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

[Golden Globe Award for [Best Motion Picture – Drama|Best Film - Drama]]

Ben-Hur

[Golden Globe Award for Best [Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy|Best Film - Comedy]]

Some Like It Hot

[Golden Globe Award for Best [Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy|Best Film - Musical]]

Porgy and Bess

[Golden Globe [Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama|Best Actor - Drama]]

Anthony Franciosa - Career

[Golden Globe [Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama|Best Actress - Drama]]

Elizabeth Taylor - Suddenly, Last Summer

[Golden Globe Award for [Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Best Actor - Musical or Comedy]]

Jack Lemmon - Some Like It Hot

[Golden Globe Award for [Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical|Best Actress - Musical or Comedy]]

Marilyn Monroe - Some Like It Hot

[Golden Globe Award for [Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actor]]

Stephen Boyd - Ben-Hur

[Golden Globe Award for [Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actress]]

Susan Kohner - Imitation of Life

Best Director">Golden Globe Award for Best Director">Best Director

William Wyler - Ben-Hur

[Golden Globe Award for Best [Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Film]]

Best Music, Original Score">Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score">Best Music, Original Score

'Ernest Gold - On the Beach'''''

Best Film Promoting International Understanding

The Diary of Anne Frank

[Golden Globe Award for [New Star of the Year – Actor|Most Promising Newcomer - Male]]

Barry Coe

Troy Donahue

George Hamilton

James Shigeta

Most Promising Newcomer - Female">Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress">Most Promising Newcomer - Female

Angie Dickinson

Janet Munro

Stella Stevens

Tuesday Weld

Achievement in Television

'''Edward R. Murrow'''

Outstanding Merit

'The Nun's Story'''''

Special Award

Andrew Marton - Ben-Hur '

Francis X. Bushman '

Ramon Novarro ''''

Special Journalistic Merit Award

Hedda Hopper

'''Louella Parsons'''

Henrietta Award (World Film Favorite)

Doris Day

'''Rock Hudson'''

Samuel Goldwyn Award

'Room at the Top'''''

[Golden Globe Cecil B. [DeMille Award|Cecil B. DeMille Award]]

'''Bing Crosby'''