Nominations 1960

Award ceremony for films of 1959

Actor in a Leading Role

Actor in a Supporting Role

Actress in a Leading Role

Actress in a Supporting Role

Best Picture

Ben-Hur
Nominees
- posthumous award
- Sam Zimbalist
Anatomy of a Murder
Nominees
- Otto Preminger
The Diary of Anne Frank
Nominees
- George Stevens
The Nun's Story
Nominees
- Henry Blanke
Room at the Top
Nominees
- James Woolf
- John Woolf

Cinematography

Ben-Hur
Nominees
- Robert Surtees
The Big Fisherman
Nominees
- Lee Garmes
The Five Pennies
Nominees
- Daniel L. Fapp
The Nun's Story
Nominees
- Franz Planer
Porgy and Bess
Nominees
- Leon Shamroy

Cinematography (Black and White)

The Diary of Anne Frank
Nominees
- William C. Mellor
Anatomy of a Murder
Nominees
- Sam Leavitt
Career
Nominees
- Joseph LaShelle
Some Like It Hot
Nominees
- Charles Lang
The Young Philadelphians
Nominees
- Harry Stradling
- Sr.

Costume Design

Ben-Hur
Nominees
- Elizabeth Haffenden
The Best of Everything
Nominees
- Adele Palmer
The Big Fisherman
Nominees
- Renié
The Five Pennies
Nominees
- Edith Head
Porgy and Bess
Nominees
- Irene Sharaff

Costume Design (Black and White)

Some Like It Hot
Nominees
- Orry-Kelly
Career
Nominees
- Edith Head
The Diary of Anne Frank
Nominees
- Charles LeMaire
- Mary Wills
The Gazebo
Nominees
- Helen Rose
The Young Philadelphians
Nominees
- Howard Shoup

Directing

Documentary (Feature Film)

Serengeti Shall Not Die
Nominees
- Bernhard Grzimek
The Race for Space
Nominees
- David L. Wolper

Documentary (Short Film)

Glass
Nominees
- Bert Haanstra
Donald in Mathmagic Land
Nominees
- Walt Disney
From Generation to Generation
Nominees
- Edward F. Cullen

Film Editing

Ben-Hur
Nominees
- John D. Dunning
- Ralph E. Winters
Anatomy of a Murder
Nominees
- Louis R. Loeffler
North by Northwest
Nominees
- George Tomasini
The Nun's Story
Nominees
- Walter Thompson
On the Beach
Nominees
- Frederic Knudtson

International Feature Film

Black Orpheus
Nominees
The Bridge
Nominees
The Great War
Nominees
Paw
Nominees
The Village on the River
Nominees

Music (Comedy or Drama Score)

Ben-Hur
Nominees
- Miklós Rózsa
The Diary of Anne Frank
Nominees
- Alfred Newman
The Nun's Story
Nominees
- Franz Waxman
On the Beach
Nominees
- Ernest Gold
Pillow Talk
Nominees
- Frank De Vol

Music (Musical Score)

Porgy and Bess
Nominees
- André Previn
- Ken Darby
The Five Pennies
Nominees
- Leith Stevens
Li'l Abner
Nominees
- Joseph J. Lilley
- Nelson Riddle
Say One for Me
Nominees
- Lionel Newman
Sleeping Beauty
Nominees
- George Bruns

Music (Original Song)

High Hopes
A Hole in the Head
- Sammy Cahn
The Best of Everything
The Best of Everything
- Sammy Cahn
The Five Pennies
The Five Pennies
- Sylvia Fine
The Hanging Tree
The Hanging Tree
- Mack David
The Young Land
The Young Land
- Ned Washington

Production Design

Production Design (Black and White)

The Diary of Anne Frank
Nominees
Career
Nominees
The Last Angry Man
Nominees
- Carl Anderson: William Kiernan
Some Like It Hot
Nominees
- Ted Haworth: Edward G. Boyle
Suddenly Last Summer
Nominees
- Oliver Messel
- William Kellner: Scott Slimon

Short Film (Live Action)

The Golden Fish
Nominees
- Jacques Cousteau
Between the Tides
Nominees
- Ian Ferguson
Mysteries of the Deep
Nominees
- Walt Disney
The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film
Nominees
- Peter Sellers
Skyscraper
Nominees
- Shirley Clarke
- Willard Van Dyke

Short Subject - Cartoons

Moonbird
Nominees
- John Hubley
Mexicali Shmoes
Nominees
- John W. Burton
Noah's Ark
Nominees
- Walt Disney
The Violinist
Nominees
- Ernest Pintoff

