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Golden Globes 1960: Winners and Nominees for the 17th Golden Globe Awards

Public list by WPS with 30 movies or TV shows/series

These movies and TV shows/series have won or been nominated for the Golden Globes 1960 on 03/10/1960.

The 17th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film for 1959 films, were held on March 10, 1960. ()

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Ben-Hur(1959)

FSK: 16+ years
| 3h 42min | Action, Drama, History
3.9/5 (with 1,144 votes)

In 25 AD,Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor, he is put into slavery and his mother and sister are taken away as prisoners. Three years later and freed by a grateful Roman galley commander whom he has rescued from drowning, he becomes an expert charioteer for Rome, all the while plotting to return to Judea, find and rescue his family, and avenge himself on his former friend. All the while, the form and work of Jesus move in the background of his life...

Some Like It Hot(1959)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 2min | Comedy, Music, Romance / Love, Crime
4.1/5 (with 1,476 votes)

Two musicians witness a mob hit and struggle to find a way out of the city before they are found by the gangsters. Their only opportunity is to join an all-girl band as they leave on a tour. To make their getaway they must first disguise themselves as women, then keep their identities secret and deal with the problems this brings - such as an attractive bandmate and a very determined suitor.

The Diary of Anne Frank(1959)

FSK: 12+ years
| 3h | Drama, History
3.6/5 (with 151 votes)

The true, harrowing story of a young Jewish girl who, with her family and their friends, is forced into hiding in an attic in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam.

Wild Strawberries(1957)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 31min | Drama
4.1/5 (with 693 votes)

Crotchety retired doctor Isak Borg travels from Stockholm to Lund, Sweden, with his pregnant and unhappy daughter-in-law, Marianne, in order to receive an honorary degree from his alma mater. Along the way, they encounter a series of hitchhikers, each of whom causes the elderly doctor to muse upon the pleasures and failures of his own life. These include the vivacious young Sara, a dead ringer for the doctor's own first love.

Operation Petticoat(1959)

FSK: 6+ years
| 2h 4min | Action, Comedy, Romance / Love
3.6/5 (with 147 votes)

A World War II submarine commander finds himself stuck with a damaged sub, a con-man executive officer, and a group of army nurses.

Anatomy of a Murder(1959)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 41min | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
3.9/5 (with 395 votes)

Semi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler takes the case of Army Lt. Manion, who murdered a local innkeeper after his wife claimed that he raped her. Over the course of an extensive trial, Biegler parries with District Attorney Lodwick and out-of-town prosecutor Claude Dancer to set his client free, but his case rests on the victim's mysterious business partner, who's hiding a dark secret.

Pillow Talk(1959)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 42min | Comedy, Romance / Love
3.6/5 (with 110 votes)

Playboy songwriter Brad Allen's succession of romances annoys his neighbor, interior designer Jan Morrow, who shares a telephone party line with him and hears all his breezy routines. After Jan unsuccessfully lodges a complaint against him, Brad sets about to seduce her inthe guise of a sincere and upstanding Texas rancher. When mutual friend Jonathan discovers that his best friend is moving in on the girl he desires, however, sparks fly.

On the Beach(1959)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 14min | Science Fiction, Drama, Romance / Love
3.3/5 (with 83 votes)

In 1964, atomic war wipes out humanity in the northern hemisphere; one American submarine finds temporary safe haven in Australia, where life-as-usual covers growing despair. In denial about the loss of his wife and children in the holocaust, American Captain Towers meets careworn but gorgeous Moira Davidson, who begins to fall for him. The sub returns after reconnaissance a month (or less) before the end; will Towers and Moira find comfort with each other?

Imitation of Life(1959)

3.8/5 (with 110 votes)

Lora Meredith, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway, has a chance encounter with Annie Johnson, a black single mother. Annie becomes the caretaker of Lora's daughter, Susie, while Lora pursues her stage career. Both women deal with the difficulties of motherhood: Lora's thirst for fame threatens her relationship with Susie, while Annie's light-skinned daughter, Sarah Jane, struggles with her African-American identity.

Suddenly, Last Summer(1959)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 54min | Thriller, Drama, Mystery
3.7/5 (with 118 votes)

The only son of wealthy widow Violet Venable dies while on vacation with his cousin Catherine. What the girl saw was so horrible that she went insane; now Mrs. Venable wants Catherine lobotomized to cover up the truth.

The Nun's Story(1959)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 29min | Drama
3.6/5 (with 76 votes)

After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion to her vows during crisis, disappointment, and World War II.

Black Orpheus(1959)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 40min | Drama, Fantasy, Music, Romance / Love
3.5/5 (with 86 votes)

Young lovers Orfeu and Eurydice run through the favelas of Rio during Carnaval, on the lam from a hitman dressed like Death and Orfeu's vengeful fiancée Mira and passing between moments of fantasy and stark reality. This impressionistic retelling of the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice introduced bossa nova to the world with its soundtrack by young Brazilian composers Luiz Bonfá and Antonio Carlos Jobim.

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The Bridge(1959)

1h 43min | Drama, History, War
3.7/5 (with 66 votes)

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Room at the Top(1959)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h 55min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.4/5 (with 46 votes)

An ambitious young accountant schemes to wed a wealthy factory owner's daughter, despite falling in love with a married older woman.

The Young Philadelphians(1959)

2h 16min | Drama
3.8/5 (with 19 votes)

Up and coming young lawyer Anthony Lawrence faces several ethical and emotional dilemmas as he climbs the Philadelphia social ladder. His personal and professional skills are tested as he tries to balance the needs of his fiance Joan, the expectations of his colleagues and his own obligation to defend his friend Chester on a murder count.

