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Laurel Awards: 1963

Golden Laurel

Date:11 September

Top Female Supporting Performance
  Placings:
 

1. Miracle Worker, The (1962) - Patty Duke
2. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) - Mary Badham
3. Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) - Thelma Ritter

  Other Nominees:
 
  • Manchurian Candidate, The (1962) - Angela Lansbury
    - 4th place.
  • Courtship of Eddie's Father, The (1963) - Roberta Sherwood
    - 5th place.

  • Top Male Supporting Performance
      Placings:
     

    1. That Touch of Mink (1962) - Gig Young
    2. Gypsy (1962) - Karl Malden
    3. Days of Wine and Roses (1962) - Charles Bickford

      Other Nominees:
     
  • Lawrence of Arabia (1962) - Omar Sharif
    - 4th place.
  • Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962) - Mickey Rooney (I)
    - 5th place.

  • Top Producer/Director
      Placings:
     

    1. Billy Wilder
    2. Alfred Hitchcock (I)
    3. John Ford (I)

      Other Nominees:
     
  • John Huston (I)
    - 4th place.
  • William Wyler
    - 5th place.
  • Stanley Kramer
    - 6th place.
  • Mervyn LeRoy
    - 7th place.
  • Darryl F. Zanuck
    - 8th place.
  • Otto Preminger
    - 9th place.
  • Delmer Daves
    - 10th place.

  • Top Director
      Placings:
     

    1. Fred Zinnemann
    2. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
    3. David Lean (I)

      Other Nominees:
     
  • Henry Koster
    - 4th place.
  • George Seaton (I)
    - 5th place.
  • John Frankenheimer
    - 6th place.
  • Stanley Kubrick
    - 7th place.
  • Vincente Minnelli
    - 8th place.
  • John Sturges
    - 9th place.
  • Delbert Mann (I)
    - 10th place.

  • Top Song
      Placings:
     

    1. Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) - Bronislau Kaper; Paul Francis Webster
    - For the song "Love Song".

    2. Two for the Seesaw (1962) - André Previn; Dory Previn
    - For the song "Second Chance".

    3. Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm, The (1962) - Bob Merrill
    - For the song "The Dancing Princess".

      Other Nominees:
     
  • Days of Wine and Roses (1962) - Henry Mancini; Johnny Mercer
    - 4th place.
    - For the song "Days of Wine and Roses".
  • Lawrence of Arabia (1962) - Maurice Jarre (I)
    - 5th place.
    - For the song "Theme Song".

  • Top Musical
      Placings:
     

    1. Music Man, The (1962)
    2. Gypsy (1962)
    3. Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962)

      Other Nominees:
     
  • Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962)
    - 4th place.

  • Top Male Musical Performance
      Placings:
     

    1. Music Man, The (1962) - Robert Preston (I)
    2. Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962) - Elvis Presley
    3. In Search of the Castaways (1962) - Maurice Chevalier (I)

      Other Nominees:
     
  • State Fair (1962) - Pat Boone (I)
    - 4th place.
  • Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962) - Jimmy Durante
    - 5th place.

  • Top Music
      Placings:
     

    1. Dimitri Tiomkin
    2. Johnny Green (I)
    3. Max Steiner (I)

      Other Nominees:
     
  • André Previn
    - 4th place.
  • Meredith Willson
    - 5th place.

  • Top Female Musical Performance
      Placings:
     

    1. State Fair (1962) - Ann-Margret
    2. Gypsy (1962) - Natalie Wood (I)
    3. Music Man, The (1962) - Shirley Jones (I)

      Other Nominees:
     
  • Follow the Boys (1963) - Connie Francis
    - 4th place.
  • Gypsy (1962) - Rosalind Russell
    - 5th place.

  • Top New Female Personality
      Placings:
     

    1. Suzanne Pleshette
    2. Elizabeth Allen (I)
    3. Sue Lyon

      Other Nominees:
     
  • Stefanie Powers
    - 4th place.
  • Janet Margolin
    - 5th place.
  • Mimsy Farmer
    - 6th place.
  • Rita Tushingham
    - 7th place.
  • Anne Helm (I)
    - 8th place.
  • Lois Nettleton
    - 9th place.
  • Pamela Franklin
    - 10th place.

  • Top Action Performance
      Placings:
     

    1. Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The (1962) - John Wayne (I)
    2. Manchurian Candidate, The (1962) - Frank Sinatra
    3. Lonely Are the Brave (1962) - Kirk Douglas (I)

      Other Nominees:
     
  • Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The (1962) - Lee Marvin
    - 4th place.
  • Longest Day, The (1962) - Robert Mitchum
    - 5th place.

  • Top Male Comedy Performance
      Placings:
     

    1. That Touch of Mink (1962) - Cary Grant
    2. 40 Pounds of Trouble (1962) - Tony Curtis (I)
    3. Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962) - James Stewart (I)

      Other Nominees:
     
  • Courtship of Eddie's Father, The (1963) - Glenn Ford (I)
    - 4th place.
  • Son of Flubber (1963) - Fred MacMurray
    - 5th place.

