Academy Awards 1966
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The 1966 Academy Awards were held on April 18, 1966 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica . It was the 38th Annual Academy Awards . In the year of the award, awards are always given to films from the previous year, in this case the films from 1965.
This 1966 Academy Awards was the first to be broadcast in color.
| Movie | N | A. |
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Zhivago | 10 | 5 |
| My songs, my dreams | 10 | 5 |
| The Ship of Fools | 8th | 2 |
| The big race around the world | 6th | 1 |
| Darling | 5 | 3 |
| The greatest story of all time | 5 | 0 |
| Michelangelo - Inferno and Ecstasy | 5 | 0 |
| Dreaming lips | 5 | 1 |
| Cat Ballou - You should hang out in Wyoming | 4th | 1 |
| Othello | 4th | 0 |
| A thousand clowns | 4th | 1 |
| The catcher | 3 | 0 |
| Damn, sweet world | 3 | 0 |
| The flight of the phoenix | 2 | 0 |
| The spy who came in from the cold | 2 | 0 |
| Cherbourg umbrellas | 2 | 0 |
| Morituri | 2 | 0 |
| They called him King | 2 | 0 |
| Voice on the phone | 2 | 0 |
Moderation
Bob Hope hosted the Academy Awards.
Winners and nominations
Best movie
presented by Jack Lemmon
My songs - my dreams (The Sound of Music) - Robert Wise
- Darling - Joseph Janni
- Doctor Zhivago (Doctor Zhivago) - Carlo Ponti
- The Ship of Fools - Stanley Kramer
- Thousand Clowns (A Thousand Clowns) - Fred Coe
Best director
presented by Shirley MacLaine
Robert Wise - My Songs - My Dreams (The Sound of Music)
- David Lean - Doctor Zhivago (Doctor Zhivago)
- John Schlesinger - Darling
- Hiroshi Teshigahara - The Woman in the Dunes (Suna no onna)
- William Wyler - The Catcher (The Collector)
Best Actor
presented by Julie Andrews
Lee Marvin - Cat Ballou - You should hang in Wyoming (Cat Ballou)
- Richard Burton - The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (The Spy Who Came in from the Cold)
- Laurence Olivier - Othello
- Rod Steiger - The Pawnbroker (The Pawnbroker)
- Oskar Werner - The Ship of Fools
Best main actress
presented by Rex Harrison
- Julie Andrews - My Songs - My Dreams (The Sound of Music)
- Samantha Eggar - The Catcher (The Collector)
- Elizabeth Hartman - Dreaming Lips (A Patch of Blue)
- Simone Signoret - The Ship of Fools
Best supporting actor
presented by Lila Kedrova
Martin Balsam - Thousand Clowns (A Thousand Clowns)
- Ian Bannen - Flight of the Phoenix (The Flight of the Phoenix)
- Tom Courtenay - Doctor Zhivago (Doctor Zhivago)
- Michael Dunn - The Ship of Fools
- Frank Finlay - Othello
The best supporting actress
presented by Peter Ustinov
Shelley Winters - Dreaming Lips (A Patch of Blue)
- Ruth Gordon - Damn, Sweet World (Inside Daisy Clover)
- Joyce Redman - Othello
- Maggie Smith - Othello
- Peggy Wood - My Songs - My Dreams (The Sound of Music)
Best original script
presented by George Peppard and Joanne Woodward
- Ken Annakin , Jack Davies - Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines (Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines)
- Suso Cecchi D'Amico , Tonino Guerra , Agenore Incrocci , Mario Monicelli , Giorgio Salvioni , Furio Scarpelli - Casanova '70
- Franklin Coen , Frank Davis - The train (The Train)
- Jacques Demy - The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Les Parapluies de Cherbourg)
Best adapted script
presented by George Peppard and Joanne Woodward
