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"
Blind Date (1959 film) Blind Date (1959 film) Blind Date (U.S. title: Chance Meeting) is a 1959 British murder mystery film by director Joseph Losey, in which a police inspector investigates a woman's death, with her lover being the prime suspect. Ben Barzman and Millard Lampell were nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay. The film was one of star Stanley Baker's favourites. Jan Van Rooyer, a young painter working in an art gallery, has been an art teacher to Jacqueline Cousteau, a wealthy woman who eventually becomes his lover. But when she turns up dead, Van Rooyer must explain their relationship