1960 (33rd Annual Awards)
Academy Award Overview
Shown below is an overview of the 1960 Academy Awards, comprised of selected items from the WebMaster’s collection. (All of the items for a given category—for example, all Reminder Lists—can be found in the “Gallery” section.)
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The 1960 Preliminaries
 
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Eligibility Period: January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1960 Reminder List of Eligible Releases Text of Voting Rules |
The 1960 Ceremony
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Monday, April 17, 1961 7:30 PM Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica Ceremony Program Nominations & Winners Winners Only Nominations by Film Nomination Statistics by Film See Also: Nominations & Winners by Category Winners Only by Category |
The 1960 Winners
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Best Picture: The Apartment The Mirisch Company, Inc.; United Artists Billy Wilder, Producer Best Picture Poster Best Picture Home Page Background |
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Best Actor: Burt Lancaster as Elmer Gantry in the film Elmer Gantry |
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Best Actress: Elizabeth Taylor as Gloria Wandrous in the film BUtterfield 8 |
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Best Supporting Actor: Peter Ustinov as Lentulus Batiatus in the film Spartacus |
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Best Supporting Actress: Shirley Jones as Lulu Bains in the film Elmer Gantry |
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Best Song: Never on Sunday from the film Never on Sunday Music and lyrics by Manos Hadjidakis Best Song Lyrics |
Other 1960 Nominees
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Best Actor/Best Actress Nominees |