Robert Bolt - Doctor Zhivago (Doctor Zhivago)
- Herb Gardner - Thousand Clowns (A Thousand Clowns)
- John Kohn , Stanley Man - The Catcher (The Collector)
- Abby Mann - The Ship of Fools
- Walter Newman , Frank Pierson - Cat Ballou - You should hang in Wyoming (Cat Ballou)
Best camera (black and white film)
presented by Richard Johnson and Kim Novak
Ernest Laszlo - The Ship of Fools
- Robert Burks - Dreaming Lips (A Patch of Blue)
- Loyal Griggs - First Victory (In Harm's Way)
- Burnett Guffey - They Called Him King (King Rat)
- Conrad L. Hall - Morituri
Best camera (color film)
presented by Richard Johnson and Kim Novak
Freddie Young - Doctor Zhivago (Doctor Zhivago)
- Loyal Griggs , William C. Mellor - The Greatest Story Ever Told (The Greatest Story Ever Told)
- Russell Harlan - The Great Race (The Great Race)
- Ted D. McCord - My Songs - My Dreams (The Sound of Music)
- Leon Shamroy - Michelangelo - Inferno and Ecstasy (The Agony and the Ecstasy)
Best production design (black and white film)
presented by Warren Beatty and Debbie Reynolds
Robert Clatworthy , Joseph Kish - The Ship of Fools
- Robert R. Benton , Joseph Kish , Hal Pereira , Jack Poplin - Voice on the Phone (The Slender Thread)
- George W. Davis , Henry Grace , Urie McCleary , Charles S. Thompson - Dreaming Lips (A Patch of Blue)
- Tambi Larsen , Josie MacAvin , Ted Marshall , Hal Pereira - The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (The Spy Who Came in from the Cold)
- Robert Emmet Smith , Frank A. Tuttle - They called him King (Kind Rat)
Best production design (color film)
presented by Warren Beatty and Debbie Reynolds
John Box , Terence Marsh , Dario Simoni - Doctor Zhivago (Doctor Zhivago)
- Robert Clatworthy , George James Hopkins - Damn, Sweet World (Inside Daisy Clover)
- William J. Creber , Richard Day , David S. Hall , Fred M. MacLean , Ray Moyer , Norman Rockett - The Greatest Story Ever Told (The Greatest Story Ever Told)
- John DeCuir , Dario Simoni , Jack Martin Smith - Michelangelo - Inferno und Ekstase (The Agony and the Ecstasy)
- Boris Leven , Ruby R. Levitt , Walter M. Scott - My songs - my dreams (The Sound of Music)
Best costume design (black and white film)
presented by Lana Turner
- Edith Head - Voice on the Phone (The Slender Thread)
- Jean Louis , Bill Thomas - The Ship of Fools
- Moss Mabry - Morituri
- Howard Shoup - Nymphomania (A Rage to Live)
Best costume design (color film)
presented by Lana Turner
Phyllis Dalton - Doctor Zhivago (Doctor Zhivago)
- Marjorie Best , Vittorio Nino Novarese - The Greatest Story Ever Told (The Greatest Story Ever Told)
- Edith Head , Bill Thomas - Damn, Sweet World (Inside Daisy Clover)
- Dorothy Jeakins - My Songs - My Dreams (The Sound of Music)
- Vittorio Nino Novarese - Michelangelo - Inferno and Ecstasy (The Agony and the Ecstasy)
Best original score
presented by James Coburn and Virna Lisi
Maurice Jarre - Doctor Zhivago (Doctor Zhivago)
- Jacques Demy , Michel Legrand - The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Les Parapluies de Cherbourg)
- Jerry Goldsmith - Dreaming Lips (A Patch of Blue)
- Alfred Newman - The Great Race (The Great Race)
- Alex North - Michelangelo - Inferno and Ecstasy (The Agony and the Ecstasy)
Best adapted score
presented by James Coburn and Virna Lisi
Irwin Kostal - My Songs - My Dreams (The Sound of Music)
