32th Academy Awards (1960) - Movies from 1959
1959
12 nominations - 11 awards
Nominations - Ben-Hur
- Best Picture Winner
- Best Director (William Wyler) Winner
- Best Leading Actor (Charlton Heston) Winner
- Best Supporting Actor (Hugh Griffith) Winner
- Best Adapted Screenplay (Karl Tunberg)
- Best Film Editing (Ralph E. Winters, John D. Dunning) Winner
- Best Cinematography, Color (Robert Surtees) Winner
- Best Score Drama or Comedy (Miklós Rózsa) Winner
- Best Art Direction, Color (William A. Horning, Edward C. Carfagno, Hugh Hunt) Winner
- Best Costume Design, Color (Elizabeth Haffenden) Winner
- Best Sound Mixing (Franklin Milton) Winner
- Best Effects, Special Effects (A. Arnold Gillespie, Robert MacDonald, Milo B. Lory) Winner