Sound

Ben-Hur
Nominees
- Franklin Milton
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Nominees
- Carlton W. Faulkner
Libel
Nominees
- A. W. Watkins
The Nun's Story
Nominees
- George Groves
Porgy and Bess
Nominees
- Fred Hynes
- Gordon E. Sawyer

Visual Effects

Writing (Adapted)

Room at the Top
Nominees
- Neil Paterson By John Braine
Anatomy of a Murder
Nominees
- Wendell Mayes By Robert Traver
Ben-Hur
Nominees
- Karl Tunberg By Lew Wallace
The Nun's Story
Nominees
- Robert Anderson By Kathryn Hulme
Some Like It Hot
Nominees

Writing (Story and Screenplay)

Pillow Talk
Nominees
The 400 Blows
Nominees
- François Truffaut
- Marcel Moussy
North by Northwest
Nominees
- Ernest Lehman
Operation Petticoat
Nominees
Wild Strawberries
Nominees
- Ingmar Bergman (Refused Nomination)

Ben-Hur
11 Wins / 12 Noms
Categories
The Diary of Anne Frank
3 Wins / 8 Noms
Categories
Room at the Top
2 Wins / 6 Noms
Categories
Some Like It Hot
1 Win / 6 Noms
Categories
Pillow Talk
1 Win / 5 Noms
Categories
Porgy and Bess
1 Win / 4 Noms
Categories
Black Orpheus
1 Win / 1 Nom
Categories
- International Feature Film
Serengeti Shall Not Die
1 Win / 1 Nom
Categories
- Documentary (Feature Film)
Glass
1 Win / 1 Nom
Categories
- Documentary (Short Film)
The Golden Fish
1 Win / 1 Nom
Categories
- Short Film (Live Action)
Moonbird
1 Win / 1 Nom
Categories
- Short Subject - Cartoons
A Hole in the Head
1 Win / 1 Nom
Categories
- Music (Original Song)
The Nun's Story
8 Nominations
Categories
Anatomy of a Murder
7 Nominations
Categories
The Five Pennies
4 Nominations
Categories
Suddenly Last Summer
3 Nominations
Categories
The Young Philadelphians
3 Nominations
Categories
North by Northwest
3 Nominations
Categories
Journey to the Center of the Earth
3 Nominations
Categories
Career
3 Nominations
Categories
The Big Fisherman
3 Nominations
Categories
The Last Angry Man
2 Nominations
Categories
- Actor in a Leading Role
- Production Design (Black and White)
Imitation of Life (1959)
2 Nominations
Categories
- Actress in a Supporting Role
- Actress in a Supporting Role
On the Beach
2 Nominations
Categories
- Music (Comedy or Drama Score)
- Film Editing
The Best of Everything
2 Nominations
Categories
- Costume Design
- Music (Original Song)
The 400 Blows
1 Nomination
Categories
- Writing (Story and Screenplay)
Operation Petticoat
1 Nomination
Categories
- Writing (Story and Screenplay)
Wild Strawberries
1 Nomination
Categories
- Writing (Story and Screenplay)
The Bridge
1 Nomination
Categories
- International Feature Film
The Great War
1 Nomination
Categories
- International Feature Film
Paw
1 Nomination
Categories
- International Feature Film
The Village on the River
1 Nomination
Categories
- International Feature Film
The Race for Space
1 Nomination
Categories
- Documentary (Feature Film)
Donald in Mathmagic Land
1 Nomination
Categories
- Documentary (Short Film)
From Generation to Generation
1 Nomination
Categories
- Documentary (Short Film)
Between the Tides
1 Nomination
Categories
- Short Film (Live Action)
Mysteries of the Deep
1 Nomination
Categories
- Short Film (Live Action)
The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film
1 Nomination
Categories
- Short Film (Live Action)
Skyscraper
1 Nomination
Categories
- Short Film (Live Action)
Mexicali Shmoes
1 Nomination
Categories
- Short Subject - Cartoons
Noah's Ark
1 Nomination
Categories
- Short Subject - Cartoons
The Violinist
1 Nomination
Categories
- Short Subject - Cartoons
Li'l Abner
1 Nomination
Categories
- Music (Musical Score)
Say One for Me
1 Nomination
Categories
- Music (Musical Score)
Sleeping Beauty
1 Nomination
Categories
- Music (Musical Score)
Libel
1 Nomination
Categories
- Sound
The Gazebo
1 Nomination
Categories
- Costume Design (Black and White)
The Hanging Tree
1 Nomination
Categories
- Music (Original Song)
The Young Land
1 Nomination
Categories
- Music (Original Song)

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