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 Bat (1959 film) The Bat (1959 film) The Bat is an American mystery film from 1959 starring Vincent Price and Agnes Moorehead. It is the fourth film adaptation of the story, which began as a 1908 novel "The Circular Staircase" by Mary Roberts Rinehart, which she later adapted (with Avery Hopwood) into the 1920 play "The Bat". The first movie version of the play was the 1926 American silent film "The Bat" starring Emily Fitzroy as Miss Cornelia Van Gorder. The film version was adapted by playwright Crane Wilbur, who also directed. "The Bat" was distributed in 1959 on a double bill with