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Golden Globes 1962 Winners & Nominees

The 19th Golden Globe Awards (1962) took place on March 5, 1962. The Guns of Navarone won Best Picture – Drama and one more award. West Side Story won the most, 3 of its 5 nominations. Every winner and nominee in all 12 categories is below.

All 12 categories Most wins
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12
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37
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14
winners
8
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Best Picture – Drama
The Guns of Navarone
Headline winners

Golden Globes 1962: The Winners

The Guns of Navarone won Best Picture – Drama against 3 other nominees. Stanley Kramer (Best Director), Maximilian Schell (Best Actor – Drama) and George Chakiris (Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Comedy or Musical (Supporting Actor)) took the main individual prizes.

The Guns of Navarone (1961) movie poster Best Picture – Drama

Best Picture – Drama

The Guns of Navarone

1961 · Action, Adventure, Drama · $20.6K worldwide

2 wins from 3 nominations at the 19th Golden Globe Awards (1962)

  • Best Original Score

During World War II, a team of Allied commandos is sent on a dangerous mission to destroy two massive German guns on the Greek island of Kheros. These weapons threaten to prevent Allied reinforcements from reaching crucial positions. Led by Major Franklin, the team faces perilous terrain and internal conflicts as they attempt to sabotage the artillery. As the mission intensifies, command is unexpectedly passed to Mallory, leading to a tense confrontation of strategy and resolve in a desperate attempt to succeed.

About The Guns of Navarone
Scoreboard

Golden Globes 1962: Which Films Won the Most

West Side Story won 3 awards from 5 nominations. 4 films won at least once, while El Cid went home empty-handed from 3 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. West Side Story (1961) movie poster
    West Side Story 3 / 5
    1961 · Drama, Romance · 3 wins from 5 nominations
  2. Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) movie poster
    Judgment at Nuremberg 2 / 6
    1961 · Drama, War · 2 wins from 6 nominations
  3. The Guns of Navarone (1961) movie poster
    The Guns of Navarone 2 / 3
    1961 · Action, Adventure · 2 wins from 3 nominations
  4. Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) movie poster
    Breakfast at Tiffany's 1 / 2
    1961 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 2 nominations
  5. El Cid (1961) movie poster
    El Cid 0 / 3
    1961 · Adventure, Biography · 0 wins from 3 nominations
  6. Splendor in the Grass (1961) movie poster
    Splendor in the Grass 0 / 3
    1961 · Drama, Romance · 0 wins from 3 nominations
  7. The Hustler (1961) movie poster
    The Hustler 0 / 3
    1961 · Drama, Sport · 0 wins from 3 nominations
  8. The Children's Hour (1961) movie poster
    The Children's Hour 0 / 3
    1961 · Drama, Romance · 0 wins from 3 nominations
  9. One, Two, Three (1961) movie poster
    One, Two, Three 0 / 2
    1961 · Comedy · 0 wins from 2 nominations
  10. The Parent Trap (1961) movie poster
    The Parent Trap 0 / 2
    1961 · Comedy, Romance · 0 wins from 2 nominations
Full results

All 12 Golden Globes 1962 Categories: Winners & Nominees

12 categories and 37 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.

12 categories · 37 nominations

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Golden Globes 1962 Best Film Promoting International Understanding

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

Movie marathon

The Golden Globes 1962 Best Picture – Drama Marathon

All 4 Best Picture – Drama nominees at the 19th Golden Globe Awards (1962), back to back: 10 hours 50 minutes.

Total running time 10h 50m 10 hours 50 minutes All 4 films
Longest
Judgment at Nuremberg 3h 6m
Shortest
Splendor in the Grass 2h 4m
By genre

The Genres Behind the Golden Globes 1962 Winners

Drama led with 31 nominations across 10 films and won 8. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 8 wins · 31 nominations · 26%
  2. Romance 4 wins · 20 nominations · 20%
  3. War 4 wins · 12 nominations · 33%
  4. Comedy 1 win · 9 nominations · 11%
  5. Musical 3 wins · 6 nominations · 50%
  6. Adventure 2 wins · 6 nominations · 33%
  7. Crime 3 wins · 5 nominations · 60%
  8. Family 0 wins · 4 nominations · 0%
  9. Sport 0 wins · 4 nominations · 0%
  10. Action 2 wins · 3 nominations · 67%
1962 season

How the Rest of the 1962 Awards Season Voted

The other 3 ceremonies of 1962, with the winner of each top prize. West Side Story won the most of them: 2.

All 1962 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.

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Golden Globes 1962: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 19th Golden Globe Awards (1962), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Picture – Drama at the 19th Golden Globe Awards (1962)?

The Guns of Navarone (1961) won Best Picture – Drama. The other nominees were El Cid, Judgment at Nuremberg and Splendor in the Grass.

About The Guns of Navarone

Which film won the most awards at the 19th Golden Globe Awards (1962)?

West Side Story (1961) won the most: 3 awards from 5 nominations. Judgment at Nuremberg and The Guns of Navarone followed with 2 wins each.

Which film had the most nominations at the 19th Golden Globe Awards (1962)?

Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) led with 6 nominations and won 2 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 19th Golden Globe Awards (1962)?

Best Director: Stanley Kramer for Judgment at Nuremberg. Best Actor – Drama: Maximilian Schell for Judgment at Nuremberg. Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Comedy or Musical (Supporting Actor): George Chakiris for West Side Story. Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Comedy or Musical (Supporting Actress): Rita Moreno for West Side Story.

When was the 19th Golden Globe Awards (1962)?

The 19th Golden Globe Awards (1962) took place on March 5, 1962. The database has 12 categories and 37 nominations for it.