- Alexander Courage , Lionel Newman - Three Girls in Madrid (The Pleasure Seekers)
- Frank De Vol - Cat Ballou - You should hang in Wyoming (Cat Ballou)
- Michel Legrand - The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Les Parapluies de Cherbourg)
- Don Walker - Thousand Clowns (A Thousand Clowns)
Best movie song
presented by Natalie Wood
" The Shadow of Your Smile " from ... who desire everything (The Sandpiper) - Johnny Mandel , Paul Francis Webster
- " I Will Wait for You " from The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Les Parapluies de Cherbourg) - Jacques Demy , Michel Legrand
- " The Ballad of Cat Ballou " from Cat Ballou - You should hang in Wyoming (Cat Ballou) - Mack David , Jerry Livingston
- "The Sweetheart Tree" from The Great Race (The Great Race) - Henry Mancini , Johnny Mercer
- " What's New Pussycat? “From What's New, Pussy? (What's New, Pussycat) - Burt Bacharach , Hal David
Best cut
presented by Jason Robards
William H. Reynolds - My Songs - My Dreams (The Sound of Music)
- Michael Luciano - Flight of the Phoenix (The Flight of the Phoenix)
- Charles Nelson - Cat Ballou - You should hang in Wyoming (Cat Ballou)
- Norman Savage - Doctor Zhivago (Doctor Zhivago)
- Ralph E. Winters - The Great Race (The Great Race)
Best sound mix
presented by Patty Duke and George Hamilton
James Corcoran , Fred Hynes - My Songs - My Dreams (The Sound of Music)
- James Corcoran - Michelangelo - Inferno and Ecstasy (The Agony and the Ecstasy)
- George Groves - The Great Race (The Great Race)
- Franklin Milton , AW Watkins - Doctor Zhivago (Doctor Zhivago)
- Waldon O. Watson - The Man from the Great River (Shenandoah)
Best sound editing
presented by Yvette Mimieux
Treg Brown - The Great Race (The Great Race)
- Walter Rossi - Colonel of Ryan's Express (From Ryan's Express)
Best visual effects
presented by Dorothy Malone
John Stears - James Bond 007 - Thunderball
- J. McMillan Johnson - The Greatest Story Ever Told (The Greatest Story Ever Told)
Best short film
presented by Don Knotts and Elke Sommer
- Well-fortified Switzerland - Lothar Wolff
- Skaterdater - Marshall Backlar , Noel Black
- Snow - Edgar Anstey
- Time Piece - Jim Henson
Best cartoon
presented by Don Knotts and Elke Sommer
The Dot and the Line - Les Goldman , Chuck Jones
Best Documentary (Short Film)
presented by Milton Berle and Phyllis Diller
To Be Alive! - Francis Thompson
- Mural on Our Street - Kirk Smallman
- Nyitány - Hungarofilm
- Point of View - National Tuberculosis Assoc.
- Yeats Country - Patrick Carey , Joe Mendoza
Best Documentary (feature film)
presented by Milton Berle and Phyllis Diller
The Eleanor Roosevelt Story - Sidney Glazier
- Let My People Go - Marshall Fluff
- Mourir à Madrid - Frédéric Rossif
- The Battle of the Bulge ... The Brave Rifles - Laurence E. Mascott
- The Forth Road Bridge - Peter Mills
Best foreign language film
presented by Gregory Peck
The store on the main street (Obchod na korze) , Czechoslovakia - Ján Kadár , Elmar Klos
- Bleeding Land (To Homa vaftike kokkino) , Greece - Vasilis Georgiadis
- Wedding in Italian (Matrimonio all'italiana) , Italy - Vittorio De Sica
- Kwaidan (Kaidan) , Japan - Masaki Kobayashi
- Dear John (Kare John) , Sweden - Lars-Magnus Lindgren
Prizes of honor
Honorary Oscar
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Scientific and Engineering Award
Web links
- Academy Awards 1966 in theInternet Movie Database(English)