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Best Motion Picture - Harold Hecht, Producer Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) - Terence Rattigan, John Gay The Sheepman
The 31st Academy Awards ceremony was held on April 6, 1959, to honor the best films of 1958. The night was dominated by Gigi, which won nine Oscars, breaking the previous record of eight set by Gone with the Wind and tied by From Here to Eternity and On the Waterfront.
The 32nd Academy Awards ceremony was held on April 4, 1960, at the RKO Pantages Theatre, to honor the films of 1959. William Wyler 's Bible epic Ben-Hur won 11 Oscars, breaking the record of nine set the previous year by Gigi. This total was later tied by Titanic in 1997 and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King in 2003.
It was the most-honored motion picture in Academy Awards history up to that time and for many years - until 1997, with its record-breaking eleven Oscars from twelve nominations. And it was the most expensive film of its time, budgeted at $15 million.
Feb 5, 2014 · 32nd Academy Awards (1959): Nominees and Winners – Cinema Sight by Wesley Lovell. BEST MOTION PICTURE. Anatomy of a Murder – Otto Preminger. Ben-Hur – Sam Zimbalist. The Diary of Anne Frank – George Stevens. The Nun’s Story – Henry Blanke. Room at the Top – John Woolf, James Woolf. DIRECTING. Ben-Hur – William Wyler.
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The 31st Academy Awards took place at the RKO Pantages Theatre on Monday, April 6, 1959 and were hosted by Jerry Lewis, Mort Sahl, Tony Randall, Bob Hope, David Niven and Laurence Olivier. Best Picture Gigi broke the previous record of most wins taking home nine Oscars out of nine nominations.
