33rd Academy Awards

The 33rd Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1960, were held on April 17, 1961 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. They were hosted by Bob Hope.

The Apartment marked the last black and white film to win Best Picture during the era when black and white was still around, as well as the last until 1993 when Schindler's List won.

Gary Cooper was too ill to attend the ceremony, so his close friend James Stewart accepted the Honorary Oscar on his behalf. Stewart's emotional speech hinted that something was seriously wrong, and the next day newspapers ran the headline, "Gary Cooper has cancer." One month later, on May 13, 1961, six days after his 60th birthday, Cooper died.

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface

Academy Honorary Awards

• Gary Cooper
• Stan Laurel

Academy Juvenile Award

• Hayley Mills

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

• Sol Lesser

Presenters

• Steve Allen and Jayne Meadows (Presenters: Best Original Song)
• Polly Bergen and Richard Widmark (Presenters: Best Visual Effects)
• Yul Brynner (Presenter: Best Actress)
• Kitty Carlisle and Moss Hart (Presenters: Writing Awards)
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