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Oscars 1961 winners and nominees

The 1961 Academy Awards, by category: the winner first, then the nominees.

Reported results from TVDB and Wikidata. Coverage is incomplete.

Best Picture

The Apartment
The Apartment (1960)
GoodWatch score 90
Won
Elmer Gantry
Elmer Gantry (1960)
GoodWatch score 86
The Sundowners
The Sundowners (1960)
GoodWatch score 65
The Alamo
The Alamo (1960)
GoodWatch score 60
Sons and Lovers
Sons and Lovers (1960)
GoodWatch score 64

Directing

The Apartment
The Apartment (1960)
GoodWatch score 90
Won
Never on Sunday
Never on Sunday (1960)
GoodWatch score 70
The Sundowners
The Sundowners (1960)
GoodWatch score 65
Sons and Lovers
Sons and Lovers (1960)
GoodWatch score 64
Psycho
Psycho (1960)
GoodWatch score 92

Best Art Direction, Black and White

The Apartment
The Apartment (1960)
GoodWatch score 90
Won
Visit to a Small Planet
Visit to a Small Planet (1960)
GoodWatch score 50
Sons and Lovers
Sons and Lovers (1960)
GoodWatch score 64
Psycho
Psycho (1960)
GoodWatch score 92
The Facts of Life
The Facts of Life (1960)
GoodWatch score 58

Best Art Direction, Color

Spartacus
Spartacus (1960)
GoodWatch score 82
Won
Sunrise at Campobello
Sunrise at Campobello (1960)
GoodWatch score 66
Pepe
Pepe (1960)
GoodWatch score 56
It Started in Naples
It Started in Naples (1960)
GoodWatch score 30
Cimarron
Cimarron (1960)
GoodWatch score 60

Actress in a Leading Role

BUtterfield 8
BUtterfield 8 (1960)
GoodWatch score 54
Won
The Sundowners
The Sundowners (1960)
GoodWatch score 65
Never on Sunday
Never on Sunday (1960)
GoodWatch score 70
The Apartment
The Apartment (1960)
GoodWatch score 90
Sunrise at Campobello
Sunrise at Campobello (1960)
GoodWatch score 66

Actor in a Supporting Role

Spartacus
Spartacus (1960)
GoodWatch score 82
Won
The Apartment
The Apartment (1960)
GoodWatch score 90
The Alamo
The Alamo (1960)
GoodWatch score 60
Murder, Inc.
Murder, Inc. (1960)
GoodWatch score 59
Exodus
Exodus (1960)
GoodWatch score 67

Actor in a Leading Role

Elmer Gantry
Elmer Gantry (1960)
GoodWatch score 86
Won
Sons and Lovers
Sons and Lovers (1960)
GoodWatch score 64
The Entertainer
The Entertainer (1960)
GoodWatch score 57
Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind (1960)
GoodWatch score 82
The Apartment
The Apartment (1960)
GoodWatch score 90

Actress in a Supporting Role

Elmer Gantry
Elmer Gantry (1960)
GoodWatch score 86
Won
The Sundowners
The Sundowners (1960)
GoodWatch score 65
Sons and Lovers
Sons and Lovers (1960)
GoodWatch score 64
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960)
GoodWatch score 77
Psycho
Psycho (1960)
GoodWatch score 92

Writing (Original Screenplay)

The Apartment
The Apartment (1960)
GoodWatch score 90
Won
Never on Sunday
Never on Sunday (1960)
GoodWatch score 70
The Facts of Life
The Facts of Life (1960)
GoodWatch score 58
Hiroshima Mon Amour
Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)
GoodWatch score 88
The Angry Silence
The Angry Silence (1960)
GoodWatch score 76

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

Elmer Gantry
Elmer Gantry (1960)
GoodWatch score 86
Won
The Sundowners
The Sundowners (1960)
GoodWatch score 65
Tunes of Glory
Tunes of Glory (1960)
GoodWatch score 72
Sons and Lovers
Sons and Lovers (1960)
GoodWatch score 64
Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind (1960)
GoodWatch score 82

Best Original Musical Score

Song Without End
Song Without End (1960)
GoodWatch score 66
Won
Pepe
Pepe (1960)
GoodWatch score 56
Bells Are Ringing
Bells Are Ringing (1960)
GoodWatch score 61
Can-Can
Can-Can (1960)
GoodWatch score 65
Let's Make Love
Let's Make Love (1960)
GoodWatch score 61

Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score

Exodus
Exodus (1960)
GoodWatch score 67
Won
Spartacus
Spartacus (1960)
GoodWatch score 82
The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
GoodWatch score 80
The Alamo
The Alamo (1960)
GoodWatch score 60
Elmer Gantry
Elmer Gantry (1960)
GoodWatch score 86

Foreign Language Film

The Virgin Spring
The Virgin Spring (1960)
GoodWatch score 85
Won
Kapo
Kapo (1960)
GoodWatch score 66
Macario
Macario (1960)
GoodWatch score 93
The Truth
The Truth (1960)
GoodWatch score 73
The Ninth Circle
The Ninth Circle (1960)
GoodWatch score 72

Best Cinematography, Color

Spartacus
Spartacus (1960)
GoodWatch score 82
Won
Exodus
Exodus (1960)
GoodWatch score 67
BUtterfield 8
BUtterfield 8 (1960)
GoodWatch score 54
The Alamo
The Alamo (1960)
GoodWatch score 60
Pepe
Pepe (1960)
GoodWatch score 56

Documentary Short Film

Giuseppina
Giuseppina (1960)
GoodWatch score 71
Won
Universe
Universe (1960)
GoodWatch score 75
George Grosz' Interregnum
George Grosz' Interregnum (1960)
GoodWatch score 77
A City Called Copenhagen
A City Called Copenhagen (1960)
GoodWatch score 63
Beyond Silence
Beyond Silence (1960)
GoodWatch score 69

Best Costume Design, Black-and-White

The Facts of Life
The Facts of Life (1960)
GoodWatch score 58
Won
Never on Sunday
Never on Sunday (1960)
GoodWatch score 70
Seven Thieves
Seven Thieves (1960)
GoodWatch score 54
The Virgin Spring
The Virgin Spring (1960)
GoodWatch score 85
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960)
GoodWatch score 64

International Feature Film

The Virgin Spring
The Virgin Spring (1960)
GoodWatch score 85
Won
Macario
Macario (1960)
GoodWatch score 93
The Truth
The Truth (1960)
GoodWatch score 73
Kapo
Kapo (1960)
GoodWatch score 66
The Ninth Circle
The Ninth Circle (1960)
GoodWatch score 72

Sound

The Alamo
The Alamo (1960)
GoodWatch score 60
Won
The Apartment
The Apartment (1960)
GoodWatch score 90
Cimarron
Cimarron (1960)
GoodWatch score 60
Pepe
Pepe (1960)
GoodWatch score 56
Sunrise at Campobello
Sunrise at Campobello (1960)
GoodWatch score 66

Short Film (Live Action)

Day of the Painter
Day of the Painter (1960)
GoodWatch score 68
Won
A Sport Is Born
A Sport Is Born (1960)
GoodWatch score 65
Islands of the Sea
Islands of the Sea (1960)
GoodWatch score 72
The Creation of Woman
The Creation of Woman (1961)
GoodWatch score 57

Short Film (Animated)

Munro
Munro (1961)
GoodWatch score 64
Won
Goliath II
Goliath II (1960)
GoodWatch score 66
A Place in the Sun
A Place in the Sun (1960)
GoodWatch score 64
High Note
High Note (1960)
GoodWatch score 72
Mouse and Garden
Mouse and Garden (1960)
GoodWatch score 67

Film Editing

The Apartment
The Apartment (1960)
GoodWatch score 90
Won
Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind (1960)
GoodWatch score 82
Spartacus
Spartacus (1960)
GoodWatch score 82
The Alamo
The Alamo (1960)
GoodWatch score 60
Pepe
Pepe (1960)
GoodWatch score 56

Best Costume Design, Color

Spartacus
Spartacus (1960)
GoodWatch score 82
Won
Can-Can
Can-Can (1960)
GoodWatch score 65
Pepe
Pepe (1960)
GoodWatch score 56
Sunrise at Campobello
Sunrise at Campobello (1960)
GoodWatch score 66
Midnight Lace
Midnight Lace (1960)
GoodWatch score 61

Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

Sons and Lovers
Sons and Lovers (1960)
GoodWatch score 64
Won
The Apartment
The Apartment (1960)
GoodWatch score 90
The Facts of Life
The Facts of Life (1960)
GoodWatch score 58
Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind (1960)
GoodWatch score 82
Psycho
Psycho (1960)
GoodWatch score 92