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Ben-Hur (1959)

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All Time

of 190,171

33

1950's

of 8,943

7

1959

of 2,580

1
Adventure
- Adventure All Time
  
  of 4,421
  
  9
  
  Adventure of 1959
  
  of 31
  
  1
  
  Adventure of the 1950's
  
  of 441
  
  2
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 38,017
  
  20
  
  Drama of 1959
  
  of 145
  
  1
  
  Drama of the 1950's
  
  of 1,913
  
  5

Ratings and rankings are based on number of movie, review scores, awards & other criteria.

Ben-Hur (1959) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.7311

Avg Critic Score:3.6107

Ben-Hur (1959) Awards

1960 - Academy Awards, USA:

WON - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium - Ben-Hur (1959)

1960 - Academy Awards, USA:

NOMINATED - Best Actor in a Leading Role - Ben-Hur (1959)

1960 - Academy Awards, USA:

NOMINATED - Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Ben-Hur (1959)

1960 - Academy Awards, USA:

NOMINATED - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color - Ben-Hur (1959)

1960 - Academy Awards, USA:

NOMINATED - Best Cinematography, Color - Ben-Hur (1959)

1960 - Academy Awards, USA:

NOMINATED - Best Costume Design, Color - Ben-Hur (1959)

1960 - Academy Awards, USA:

NOMINATED - Best Director - Ben-Hur (1959)

1960 - Academy Awards, USA:

NOMINATED - Best Effects, Special Effects - Ben-Hur (1959)

1960 - Academy Awards, USA:

NOMINATED - Best Film Editing - Ben-Hur (1959)

1960 - Academy Awards, USA:

NOMINATED - Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture - Ben-Hur (1959)

1960 - Academy Awards, USA:

NOMINATED - Best Picture - Ben-Hur (1959)

1960 - Academy Awards, USA:

NOMINATED - Best Sound - Ben-Hur (1959)

2006 - Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA:

WON - Best Classic Film DVD Release - Ben-Hur (1959)

1960 - BAFTA Awards:

NOMINATED - Best Film from any Source - Ben-Hur (1959)

1961 - David di Donatello Awards:

NOMINATED - Best Foreign Production (Migliore Produzione Straniera) - Ben-Hur (1959)

1960 - Directors Guild of America, USA:

NOMINATED - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures - Ben-Hur (1959)

1960 - Fotogramas de Plata:

NOMINATED - Best Foreign Performer (Mejor int�rprete de cine extranjero) - Ben-Hur (1959)

1960 - Golden Globes, USA:

WON - Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama - Ben-Hur (1959)

1960 - Golden Globes, USA:

NOMINATED - Best Motion Picture - Drama - Ben-Hur (1959)

1960 - Golden Globes, USA:

NOMINATED - Best Motion Picture Director - Ben-Hur (1959)

1960 - Golden Globes, USA:

NOMINATED - Best Supporting Actor - Ben-Hur (1959)

1960 - Golden Globes, USA:

NOMINATED - Andrew Marton - Ben-Hur (1959)

1961 - Grammy Awards:

WON - Best Soundtrack Album or Recording of Music Score from Motion Picture or Television - Ben-Hur (1959)

1960 - Laurel Awards:

WON - Top Male Dramatic Performance - Ben-Hur (1959)

1960 - Laurel Awards:

WON - Top Male Supporting Performance - Ben-Hur (1959)

1960 - Laurel Awards:

NOMINATED - Special Award - Ben-Hur (1959)

1960 - Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA:

NOMINATED - Best Sound Editing - Feature Film - Ben-Hur (1959)

1959 - National Board of Review, USA:

NOMINATED - Best Supporting Actor - Ben-Hur (1959)

1959 - National Board of Review, USA:

NOMINATED - Andrew Marton - Ben-Hur (1959)

1959 - New York Film Critics Circle Awards:

NOMINATED - Best Film - Ben-Hur (1959)

1960 - Writers Guild of America, USA:

WON - Best Written American Drama - Ben-Hur (1959)

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