16th Golden Globe Awards
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16th Golden Globe Awards 1959

The Golden Globe Awards are presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to honor excellence in film and television. The 16th Golden Globe Awards celebrated the best in film for 1958 across a broad range of categories including drama, comedy, musical, acting, directing, and international films. Held on March 5, 1959, the event marked a significant celebration of cinematic achievement.

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Highlights

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Total movie nominations

7

Total movie wins

4

Total people nominations

18

Total people wins

5

Gigi

Most Nominations

Gigi

 6 nominations
Gigi

Most Wins

Gigi

 3 wins

Most recognized genres

Drama

Drama

5 nominations 1 wins
Romance

Romance

4 nominations 2 wins
Crime

Crime

1 nominations 1 wins

Most Nominations

Hermione Gingold

1 nominations

Best Film - Drama

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The Defiant Ones

WINNER

The Defiant Ones

In this gritty drama, two hardened souls - one black, one white - are bound together by fate and forced to navigate treacherous terrain. Initially at odds, they must put aside their animosity and work as one to survive the unforgiving wilderness and confront the darkness within themselves.

Drama

Crime

Nominees

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Separate Tables

Separate Tables

Best Film - Musical

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Best Actor - Drama

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Best Actress - Drama

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Best Actor - Comedy or Musical

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Best Actress - Comedy or Musical

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Best Supporting Actor

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Best Supporting Actress

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Best Director

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Best Film - Promoting International Understanding

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All winners and nominees

Best Film - Drama

WINNER

The Defiant Ones

NOMINEES

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

 

Separate Tables

Best Film - Musical

WINNER

Gigi

Best Actor - Drama

WINNER

Separate Tables David Niven

NOMINEES

The Defiant Ones Tony Curtis

 

The Defiant Ones Sidney Poitier

 

The Old Man and the Sea Spencer Tracy

Best Actress - Drama

NOMINEES

Separate Tables Deborah Kerr

 

Some Came Running Shirley MacLaine

Best Actor - Comedy or Musical

NOMINEES

Gigi Maurice Chevalier

 

Gigi Louis Jourdan

Best Actress - Comedy or Musical

NOMINEES

Gigi Leslie Caron

Best Supporting Actor

WINNER

The Big Country Burl Ives

Best Supporting Actress

WINNER

Gigi Hermione Gingold

NOMINEES

Separate Tables Wendy Hiller

 

The Defiant Ones Cara Williams

Best Director

WINNER

Gigi Vincente Minnelli

NOMINEES

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Richard Brooks

 

The Defiant Ones Stanley Kramer

 

Separate Tables Delbert Mann

Best Film - Promoting International Understanding

NOMINEES

The Defiant Ones

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