1960 in film

The year 1960 in film involved some significant events.

Events
March 5 - For the first time since coming home from military service in Germany, Elvis Presley returns to Hollywood to film G.I. Blues August 10 - Filming of West Side Story begins. October 27 - Film Saturday Night and Sunday Morning released, first of the British social-realist wave. November 4 - Filming wraps on The Misfits, starring Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable (the last film for both, though Monroe was working on another at the time of her death).

Top-grossing films (US)
Rank

Title

Studio

Actors

Gross rental

1. Spartacus Universal Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Tony Curtis, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov, John Gavin $14,000,000[1] 2. Psycho Paramount Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin, Martin Balsam, Janet Leigh $9,100,000[1] 3. Exodus United Artists Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint, Ralph Richardson, Peter Lawford, Sal Mineo, Jill Haworth, Lee J. Cobb, John Derek $8,500,000[1] 4. Swiss Family Robinson Walt Disney Productions John Mills, Dorothy McGuire $7,900,000[1] 5. The Alamo United Artists John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey, Chill Wills $7,900,000[1] 6. The Apartment United Artists Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray, Edie Adams $6,700,000[1] 7. BUtterfield 8 MGM Elizabeth Taylor, Laurence Harvey $6,000,000[1] 8. Ocean's 11 Warner Bros. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Peter Lawford, Joey Bishop $5,500,000[1] 9. Please Don't Eat the Daisies MGM Doris Day, David Niven $5,300,000[1] 10. From the Terrace 20th Century Fox Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Ina Balin, Myrna Loy, George Grizzard $5,200,000[1]

(*) After theatrical re-issue(s)

Awards
Academy Awards: Best Picture: The Apartment - Mirisch, United ArtistsBest Director: Billy Wilder - The ApartmentBest Actor: Burt Lancaster - Elmer GantryBest Actress: Elizabeth Taylor - BUtterfield 8Best Supporting Actor: Peter Ustinov - SpartacusBest Supporting Actress: Shirley Jones - Elmer GantryBest Foreign Language Film: The Virgin Spring (Jungfrukällan), directed by Ingmar Bergman, Sweden Golden Globe Awards: Drama:Best Picture: SpartacusBest Actor: Burt Lancaster – Elmer GantryBest Actress: Greer Garson – Sunrise at CampobelloMusical or comedy:Best Picture (tie): The ApartmentBest Picture (tie): Song Without EndBest Actor: Jack Lemmon – The ApartmentBest Actress: Shirley MacLaine – The ApartmentOtherBest Director: Jack Cardiff – Sons and Lovers Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): La Dolce Vita, directed by Federico Fellini, Italy Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival): Le passage du Rhin (The Crossing of the Rhine), directed by André Cayatte, Italy / France / W.Germany Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): El lazarillo de tormes, directed by César Fernández Ardavín, Spain / Italy

Notable films released in 1960

 * 1) Spartacus

Short film series
Looney Tunes (1930–1969) Terrytoons (1930–1964) Merrie Melodies (1931–1969) Bugs Bunny (1940–1962) Yosemite Sam (1945–1963) Speedy Gonzales (1953–1968)

Film debuts
Alan Bates - The Entertainer Albert Finney - The Entertainer Jane Fonda - Tall Story Peter O'Toole - Kidnapped Robert Redford - Tall Story Gian Maria Volontè - Under Ten Flags Susannah York - Tunes of Glory