Awards/Nominations for 1959 Golden Globes View for other years: 1959 2008 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943

Best Picture - Comedy Win: Some Like It Hot Runner-Up: But Not For Me Runner-Up: Operation Petticoat Runner-Up: Pillow Talk Runner-Up: Who Was That Lady? Best Picture - Drama Win: Ben-Hur Runner-Up: Anatomy of a Murder Runner-Up: On the Beach Runner-Up: The Diary of Anne Frank Runner-Up: The Nun's Story Best Picture - Musical Win: Porgy and Bess Runner-Up: A Private's Affair Runner-Up: Li'l Abner Runner-Up: Say One for Me Runner-Up: The Five Pennies Best Director Win: William Wyler, Ben-Hur Runner-Up: Otto Preminger, Anatomy of a Murder Runner-Up: Stanley Kramer, On the Beach Runner-Up: George Stevens, The Diary of Anne Frank Runner-Up: Fred Zinnemann, The Nun's Story Best Actor - Drama Win: Anthony Franciosa, Career Runner-Up: Charlton Heston, Ben-Hur Runner-Up: Richard Burton, Look Back in Anger Runner-Up: Fredric March, Middle of the Night Runner-Up: Joseph Schildkraut, The Diary of Anne Frank Best Actor - Musical or Comedy Win: Jack Lemmon, Some Like It Hot Runner-Up: Clark Gable, But Not For Me Runner-Up: Cary Grant, Operation Petticoat Runner-Up: Sidney Poitier, Porgy and Bess Runner-Up: Dean Martin, Who Was That Lady? Best Actress - Drama Win: Elizabeth Taylor, Suddenly, Last Summer Runner-Up: Lee Remick, Anatomy of a Murder Runner-Up: Simone Sigornet, Room at the Top Runner-Up: Katharine Hepburn, Suddenly, Last Summer Runner-Up: Audrey Hepburn, The Nun's Story Best Actress - Musical or Comedy Win: Marilyn Monroe, Some Like It Hot Runner-Up: Shirley MacLaine, Ask Any Girl Runner-Up: Lilli Palmer, But Not For Me Runner-Up: Doris Day, Pillow Talk Runner-Up: Dorothy Dandridge, Porgy and Bess Best Supporting Actor Win: Stephen Boyd, Ben-Hur Runner-Up: Joseph Walsh, Anatomy of a Murder Runner-Up: Fred Astaire, On the Beach Runner-Up: Tony Randall, Pillow Talk Runner-Up: Robert Vaughn, The Young Philadelphians Best Supporting Actress Win: Susan Kohner, Imitation of Life (1959) Runner-Up: Juanita Moore, Imitation of Life (1959) Runner-Up: Estelle Hemsley, Take a Giant Step Runner-Up: Shelley Winters, The Diary of Anne Frank Runner-Up: Edith Evans, The Nun's Story

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