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Golden Globes 1960 Winners & Nominees

The 17th Golden Globe Awards (1960) took place on March 10, 1960. Ben-Hur won Best Film – Drama and 2 more awards. Some Like It Hot matched it with 3 wins. Every winner and nominee in all 10 categories is below.

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Best Film – Drama
Ben-Hur
Headline winners

Golden Globes 1960: The Winners

Ben-Hur won Best Film – Drama against 4 other nominees. William Wyler (Best Director), Jack Lemmon (Best Actor – Musical or Comedy) and Elizabeth Taylor (Best Actress – Drama) took the main individual prizes.

Ben-Hur (1959) movie poster Best Film – Drama

Best Film – Drama

Ben-Hur

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

3 wins from 4 nominations at the 17th Golden Globe Awards (1960)

  • Best Supporting Actor
  • Best Director

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

Golden Globes 1960: Which Films Won the Most

Ben-Hur and Some Like It Hot won 3 awards each. 5 films won at least once, while Anatomy of a Murder went home empty-handed from 4 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Ben-Hur (1959) movie poster
    Ben-Hur 3 / 4
    1959 · Adventure, Drama · 3 wins from 4 nominations
  2. Some Like It Hot (1959) movie poster
    Some Like It Hot 3 / 3
    1959 · Comedy, Romance · 3 wins from 3 nominations
  3. Porgy and Bess (1959) movie poster
    Porgy and Bess 1 / 3
    1959 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 3 nominations
  4. Suddenly, Last Summer (1960) movie poster
    Suddenly, Last Summer 1 / 2
    1960 · Drama, Mystery · 1 win from 2 nominations
  5. Imitation of Life (1959) movie poster
    Imitation of Life 1 / 2
    1959 · Drama · 1 win from 2 nominations
  6. Anatomy of a Murder (1959) movie poster
    Anatomy of a Murder 0 / 4
    1959 · Drama, Mystery · 0 wins from 4 nominations
  7. The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) movie poster
    The Diary of Anne Frank 0 / 4
    1959 · Biography, Drama · 0 wins from 4 nominations
  8. The Nun's Story (1959) movie poster
    The Nun's Story 0 / 4
    1959 · Drama · 0 wins from 4 nominations
  9. On the Beach (1959) movie poster
    On the Beach 0 / 3
    1959 · Sci-Fi, Drama · 0 wins from 3 nominations
  10. Pillow Talk (1959) movie poster
    Pillow Talk 0 / 3
    1959 · Comedy, Romance · 0 wins from 3 nominations
Full results

All 10 Golden Globes 1960 Categories: Winners & Nominees

10 categories and 34 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 · 34 nominations

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Golden Globes 1960 Best Film – Musical

Official name: Best Film - Musical

1 nominee
Movie marathon

The Golden Globes 1960 Best Film – Drama Marathon

All 5 Best Film – Drama nominees at the 17th Golden Globe Awards (1960), back to back: 13 hours 55 minutes.

Total running time 13h 55m 13 hours 55 minutes All 5 films
Longest
Ben-Hur 3h 32m
Shortest
On the Beach 2h 14m
By genre

The Genres Behind the Golden Globes 1960 Winners

Drama led with 28 nominations across 10 films and won 6. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 6 wins · 28 nominations · 21%
  2. Romance 4 wins · 13 nominations · 31%
  3. History 3 wins · 8 nominations · 38%
  4. War 3 wins · 8 nominations · 38%
  5. Comedy 3 wins · 6 nominations · 50%
  6. Mystery 1 win · 6 nominations · 17%
  7. Thriller 1 win · 6 nominations · 17%
  8. Adventure 3 wins · 4 nominations · 75%
  9. Crime 0 wins · 4 nominations · 0%
  10. Biography 0 wins · 4 nominations · 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 Golden Globes Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Golden Globes page has every year back to 1944.

Every Golden Globes ceremony

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Golden Globes 1960: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 17th Golden Globe Awards (1960), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Film – Drama at the 17th Golden Globe Awards (1960)?

Ben-Hur (1959) won Best Film – Drama. The other nominees were Anatomy of a Murder, The Diary of Anne Frank, The Nun's Story and On the Beach.

About Ben-Hur

Which film won the most awards at the 17th Golden Globe Awards (1960)?

Ben-Hur and Some Like It Hot each won 3 awards.

Which film had the most nominations at the 17th Golden Globe Awards (1960)?

Ben-Hur (1959), Anatomy of a Murder (1959), The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) and 1 other led with 4 nominations each.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 17th Golden Globe Awards (1960)?

Best Director: William Wyler for Ben-Hur. Best Actor – Musical or Comedy: Jack Lemmon for Some Like It Hot. Best Actress – Drama: Elizabeth Taylor for Suddenly, Last Summer. Best Actress – Musical or Comedy: Marilyn Monroe for Some Like It Hot. Best Supporting Actor: Stephen Boyd for Ben-Hur. Best Supporting Actress: Susan Kohner for Imitation of Life.

When was the 17th Golden Globe Awards (1960)?

The 17th Golden Globe Awards (1960) took place on March 10, 1960. The database has 10 categories and 34 nominations for it.