Top – Neil Paterson Anatomy of a Murder – Wendell Mayes Ben-Hur – Karl Tunberg Some Like It Hot – Billy Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond The Nun's Story – Robert Anderson
Best Foreign Language Film
Black Orpheus (France) The Bridge (Germany) The Village on the River (Netherlands) The Great War (Italy) Paw (Denmark)
Best Documentary Feature	Best Documentary Short
*Serengeti Shall Not Die* The Race for Space	*Glas* Donald in Mathmagic Land From Generation to Generation
Best Live Action Short	Best Animated Short
*The Golden Fish* Between the Tides Mysteries of the Deep The Running, Jumping and Standing-Still Film Skyscraper	*Moonbird* Mexicali Shmoes Noah's Ark The Violinist
Best Dramatic or Comedy Score	Best Musical Score
Ben-Hur – Miklós Rózsa On the Beach – Ernest Gold Pillow Talk – Frank DeVol The Diary of Anne Frank – Alfred Newman The Nun's Story – Franz Waxman	Porgy and Bess – André Previn and Ken Darby L'il Abner – Nelson Riddle and Joseph J. Lilley Say One for Me – Lionel Newman Sleeping Beauty – George Bruns The Five Pennies – Leith Stevens
Best Original Song	Best Sound Recording
*"High Hopes" from A Hole in the Head* – Music by Jimmy Van Heusen; Lyric by Sammy Cahn** "The Best of Everything" from The Best of Everything – Music by Alfred Newman; Lyric by Sammy Cahn "The Five Pennies" from The Five Pennies – Music and Lyric by Sylvia Fine "The Hanging Tree" from The Hanging Tree – Music by Jerry Livingston; Lyric by Mack David "Strange Are The Ways of Love" from The Young Land – Music by Dimitri Tiomkin; Lyric by Ned Washington	Ben-Hur – Franklin Milton, MGM Studio Sound Department Journey to the Center of the Earth – Carlton W. Faulkner, Twentieth Century-Fox Studio Sound Department Libel – A. W. Watkins, MGM London Studio Sound Department Porgy and Bess – Gordon E. Sawyer and Fred Hynes, Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department and Todd-AO Sound Department The Nun's Story – George Groves, Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department
Best Art Direction, Black and White	Best Art Direction, Color
The Diary of Anne Frank – Art Direction: Lyle R. Wheeler and George W. Davis; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott and Stuart A. Reiss Career – Art Direction: Hal Pereira and Walter Tyler; Set Decoration: Sam Comer and Arthur Krams Some Like It Hot – Art Direction: Ted Haworth; Set Decoration: Edward G. Boyle Suddenly, Last Summer – Art Direction: Oliver Messel and William Kellner; Set Decoration: Scot Slimon The Last Angry Man – Art Direction: Carl Anderson; Set Decoration: William Kiernan	Ben-Hur – Art Direction: William A. Horning and Edward Carfagno; Set Decoration: Hugh Hunt Journey to the Center of the Earth – Art Direction: Lyle R. Wheeler; Set Decoration: Franz Bachelin and Herman A. Blumenthal North by Northwest – Art Direction: William A. Horning, Robert Boyle and Merrill Pye; Set Decoration: Henry Grace and Frank McKelvy Pillow Talk – Art Direction: Richard H. Riedel; Set Decoration: Russell A. Gausman and Ruby R. Levitt The Big Fisherman – Art Direction: John DeCuir; Set Decoration: Julia Heron
Best Cinematography, Black and White	Best Cinematography, Color
The Diary of Anne Frank – William C. Mellor Anatomy of a Murder – Sam Leavitt Career – Joseph LaShelle Some Like It Hot – Charles Lang, Jr. The Young Philadelphians – Harry Stradling, Sr.	Ben-Hur – Robert L. Surtees Porgy and Bess – Leon Shamroy The Big Fisherman – Lee Garmes The Five Pennies – Daniel L. Fapp The Nun's Story – Franz Planer
Best Costume Design, Black and White	Best Costume Design, Color
Some Like It Hot – Orry-Kelly Career – Edith Head The Diary of Anne Frank – Charles LeMaire and Mary Wills The Gazebo – Helen Rose The Young Philadelphians – Howard Shoup	Ben-Hur – Elizabeth Haffenden Porgy and Bess – Irene Sharaff The Best of Everything – Adele Palmer The Big Fisherman – Renie The Five Pennies – Edith Head
Best Film Editing	Best Visual Effects
Ben-Hur – Ralph E. Winters and John D. Dunning Anatomy of a Murder – Louis R. Loeffler North by Northwest – George Tomasini On the Beach – Frederic Knudtson The Nun's Story – Walter Thompson	Ben-Hur – A. Arnold Gillespie, Robert MacDonald and Milo Lory Journey to the Center of the Earth – L. B. Abbott, James B. Gordon and Carl Faulkner

