17th Golden Globe Awards
The 17th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film for 1959 films, were held on March 10, 1960.
Winners and nominees
Film
Best Actor - Drama
- Richard Burton - Look Back In Anger
- Charlton Heston - Ben-Hur
- Fredric March - Middle of the Night
- Joseph Schildkraut - The Diary of Anne Frank
Best Actor - Musical or Comedy
Jack Lemmon - Some Like It Hot
- Clark Gable - But Not For Me
- Cary Grant - Operation Petticoat
- Dean Martin - Who Was That Lady?
- Sidney Poitier - Porgy and Bess
Best Actress - Drama
Elizabeth Taylor - Suddenly, Last Summer
- Audrey Hepburn - The Nun's Story
- Katharine Hepburn - Suddenly, Last Summer
- Lee Remick - Anatomy of a Murder
- Simone Signoret - Room at the Top
Best Actress - Musical or Comedy
Marilyn Monroe - Some Like It Hot
- Dorothy Dandridge - Porgy and Bess
- Doris Day - Pillow Talk
- Shirley MacLaine - Ask Any Girl
- Lilli Palmer - But Not For Me
Best Director
- Stanley Kramer - On the Beach
- Otto Preminger - Anatomy of a Murder
- George Stevens - The Diary of Anne Frank
- Fred Zinnemann - The Nun's Story
Best Film - Drama
Best Film - Comedy
Best Film - Musical
Best Music, Original Score
Best Supporting Actor
- Fred Astaire - On the Beach
- Tony Randall - Pillow Talk
- Robert Vaughn - The Young Philadelphians
- Joseph Welch - Anatomy of a Murder
Best Supporting Actress
Susan Kohner - Imitation of Life
- Edith Evans - The Nun's Story
- Estelle Hemsley - Take a Giant Step
- Juanita Moore - Imitation of Life
- Shelley Winters - The Diary of Anne Frank
Best Film Promoting International Understanding
Best Foreign Film
Black Orpheus (France)
- Odd Obsession (Japan)
- The Bridge (Germany)
- Wild Strawberries (Sweden)
- Wir Wunderkinder (Germany)
Most Promising Newcomer - Male
Barry Coe
Troy Donahue
George Hamilton
James Shigeta
Most Promising Newcomer - Female
Angie Dickinson
Janet Munro
Stella Stevens
Tuesday Weld
Achievement in Television
Outstanding Merit
Special Award
Andrew Marton - Ben-Hur (For directing the chariot race)
Francis X. Bushman (For a famous silent film star)
Ramon Novarro (For a famous silent film star)
Special Journalistic Merit Award
Henrietta Award (World Film Favorite)
Samuel Goldwyn Award
Cecil B. DeMille Award
References
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