1959 (32nd Annual Awards)
Academy Award Overview
Shown below is an overview of the 1959 Academy Awards, comprised of selected items from the WebMaster’s collection. (All of the items for a given category—for example, all Reminder Lists—can be found in the “Gallery” section.)
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The 1959 Preliminaries
 
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Eligibility Period: January 1, 1959 to December 31, 1959 Reminder List of Eligible Releases Text of Voting Rules |
The 1959 Ceremony
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Monday, April 4, 1960 7:30 PM RKO Pantages Theatre, Hollywood Ceremony Program Nominations & Winners Winners Only Nominations by Film Nomination Statistics by Film See Also: Nominations & Winners by Category Winners Only by Category |
The 1959 Winners
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Best Picture: Ben-Hur Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Sam Zimbalist, Producer Best Picture Poster Best Picture Home Page Background |
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Best Actor: Charlton Heston as Judah Ben-Hur in the film Ben-Hur |
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Best Actress: Simone Signoret as Alice Aisgill in the film Room at the Top |
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Best Supporting Actor: Hugh Griffith as Sheik Ilderim in the film Ben-Hur |
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Best Supporting Actress: Shelley Winters as Mrs. Van Daan in the film The Diary of Anne Frank |
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Best Song: High Hopes from the film A Hole in the Head Music by James Van Heusen; lyrics by Sammy Cahn Best Song Lyrics |
Other 1959 Nominees
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Best Actor/Best Actress Nominees |