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BAFTA 1960 Winners & Nominees

The 13th British Academy Film Awards (1960) took place on February 1, 1960. Ben-Hur won Best Film. Every winner and nominee in all 6 categories is below.

All 6 categories Most wins
categories
6
nominations
16
films nominated
8
winners
3
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Best Film
Ben-Hur
Headline winners

BAFTA 1960: The Winners

Ben-Hur won Best Film against 6 other nominees. Jack Lemmon (Best Foreign Actor) and Audrey Hepburn (Best British Actress) took the main individual prizes.

Ben-Hur (1959) movie poster Best Film

Best Film

Ben-Hur

1959 · Adventure, Drama, History · $74.4M worldwide

1 win from 1 nomination at the 13th British Academy Film Awards (1960)

In ancient Jerusalem, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish prince, experiences a devastating betrayal that strips him of his status and plunges him into slavery. Driven by an unwavering desire for justice and fueled by a longing for revenge, he embarks on a perilous journey to confront the former friend responsible for his downfall, a man he once considered a brother.

About Ben-Hur
Scoreboard

BAFTA 1960: Which Films Won the Most

No film won more than one award: 3 films won one category each. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. The Nun's Story (1959) movie poster
    The Nun's Story 1 / 4
    1959 · Drama · 1 win from 4 nominations
  2. Some Like It Hot (1959) movie poster
    Some Like It Hot 1 / 2
    1959 · Comedy, Romance · 1 win from 2 nominations
  3. Ben-Hur (1959) movie poster
    Ben-Hur 1 / 1
    1959 · Adventure, Drama · 1 win from 1 nomination
  4. Anatomy of a Murder (1959) movie poster
    Anatomy of a Murder 0 / 3
    1959 · Drama, Mystery · 0 wins from 3 nominations
  5. Look Back in Anger (1959) movie poster
    Look Back in Anger 0 / 3
    1959 · Drama · 0 wins from 3 nominations
  6. On the Beach (1959) movie poster
    On the Beach 0 / 1
    1959 · Sci-Fi, Drama · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  7. The Big Country (1958) movie poster
    The Big Country 0 / 1
    1958 · Romance, Western · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  8. Gigi (1958) movie poster
    Gigi 0 / 1
    1958 · Comedy, Romance · 0 wins from 1 nomination
Full results

All 6 BAFTA 1960 Categories: Winners & Nominees

6 categories and 16 nominations; Best Film had the most nominees (7). The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

6 categories · 16 nominations

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Movie marathon

The BAFTA 1960 Best Film Marathon

All 7 Best Film nominees at the 13th British Academy Film Awards (1960), back to back: 17 hours 1 minute.

Total running time 17h 1m 17 hours 1 minute All 7 films
Longest
Ben-Hur 3h 32m
Shortest
Look Back in Anger 1h 38m
By genre

The Genres Behind the BAFTA 1960 Winners

Drama led with 12 nominations across 5 films and won 2. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 2 wins · 12 nominations · 17%
  2. Romance 1 win · 5 nominations · 20%
  3. Comedy 1 win · 3 nominations · 33%
  4. Mystery 0 wins · 3 nominations · 0%
  5. Thriller 0 wins · 3 nominations · 0%
  6. Crime 0 wins · 3 nominations · 0%
  7. Adventure 1 win · 1 nomination · 100%
  8. History 1 win · 1 nomination · 100%
  9. War 1 win · 1 nomination · 100%
  10. Western 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
1960 season

How the Rest of the 1960 Awards Season Voted

The other 3 ceremonies of 1960, with the winner of each top prize. Ben-Hur also won the top prize at 3 of them.

All 1960 awards
Earlier years

Previous BAFTA Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The BAFTA page has every year back to 1949.

Every BAFTA ceremony

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BAFTA 1960: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 13th British Academy Film Awards (1960), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Film at the 13th British Academy Film Awards (1960)?

Ben-Hur (1959) won Best Film. The other nominees were Anatomy of a Murder, The Big Country, Gigi, Look Back in Anger, The Nun's Story and Some Like It Hot.

About Ben-Hur

Which film had the most nominations at the 13th British Academy Film Awards (1960)?

The Nun's Story (1959) led with 4 nominations and won one of them.

Who won the acting awards at the 13th British Academy Film Awards (1960)?

Best Foreign Actor: Jack Lemmon for Some Like It Hot. Best British Actress: Audrey Hepburn for The Nun's Story.

When was the 13th British Academy Film Awards (1960)?

The 13th British Academy Film Awards (1960) took place on February 1, 1960. The database has 6 categories and 16 nominations for it.