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The 31st Academy Awards ceremony was held on April 6, 1959, to honor the best films of 1958. The night was dominated by Gigi , which won nine Oscars, breaking the previous record of eight set by Gone with the Wind and tied by From Here to Eternity and On the Waterfront .
The 32nd Academy Awards ceremony was held on April 4, 1960, at the RKO Pantages Theatre, to honor the films of 1959. William Wyler's Bible epic Ben-Hur won 11 Oscars, breaking the record of nine set the previous year by Gigi. This total was later tied by Titanic in 1997 and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King in 2003.
1959 Academy Awards may refer to: 31st Academy Awards , the Academy Awards ceremony that took place in 1959 32nd Academy Awards , the 1960 ceremony honoring the best in film for 1959
This is a list of Academy Award–winning films. If a film won the Academy Award for Best Picture , its entry is listed in a shaded background with a boldface title. Competitive Oscars are separated from non-competitive Oscars (i.e. Honorary Award, Special Achievement Award, Juvenile Award); as such, any films that were awarded a non ...
Three films have won 11 Academy Awards: Ben-Hur (1959): nominated in 12 of the 15 possible categories; ... List of Big Five Academy Award winners and nominees;
MGM; won a record 11 Academy Awards; remake of 1925 silent film The Best of Everything: Jean Negulesco: Diane Baker, Stephen Boyd, Hope Lange: Drama: 20th Century Fox; 2 Oscar nominations The Big Circus: Joseph M. Newman: Victor Mature, Red Buttons, Rhonda Fleming: Drama: Allied Artists: The Big Fisherman: Frank Borzage: Howard Keel, Susan ...
The 31st Academy Awards, Hollywood Pantages Theatre, 1959 The 81st Academy Awards, Dolby Theatre, 2009 The 95th Academy Awards, Dolby Theatre, 2023 The major awards are presented at a live televised ceremony, commonly in late February or early March following the relevant calendar year, and six weeks after the announcement of the nominees.
Actors that have won at least once include 159 males and 158 females—a total of 317. Only 45 actors—23 males and 22 females—are multiple Academy Award winners. Katharine Hepburn won four times from twelve nominations—all for lead roles—making her the actor with the most wins in Academy Awards history. [3]