Awards & Winners

1959 Academy Awards

Check winners and nominations of 1959 Academy Awards. Check awards winners of 32nd Academy Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

32nd Academy Awards

Academy Award for Best Costume Design

Elizabeth Haffenden

Honored for : Ben-Hur

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Irene Sharaff Porgy and Bess
Edith Head The Five Pennies
Renié The Big Fisherman
Adele Palmer The Best of Everything
Elizabeth Haffenden Ben-Hur
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ingmar Bergman Wild Strawberries
Stanley Shapiro Operation Petticoat
Joseph J. Stone Operation Petticoat
Paul King Operation Petticoat
Maurice Richlin Operation Petticoat
Ernest Lehman North by Northwest
Marcel Moussy The 400 Blows
François Truffaut The 400 Blows
Russell Rouse Pillow Talk
Stanley Shapiro Pillow Talk
Clarence Greene Pillow Talk
Maurice Richlin Pillow Talk
Academy Award for Best Cinematography

Robert L. Surtees

Honored for : Ben-Hur

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Nominee Nominated Work
Robert L. Surtees Ben-Hur
Lee Garmes The Big Fisherman
Daniel L. Fapp The Five Pennies
Franz Planer The Nun's Story
Leon Shamroy Porgy and Bess
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Marcel Camus

Honored for : Black Orpheus
(Country: France, in Portuguese)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Astrid Henning-Jensen Paw
Country: Denmark, in Danish
Marcel Camus Black Orpheus
Country: France, in Portuguese
Bernhard Wicki The Bridge
Country: West Germany, in German and English
Mario Monicelli The Great War
Country: Italy, in Italian
Fons Rademakers The Village on the River
Country: The Netherlands, in Dutch
Academy Award for Best Short Film (Animated)

John Hubley

Honored for : Moonbird

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ernest Pintoff The Violinist
John Hubley Moonbird
Walt Disney Noah's Ark
John W. Burton Mexicali Shmoes
Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing

Franklin Milton

Honored for : Ben-Hur
(Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Fred Hynes Porgy and Bess
Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department","Todd-AO Sound Department
Gordon E. Sawyer Porgy and Bess
Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department","Todd-AO Sound Department
George Groves The Nun's Story
Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department
Carlton W. Faulkner Journey to the Center of the Earth
20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department
A.W. Watkins Libel
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer London Studio Sound Department
Franklin Milton Ben-Hur
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department
Academy Award for Best Short Film (Live Action)

Jacques-Yves Cousteau

Honored for : The Golden Fish

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Nominee Nominated Work
Walt Disney Mysteries of the Deep
Willard Van Dyke Skyscraper
Irving Jacoby Skyscraper
Shirley Clarke Skyscraper
Peter Sellers The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film
Ian Ferguson Between the Tides
Jacques-Yves Cousteau The Golden Fish
Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay

Neil Paterson

Honored for : Room at the Top

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Nominee Nominated Work
Wendell Mayes Anatomy of a Murder
I. A. L. Diamond Some Like It Hot
Billy Wilder Some Like It Hot
Karl Tunberg Ben-Hur
Neil Paterson Room at the Top
Robert Anderson The Nun's Story
Academy Award for Best Director

William Wyler

Honored for : Ben-Hur

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Nominee Nominated Work
George Stevens The Diary of Anne Frank
Jack Clayton Room at the Top
Billy Wilder Some Like It Hot
Fred Zinnemann The Nun's Story
William Wyler Ben-Hur
Academy Award for Best Original Song

Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn

Honored for : High Hopes
(A Hole in the Head)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jimmy Van Heusen High Hopes
A Hole in the Head
Sammy Cahn High Hopes
A Hole in the Head
Alfred Newman The Best of Everything
The Best of Everything
Sammy Cahn The Best of Everything
The Best of Everything
Sylvia Fine The Five Pennies
The Five Pennies
Jerry Livingston The Hanging Tree
The Hanging Tree
Mack David The Hanging Tree
The Hanging Tree
Dimitri Tiomkin Strange Are the Ways of Love
The Young Land
Ned Washington Strange Are the Ways of Love
The Young Land
Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Shelley Winters