Academy Honorary Awards

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

Bob Hope

Presenters

Richard Conte and Angie Dickinson (Presenters: Art Direction - Set Decoration Awards)
Gary Cooper (Presenter: Best Picture)
Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh (Presenters: Writing Awards)
Edward Curtiss (Presenter: Cinematography Awards)
Arlene Dahl and Fernando Lamas (Presenters: Costume Design Awards)
Doris Day (Presenter: Best Original Song)
Olivia de Havilland and Edmond O'Brien (Presenters: Best Supporting Actor)
Mitzi Gaynor (Presenter: Documentary Awards)
Haya Harareet (Presenter: Best Visual Effects)
Susan Hayward (Presenter: Best Actor)
Rock Hudson (Presenter: Best Actress)
Eric Johnston (Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film)
B.B. Kahane (Presenter: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award)
Gene Kelly (Presenter: Music Awards)
Hope Lange and Carl Reiner (Presenters: Short Subjects Awards)
Barbara Rush (Presenter: Best Film Editing)
Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood (Presenters: Best Sound Recording)
John Wayne (Presenter: Best Director)

Performers

Sammy Davis Jr. ("High Hopes" from A Hole in the Head)
Gogi Grant ("Strange Are the Ways of Love" from The Young Land)
Joni James ("The Five Pennies" from The Five Pennies)
Frankie Laine ("The Hanging Tree" from The Hanging Tree)
Frankie Vaughan ("The Best of Everything" from The Best of Everything)

Multiple nominations and awards

These films had multiple nominations:

12 nominations: Ben-Hur
8 nominations: The Diary of Anne Frank, The Nun's Story
7 nominations: Anatomy of a Murder
6 nominations: Some Like it Hot
5 nominations: Pillow Talk, Room at the Top
4 nominations: The Five Pennies, Porgy and Bess
3 nominations: The Big Fisherman, Career, Journey to the Center of the Earth, North by Northwest, Suddenly, Last Summer, The Young Philadelphians
2 nominations: The Best of Everything, Imitation of Life, The Last Angry Man, On the Beach

The following films received multiple awards.

11 wins: Ben-Hur
3 wins: The Diary of Anne Frank
2 wins: Room at the Top

References

^ "The 32nd Academy Awards (1960) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/32nd-winners.html. Retrieved 2011-08-21.

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Merit awards	Best Picture Best Director Best Leading Actor Best Leading Actress Best Adapted Screenplay Best Original Screenplay Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Animated Feature Best Art Direction Best Cinematography Best Costume Design Best Documentary Feature Best Documentary Short Subject Best Film Editing Best Foreign Language Film (Winners and nominees) Best Makeup Best Original Score Best Original Song Best Animated Short Film Best Live Action Short Film Best Sound Mixing Best Sound Editing Best Visual Effects

Special awards	Academy Honorary Award Special Achievement Academy Award Academy Scientific and Technical Award Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award Gordon E. Sawyer Award

Retired awards	Best Assistant Director Best Dance Direction Best Director of a Comedy Picture Best Engineering Effects Best Short Subject, Two-reel Best Short Subject, Color Best Short Subject, Novelty Best Original Musical Best Original Story Best Title Writing Best Unique and Artistic Quality of Production Academy Juvenile Award

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