The 17th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film for 1959 films, were held on March 10, 1960.
| 17th Golden Globe Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 10, 1960 |
Winners and nominees edit
Film edit
Best Film - Drama edit
Best Film - Comedy edit
Best Film - Musical edit
Best Actor - Drama edit
- 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 edit
Elizabeth Taylor - Suddenly, Last Summer
- Audrey Hepburn - The Nun's Story
- Katharine Hepburn - Suddenly, Last Summer
- Lee Remick - Anatomy of a Murder
- Simone Signoret - Room at the Top
Best Actor - Musical or Comedy edit
Jack Lemmon - Some Like It Hot
- Clark Gable - But Not For Me
- Cary Grant - Operation Petticoat
- Dean Martin - Who Was That Lady?
- Sidney Poitier - Porgy and Bess
Best Actress - Musical or Comedy edit
Marilyn Monroe - Some Like It Hot
- Dorothy Dandridge - Porgy and Bess
- Doris Day - Pillow Talk
- Shirley MacLaine - Ask Any Girl
- Lilli Palmer - But Not For Me
Best Supporting Actor edit
- Fred Astaire - On the Beach
- Tony Randall - Pillow Talk
- Robert Vaughn - The Young Philadelphians
- Joseph Welch - Anatomy of a Murder
Best Supporting Actress edit
Susan Kohner - Imitation of Life
- Edith Evans - The Nun's Story
- Estelle Hemsley - Take a Giant Step
- Juanita Moore - Imitation of Life
- Shelley Winters - The Diary of Anne Frank
Best Director edit
- Stanley Kramer - On the Beach
- Otto Preminger - Anatomy of a Murder
- George Stevens - The Diary of Anne Frank
- Fred Zinnemann - The Nun's Story
Best Foreign Film edit
- Black Orpheus (France)
- Odd Obsession (Japan)
- The Bridge (Germany)
- Wild Strawberries (Sweden)
- Wir Wunderkinder (Germany)
Best Music, Original Score edit
Best Film Promoting International Understanding edit
Most Promising Newcomer - Male edit
Barry Coe
Troy Donahue
George Hamilton
James Shigeta
Most Promising Newcomer - Female edit
Angie Dickinson
Janet Munro
Stella Stevens
Tuesday Weld
Achievement in Television edit
Outstanding Merit edit
Special Award edit
Andrew Marton - Ben-Hur (For directing the chariot race)
Francis X. Bushman (For a famous silent film star)
Ramon Novarro (For a famous silent film star)