Academy Awards - 1959 | Winners & Nominees (2024)

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Academy Award for Best Costume Design

Academy Awards - 1959 | Winners & Nominees (1)

Elizabeth Haffenden

Honored for : Ben-Hur

Nominations »

NomineeNominated Work
Irene SharaffPorgy and Bess
Edith HeadThe Five Pennies
ReniéThe Big Fisherman
Adele PalmerThe Best of Everything
Elizabeth HaffendenBen-Hur

Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay

Nominations »

NomineeNominated Work
Ingmar BergmanWild Strawberries
Stanley ShapiroOperation Petticoat
Joseph J. StoneOperation Petticoat
Paul KingOperation Petticoat
Maurice RichlinOperation Petticoat
Ernest LehmanNorth by Northwest
Marcel MoussyThe 400 Blows
François TruffautThe 400 Blows
Russell RousePillow Talk
Stanley ShapiroPillow Talk
Clarence GreenePillow Talk
Maurice RichlinPillow Talk

Academy Award for Best Cinematography

Academy Awards - 1959 | Winners & Nominees (3)

Robert L. Surtees

Honored for : Ben-Hur

Nominations »

NomineeNominated Work
Robert L. SurteesBen-Hur
Lee GarmesThe Big Fisherman
Daniel L. FappThe Five Pennies
Franz PlanerThe Nun's Story
Leon ShamroyPorgy and Bess

Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Academy Awards - 1959 | Winners & Nominees (4)

Marcel Camus

Honored for : Black Orpheus

(Country: France, in Portuguese)

Nominations »

NomineeNominated Work
Astrid Henning-JensenPaw
Country: Denmark, in Danish
Marcel CamusBlack Orpheus
Country: France, in Portuguese
Bernhard WickiThe Bridge
Country: West Germany, in German and English
Mario MonicelliThe Great War
Country: Italy, in Italian
Fons RademakersThe Village on the River
Country: The Netherlands, in Dutch

Academy Award for Best Short Film (Animated)

Academy Awards - 1959 | Winners & Nominees (5)

John Hubley

Honored for : Moonbird

Nominations »

NomineeNominated Work
Ernest PintoffThe Violinist
John HubleyMoonbird
Walt DisneyNoah's Ark
John W. BurtonMexicali Shmoes

Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing

Academy Awards - 1959 | Winners & Nominees (6)

Franklin Milton

Honored for : Ben-Hur

(Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department)

Nominations »

NomineeNominated Work
Fred HynesPorgy and Bess
Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department","Todd-AO Sound Department
Gordon E. SawyerPorgy and Bess
Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department","Todd-AO Sound Department
George GrovesThe Nun's Story
Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department
Carlton W. FaulknerJourney to the Center of the Earth
20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department
A.W. WatkinsLibel
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer London Studio Sound Department
Franklin MiltonBen-Hur
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department

Academy Award for Best Short Film (Live Action)

Academy Awards - 1959 | Winners & Nominees (7)

Jacques-Yves Cousteau

Honored for : The Golden Fish

Nominations »

NomineeNominated Work
Walt DisneyMysteries of the Deep
Willard Van DykeSkyscraper
Irving JacobySkyscraper
Shirley ClarkeSkyscraper
Peter SellersThe Running Jumping & Standing Still Film
Ian FergusonBetween the Tides
Jacques-Yves CousteauThe Golden Fish

Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay

Academy Awards - 1959 | Winners & Nominees (8)

Neil Paterson

Honored for : Room at the Top

Nominations »

NomineeNominated Work
Wendell MayesAnatomy of a Murder
I. A. L. DiamondSome Like It Hot
Billy WilderSome Like It Hot
Karl TunbergBen-Hur
Neil PatersonRoom at the Top
Robert AndersonThe Nun's Story

Academy Award for Best Director

Academy Awards - 1959 | Winners & Nominees (9)

William Wyler

Honored for : Ben-Hur

Nominations »

NomineeNominated Work
George StevensThe Diary of Anne Frank
Jack ClaytonRoom at the Top
Billy WilderSome Like It Hot
Fred ZinnemannThe Nun's Story
William WylerBen-Hur

Academy Award for Best Original Song

Academy Awards - 1959 | Winners & Nominees (10)

Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn

Honored for : High Hopes

(A Hole in the Head)

Nominations »

