Best Motion Picture
- Fanny, Joshua Logan, producer
- The Guns of Navarone, Carl Foreman, producer
- The Hustler, Robert Rossen, producer
- Judgment at Nuremberg, Stanley Kramer, producer
- West Side Story, Robert Wise, producer
Best Actor
- Charles Boyer, Fanny
- Paul Newman, The Hustler
- Maximilian Schell, Judgment at Nuremberg
- Spencer Tracy, Judgment at Nuremberg
- Stuart Whitman, The Mark
Best Actress
- Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany's
- Piper Laurie, The Hustler
- Sophia Loren, Two Women
- Geraldine Page, Summer and Smoke
- Natalie Wood, Splendor in the Grass
Actor in a Supporting Role
- George Chakiris, West Side Story
- Montgomery Clift, Judgment at Nuremberg
- Peter Falk, Pocketful of Miracles
- Jackie Gleason, The Hustler
- George C. Scott, The Hustler
Actress in a Supporting Role
- Fay Bainter, The Children's Hour
- Judy Garland, Judgment at Nuremberg
- Lotte Lenya, The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
- Una Merkel, Summer and Smoke
- Rita Moreno, West Side Story
Directing
- Federico Fellini, La Dolce Vita
- Stanley Kramer, Judgment at Nuremberg
- Robert Rossen, The Hustler
- J. Lee Thompson, The Guns of Navarone
- Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, West Side Story
Writing
- Screenplay Based on Material From Another Medium
- George Axelrod, Breakfast at Tiffany's
- Sidney Carroll and Robert Rossen, The Hustler
- Carl Foreman, The Guns of Navarone
- Ernest Lehman, West Side Story
- Abby Mann, Judgment at Nuremberg
- Story and Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
- Sergio Amidei, Diego Fabbri and Indro Montanelli, General Della Rovere
- Federico Fellini, Tullio Pinelli, Ennio Flaiano and Brunello Rondi, La Dolce Vita
- William Inge, Splendor in the Grass
- Stanley Shapiro and Paul Henning, Lover Come Back
- Valentin Yoshov and Grigori Chukhrai, Ballad of a Soldier
Cinematography
- Black-and-White
- Edward Colman, The Absent-Minded Professor
- Daniel L. Fapp, One, Two, Three
- Ernest Laszlo, Judgment at Nuremberg
- Franz F. Planer, The Children's Hour
- Eugen Shuftan, The Hustler
- Color
- Jack Cardiff, Fanny
- Daniel L. Fapp, West Side Story
- Charles Lang, Jr., One-Eyed Jacks
- Russell Metty, Flower Drum Song
- Harry Stradling, Sr., A Majority of One
Art Direction
- Black-and-White
- Fernando Carrere, art direction; Edward G. Boyle, set decoration, The Children's Hour
- Carroll Clark, art direction; Emile Kuri and Hal Gausman, set decoration, The Absent-Minded Professor
- Piero Gherardi, art direction and set decoration, La Dolce Vita
- Harry Horner, art direction; Gene Callahan, set decoration, The Hustler
- Rudolph Sternad, art direction; George Milo, set decoration, Judgment at Nuremberg
- Color
- Veniero Colasanti and John Moore, art direction and set decoration, El Cid
- Alexander Golitzen and Joseph Wright, art direction; Howard Bristol, set decoration, Flower Drum Song
- Boris Leven, art direction; Victor Gangelin, set decoration, West Side Story
- Hal Pereira and Roland Anderson, art direction; Sam Comer and Ray Moyer, set decoration, Breakfast at Tiffany's
- Hal Pereira and Walter Tyler, art direction; Sam Comer and Arthur Krams, set decoration, Summer and Smoke
Sound
- Revue Studio Sound Dept., Waldon O. Watson, sound director, Flower Drum Song
- Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Dept., Gordon E. Sawyer, sound director, The Children's Hour
- Shepperton Studio Sound Dept., John Cox, sound director, The Guns of Navarone
- Todd-AO Sound Dept., Fred Hynes, sound director and Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Dept., Gordon E. Sawyer, sound director, West Side Story
- Walt Disney Studio Sound Dept., Robert O. Cook, sound director, The Parent Trap
Music
- Song
- "Bachelor in Paradise", Bachelor in Paradise, Henry Mancini, music; Mack David, lyrics
- "Love Theme From El Cid" (The Falcon and the Dove), El Cid, Miklos Rozsa, music; Paul Francis Webster, lyrics
