Art Direction: Alexander Trauner; Set Decoration: Edward G. Boyle
1960 film yearAcademy Awards archive
The Apartment Oscar Nominations & Wins
The Apartment has 10 Academy Award records in the AwardWentTo archive, including 5 wins.
Wins recorded in the archive
Billy Wilder, Producer
1960 film yearBilly Wilder, I. A. L. Diamond
1960 film yearAll 10 award records
Counts reflect film-linked records in this archive. Historical, special and honorary awards may be included; these are not a verified competitive-award total. Years identify the source film eligibility year.
| Film year | Category / credited nominee | Recorded result |
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| Film year1960 | Best Actor Credited nominee / recipientJack Lemmon C.C. 'Bud' Baxter | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1960 | Best Supporting Actor Credited nominee / recipientJack Kruschen Dr. Dreyfuss | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1960 | Best Actress Credited nominee / recipientShirley MacLaine Fran Kubelik | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1960 | Art Direction (Black-and-White) Credited nominee / recipientArt Direction: Alexander Trauner; Set Decoration: Edward G. Boyle | Win recorded |
| Film year1960 | Cinematography (Black-and-White) Credited nominee / recipientJoseph LaShelle | Nomination recorded |
| Film year1960 | Best Director Credited nominee / recipientBilly Wilder | Win recorded |
| Film year1960 | Film Editing Credited nominee / recipientDaniel Mandell | Win recorded |
| Film year1960 | Best Picture Credited nominee / recipientBilly Wilder, Producer | Win recorded |
| Film year1960 | Sound Mixing Credited nominee / recipientSamuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon E. Sawyer, Sound Director | Nomination recorded Recorded winner in this categoryThe Alamo Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon E. Sawyer, Sound Director; and Todd-AO Sound Department, Fred Hynes, Sound Director |
| Film year1960 | Original Screenplay Credited nominee / recipientBilly Wilder, I. A. L. Diamond | Win recorded |
Who else was nominated?
Compare The Apartment with the film-linked nominees recorded in the same category and ceremony. Each performance or song keeps its own credit; winners are marked in gold.
Comparisons are shown only for unambiguous competitive results. Honorary awards, ties and groups with unresolved source notes remain in the award history above.
Best Actor 1960 film year · Ceremony 33
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Best Supporting Actor 1960 film year · Ceremony 33
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Best Actress 1960 film year · Ceremony 33
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Art Direction (Black-and-White) 1960 film year · Ceremony 33
- The Apartment This film★ WinnerArt Direction: Alexander Trauner; Set Decoration: Edward G. Boyle
- The Facts of LifeNomineeArt Direction: Joseph McMillan Johnson, Kenneth A. Reid; Set Decoration: Ross Dowd
- PsychoNomineeArt Direction: Joseph Hurley, Robert Clatworthy; Set Decoration: George Milo
- Sons and LoversNomineeArt Direction: Tom Morahan; Set Decoration: Lionel Couch
- Visit to a Small PlanetNomineeArt Direction: Hal Pereira, Walter Tyler; Set Decoration: Sam Comer, Arthur Krams
Cinematography (Black-and-White) 1960 film year · Ceremony 33
- The Apartment This filmNominee
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Best Director 1960 film year · Ceremony 33
- The Apartment This film★ Winner
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Film Editing 1960 film year · Ceremony 33
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- The Apartment This film★ Winner
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- PepeNomineeViola Lawrence, Al Clark
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Best Picture 1960 film year · Ceremony 33
- The AlamoNomineeJohn Wayne, Producer
- The Apartment This film★ WinnerBilly Wilder, Producer
- Elmer GantryNomineeBernard Smith, Producer
- Sons and LoversNomineeJerry Wald, Producer
- The SundownersNomineeFred Zinnemann, Producer
Sound Mixing 1960 film year · Ceremony 33
- The Alamo★ WinnerSamuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon E. Sawyer, Sound Director; and Todd-AO Sound Department, Fred Hynes, Sound Director
- The Apartment This filmNomineeSamuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon E. Sawyer, Sound Director
- CimarronNomineeMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Franklin E. Milton, Sound Director
- PepeNomineeColumbia Studio Sound Department, Charles Rice, Sound Director
- Sunrise at CampobelloNomineeWarner Bros. Studio Sound Department, George R. Groves, Sound Director
Original Screenplay 1960 film year · Ceremony 33
- The Angry SilenceNomineeStory by Richard Gregson, Michael Craig; Screenplay by Bryan Forbes
- The Apartment This film★ WinnerBilly Wilder, I. A. L. Diamond
- The Facts of LifeNomineeNorman Panama, Melvin Frank
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