The 17th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film for 1959 films, were held on March 10, 1960.
Ben-Hur Some Like It Hot Porgy and Bess Anthony Franciosa - Career Elizabeth Taylor - Suddenly, Last Summer Jack Lemmon - Some Like It Hot Marilyn Monroe - Some Like It Hot Stephen Boyd - Ben-Hur Susan Kohner - Imitation of Life William Wyler - Ben-Hur Ernest Gold - On the Beach The Diary of Anne Frank Barry Coe Troy Donahue George Hamilton James Shigeta Angie Dickinson Janet Munro Stella Stevens Tuesday Weld Edward R. Murrow The Nun's Story Andrew Marton - Ben-Hur (For directing the chariot race) Francis X. Bushman (For a famous silent film star) Ramon Novarro (For a famous silent film star) Hedda Hopper Louella Parsons Doris Day Rock Hudson Room at the Top Bing Crosby