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Separate Tables was a well reviewed film in 1959 with 4 genuine superstars Rita Hayworth, Burt Lancaster, Deborah Kerr and David Niven directed by the fine director Delbert Mann, but Gigi won Best Picture, Vincente Minnelli best Director for Gigi, Susan Hayward Best Actress for I Want To Live, David Niven Best Actor and Wendy Hiller Best Supporting Actress respectively for Separate Tabales and Burl Ives for The Big Country.

Who got top billing? While Lancaster produced the film, and Hayworth a superstar before the term coined, Ms. Kerr got top billing. Niven got the awards