Honored for : The Diary of Anne Frank
(Role: Mrs. Van Daan)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Thelma Ritter Pillow Talk
Role: Alma
Juanita Moore Imitation of Life
Role: Annie Johnson
Susan Kohner Imitation of Life
Role: Sarah Jane (age 18)
Hermione Baddeley Room at the Top
Role: Elspeth
Shelley Winters The Diary of Anne Frank
Role: Mrs. Van Daan
Academy Award for Best Actor

Charlton Heston

Honored for : Ben-Hur
(Role: Judah Ben-Hur)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Laurence Harvey Room at the Top
Role: Joe Lampton
Jack Lemmon Some Like It Hot
Role: Jerry
Charlton Heston Ben-Hur
Role: Judah Ben-Hur
Paul Muni The Last Angry Man
Role: Dr. Sam Abelman
James Stewart Anatomy of a Murder
Role: Paul Biegler
Academy Award for Best Picture

Sam Zimbalist

Honored for : Ben-Hur

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Nominee Nominated Work
James Woolf Room at the Top
Sir John Woolf Room at the Top
Henry Blanke The Nun's Story
George Stevens The Diary of Anne Frank
Otto Preminger Anatomy of a Murder
Sam Zimbalist Ben-Hur
Academy Award for Best Film Editing

Ralph E. Winters, John Dunning

Honored for : Ben-Hur

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Nominee Nominated Work
Louis R. Loeffler Anatomy of a Murder
Frederic Knudtson On the Beach
George Tomasini North by Northwest
John Dunning Ben-Hur
Ralph E. Winters Ben-Hur
Walter A. Thompson The Nun's Story
Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Hugh Griffith

Honored for : Ben-Hur
(Role: Sheik Ilderim)

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Nominee Nominated Work
George C. Scott Anatomy of a Murder
Role: Claude Dancer
Hugh Griffith Ben-Hur
Role: Sheik Ilderim
Ed Wynn The Diary of Anne Frank
Role: Mr. Dussell
Arthur O'Connell Anatomy of a Murder
Role: Parnell McCarthy
Robert Vaughn The Young Philadelphians
Role: Chester Gwynn
Academy Award for Best Actress

Simone Signoret

Honored for : Room at the Top
(Role: Alice Aisgill)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Doris Day Pillow Talk
Role: Jan Morrow
Elizabeth Taylor Suddenly, Last Summer
Role: Catherine Holly
Katharine Hepburn Suddenly, Last Summer
Role: Mrs. Venable
Audrey Hepburn The Nun's Story
Role: Sister Luke
Simone Signoret Room at the Top
Role: Alice Aisgill
Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject

Bert Haanstra

Honored for : Glass

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Nominee Nominated Work
Walt Disney Donald in Mathmagic Land
Bert Haanstra Glass
Edward F. Cullen From Generation to Generation
Academy Award for Best Production Design

William A. Horning, Hugh Hunt, Edward Carfagno

Honored for : Ben-Hur

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Nominee Nominated Work
Henry Grace North by Northwest
Merrill Pye North by Northwest
Robert F. Boyle North by Northwest
William A. Horning North by Northwest
Frank R. McKelvy North by Northwest
William A. Horning Ben-Hur
Hugh Hunt Ben-Hur
Edward Carfagno Ben-Hur
John DeCuir The Big Fisherman
Julia Heron The Big Fisherman
Walter M. Scott Journey to the Center of the Earth
Herman A. Blumenthal Journey to the Center of the Earth
Joseph Kish Journey to the Center of the Earth
Franz Bachelin Journey to the Center of the Earth
Lyle R. Wheeler Journey to the Center of the Earth
Richard H. Riedel Pillow Talk
Russell A. Gausman Pillow Talk
Ruby R. Levitt Pillow Talk
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature

