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33rd Dossier

The 1960 file for 33rd Academy Awards: winners first, ballot trails on demand, and the films that shaped the ceremony.

Year 1960
Best Picture The Apartment
Winner Record 33/29
Top Winner The Apartment
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Annual Thesis

The 1960 ceremony centers on The Apartment.

This dossier opens with the four races readers check first: Picture, Director, Actor, and Actress. 4 of 4 major races have winners recorded, with 20 major-field records feeding into the full 33/29 ceremony ledger below.

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Ceremony Snapshot

A live, winner-driven snapshot of this ceremony.

Best Picture went to The Apartment. The winning leader is The Apartment with 5 wins.

The Apartment 5 wins | 10 nominations
Spartacus 4 wins | 6 nominations
Elmer Gantry 3 wins | 5 nominations
Sons and Lovers 1 win | 7 nominations
The Alamo 1 win | 7 nominations
Winner Record 33/29

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Best Picture Nominees

The shortlist most readers look for first: 5 Best Picture nominees from this ceremony.

126Nominations
33Wins
29Categories
1927/28-2025Ledger span

Major Races

The Four Races That Shape the Night

A fast editorial scan of Picture, Director, Actor, and Actress before the full ceremony ledger opens out below.

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Complete Ceremony Ledger

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25 categories 126 records 33 winners

Category

Best Picture

1 winner / 5 records

Category

Best Director

1 winner / 5 records

Category

Best Actress

1 winner / 5 records

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Best Actor

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

Nominee

Inherit the Wind

Credit: Nedrick YoungHarold Jacob Smith

NOTE: Upon request of his widow and upon recommendation of the Writers Branch Executive Committee, the Board of Governors voted on June 22, 1993, to restore the name of Nedrick Young to the nominations and award presented to Nathan E. Douglas (Mr. Young's pseudonym during the blacklisting period).

Film History

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

Category

FILM EDITING

1 winner / 5 records

Category

VISUAL EFFECTS

1 winner / 2 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 2 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 5 records

1 winner / 4 records

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SOUND MIXING

1 winner / 5 records

Ceremony Highlights

Poster-first highlights from this ceremony, led by winners and the titles that defined the night.

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Criticism from the Lunara archive tied to this ceremony's most visible contenders and winners.

Categories in this ceremony

Best Actor Best Supporting Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actress ART DIRECTION (Black-and-White) ART DIRECTION (Color) Best Picture CINEMATOGRAPHY (Black-and-White) CINEMATOGRAPHY (Color) COSTUME DESIGN (Black-and-White) COSTUME DESIGN (Color) Best Director DOCUMENTARY (Feature) DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject) FILM EDITING HONORARY AWARD INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM JEAN HERSHOLT HUMANITARIAN AWARD MUSIC (Original Score) MUSIC (Original Song Score or Adaptation Score) MUSIC (Original Song) SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL AWARD (Class II) SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL AWARD (Class III) SHORT FILM (Animated) SHORT FILM (Live Action) SOUND MIXING VISUAL EFFECTS WRITING (Adapted Screenplay) WRITING (Original Screenplay)

Winner Circle

A category-by-category winner roll call generated directly from the ceremony ledger.

SOUND MIXING Winner
The Alamo poster

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

The Alamo

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