1960 (33rd Annual Awards)
Nominations by Film

Listed below are the films nominated for Academy Awards in 1960. Beneath each film are the categories for which the film was nominated. The symbol appears next to those categories it ultimately won. Click on the name of a film, person or song in the list to display more information about that film, person or song. Or, click on a year in the column on the right to display the nominations by film for that year.

The Alamo, Batjac Production; United Artists.

Best Motion Picture. John Wayne, Producer.

Actor in a Supporting Role. Chill Wills.

Cinematography (Color). William H. Clothier.

Film Editing. Stuart Gilmore.

Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture). Dimitri Tiomkin.

Music (Song). “The Green Leaves of Summer”. Music by Dimitri Tiomkin; lyrics by Paul Francis Webster.

Sound. Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon E. Sawyer, Sound Director; and Todd-AO Sound Department, Fred Hynes, Sound Director.

The Angry Silence, Beaver Films Limited Production; Joseph Harris-Sig Shore. (UK)

Writing (Story and Screenplay—written directly for the screen). Story by Richard Gregson and Michael Craig; screenplay by Bryan Forbes.

The Apartment, The Mirisch Company, Inc.; United Artists.

Best Motion Picture. Billy Wilder, Producer.

Best Actor. Jack Lemmon.

Best Actress. Shirley MacLaine.

Actor in a Supporting Role. Jack Kruschen.

Directing. Billy Wilder.

Art Direction-Set Decoration (Black-and-White). Art direction by Alexander Trauner; set decoration by Edward G. Boyle.

Cinematography (Black-and-White). Joseph LaShelle.

Film Editing. Daniel Mandell.

Sound. Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon E. Sawyer, Sound Director.

Writing (Story and Screenplay—written directly for the screen). Billy Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond.

Bells Are Ringing, Arthur Freed Productions, Inc.; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture). Andre Previn.

Beyond Silence, United States Information Agency.

Documentary (Short Subject).

Butterfield 8, Afton-Linebrook Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Best Actress. Elizabeth Taylor.

Cinematography (Color). Joseph Ruttenberg and Charles Harten.

Can-Can, Suffolk-Cummings Productions; 20th Century-Fox.

Costume Design (Color). Irene Sharaff.

Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture). Nelson Riddle.

Cimarron, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Art Direction-Set Decoration (Color). Art direction by George W. Davis and Addison Hehr; set decoration by Henry Grace, Hugh Hunt and Otto Siegel.

Sound. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Franklin E. Milton, Sound Director.

A City Called Copenhagen, Statens Filmcentral, The Danish Government Film Office. (Denmark)

Documentary (Short Subject).

The Creation of Woman, Trident Films, Inc.; Sterling World Distributors Corporation. (India, USA)

Short Subjects (Live Action). Charles F. Schwep and Ismail Merchant, Producers.

The Dark at the Top of the Stairs, Warner Bros.

Actress in a Supporting Role. Shirley Knight.

Day of the Painter, Little Movies; Kingsley-Union Films.

Short Subjects (Live Action). Ezra R. Baker, Producer.

Elmer Gantry, Burt Lancaster-Richard Brooks Production; United Artists.

Best Motion Picture. Bernard Smith, Producer.

Best Actor. Burt Lancaster.

Actress in a Supporting Role. Shirley Jones.

Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture). Andre Previn.

Writing (Screenplay—based on material from another medium). Richard Brooks.

The Entertainer, Woodfall Production; Continental Distributing, Inc. (UK)

Best Actor. Laurence Olivier.

Exodus, Carlyle-Alpina S.A. Production; United Artists.

Actor in a Supporting Role. Sal Mineo.

Cinematography (Color). Sam Leavitt.

Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture). Ernest Gold.

The Facts of Life, Panama and Frank Production; United Artists.

Art Direction-Set Decoration (Black-and-White). Art direction by Joseph McMillan Johnson and Kenneth A. Reid; set decoration by Ross Dowd.