- "Moon River", Breakfast at Tiffany's, Henry Mancini, music; Johnny Mercer, lyrics
- "Pocketful of Miracles", Pocketful of Miracles, James Van Heusen, music; Sammy Cahn, lyrics
- "Town Without Pity", Town Without Pity, Dimitri Tiomkin, music; Ned Washington, lyrics
- Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
- Elmer Bernstein, Summer and Smoke
- Henry Mancini, Breakfast at Tiffany's
- Miklos Rozsa, El Cid
- Morris Stoloff and Harry Sukman, Fanny
- Dimitri Tiomkin, The Guns of Navarone
- Scoring of a Musical Picture
- George Bruns, Babes in Toyland
- Saul Chaplin, Johnny Green, Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal, West Side Story
- Duke Ellington, Paris Blues
- Alfred Newman and Ken Darby, Flower Drum Song
- Dimitri Shostakovich, Khovanshchina
Film Editing
- Philip W. Anderson, The Parent Trap
- Frederic Knudtson, Judgment at Nuremberg
- Alan Osbiston, The Guns of Navarone
- William H. Reynolds, Fanny
- Thomas Stanford, West Side Story
Costume Design
- Black-and-White
- Piero Gherardi, La Dolce Vita
- Dorothy Jeakins, The Children's Hour
- Jean Louis, Judgment at Nuremberg
- Yoshiro Muraki, Yojimbo
- Howard Shoup, Claudelle Inglish
- Color
- Edith Head and Walter Plunkett, Pocketful of Miracles
- Jean Louis, Back Street
- Irene Sharaff, Flower Drum Song
- Irene Sharaff, West Side Story
- Bill Thomas, Babes in Toyland
Special Effects
- Robert A. Mattey and Eustace Lycett, visual, The Absent-Minded Professor
- Bill Warrington, visual; Vivian C. Greenham, audible, The Guns of Navarone
Short Subjects
- Cartoon
- Aquamania (Walt Disney Productions; Buena Vista)
- Beep Prepared (Roadrunner and Coyote Series) (Chuck Jones, producer; Warner Bros.)
- Ersatz (The Substitute) (Zagreb Film; Herts-Lion International Corp.)
- Nelly's Folly (Nelly the Giraffe Series) (Chuck Jones, producer; Warner Bros.)
- Pied Piper of Guadalupe (Speedy Gonzalez and Sylvester Series) (Friz Freleng, producer; Warner Bros.)
- Live Action
- Ballon Vole (Play Ball!) (Cin-Documents; Kingsley International)
- The Face of Jesus (Jenga Productions; Harry Stern, Inc.)
- Rooftops of New York (Musical Travelbook Series) (McCarty-Rush Production in association with Robert Gaffney; Columbia)
- Seawards the Great Ships (Templar Film Studios; Lester A. Schoenfeld Films)
- Very Nice, Very Nice (National Film Board of Canada; Kingsley International)
Documentary
- Short Subject
- Breaking the Language Barrier (Travel Adventure Series) (U.S. Air Force)
- Cradle of Genius (Plough Productions; Irving M. Lesser Film Presentation)
- Kahl (Dido Film GmbH; AEG-Filmdienst)
- L'Uomo in Grigio (The Man in Gray) (Benedetto Benedetti, producer; Benedetto Benedetti Production)
- Project Hope (MacManus, John and Adams, Inc./Klaeger Film Production; Ex-Cell-O Corp.)
- Feature
- La Grande Olimpiade (Olympic Games 1960) (Dell Istituto Nationale Luce, Comitato Organizzatore Del Giochi Della XVII Olimpiade; Cineriz)
- Le Ciel et la Boue (Sky Above and Mud Beneath) (Ardennes Films and Michael Arthur Film Productions; Rank Films)
Foreign Language Film
- Harry and the Butler, Denmark
- Immortal Love, Japan
- The Important Man, Mexico
- Placido, Spain
- Through a Glass Darkly, Sweden
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Honorary Awards
- To William L. Hendricks for his outstanding patriotic service in the conception, writing and production of the Marine Corps film, A Force in Readiness, which has brought honor to the Academy and the motion picture industry
- To Fred L. Metzler for his dedication and outstanding service to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- To Jerome Robbins for his brilliant achievements in the art of choreography on film
Facts:
- Winners Announced: April 9, 1962
- Held at: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California
- Host: Bob Hope
- Eligibility Year: 1961