Odds Against Tomorrow(1959)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 36min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.4/5 (with 31 votes)

An old-time crook plans a heist. When one of his two partners is found out to be a black man tensions flare.

Look Back in Anger(1959)

1h 38min | Drama
3.4/5 (with 29 votes)

A disillusioned, angry university graduate comes to terms with his grudge against middle-class life and values.

Odd Obsession(1959)

1h 47min | Drama
3.1/5 (with 12 votes)

A middle-aged husband of a younger woman finds her youth intimidating to the point that he cannot become aroused. His solution involves the introduction of his daughter's lover to his wife.

The Five Pennies(1959)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 57min | Drama, Music
3.3/5 (with 11 votes)

Dixieland cornetist Red Nichols runs into opposition to his sound, but breaks through to success. He marries a warm, patient woman and even finds time to raise a family. Then tragedy strikes when their daughter contracts polio.

Who Was That Lady?(1960)

3.2/5 (with 13 votes)

In order to get back into the good graces with his wife with whom he has had a misunderstanding, a young chemistry professor concocts a wild story that he is an undercover FBI agent. To help him with his story he enlists the aid of a friend who is a TV writer. The wife swallows the story and the film's climax takes place in the sub-basements of the Empire State Building. The professor and his friend, believing themselves prisoners on an enemy submarine, patriotically try to scuttle the vessel and succeed only in rocking the building.

Middle of the Night(1959)

1h 58min | Drama
3.7/5 (with 10 votes)

Jerry Kingsley is a wealthy garment manufacturer left lonely in his 60s when his wife dies. Despite the difference in their ages, he strikes up a romance with divorced 24-year-old receptionist Betty. The relationship is dismissed by his daughter, Lillian, discouraged by his sister, Evelyn, and denounced by Betty's mother. But when Jerry begins to mention marriage, even Betty is forced to confront her ambivalence.

But Not for Me(1959)

2.9/5 (with 3 votes)

Out of hit ideas and seemingly in the twilight of his career, Broadway producer Russ Ward decides to give up the game. But when Russ lays off his nubile secretary, Ellie Brown, she shocks him with a declaration of love. Inspired, Ward commands playwright MacDonald to rewrite his latest show as a May-December romance starring Brown herself. Ward struggles to make a comeback as his ex-wife, Kathryn, plots to end his new relationship.

Li'l Abner(1959)

3.2/5 (with 4 votes)

A comedy musical based on the comic strip charcters created by Al Capp. When residents of Dogpatch, USA are notified by the government that they must evacuate because of atomic bomb testing, they try to persuade the government that their town is worth saving. Meanwhile, Earthquake McGoon wants to marry Daisy Mae; Daisy Mae wants to marry Li'l Abner, and Li'l Abner just wants to go fishing.

Porgy and Bess(1959)

3.4/5 (with 10 votes)

Set in the early 1900s in the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina, which serves as home to a black fishing community, the story focuses on the titular characters, crippled beggar Porgy, who travels about in a goat-drawn cart, and the drug-addicted Bess, who lives with stevedore Crown, the local bully.

Ask Any Girl(1959)

3.1/5 (with 5 votes)

Meg is a young wide-eyed girl who is endures many calamities in her search for a husband in modern-day New York. After losing her suitcase at Penn Station, being kicked out by her roommate, and changing bosses because her boss made a pass at her, she finds herself looking for work at a Manhattan motivational research agency run by punctilious Miles Doughton and his playboy brother, Evan.

Take a Giant Step(1959)

1h 40min | Drama
3.0/5 (with 3 votes)

This pioneering film in the history of African-American cinema, released two years before "A Raisin In The Sun", is the coming-of-age story of a Black high-school student living in a middle-class white neighborhood in the late '50s.

Directed by Philip Leacock - With Johnny Nash, Frederick O'Neal, Ruby Dee, Estelle Hemsley, Beah Richards, Ellen Holly, ...

Career(1959)

1h 45min | Drama
3.6/5 (with 4 votes)

Playwright James Lee adapted his off-Broadway play for the screen in this high-strung adaptation, directed by Joseph Anthony. In this simplistic, backroom show-business-success saga, Anthony Franciosa plays Sam, a struggling young actor who will forsake his family and take any type of menial job in order to become a Broadway star. Dean Martin is on hand as Maury, an aspiring director also trying to claw his way up the ladder of success. When Maury gets his big break, Sam wants a part in his show, but when Maury, who is unwilling to cast Sam in the production, turns down Sam's request, Sam seduces and marries Maury's girlfriend (Shirley MacLaine). In spite of everything, Maury wants his girl back, and Sam agrees to a divorce on the stipulation that Maury cast him as the star in his next show. Once again, Maury reneges and, before Sam can exact his revenge, Uncle Sam comes to the rescue and he is drafted into the army.

Say One for Me(1959)

2.3/5 (with 2 votes)

Father Conroy has a parish which serves the acting and performance community. When one of his parishioners gets too sick to work, his daughter Holly finds a job working for a dance club of questionable character, which is run by Tony Vincent. Vincent never made the big time, and Father Conroy tries to look after Holly.

Aren't We Wonderful(1958)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 48min | Comedy
3.3/5 (with 4 votes)

Kurt Hoffmann′s satire concerning Germany′s development during the first half of the 20th century tells the story of two schoolmates - Hans and Bruno. They could not be more different. While Hans is ambitious and must always work hard for his career, it seems that the happy go lucky Bruno is carefree.

A Private's Affair(1959)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 33min | Comedy, Music
0.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Luigi, Jerry, and Mike are in boot camp when they are presented with a chance to represent their unit in competition on a national television show. The three guys are up to the challenge, which begins a chain of unusual circumstances that not only have them singing and dancing at the proper times, but also running into a trio of alluring young women.

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