Bernhard Grzimek

Honored for : Serengeti Shall Not Die

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Nominee Nominated Work
David L. Wolper The Race for Space
Bernhard Grzimek Serengeti Shall Not Die
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Carlton W. Faulkner Journey to the Center of the Earth
L. B. Abbott Journey to the Center of the Earth
James B. Gordon Journey to the Center of the Earth
Robert MacDonald Ben-Hur
A. Arnold Gillespie Ben-Hur
Milo B. Lory Ben-Hur
Academy Award for Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White

Lyle R. Wheeler, George Davis, Walter M. Scott, Stuart A. Reiss

Honored for : The Diary of Anne Frank

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Nominee Nominated Work
Lyle R. Wheeler The Diary of Anne Frank
George Davis The Diary of Anne Frank
Walter M. Scott The Diary of Anne Frank
Stuart A. Reiss The Diary of Anne Frank
Hal Pereira Career
Walter H. Tyler Career
Samuel M. Comer Career
Arthur Krams Career
Carl Anderson The Last Angry Man
William Kiernan The Last Angry Man
Ted Haworth Some Like It Hot
Edward G. Boyle Some Like It Hot
Oliver Messel Suddenly, Last Summer
William Kellner Suddenly, Last Summer
Scott Slimon Suddenly, Last Summer
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

William C. Mellor

Honored for : The Diary of Anne Frank

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Nominee Nominated Work
William C. Mellor The Diary of Anne Frank
Sam Leavitt Anatomy of a Murder
Joseph LaShelle Career
Charles Lang Some Like It Hot
Harry Stradling The Young Philadelphians
Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White

Orry-Kelly

Honored for : Some Like It Hot

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Nominee Nominated Work
Orry-Kelly Some Like It Hot
Edith Head Career
Charles LeMaire The Diary of Anne Frank
Mary Wills The Diary of Anne Frank
Helen Rose The Gazebo
Howard Shoup The Young Philadelphians
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score

Miklós Rózsa

Honored for : Ben-Hur

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Miklós Rózsa Ben-Hur
Alfred Newman The Diary of Anne Frank
Franz Waxman The Nun's Story
Ernest Gold On the Beach
Frank De Vol Pillow Talk
Academy Award for Best Original Musical

André Previn, Ken Darby

Honored for : Porgy and Bess

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Nominee Nominated Work
André Previn Porgy and Bess
Ken Darby Porgy and Bess
Leith Stevens The Five Pennies
Nelson Riddle Li'l Abner
Joseph J. Lilley Li'l Abner
Lionel Newman Say One for Me
George Bruns Sleeping Beauty
Academy Honorary Award

Lee de Forest

(for his pioneering inventions which brought sound to the motion picture)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Ub Iwerks

(for the design of an improved optical printer for special effects and matte shots)
Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

E.L. Stones, Glen Robinson, Winfield Hubbard, Luther Newman

(for the design of a multiple cable remote controlled winch)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Douglas Shearer, Robert E. Gottschalk , Richard Moore

(For the development of a system of producing and exhibiting wide-film motion pictures known as Camera 65.)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Wadsworth E. Pohl, William Evans, Werner Hopf, S.E. Howse , Thomas P. Dixon, SRI International, Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation

(For the design and development of the Technicolor Electronic Printing Timer.)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Wadsworth E. Pohl, Jack Alford, Henry Imus, Joseph Schmit, Paul Faßnacht, Al Lofquist , Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation

(For the development and practical application of equipment for wet printing.)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Howard S. Coleman, A. Francis Turner, Harold H. Schroeder, James R. Benford, Harold E. Rosenberger

(For the design and development of the Balcold Projection Mirror.)
Academy Scientific and Technical Award (Scientific and Engineering award)

Robert P. Gutterman, Lipsner-Smith Corporation

(For the design and development of the CF-2 Ultra-sonic Film Cleaner.)
Academy Honorary Award

Buster Keaton

(for his unique talents which brought immortal comedies to the screen)