If I Picked the Oscars (1959)

These are my Oscar picks for the 1959 Academy Awards. (Actual Winner)

Best Visual Effects: Ben-Hur (Ben-Hur)

Best Film Editing: North by Northwest (Ben-Hur)

Best Costume Design, Color: Ben-Hur (Ben-Hur)

Best Costume Design, B&W: Some Like it Hot (Some Like it Hot)

Best Cinematography, Color: Ben-Hur (Ben-Hur)

Best Cinematography, B&W: Some Like it Hot (The Diary of Anne Frank)

Best Art Direction, Color: Ben-Hur (Ben-Hur)

Best Art Direction, B&W: Some Like it Hot (The Diary of Anne Frank)

Best Sound Recording: Ben-Hur (Ben-Hur)

Best Original Song: The Hanging Tree (High Hopes from A Hole in the Head)

Best Musical Score: Beauty Sleeping (Porgy and Bess)

Best Dramatic or Comedy Score: Ben-Hur (Ben-Hur)

Best Adapted Screenplay: Some Like it Hot (Room at the Top)

Best Original Screenplay: North by Northwest (Pillow Talk)

Best Supporting Actress: Shelley Winters for The Diary of Anne Frank (Shelley Winters)

Best Supporting Actor: Hugh Griffith for Ben-Hur (Hugh Griffith)

Best Actress: Katharine Hepburn for Suddenly, Last Summer (Simone Signoret for Room at the Top)

Best Actor: Charlton Heston for Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston)

Best Director: William Wyler for Ben-Hur (William Wyler)

Best Picture: Ben-Hur (Ben-Hur)

Multiple Winners: North by Northwest (2), Some Like it Hot (4), Ben-Hur (10).

Ben-Hur holds the record for most Oscar wins at 11, but it is also tied with Titanic and The Lord of the Rings The Return of the King.

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