Films of 1959

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Last Updated: 6/28/24
Total Films: 22
Note: The year of each film is according to IMDb. It sometimes changes without my knowledge. When I become aware, I will make adjustments. Like the Oscars, I select the best for each category: picture, actor, actress, supporting actor, supporting actress, director, cinematography, editing, original screenplay, adapted screenplay, and documentary. This is based on the movies I've actually seen, and miniseries and telefilms are fair game. Each winner is named along with the next four ordered runner-ups (which may be less) and honorable mentions (if any). Any of these categories may be left blank if I feel there's no deserving winner. A ranked list of films is presented afterwards.



Best Picture
Ben-Hur

2. Anatomy of a Murder
3. Les quatre cents coups
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Honorable Mentions: None


Best Actor
Charlton Heston (Ben-Hur)

2. James Stewart (Anatomy of a Murder)
3. Tony Curtis (Some Like It Hot)
4. Richard Burton (Look Back in Anger)
5. Dick Miller (A Bucket of Blood)
Honorable Mentions: None


Best Actress
Lana Turner (Imitation of Life)

2. Sandra Dee (A Summer Place)
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Honorable Mentions: None


Best Supporting Actor
Stephen Boyd (Ben-Hur)

2. George C. Scott (Anatomy of a Murder)
3. Jack Lemmon (Some Like It Hot)
4. Joseph Welch (Anatomy of a Murder)
5. Murray Hamilton (Anatomy of a Murder)
Honorable Mentions: Joe E. Brown (Some Like It Hot), Antony Carbone (A Bucket of Blood), Ben Gazzara (Anatomy of a Murder), and Arthur O'Connell (Anatomy of a Murder)


Best Supporting Actress
Lee Remick (Anatomy of a Murder)

2. Eve Arden (Anatomy of a Murder)
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Honorable Mentions: None


Best Director
William Wyler (Ben-Hur)

2. Otto Preminger (Anatomy of a Murder)
3. Roger Corman (A Bucket of Blood)
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Honorable Mentions: None


Best Cinematography
Robert Surtees (Ben-Hur)

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Honorable Mentions: None


Best Editing
John D. Dunning and Ralph E. Winters (Ben-Hur)

2. Louis R. Loeffler (Anatomy of a Murder)
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Honorable Mentions: None


Best Original Screenplay
Charles B. Griffith (A Bucket of Blood)

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Honorable Mentions: None


Best Adapted Screenplay
Wendell Mayes (Anatomy of a Murder)

2. Karl Tunberg (Ben-Hur)
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Honorable Mentions: None


Films Rated '10'
  1. Ben-Hur

  2. Anatomy of a Murder

Films Rated '9'
  1. Les quatre cents coups

Films Rated '8'
  1. Some Like It Hot

  2. A Bucket of Blood

Films Rated '7'
  1. A Summer Place

  2. Rio Bravo

Films Rated '6'
  1. Look Back in Anger

  2. Imitation of Life

Films Rated '5'
  1. North by Northwest

  2. Pork Chop Hill

Films Rated '4'
  1. Compulsion

  2. The Mummy

Films Rated '3'
  1. Pickpocket

  2. The Devil's Disciple

  3. The Scapegoat

  4. Suddenly, Last Summer

  5. The Hound of the Baskervilles

    6. BucketB
  6. Never So Few

Films Rated '2'
  1. The FBI Story

  2. House on Haunted Hill

  3. Les liaisons dangereuses