The 16th Golden Globe Awards (1959) took place on March 5, 1959. The Defiant Ones won Best Film – Drama. Gigi won the most, 3 of its 6 nominations. Every winner and nominee in all 10 categories is below.
The Defiant Ones won Best Film – Drama against 2 other nominees. Vincente Minnelli (Best Director), David Niven (Best Actor – Drama) and Burl Ives (Best Supporting Actor) took the main individual prizes.
Best Film – Drama Best Film – Drama
1958 · Drama, Crime
1 win from 6 nominations at the 16th Golden Globe Awards (1959)
Two men, one Black and one White, find themselves unexpectedly linked and forced to confront a harsh and dangerous environment. Their initial conflict gradually gives way to a necessary partnership as they struggle to survive, facing both external threats and their own internal demons in this intense drama.
About The Defiant Ones
Gigi won 3 awards from 6 nominations. 4 films won at least once. Green is wins, blue is nominations.
10 categories and 22 nominations. 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.
10 categories · 22 nominations
Official name: Best Film - Drama
Official name: Best Film - Musical
Official name: Best Actor - Comedy or Musical
No winner is recorded for this category.
Official name: Best Actor - Drama
Official name: Best Actress - Comedy or Musical
No winner is recorded for this category.
Official name: Best Actress - Drama
No winner is recorded for this category.
Official name: Best Film - Promoting International Understanding
No winner is recorded for this category.
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All 3 Best Film – Drama nominees at the 16th Golden Globe Awards (1959), back to back: 5 hours 4 minutes.
Drama led with 15 nominations across 5 films and won 2. A film with several genres counts for each one.
The other 2 ceremonies of 1959, with the winner of each top prize.
The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Golden Globes page has every year back to 1944.
· 9 categories · 19 nominations
Best Film – Drama: The Bridge on the River Kwai
· 12 categories · 13 nominations
Best Picture – Drama: On the Waterfront
· 3 categories · 3 nominations
· 15 categories · 25 nominations
Best Picture – Drama: The Greatest Show on Earth
· 12 categories · 18 nominations
Best Picture – Drama: A Place in the Sun
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The Defiant Ones (1958) won Best Film – Drama. The other nominees were Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Separate Tables.
About The Defiant OnesGigi (1958) won the most: 3 awards from 6 nominations.
Gigi (1958) and The Defiant Ones (1958) led with 6 nominations each.
Best Director: Vincente Minnelli for Gigi. Best Actor – Drama: David Niven for Separate Tables. Best Supporting Actor: Burl Ives for The Big Country. Best Supporting Actress: Hermione Gingold for Gigi.
The 16th Golden Globe Awards (1959) took place on March 5, 1959. The database has 10 categories and 22 nominations for it.
