The thirty-second Academy Awards ceremony was held on Monday, April 4, 1960 at the RKO Pantages Theatre. Ben-Hur won eleven Oscars, breaking the newly set record of nine awards made by Gigi during the 1958 Awards ceremony. Bob Hope hosted the ceremony.
The 1959 Academy Award Winners
Picture: Ben-HurActor: Charlton Heston (Ben-Hur)
Actress: Simone Signoret (Room at the Top)
Supporting Actor: Hugh Griffith (Ben-Hur)
Supporting Actress: Shelley Winters (The Diary of Anne Frank)
Director: William Wyler (Ben-Hur)
Adapted Screenplay: Neil Paterson (Room at the Top)
Original Screenplay: Russell Rouse and Clarence Greene, story; Stanley Shapiro and Maurice Richlin, screenplay (Pillow Talk)
Song: "High Hopes" (A Hole in the Head)
Score: Ben-Hur (Dramatic or Comedy) / Porgy and Bess (Musical)
Cinematography: The Diary of Anne Frank (Black and White) / Ben-Hur (Color)
Costume Design: Some Like It Hot (Black and White) / Ben-Hur (Color)
Art / Set Decoration: The Diary of Anne Frank (Black and White) / Ben-Hur (Color)
Film Editing: Ben-Hur
Foreign Language Film: Black Orpheus (France)
Sound: Ben-Hur
Special Effects: Ben-Hur
Short Films: Moonbird (Cartoons) / The Golden Fish (Live Action)
Documentaries: Glass (Short) / Serengeti Shall Not Die (Feature)