Cinematography (Black-and-White). Charles B. Lang, Jr.

Costume Design (Black-and-White). Edith Head and Edward Stevenson.

Music (Song). “The Facts of Life”. Music and lyrics by Johnny Mercer.

Writing (Story and Screenplay—written directly for the screen). Norman Panama and Melvin Frank.

George Grosz’ Interregnum, Educational Communications Corporation.

Documentary (Short Subject). Charles Carey and Altina Carey, Producers.

Giuseppina, James Hill Production; Lester A. Schoenfeld Films. (UK)

Documentary (Short Subject). James Hill, Producer.

Goliath II, Walt Disney Productions; Buena Vista.

Short Subjects (Cartoons). Walt Disney, Producer.

High Note, Warner Bros. [Looney Tune Series]

Short Subjects (Cartoons).

High Time, Bing Crosby Productions, Inc.; 20th Century-Fox.

Music (Song). “The Second Time Around”. Music by James Van Heusen; lyrics by Sammy Cahn.

Hiroshima, Mon Amour, Argos Films-Como Films-Daiei Pictures, Ltd.-Pathe Overseas Production; Zenith International Film Corporation. (France, Japan)

Writing (Story and Screenplay—written directly for the screen). Marguerite Duras.

The Horse with the Flying Tail, Walt Disney Productions; Buena Vista.

Documentary (Feature). Larry Lansburgh, Producer.

Inherit the Wind, Stanley Kramer Productions; United Artists.

Best Actor. Spencer Tracy.

Cinematography (Black-and-White). Ernest Laszlo.

Film Editing. Frederic Knudtson.

Writing (Screenplay—based on material from another medium). Nedrick Young and Harold Jacob Smith.

Islands of the Sea, Walt Disney Productions; Buena Vista. [True Life Adventure Series]

Short Subjects (Live Action). Walt Disney, Producer.

It Started in Naples, Paramount and Capri Production; Paramount.

Art Direction-Set Decoration (Color). Art direction by Hal Pereira and Roland Anderson; set decoration by Sam Comer and Arrigo Breschi.

Kapo, Vides-Zebrafilm-Cineriz. (Italy, France, Yugoslavia)

Foreign Language Film.

La Verite, Han Productions. (France, Italy)

Foreign Language Film.

The Last Voyage, Andrew and Virgina Stone Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Special Effects. Visual effects by A. J. Lohman.

Let’s Make Love, Company of Artists, Inc.; 20th Century-Fox.

Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture). Lionel Newman and Earle H. Hagen.

Macario, Clasa Films Mundiales, S.A. (Mexico)

Foreign Language Film.

The Magnificent Seven, Mirisch-Alpha Production; United Artists. (USA, Philippines)

Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture). Elmer Bernstein.

Midnight Lace, Ross Hunter-Arwin Production; Universal-International.

Costume Design (Color). Irene.

Mouse and Garden, Warner Bros. [Sylvester the Cat Series]

Short Subjects (Cartoons).

Munro, Rembrandt Films; Film Representations, Inc. (USA, Czechoslovakia) [Noveltoon Series]

Short Subjects (Cartoons). William L. Snyder, Producer.

Murder, Inc., 20th Century-Fox.

Actor in a Supporting Role. Peter Falk.

Never on Sunday, Melinafilm Production; Lopert Pictures Corporation. (Greece)

Best Actress. Melina Mercouri.

Directing. Jules Dassin.

Costume Design (Black-and-White). Deni Vachlioti.

Music (Song). “Never on Sunday”. Music and lyrics by Manos Hadjidakis.

Writing (Story and Screenplay—written directly for the screen). Jules Dassin.

The Ninth Circle, Jadran Film Production. (Yugoslavia, Croatia)

Foreign Language Film.

Pepe, G.S.-Posa Films International Production; Columbia. (Mexico, USA)

Art Direction-Set Decoration (Color). Art direction by Ted Haworth; set decoration by William Kiernan.

