32nd Academy Awards
| 32nd Academy Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | April 4, 1960 |
| Site | RKO Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, California |
| Hosted by | Bob Hope |
| Produced by | Arthur Freed |
| Directed by | Alan Handley |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Ben-Hur |
| Most awards | Ben-Hur (11) |
| Most nominations | Ben-Hur (12) |
| TV in the United States | |
| Network | NBC |
| Duration | 1 hour, 40 minutes |
The 32nd Academy Awards honored film achievements of 1959 on 4 April 1960.
The epic drama Ben-Hur won 11 Oscars and broke the all-time record of nine set the year before by Gigi. Ben-Hur remained the most honored motion picture in Academy Award history until Titanic equaled the feat in 1997. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King equalled the feat again in 2003.
Ben-Hur was the third film to win both Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, a feat not repeated until Mystic River in 2004. The director William Wyler became the third (and most recent) person to win more than two Best Director awards (following Frank Capra and John Ford), as well as the only person to direct three Best Picture winners.
Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface
These films had multiple nominations:
The following films received multiple awards.
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