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1959 Movie Awards: Every Ceremony, Winner & Nominee
3 award ceremonies from February to April 1959, with 78 nominations and 25 winners. Gigi won the most, 12 awards at 2 ceremonies. At the Oscars, Gigi won Best Motion Picture. Below: every ceremony and top prize, the most-awarded films and the people who won the most.
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Top prizes
The Top Prize at Every 1959 Ceremony
Each of the 3 top prizes recorded for 1959 went to a different film.
Most awarded
The Most-Awarded Films of 1959
Gigi won 12 awards from 15 nominations at the 1959 ceremonies. The Defiant Ones was next with 4 wins. The logos show where each film won.
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Gigi 12 / 151958 · Comedy, Romance · 12 wins from 15 nominations -
The Defiant Ones 4 / 181958 · Drama, Crime · 4 wins from 18 nominations -
Separate Tables 3 / 121958 · Drama, Romance · 3 wins from 12 nominations -
Room at the Top 3 / 61959 · Drama, Romance · 3 wins from 6 nominations -
The Big Country 2 / 31958 · Romance, Western · 2 wins from 3 nominations -
The Old Man and the Sea 1 / 41958 · Adventure, Drama · 1 win from 4 nominations
People
Who Won the Most Awards in 1959
David Niven, Burl Ives and Vincente Minnelli each won 2 awards. Only prizes that name a person count here; Best Picture goes to the film.
Month by month
Every 1959 Award Ceremony
3 ceremonies in date order from February to April 1959. Each links to its full list of winners and nominees.
February 1959 Award Ceremony
March 1959 Award Ceremony
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16th Golden Globe Awards (1959)· 10 categories · 22 nominations
Best Film – Drama: The Defiant Ones
April 1959 Award Ceremony
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1959 Movie Awards: Questions & Answers
The most-awarded film, the most-awarded person, Best Picture at the Oscars and every ceremony of 1959, answered from the results on this page.
Which movie won the most awards in 1959?
Gigi (1958) won the most awards at the 1959 ceremonies: 12 wins from 15 nominations, at the Golden Globes and the Oscars. The Defiant Ones was next with 4 wins.
About Gigi Who won the most awards in 1959?
David Niven, Burl Ives and Vincente Minnelli each won 2 awards in 1959, the most of anyone named in a category.
David Niven's awards What won Best Picture at the 1959 Oscars?
Gigi (1958) won Best Motion Picture at the 31st Academy Awards (1959) on April 6, 1959.
1959 Oscar winners Which award ceremonies took place in 1959?
The database has 3 ceremonies for 1959: 12th British Academy Film Awards, 16th Golden Globe Awards and 31st Academy Awards.