1963 Golden Globes: Winners and Nominees

47 films were recognised at the 1963 Golden Globe Awards, across 25 categories. 22 of them took home at least one award.

The biggest winner of the year was Lawrence of Arabia, with 6 awards, ahead of To Kill a Mockingbird with 3. The categories below run from Best Motion Picture - Drama, Best Director - Motion Picture and Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama to the smaller prizes, and in every one the winner is listed first, followed by the other nominees.

Each title links to the film's full award history at all four awards, and the links at the bottom step to the previous and next ceremony.

Last updated August 12, 2026

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Lawrence of Arabia(1962)
Winner
David and Lisa(1962)
Lisa
Days of Wine and Roses(1962)
Freud: The Secret Passion(1962)
Freud
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man(1962)
Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man
Mutiny on the Bounty(1962)
The Chapman Report(1962)
Chapman Report, The
The Inspector(1962)
Lisa
The Longest Day(1962)
Longest Day, The
The Miracle Worker(1962)
Miracle Worker, The
To Kill a Mockingbird(1962)
To Kill A Mockingbird

Best Director - Motion Picture

Lawrence of Arabia(1962)
David Lean
Winner
Days of Wine and Roses(1962)
Blake Edwards
Freud: The Secret Passion(1962)
John Huston
Gypsy(1962)
Mervyn LeRoy
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man(1962)
Martin Ritt
Lolita(1962)
Stanley Kubrick
The Chapman Report(1962)
George Cukor
The Manchurian Candidate(1962)
John Frankenheimer
The Music Man (Meredith Willson's The Music Man)(1962)
Morton DaCosta
To Kill a Mockingbird(1962)
Robert Mulligan

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

To Kill a Mockingbird(1962)
Gregory Peck
Winner
Birdman of Alcatraz(1962)
Burt Lancaster
Days of Wine and Roses(1962)
Jack Lemmon
Gigot(1962)
Jackie Gleason
Lawrence of Arabia(1962)
Peter O’Toole
Lawrence of Arabia(1962)
Anthony Quinn
Lolita(1962)
James Mason
Pressure Point(1962)
Walden Cassotto
Sweet Bird of Youth(1962)
Paul Newman
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm(1962)
Laurence Harvey

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

Lawrence of Arabia(1962)
Omar Sharif
Winner
Birdman of Alcatraz(1962)
Telly Savalas
Experiment in Terror(1962)
Ross Martin
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man(1962)
Paul Newman
If a Man Answers(1962)
Cesar Romero
Lolita(1962)
Peter Sellers
Sweet Bird of Youth(1962)
Ed Begley
The Chapman Report(1962)
Harold J. Stone
The Pigeon That Took Rome(1962)
Harry Guardino
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?(1962)
Victor Buono

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

Sweet Bird of Youth(1962)
Geraldine Page
Winner
Days of Wine and Roses(1962)
Lee Remick
Freud: The Secret Passion(1962)
Susannah York
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man(1962)
Susan Strasberg
Lolita(1962)
Shelley Winters
Long Day's Journey Into Night(1962)
Katharine Hepburn
Phaedra(1962)
Melina Mercouri
The Chapman Report(1962)
Glynis Johns
The Miracle Worker(1962)
Anne Bancroft
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?(1962)
Bette Davis

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture

The Manchurian Candidate(1962)
Angela Lansbury
Winner
Billy Rose's Jumbo(1962)
Martha Raye
Freud: The Secret Passion(1962)
Susan Kohner
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man(1962)
Jessica Tandy
Mutiny on the Bounty(1962)
Tarita –
Sweet Bird of Youth(1962)
Shirley Knight
The Interns(1962)
Kay Stevens
The Miracle Worker(1962)
Patty Duke
The Music Man (Meredith Willson's The Music Man)(1962)
Hermione Gingold
The Pigeon That Took Rome(1962)
Gabriella Pallotta

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Divorce Italian Style(1961)
Marcello Mastroianni
Winner
Billy Rose's Jumbo(1962)
Stephen Boyd
Billy Rose's Jumbo(1962)
Jimmy Durante
Gypsy(1962)
Karl Malden
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation(1962)
James Stewart
That Touch of Mink(1962)
Cary Grant
The Best of Enemies(1961)
Alberto Sordi
The Music Man (Meredith Willson's The Music Man)(1962)
Robert Preston
The Pigeon That Took Rome(1962)
Charlton Heston

New Star Of The Year - Actress

A Taste of Honey(1961)
Rita Tushingham
Winner
Lolita(1962)
Sue Lyon
Winner
The Miracle Worker(1962)
Patty Duke
Winner
David and Lisa(1962)
Janet Margolin
Rome Adventure(1962)
Suzanne Pleshette
Two Weeks in Another Town(1962)
Dhalia Lavi

Actress In A Leading Role - Musical Or Comedy

Gypsy(1962)
Rosalind Russell
Winner
Billy Rose's Jumbo(1962)
Doris Day
Gypsy(1962)
Natalie Wood
Period of Adjustment(1962)
Jane Fonda
The Music Man (Meredith Willson's The Music Man)(1962)
Shirley Jones

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

To Kill a Mockingbird(1962)
Elmer Bernstein
Winner
Lawrence of Arabia(1962)
Maurice Jarre
Mutiny on the Bounty(1962)
Bronislau Kaper
Taras Bulba(1962)
Franz Waxman
The Music Man (Meredith Willson's The Music Man)(1962)
Meredith Willson

New Star Of The Year - Actor

Billy Budd(1962)
Terence Stamp
Winner
David and Lisa(1962)
Keir Dullea
Winner
Lawrence of Arabia(1962)
Peter O’Toole
Winner
Lawrence of Arabia(1962)
Omar Sharif
Winner
Gypsy(1962)
Paul Wallace

Picture - Comedy

Picture - Musical

The Music Man (Meredith Willson's The Music Man)(1962)
Meredith Willson's The Music Man
Winner
Billy Rose's Jumbo(1962)
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm(1962)
The Wonderful World Of The Brothers Grimm

Promoting International Understanding

To Kill a Mockingbird(1962)
To Kill A Mockingbird
Winner
The Best of Enemies(1961)
The Interns(1962)
Interns, The

Samuel Goldwyn International Award

Sundays and Cybele(1962)
Sundays and Cybèle
Winner
The Best of Enemies(1961)
Winner
A Taste of Honey(1961)
Taste of Honey, A

Foreign Film - Foreign Language

Divorce Italian Style(1961)
Divorce, Italian Style
Winner
The Best of Enemies(1961)

Actor In A Television Series

Dr. Kildare(1961)
Richard Chamberlain
Winner

Actress In A Television Series

The Donna Reed Show(1958)
Donna Reed
Winner

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Girls! Girls! Girls!(1962)

Best Television Series - Drama

The Defenders(1961)
Defenders, The
Winner

Cinematography - Black And White

The Longest Day(1962)
Longest Day, The
Winner

Cinematography - Color

Lawrence of Arabia(1962)
Winner

Television Producer/Director

The Twilight Zone(1959)
Rod Serling
Winner

Television Program

The Dick Powell Show (The Dick Powell Theatre)(1961)
Dick Powell Theatre, The
Winner

Television Series - Comedy

Mister Ed (Mr. Ed)(1961)
Mr. Ed
Winner

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