Ben Hur (2006) Awards

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Year Result Award Category
1959 Nominated Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Adapted Screenplay
Karl Tunberg
1959 Nominated Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Color Costume Design
Elizabeth Haffenden
1959 Nominated Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Special Effects
Milo Lory
Arnold A. Gillespie
Robert MacDonald
1959 Won Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Actor
Charlton Heston
1959 Won Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Color Art Direction
Edward C. Carfagno
William Horning
Hugh Hunt
1959 Won Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Color Cinematography
Robert Surtees
1959 Won Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Director
William Wyler
1959 Won Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Drama or Comedy Score
Miklos Rozsa
1959 Won Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Editing
Ralph Winters
John D. Dunning
1959 Won Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture
Sam Zimbalist
1959 Won Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound
Franklin E. Milton
1959 Won Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Supporting Actor
Hugh Griffith

American Film Institute

Year Result Award Category
1998 Won American Film Institute 100 Greatest American Movies

British Academy of Film and Television Arts

Year Result Award Category
1959 Won British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Film - Any Source
William Wyler
Andrew Marton

Directors Guild of America

Year Result Award Category
1959 Won Directors Guild of America Best Director
William Wyler

Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Year Result Award Category
1959 Nominated Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Charlton Heston
1959 Won Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Director
William Wyler
1959 Won Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Stephen Boyd
1959 Won Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Picture - Drama
1959 Won Hollywood Foreign Press Association Special Achievement
Andrew Marton

National Board of Review

Year Result Award Category
1959 Nominated National Board of Review Best Picture
1959 Won National Board of Review Best Supporting Actor
Hugh Griffith
1959 Won National Board of Review Special Citation
Yakima Canutt
Andrew Marton

New York Film Critics Circle

Year Result Award Category
1959 Won New York Film Critics Circle Best Picture