  • Top Male Dramatic Performance
      Placings:
     

    1. Days of Wine and Roses (1962) - Jack Lemmon (I)
    2. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) - Gregory Peck
    3. Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) - Burt Lancaster

      Other Nominees:
     
  • Lawrence of Arabia (1962) - Peter O'Toole (I)
    - 4th place.
  • Spencer's Mountain (1963) - Henry Fonda
    - 5th place.

  • Top Male Star
      Placings:
     

    1. Rock Hudson
    2. Cary Grant
    3. Gregory Peck

      Other Nominees:
     
  • John Wayne (I)
    - 4th place.
  • Jack Lemmon (I)
    - 5th place.
  • Frank Sinatra
    - 6th place.
  • Burt Lancaster
    - 7th place.
  • Jerry Lewis (I)
    - 8th place.
  • Paul Newman (I)
    - 9th place.
  • Elvis Presley
    - 10th place.
  • Henry Fonda
    - 11th place.
  • James Stewart (I)
    - 12th place.
  • Tony Curtis (I)
    - 13th place.
  • William Holden (I)
    - 14th place.
  • Charlton Heston
    - 15th place.

  • Top General Entertainment
      Winner:
     

    Special Award
      Winners:
     

    Top Female Comedy Performance
      Placings:
     

    1. That Touch of Mink (1962) - Doris Day (I)
    2. Period of Adjustment (1962) - Jane Fonda
    3. My Six Loves (1963) - Debbie Reynolds (I)

      Other Nominees:
     
  • If a Man Answers (1962) - Sandra Dee (I)
    - 4th place.
  • Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962) - Maureen O'Hara (I)
    - 5th place.

  • Top Female Dramatic Performance
      Placings:
     

    1. Days of Wine and Roses (1962) - Lee Remick
    2. Miracle Worker, The (1962) - Anne Bancroft (I)
    3. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) - Bette Davis

      Other Nominees:
     
  • Two for the Seesaw (1962) - Shirley MacLaine
    - 4th place.
  • Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962) - Katharine Hepburn
    - 5th place.

  • Top Comedy
      Placings:
     

    1. That Touch of Mink (1962)
    2. Son of Flubber (1963)
    3. Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)

      Other Nominees:
     
  • Courtship of Eddie's Father, The (1963)
    - 4th place.
  • 40 Pounds of Trouble (1962)
    - 5th place.

  • Top Action Drama
      Placings:
     

    1. Longest Day, The (1962)
    2. Hatari! (1962)
    3. Manchurian Candidate, The (1962)

      Other Nominees:
     
  • In Search of the Castaways (1962)
    - 4th place.
  • Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The (1962)
    - 5th place.

  • Top New Male Personality
      Placings:
     

    1. Peter O'Toole (I)
    2. James MacArthur (I)
    3. Terence Stamp

      Other Nominees:
     
  • Omar Sharif
    - 4th place.
  • Robert Walker Jr.
    - 5th place.
  • Ty Hardin
    - 6th place.
  • Victor Buono
    - 7th place.
  • Keir Dullea
    - 8th place.
  • Ron Howard (I)
    - 9th place.
  • Telly Savalas
    - 10th place.

  • Sleeper of the Year
      Winners:
     

    Top Producer
      Placings:
     

    1. Walt Disney
    2. Ross Hunter (I)
    3. Sam Spiegel (I)

      Other Nominees:
     
  • Hal B. Wallis
    - 4th place.
  • Carl Foreman (I)
    - 5th place.
  • Walter Mirisch
    - 6th place.
  • Samuel Bronston
    - 7th place.
  • Robert Arthur (III)
    - 8th place.
  • Joe Pasternak
    - 9th place.
  • Jerry Bresler
    - 10th place.

  • Top Female Star
      Placings:
     

    1. Doris Day (I)
    2. Elizabeth Taylor (I)
    3. Natalie Wood (I)

      Other Nominees:
     
  • Ann-Margret
    - 4th place.
  • Debbie Reynolds (I)
    - 5th place.
  • Sandra Dee (I)
    - 6th place.
  • Lee Remick
    - 7th place.
  • Hayley Mills
    - 8th place.
  • Shirley MacLaine
    - 9th place.
  • Audrey Hepburn
    - 10th place.
  • Kim Novak (I)
    - 11th place.
  • Anne Bancroft (I)
    - 12th place.
  • Angie Dickinson
    - 13th place.
  • Shirley Jones (I)
    - 14th place.
  • Jane Fonda
    - 15th place.

  • Top Drama
      Placings:
     

    1. Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
    2. Miracle Worker, The (1962)
    3. Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)

      Other Nominees:
     
  • Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
    - 4th place.
  • Interns, The (1962)
    - 5th place.

  • Top Road Show
      Winner: