1959 New York Film Critics Circle Awards



25th New York Film Critics Circle Awards January 23, 1960 (announced December 28, 1959)

Ben-Hur The 25th New York Film Critics Circle Awards, honored the best filmmaking of 1959.

Winners

 * Best Film:
 * Ben-Hur
 * Best Actor:
 * James Stewart – Anatomy of a Murder
 * Best Actress:
 * Audrey Hepburn – The Nun's Story
 * Best Director:
 * Fred Zinnemann – The Nun's Story
 * Best Screenplay:
 * Wendell Mayes – Anatomy of a Murder
 * Best Foreign Language Film:
 * The 400 Blows (Les quatre cents coups) • France