32nd Academy Awards 32nd Academy Awards The 32nd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, was held on April 4, 1960 and took place at the RKO Pantages Theatre to honor the best films of 1959. The epic drama "Ben-Hur" won 11 Oscars, breaking the record of nine set the year before by "Gigi". "Ben-Hur" remained the most honored motion picture in Academy Award history until "Titanic" equaled the feat in 1997, followed by "" in 2003. "Ben-Hur" was the third film to win both Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, a feat not repeated until "Mystic River"
The Ugly Duckling (1959 film) the girl. The film was shot in the summer of 1959 and was not a success at the box office losing ₤20,000. "TV Guide" gave the film two out of five stars, and wrote, "This attempt at comedy never really pays off." The Ugly Duckling (1959 film) The Ugly Duckling is a 1959 British comedy film, directed by Lance Comfort and starring Bernard Bresslaw, Jon Pertwee and Reginald Beckwith. The film is a comic adaptation of the "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" storyline and the opening credits include "with ideas stolen from Robert Louis Stevenson". The film has no connection