The 18th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film for 1960, were held on March 16, 1961.
Winners and nominees
Film
| Best Motion Picture | |
|---|---|
| Best Motion Picture - Drama | Best Motion Picture - Comedy |
| Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama | |
| Actor | Actress |
| Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | |
| Actor | Actress |
| Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Comedy or Musical | |
| Supporting Actor | Supporting Actress |
| Other | |
| Best Director | Original Score |
| Best Motion Picture - Musical | Best Film to Promote International Understanding |
| Most Promising Newcomer - Male | Most Promising Newcomer - Female |
Special Awards
Henrietta Award (World Film Favorite)
Tony Curtis
Rock Hudson
Gina Lollobrigida
Special Award
Cantinflas (For comedy)
Stanley Kramer (For artistic integrity)
Special Merit Award
Samuel Goldwyn Award
The Trials of Oscar Wilde (English-Language Foreign Film)
La Vérité (France) (Foreign-Language Foreign Film)
The Virgin Spring (Sweden) (Foreign-Language Foreign Film)
- Pote tin Kyriaki (Greece)