1961 Academy Awards

1.
Honorary Award
1961
2.
Honorary Award
1961
3.
Juvenile Award
1961
4.
Oscar
1961
Jack Lemmon
Best Actor in a Leading Role
The Apartment (1960)
Nominated  
5.
Oscar
1961
Spencer Tracy
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated  
6.
Oscar
1961
Laurence Olivier
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated  
7.
Oscar
1961
Burt Lancaster
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Elmer Gantry (1960)
Won  
8.
Oscar
1961
Chill Wills
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
The Alamo (1960)
Nominated  
9.
Oscar
1961
Peter Ustinov
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Spartacus (1960)
Won  
10.
Oscar
1961
Peter Falk
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Murder, Inc. (1960)
Nominated  
11.
Oscar
1961
Elizabeth Taylor
Best Actress in a Leading Role
BUtterfield 8 (1960)
Won  
12.
Oscar
1961
Deborah Kerr
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Nominated  
13.
Oscar
1961
Greer Garson
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Nominated  
14.
Oscar
1961
Shirley MacLaine
Best Actress in a Leading Role
The Apartment (1960)
Nominated  
15.
Oscar
1961
Janet Leigh
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Psycho (1960)
Nominated  
16.
Oscar
1961
Shirley Jones
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Elmer Gantry (1960)
Won  
17.
Oscar
1961
Alfred Hitchcock
Best Director
Psycho (1960)
Nominated  
18.
Oscar
1961
Billy Wilder
Best Director
The Apartment (1960)
Won  
19.
Oscar
1961
John Wayne
Best Picture
The Alamo (1960)
Nominated  
20.
Oscar
1961
Billy Wilder
Best Picture
The Apartment (1960)
Won  
21.
Oscar
1961
Walt Disney
Best Short Subject, Cartoons
Goliath II (1960)
Nominated  
22.
Oscar
1961
Walt Disney
Best Short Subject, Live Action Subjects
Nominated  
23.
Oscar
1961
I.A.L. Diamond
Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen
The Apartment (1960)
Won  
24.
Oscar
1961
Billy Wilder
Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen
The Apartment (1960)
Won  
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