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Date | April 17, 1961 |
Site | Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California |
Hosted by | Bob Hope |
Produced by | Arthur Freed |
Directed by | Richard Dunlap |
Highlights | |
Best Picture | The Apartment |
Most awards | The Apartment (5) |
Most nominations | The Apartment (10) |
Television coverage | |
Network | ABC |
The 33rd Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1960, were held on April 17, 1961 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. They were hosted by Bob Hope.
The Apartment marked the last black and white film to win Best Picture during the era when black and white was still around, as well as the last until 1993 when Schindler's List won.
Gary Cooper was too ill to attend the ceremony, so his close friend James Stewart accepted the Honorary Oscar on his behalf. Stewart's emotional speech hinted that something was seriously wrong, and the next day newspapers ran the headline, "Gary Cooper has cancer." One month later, on May 13, 1961, six days after his 60th birthday, Cooper died.
Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface
These films had multiple nominations:
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The following films received multiple awards.
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