17th Golden Globe Awards
The 17th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film for 1959 films, were held on March 10, 1960.Winners and nominees
Film
Ben-Hur
Some Like It Hot
- But Not For Me
- Operation Petticoat
- Pillow Talk
- Who Was That Lady?
Best Film - Musical">Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy">Best Film - Musical
Porgy and Bess
- The Five Pennies
- Li'l Abner
- Say One for Me
- A Private's Affair
Best Actor - Drama">Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama">Best Actor - Drama
Anthony Franciosa - Career
Elizabeth Taylor - Suddenly, Last Summer
- Audrey Hepburn - The Nun's Story
- Katharine Hepburn - Suddenly, Last Summer
- Lee Remick - Anatomy of a Murder
- Simone Signoret - Room at the Top
Best Actor - Musical or Comedy">Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy">Best Actor - Musical or Comedy
Jack Lemmon - Some Like It Hot
- Clark Gable - But Not For Me
- Cary Grant - Operation Petticoat
- Dean Martin - Who Was That Lady?
- Sidney Poitier - Porgy and Bess
Best Actress - Musical or Comedy">Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical">Best Actress - Musical or Comedy
Marilyn Monroe - Some Like It Hot
- Dorothy Dandridge - Porgy and Bess
- Doris Day - Pillow Talk
- Shirley MacLaine - Ask Any Girl
- Lilli Palmer - But Not For Me
Stephen Boyd - Ben-Hur
- Fred Astaire - On the Beach
- Tony Randall - Pillow Talk
- Robert Vaughn - The Young Philadelphians
- Joseph Welch - Anatomy of a Murder
Susan Kohner - Imitation of Life
- Edith Evans - The Nun's Story
- Estelle Hemsley - Take a Giant Step
- Juanita Moore - Imitation of Life
- Shelley Winters - The Diary of Anne Frank
Best Director">Golden Globe Award for Best Director">Best Director
William Wyler - Ben-Hur
- Stanley Kramer - On the Beach
- Otto Preminger - Anatomy of a Murder
- George Stevens - The Diary of Anne Frank
- Fred Zinnemann - The Nun's Story
Best Foreign Film">Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film">Best Foreign Film
- Black Orpheus
- Odd Obsession
- The Bridge
- Wild Strawberries
- Wir Wunderkinder
Best Music, Original Score">Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score">Best Music, Original Score
Ernest Gold - On the BeachBest Film Promoting International Understanding
The Diary of Anne Frank
- The Nun's Story
- Odds Against Tomorrow
- On the Beach
- Take a Giant Step
Barry Coe
Troy Donahue
George Hamilton
James Shigeta
Angie Dickinson
Janet Munro
Stella Stevens
Tuesday Weld
Edward R. MurrowOutstanding Merit
The Nun's StorySpecial Award
Andrew Marton - Ben-Hur '
Francis X. Bushman '
Ramon Novarro Special Journalistic Merit Award
Hedda Hopper
Louella ParsonsDoris Day
Rock HudsonSamuel Goldwyn Award
Room at the TopCecil B. DeMille Award">Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award">Cecil B. DeMille Award
Bing Crosby