1959 National Board of Review – Top Ten Films Winner
![Anatomy of a Murder](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/anatomy-of-a-murder-otto-preminger-image.jpg)
Anatomy of a Murder
In a murder trial, the defendant says he suffered temporary insanity after the victim raped his wife. What is the truth, and will he win his case?
![Ben-Hur](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ben-hur-william-wyler-image.jpg)
Ben-Hur
When a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.
![Middle of the Night](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/middle-of-the-night-delbert-mann-image.jpg)
Middle of the Night
A widowed businessman becomes obsessed with one of his employees, the divorcée Betty Preisser.
![North by Northwest](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/north-by-northwest-image.jpg)
North by Northwest
A New York City advertising executive goes on the run after being mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies.
![On the Beach](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/on-the-beach-stanley-kramer-image.jpg)
On the Beach
After a global nuclear war, the residents of Australia must come to terms with the fact that all life will be destroyed in a matter of months.
![Some Like It Hot](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/some-like-it-hot-billy-wilder-image.jpg)
Some Like It Hot
When two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in.
![Suddenly, Last Summer](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/suddenly-last-summer-joseph-l.-mankiewicz-image.jpg)
Suddenly, Last Summer
The only son of wealthy widow Violet Venable dies while on vacation with his cousin Catherine. What the girl saw was so horrible that she went insane; now Mrs. Venable wants Catherine lobotomized to cover up the truth.
![The Diary of Anne Frank](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-diary-of-anne-frank-george-stevens-image.jpg)
The Diary of Anne Frank
During World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.
![The Man Who Understood Women](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-man-who-understood-women-nunnally-johnson-image.jpg)
The Man Who Understood Women
Willie Bauche, a Hollywood producer, becomes so obsessed with turning his wife, Ann Garantier, into the sexiest star in Hollywood that he neglects her real needs. Feeling lonely and tired …
![The Nun's Story](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-nuns-story-fred-zinnemann-image.jpg)
The Nun’s Story
After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion to her vows during crisis, disappointment, and World War II.