NomineeNominated Work
Jimmy Van HeusenHigh Hopes
A Hole in the Head
Sammy CahnHigh Hopes
A Hole in the Head
Alfred NewmanThe Best of Everything
The Best of Everything
Sammy CahnThe Best of Everything
The Best of Everything
Sylvia FineThe Five Pennies
The Five Pennies
Jerry LivingstonThe Hanging Tree
The Hanging Tree
Mack DavidThe Hanging Tree
The Hanging Tree
Dimitri TiomkinStrange Are the Ways of Love
The Young Land
Ned WashingtonStrange Are the Ways of Love
The Young Land

Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Academy Awards - 1959 | Winners & Nominees (11)

Shelley Winters

Honored for : The Diary of Anne Frank

(Role: Mrs. Van Daan)

Nominations »

NomineeNominated Work
Thelma RitterPillow Talk
Role: Alma
Juanita MooreImitation of Life
Role: Annie Johnson
Susan KohnerImitation of Life
Role: Sarah Jane (age 18)
Hermione BaddeleyRoom at the Top
Role: Elspeth
Shelley WintersThe Diary of Anne Frank
Role: Mrs. Van Daan

Academy Award for Best Actor

Academy Awards - 1959 | Winners & Nominees (12)

Charlton Heston

Honored for : Ben-Hur

(Role: Judah Ben-Hur)

Nominations »

NomineeNominated Work
Laurence HarveyRoom at the Top
Role: Joe Lampton
Jack LemmonSome Like It Hot
Role: Jerry
Charlton HestonBen-Hur
Role: Judah Ben-Hur
Paul MuniThe Last Angry Man
Role: Dr. Sam Abelman
James StewartAnatomy of a Murder
Role: Paul Biegler

Academy Award for Best Picture

Academy Awards - 1959 | Winners & Nominees (13)

Sam Zimbalist

Honored for : Ben-Hur

Nominations »

NomineeNominated Work
James WoolfRoom at the Top
Sir John WoolfRoom at the Top
Henry BlankeThe Nun's Story
George StevensThe Diary of Anne Frank
Otto PremingerAnatomy of a Murder
Sam ZimbalistBen-Hur

Academy Award for Best Film Editing

Academy Awards - 1959 | Winners & Nominees (14)

Ralph E. Winters, John Dunning

Honored for : Ben-Hur

Nominations »

NomineeNominated Work
Louis R. LoefflerAnatomy of a Murder
Frederic KnudtsonOn the Beach
George TomasiniNorth by Northwest
John DunningBen-Hur
Ralph E. WintersBen-Hur
Walter A. ThompsonThe Nun's Story

Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Academy Awards - 1959 | Winners & Nominees (15)

Hugh Griffith

Honored for : Ben-Hur

(Role: Sheik Ilderim)

Nominations »

NomineeNominated Work
George C. ScottAnatomy of a Murder
Role: Claude Dancer
Hugh GriffithBen-Hur
Role: Sheik Ilderim
Ed WynnThe Diary of Anne Frank
Role: Mr. Dussell
Arthur O'ConnellAnatomy of a Murder
Role: Parnell McCarthy
Robert VaughnThe Young Philadelphians
Role: Chester Gwynn

Academy Award for Best Actress

Academy Awards - 1959 | Winners & Nominees (16)

Simone Signoret

Honored for : Room at the Top

(Role: Alice Aisgill)

Nominations »

NomineeNominated Work
Doris DayPillow Talk
Role: Jan Morrow
Elizabeth TaylorSuddenly, Last Summer
Role: Catherine Holly
Katharine HepburnSuddenly, Last Summer
Role: Mrs. Venable
Audrey HepburnThe Nun's Story
Role: Sister Luke
Simone SignoretRoom at the Top
Role: Alice Aisgill

Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject

Academy Awards - 1959 | Winners & Nominees (17)

Bert Haanstra

Honored for : Glass

Nominations »

NomineeNominated Work
Walt DisneyDonald in Mathmagic Land
Bert HaanstraGlass
Edward F. CullenFrom Generation to Generation

Academy Award for Best Production Design

Academy Awards - 1959 | Winners & Nominees (18)

William A. Horning, Hugh Hunt, Edward Carfagno

Honored for : Ben-Hur

Nominations »

