Ben-Hur (1959)
Awards
Academy Awards, USA 1960
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Winner Oscar |
Best Picture Sam Zimbalist
Posthumously. Sam Zimbalist died during filming. Mary Taylor accepted the award on his behalf.
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Best Actor in a Leading Role Charlton Heston |
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Best Actor in a Supporting Role Hugh Griffith Hugh Griffith was not present at the awards ceremony. Director William Wyler accepted the award on ... More Hugh Griffith was not present at the awards ceremony. Director William Wyler accepted the award on his behalf. |
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Best Director William Wyler |
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Best Cinematography, Color Robert Surtees |
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Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color William A. Horning Edward C. Carfagno Hugh Hunt
In case of Horning the Oscar win was posthumously.
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Best Costume Design, Color Elizabeth Haffenden |
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Best Sound Franklin Milton (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer SSD) |
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Best Film Editing Ralph E. Winters John D. Dunning |
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Best Effects, Special Effects A. Arnold Gillespie (visual) R.A. MacDonald (visual) Milo B. Lory (audible) |
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Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture Miklós Rózsa |
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Nominee Oscar |
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium Karl Tunberg |
BAFTA Awards 1960
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Winner BAFTA Film Award |
Best Film from any Source William Wyler
USA.
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Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA 2006
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Nominee Saturn Award |
Best Classic Film DVD Release
For "Ben-Hur: Four-Disc 45th Anniversary Collector's Edition".
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Bambi Awards 1961
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Nominee Bambi |
Best Actor - International Charlton Heston |
David di Donatello Awards 1961
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Winner David |
Best Foreign Production (Migliore Produzione Straniera) |
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Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero) Charlton Heston |
Directors Guild of America, USA 1960
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Winner DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures William Wyler Gus Agosti (assistant director) (plaque) Alberto Cardone (assistant director) (plaque) |
Faro Island Film Festival 1959
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Winner Golden Train Award |
Outstanding Artistic Contribution Robert Surtees Ralph E. Winters John D. Dunning Franklin Milton Milo B. Lory R.A. MacDonald A. Arnold Gillespie |
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Nominee Audience Award |
Best Actor Charlton Heston |
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Best Film William Wyler |
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Nominee Golden Train Award |
Best Film William Wyler |
Golden Globes, USA 1960
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Winner Golden Globe |
Best Motion Picture - Drama |
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Best Director William Wyler |
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Best Supporting Actor Stephen Boyd |
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Winner Special Award |
Andrew Marton
For directing the chariot race in Ben-Hur.
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Nominee Golden Globe |
Best Actor - Drama Charlton Heston |
Grammy Awards 1961
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Nominee Grammy |
Best Soundtrack Album or Recording of Music Score from Motion Picture or Television Miklós Rózsa |
IGN Summer Movie Awards 2011
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Nominee IGN Award |
Best Movie Blu-Ray
For the 50th Anniversary Edition on Blu-Ray and DVD.
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International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) 2018
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Winner IFMCA Award |
Best New Release, Re-Release or Re-Recording of an Existing Score Miklós Rózsa (music) Nic Raine (The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus conductor) James Fitzpatrick (album producer, album art direction) Frank K. DeWald (liner notes) Gareth Bevan (album art direction) Nic Finch (album art direction) |
International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) 2013
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Nominee IFMCA Award |
Best Archival Release of an Existing Score Miklós Rózsa (music) Lukas Kendall (album producer) Michael Matessino (album producer) Neil S. Bulk (album producer) Jeff Bond (liner notes) Frank K. DeWald (liner notes) Joe Sikoryak (album art direction) |
Laurel Awards 1960
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Winner Golden Laurel |
Special Award |
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Nominee Golden Laurel |
Top Male Dramatic Performance Charlton Heston |
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Top Male Dramatic Performance Stephen Boyd |
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Top Male Supporting Performance Hugh Griffith |
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA 1960
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Winner Golden Reel Award |
Best Sound Editing - Feature Film |
National Board of Review, USA 1959
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Winner NBR Award |
Best Supporting Actor Hugh Griffith |
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Top Ten Films |
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Winner Special Citation |
Andrew Marton
Yakima Canutt
For directing the chariot race in the film.
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National Film Preservation Board, USA 2004
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Winner National Film Registry |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards 1959
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Winner NYFCC Award |
Best Film |
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Nominee NYFCC Award |
Best Screenplay Karl Tunberg |
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Best Director William Wyler
Tied with Basil Dearden for Sapphire (1959).
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Online Film & Television Association 1999
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Winner OFTA Film Hall of Fame |
Motion Picture |
Writers Guild of America, USA 1960
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Nominee WGA Award (Screen) |
Best Written American Drama Karl Tunberg |
