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Oscars 1960 Winners & Nominees

The 32nd Academy Awards (1960) took place on April 4, 1960. Ben-Hur won Best Motion Picture and 10 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 19 categories is below.

All 19 categories Most wins
categories
19
nominations
68
films nominated
14
winners
19
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Best Motion Picture
Ben-Hur
Headline winners

Oscars 1960: The Winners

Ben-Hur won Best Motion Picture against 4 other nominees. William Wyler (Best Director), Charlton Heston (Best Actor) and Simone Signoret (Best Actress) took the main individual prizes.

Ben-Hur (1959) movie poster Best Motion Picture

Best Motion Picture

Ben-Hur

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

11 wins from 12 nominations at the 32nd Academy Awards (1960)

  • Best Actor
  • Best Supporting Actor
  • Best Art Direction (Color)
  • Best Cinematography (Color)
  • Best Costume Design (Color)
  • Best Director
  • Best Film Editing
  • Best Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
  • Best Sound
  • Best Special Effects

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

Oscars 1960: Which Films Won the Most

Ben-Hur won 11 awards from 12 nominations. 6 films won at least once, while The Nun's Story went home empty-handed from 8 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Ben-Hur (1959) movie poster
    Ben-Hur 11 / 12
    1959 · Adventure, Drama · 11 wins from 12 nominations
  2. The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) movie poster
    The Diary of Anne Frank 3 / 8
    1959 · Biography, Drama · 3 wins from 8 nominations
  3. Room at the Top (1959) movie poster
    Room at the Top 2 / 6
    1959 · Drama, Romance · 2 wins from 6 nominations
  4. Some Like It Hot (1959) movie poster
    Some Like It Hot 1 / 6
    1959 · Comedy, Romance · 1 win from 6 nominations
  5. Pillow Talk (1959) movie poster
    Pillow Talk 1 / 5
    1959 · Comedy, Romance · 1 win from 5 nominations
  6. Porgy and Bess (1959) movie poster
    Porgy and Bess 1 / 4
    1959 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 4 nominations
  7. The Nun's Story (1959) movie poster
    The Nun's Story 0 / 8
    1959 · Drama · 0 wins from 8 nominations
  8. Anatomy of a Murder (1959) movie poster
    Anatomy of a Murder 0 / 7
    1959 · Drama, Mystery · 0 wins from 7 nominations
  9. Suddenly, Last Summer (1960) movie poster
    Suddenly, Last Summer 0 / 3
    1960 · Drama, Mystery · 0 wins from 3 nominations
  10. North by Northwest (1959) movie poster
    North by Northwest 0 / 3
    1959 · Action, Adventure · 0 wins from 3 nominations
Full results

All 19 Oscars 1960 Categories: Winners & Nominees

19 categories and 68 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.

19 categories · 68 nominations

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Oscars 1960 Best Writing (Story and Screenplay—written directly for the screen)

Official name: Writing (Story and Screenplay—written directly for the screen)

3 nominees

Oscars 1960 Best Costume Design (Color)

Official name: Costume Design (Color)

2 nominees

Oscars 1960 Best Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture)

Official name: Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture)

2 nominees

Oscars 1960 Best Special Effects

Official name: Special Effects

1 nominee
Movie marathon

The Oscars 1960 Best Motion Picture Marathon

All 5 Best Motion Picture nominees at the 32nd Academy Awards (1960), back to back: 13 hours 38 minutes.

Total running time 13h 38m 13 hours 38 minutes All 5 films
Longest
Ben-Hur 3h 32m
Shortest
Room at the Top 1h 57m
By genre

The Genres Behind the Oscars 1960 Winners

Drama led with 53 nominations across 10 films and won 17. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 17 wins · 53 nominations · 32%
  2. Romance 5 wins · 25 nominations · 20%
  3. History 14 wins · 20 nominations · 70%
  4. War 14 wins · 20 nominations · 70%
  5. Adventure 11 wins · 15 nominations · 73%
  6. Mystery 0 wins · 13 nominations · 0%
  7. Thriller 0 wins · 13 nominations · 0%
  8. Comedy 2 wins · 11 nominations · 18%
  9. Family 3 wins · 9 nominations · 33%
  10. Biography 3 wins · 8 nominations · 38%
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 Oscars Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Oscars page has every year back to 1929.

Every Oscars ceremony

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Oscars 1960: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 32nd Academy Awards (1960), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Motion Picture at the 32nd Academy Awards (1960)?

Ben-Hur (1959) won Best Motion Picture. The other nominees were Anatomy of a Murder, The Diary of Anne Frank, The Nun's Story and Room at the Top.

About Ben-Hur

Which film won the most awards at the 32nd Academy Awards (1960)?

Ben-Hur (1959) won the most: 11 awards from 12 nominations. The Diary of Anne Frank was next with 3 wins.

Which film had the most nominations at the 32nd Academy Awards (1960)?

Ben-Hur (1959) led with 12 nominations and won 11 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 32nd Academy Awards (1960)?

Best Director: William Wyler for Ben-Hur. Best Actor: Charlton Heston for Ben-Hur. Best Actress: Simone Signoret for Room at the Top. Best Supporting Actor: Hugh Griffith for Ben-Hur. Best Supporting Actress: Shelley Winters for The Diary of Anne Frank.

When was the 32nd Academy Awards (1960)?

The 32nd Academy Awards (1960) took place on April 4, 1960. The database has 19 categories and 68 nominations for it.