NomineeNominated Work
Henry GraceNorth by Northwest
Merrill PyeNorth by Northwest
Robert F. BoyleNorth by Northwest
William A. HorningNorth by Northwest
Frank R. McKelvyNorth by Northwest
William A. HorningBen-Hur
Hugh HuntBen-Hur
Edward CarfagnoBen-Hur
John DeCuirThe Big Fisherman
Julia HeronThe Big Fisherman
Walter M. ScottJourney to the Center of the Earth
Herman A. BlumenthalJourney to the Center of the Earth
Joseph KishJourney to the Center of the Earth
Franz BachelinJourney to the Center of the Earth
Lyle R. WheelerJourney to the Center of the Earth
Richard H. RiedelPillow Talk
Russell A. GausmanPillow Talk
Ruby R. LevittPillow Talk

Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature

Academy Awards - 1959 | Winners & Nominees (19)

Bernhard Grzimek

Honored for : Serengeti Shall Not Die

Nominations »

NomineeNominated Work
David L. WolperThe Race for Space
Bernhard GrzimekSerengeti Shall Not Die

Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

Nominations »

NomineeNominated Work
Carlton W. FaulknerJourney to the Center of the Earth
L. B. AbbottJourney to the Center of the Earth
James B. GordonJourney to the Center of the Earth
Robert MacDonaldBen-Hur
A. Arnold GillespieBen-Hur
Milo B. LoryBen-Hur

Academy Award for Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White

Academy Awards - 1959 | Winners & Nominees (21)

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

Honored for : The Diary of Anne Frank

Nominations »

NomineeNominated Work
Lyle R. WheelerThe Diary of Anne Frank
George DavisThe Diary of Anne Frank
Walter M. ScottThe Diary of Anne Frank
Stuart A. ReissThe Diary of Anne Frank
Hal PereiraCareer
Walter H. TylerCareer
Samuel M. ComerCareer
Arthur KramsCareer
Carl AndersonThe Last Angry Man
William KiernanThe Last Angry Man
Ted HaworthSome Like It Hot
Edward G. BoyleSome Like It Hot
Oliver MesselSuddenly, Last Summer
William KellnerSuddenly, Last Summer
Scott SlimonSuddenly, Last Summer

Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

Academy Awards - 1959 | Winners & Nominees (22)

William C. Mellor

Honored for : The Diary of Anne Frank

Nominations »

NomineeNominated Work
William C. MellorThe Diary of Anne Frank
Sam LeavittAnatomy of a Murder
Joseph LaShelleCareer
Charles LangSome Like It Hot
Harry StradlingThe Young Philadelphians

Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White

Academy Awards - 1959 | Winners & Nominees (23)

Orry-Kelly

Honored for : Some Like It Hot

Nominations »

NomineeNominated Work
Orry-KellySome Like It Hot
Edith HeadCareer
Charles LeMaireThe Diary of Anne Frank
Mary WillsThe Diary of Anne Frank
Helen RoseThe Gazebo
Howard ShoupThe Young Philadelphians

Academy Award for Best Original Music Score

Academy Awards - 1959 | Winners & Nominees (24)

Miklós Rózsa

Honored for : Ben-Hur

Nominations »

NomineeNominated Work
Miklós RózsaBen-Hur
Alfred NewmanThe Diary of Anne Frank
Franz WaxmanThe Nun's Story
Ernest GoldOn the Beach
Frank De VolPillow Talk

Academy Award for Best Original Musical

Academy Awards - 1959 | Winners & Nominees (25)

André Previn, Ken Darby

Honored for : Porgy and Bess

Nominations »

NomineeNominated Work
André PrevinPorgy and Bess
Ken DarbyPorgy and Bess
Leith StevensThe Five Pennies
Nelson RiddleLi'l Abner
Joseph J. LilleyLi'l Abner
Lionel NewmanSay One for Me
George BrunsSleeping Beauty

Academy Honorary Award

Academy Awards - 1959 | Winners & Nominees (26)

Lee de Forest

(for his pioneering inventions which brought sound to the motion picture)

Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Academy Awards - 1959 | Winners & Nominees (27)

Ub Iwerks

(for the design of an improved optical printer for special effects and matte shots)

Academy Award for Best Technical Achievement

Academy Awards - 1959 | Winners & Nominees (28)

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)

Academy Awards - 1959 | Winners & Nominees (29)

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)

Academy Awards - 1959 | Winners & Nominees (30)

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)

Academy Awards - 1959 | Winners & Nominees (31)

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)

Academy Awards - 1959 | Winners & Nominees (32)

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)

Academy Awards - 1959 | Winners & Nominees (33)

Robert P. Gutterman, Lipsner-Smith Corporation

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

Academy Honorary Award

Academy Awards - 1959 | Winners & Nominees (34)

Buster Keaton

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

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