Ben-Hur

Major Awards

Academy Awards (1960)

• Best Picture: Sam Zimbalist
• Best Director: William Wyler
• Best Actor in a Leading Role: Charlton Heston
• Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Hugh Griffith
• Best Cinematography, Color: Robert Surtees
• Best Film Editing: Ralph E. Winters and John D. Dunning
• Best Art Direction – Set Decoration, Color: William A. Horning, Edward C. Carfagno and Hugh Hunt
• Best Costume Design, Color: Elizabeth Haffenden
• Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture: Miklós Rózsa
• Best Sound: Franklin Milton (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer SSD)
• Best Effects, Special Effects: A. Arnold Gillespie (visual), Robert MacDonald (visual) and Milo B. Lory (audible)

Golden Globes (1960)

• Best Motion Picture – Drama
• Best Motion Picture Director: William Wyler
• Best Supporting Actor: Stephen Boyd
• Special Award: Andrew Marton
  – For directing the chariot race.

National Board of Review Awards (1959)

• Best Supporting Actor: Hugh Griffith
• Special Citation: Andrew Marton and Yakima Canutt
  – For directing the chariot race.

Directors Guild of America Awards (1960)

• Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures: William Wyler, Gus Agosti and Alberto Cardone (assistant directors) (plaques)

BAFTA Awards (1960)

• Best Film from any Source: William Wyler (USA)