17th Golden Globe Awards
The 17th ceremony of the Golden Globe Awards took place on 10 March 1960.
Award winners and nominees
Best Motion Picture - Drama
Ben Hur
- Anatomy of a Murder
- The Diary of Anne Frank
- Nun's Story
- On the Beach
Best Picture - Musical
Porgy and Bess
- The Five Pennies
- Li'l Abner
- Angel on hot pavement
- That 's only in America
Best Motion Picture - Comedy
Some Like It Hot
- If not me
- Operation Petticoat
- Pillow Talk
- Who was the lady?
Best Film for the promotion of international understanding
The Diary of Anne Frank
- Nun's Story
- Few chances for tomorrow
- On the Beach
- Jump over your shadow
Samuel Goldwyn Award ( Best English-language foreign film )
The Way Up - Great Britain
Samuel Goldwyn Award ( Best Foreign Film )
The bridge - Germany Kagi - Japan Orfeu Negro - Brazil Wild Strawberries - Sweden We prodigies - Germany
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 - Nun's Story
Best Original Score
Ernest Gold - On the Beach
Best Actor - Drama
Anthony Franciosa - Many are called
- Richard Burton - Look Back in Anger
- Charlton Heston - Ben -Hur
- Fredric March - middle of the night
- Joseph Schildkraut - The Diary of Anne Frank
Best Actress - Drama
Elizabeth Taylor - Suddenly, Last Summer
- Audrey Hepburn - Nun's Story
- Katharine Hepburn - Suddenly, Last Summer
- Lee Remick - Anatomy of a Murder
- Simone Signoret - Room at the Top
Best Actor - Musical / Comedy
Jack Lemmon - Some Like It Hot
- Clark Gable - not with me
- Cary Grant - Operation Petticoat
- Dean Martin - Who was the lady?
- Sidney Poitier - Porgy and Bess
Best Actress - Musical / Comedy
Marilyn Monroe - Some Like It Hot
- Dorothy Dandridge - Porgy and Bess
- Doris Day - Pillow Talk
- Shirley MacLaine - Always the darn women
- Lilli Palmer - If not me
Best Supporting Actor
Stephen Boyd - Ben Hur
- Fred Astaire - On the Beach
- Tony Randall - Pillow Talk
- Robert Vaughn - The man from Philadelphia
- Joseph Welch - Anatomy of a Murder
Best Supporting Actress
Susan Kohner - Imitation of Life
- Edith Evans - Nun's Story
- Estelle Hemsley - Jump over your shadow
- Juanita Moore - Imitation of Life
- Shelley Winters - The Diary of Anne Frank
Best Newcomer of the Year
Barry Coe Troy Donahue George Hamilton James Shigeta
Best Newcomer of the Year
Angie Dickinson Janet Munro Stella Stevens Tuesday Weld
- Diane Baker
- Carol Lynley
- Yvette Mimieux
- Cindy Robbins
Cecil B. DeMille Award
Henrietta Award (World Star Male )
Rock Hudson
Henrietta Award (World Star Female )
Doris Day
Outstanding Merit
Nun's Story
Special Award
Andrew Marton - Ben Hur - for the filming of the chariot race Francis X. Bushman - for a famous silent film star Ramón Novarro - for a famous silent film star
Special Journalistic Merit Award
Hedda Hopper Louella Parsons
Best TV performance
Edward R. Murrow