Cinematography (Color). Joe MacDonald.

Costume Design (Color). Edith Head.

Film Editing. Viola Lawrence and Al Clark.

Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture). Johnny Green.

Music (Song). “Faraway Part of Town”. Music by Andre Previn; lyrics by Dory Langdon.

Sound. Columbia Studio Sound Department, Charles Rice, Sound Director.

A Place in the Sun, George K. Arthur-Go Pictures, Inc. (Czechoslovakia)

Short Subjects (Cartoons). Frantisek Vystrecil, Producer.

Psycho, Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions, Inc.; Paramount.

Actress in a Supporting Role. Janet Leigh.

Directing. Alfred Hitchcock.

Art Direction-Set Decoration (Black-and-White). Art direction by Joseph Hurley and Robert Clatworthy; set decoration by George Milo.

Cinematography (Black-and-White). John L. Russell.

Rebel in Paradise, Tiare Company.

Documentary (Feature). Robert D. Fraser, Producer.

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond, United States Pictures Production; Warner Bros.

Costume Design (Black-and-White). Howard Shoup.

Seven Thieves, 20th Century-Fox.

Costume Design (Black-and-White). Bill Thomas.

Song Without End (The Story of Franz Liszt), Goetz-Vidor Pictures Production; Columbia.

Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture). Morris Stoloff and Harry Sukman.

Sons and Lovers, Company of Artists, Inc.; 20th Century-Fox. (UK)

Best Motion Picture. Jerry Wald, Producer.

Best Actor. Trevor Howard.

Actress in a Supporting Role. Mary Ure.

Directing. Jack Cardiff.

Art Direction-Set Decoration (Black-and-White). Art direction by Tom Morahan; set decoration by Lionel Couch.

Cinematography (Black-and-White). Freddie Francis.

Writing (Screenplay—based on material from another medium). Gavin Lambert and T. E. B. Clarke.

Spartacus, Bryna Productions, Inc.; Universal-International.

Actor in a Supporting Role. Peter Ustinov.

Art Direction-Set Decoration (Color). Art direction by Alexander Golitzen and Eric Orbom; set decoration by Russell A. Gausman and Julia Heron.

Cinematography (Color). Russell Metty.

Costume Design (Color). Valles and Bill Thomas.

Film Editing. Robert Lawrence.

Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture). Alex North.

A Sport Is Born, Paramount. [Sports Illustrated Series]

Short Subjects (Live Action). Leslie Winik, Producer.

The Sundowners, Warner Bros. (UK)

Best Motion Picture. Fred Zinnemann, Producer.

Best Actress. Deborah Kerr.

Actress in a Supporting Role. Glynis Johns.

Directing. Fred Zinnemann.

Writing (Screenplay—based on material from another medium). Isobel Lennart.

Sunrise at Campobello, Schary Productions, Inc.; Warner Bros.

Best Actress. Greer Garson.

Art Direction-Set Decoration (Color). Art direction by Edward Carrere; set decoration by George James Hopkins.

Costume Design (Color). Marjorie Best.

Sound. Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, George R. Groves, Sound Director.

The Time Machine, Galaxy Films Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Special Effects. Visual effects by Gene Warren and Tim Baar.

Tunes of Glory, H.M. Films Limited Production; Lopert Pictures Corporation. (UK)

Writing (Screenplay—based on material from another medium). James Kennaway.

Universe, National Film Board of Canada; Lester A. Schoenfeld Films. (Canada)

Documentary (Short Subject). Colin Low, Producer.

The Virgin Spring, A.B. Svensk Filmindustri Production; Janus Films. (Sweden)

Costume Design (Black-and-White). Marik Vos.

Foreign Language Film.

Visit to a Small Planet, Hal Wallis Productions; Paramount.

Art Direction-Set Decoration (Black-and-White). Art direction by Hal Pereira and Walter Tyler; set decoration by Sam Comer and Arthur Krams.