18th Golden Globe Awards
Held in 1961 · 10 categories
Best Motion Picture – Drama
- Winner Spartacus
- Nominee Elmer Gantry
- Nominee Inherit the Wind
- Nominee Sons and Lovers
- Nominee Sunrise at Campobello
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- Winner Song Without End
- Winner The Apartment
- Nominee Bells Are Ringing
- Nominee Can-Can
- Nominee It Started in Naples
- Nominee Let's Make Love
- Nominee Our Man in Havana
- Nominee Pepe
- Nominee The Facts of Life
- Nominee The Grass Is Greener
Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
- Winner Sunrise at Campobello · Greer Garson
- Nominee BUtterfield 8 · Elizabeth Taylor
- Nominee Elmer Gantry · Jean Simmons
- Nominee Midnight Lace · Doris Day
- Nominee The World of Suzie Wong · Nancy Kwan
Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
- Winner The Apartment · Jack Lemmon
- Nominee Pepe · Cantinflas
- Nominee Song Without End · Dirk Bogarde
- Nominee The Facts of Life · Bob Hope
- Nominee The Grass Is Greener · Cary Grant
Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
- Winner The Apartment · Shirley MacLaine
- Nominee Bells Are Ringing · Judy Holliday
- Nominee It Started in Naples · Sophia Loren
- Nominee Song Without End · Capucine
- Nominee The Facts of Life · Lucille Ball
Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
- Winner Exodus · Sal Mineo
- Nominee Spartacus · Woody Strode
- Nominee Spartacus · Peter Ustinov
- Nominee The Dark at the Top of the Stairs · Lee Kinsolving
- Nominee The Plunderers · Ray Stricklyn
Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
- Winner Psycho · Janet Leigh
- Nominee Elmer Gantry · Shirley Jones
- Nominee From the Terrace · Ina Balin
- Nominee Sons and Lovers · Mary Ure
- Nominee The Dark at the Top of the Stairs · Shirley Knight
Best Director
- Winner Sons and Lovers · Jack Cardiff
- Nominee Elmer Gantry · Richard Brooks
- Nominee Spartacus · Stanley Kubrick
- Nominee The Apartment · Billy Wilder
- Nominee The Sundowners · Fred Zinnemann
Best Original Score
- Winner The Alamo · Dimitri Tiomkin
- Nominee Exodus · Ernest Gold
- Nominee Pepe · Johnny Green
- Nominee Spartacus · Alex North
- Nominee The World of Suzie Wong · George Duning
Best Non-English Language Film
- Winner Hand in Hand
- Nominee Conspiracy of Hearts