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Academy Awards

37th edition

  • April 5, 1965
  • United States

The 37th Academy Awards were held on April 5, 1965, to honor film achievements of 1964. The ceremony was produced by MGM's Joe Pasternak and hosted, for the 14th time, by Bob Hope.

Awards

Movie People Status
Best Picture
My Fair Lady Jack L. Warner - as producer(s) Winner
Becket Hal B. Wallis - as producer(s) —
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Stanley Kubrick - as producer(s) —
Mary Poppins Walt Disney, Bill Walsh - as producer(s) —
Zorba the Greek Michael Cacoyannis - as producer(s) —
Best Director
My Fair Lady George Cukor Winner
Becket Peter Glenville —
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Stanley Kubrick —
Mary Poppins Robert Stevenson —
Zorba the Greek Michael Cacoyannis —
Best Actor in a Leading Role
My Fair Lady Rex Harrison Winner
Becket Richard Burton —
Becket Peter O'Toole —
Zorba the Greek Anthony Quinn —
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Peter Sellers —
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Mary Poppins Julie Andrews Winner
The Pumpkin Eater Anne Bancroft —
Marriage Italian Style Sophia Loren —
The Unsinkable Molly Brown Debbie Reynolds —
Seance on a Wet Afternoon Kim Stanley —
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Topkapi Peter Ustinov Winner
Becket John Gielgud —
My Fair Lady Stanley Holloway —
Seven Days in May Edmond O'Brien —
The Best Man Lee Tracy —
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Zorba the Greek Lila Kedrova Winner
My Fair Lady Gladys Cooper —
The Chalk Garden Edith Evans —
The Night of the Iguana Grayson Hall —
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte Agnes Moorehead —
Best Original Screenplay
Father Goose S. H. Barnett, Peter Stone, Frank Tarloff Winner
A Hard Day's Night Alun Owen —
One Potato, Two Potato Orville H. Hampton, Raphael Hayes —
The Organizer Agenore Incrocci, Furio Scarpelli, Mario Monicelli —
That Man from Rio Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Ariane Mnouchkine, Daniel Boulanger, Philippe de Broca —
Best Adapted Screenplay
Becket Edward Anhalt Winner
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Stanley Kubrick, Terry Southern, Peter George —
Mary Poppins Bill Walsh, Don DaGradi —
My Fair Lady Alan Jay Lerner —
Zorba the Greek Michael Cacoyannis —
Best International Feature Film
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow — Winner
Raven's End — —
Sallah — —
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg — —
Woman in the Dunes — —
Best Documentary Feature Film
World Without Sun — Winner
Over There, 1914-18 — —
The Finest Hours — —
Four Days In November — —
Everyman — —
Best Original Score
Mary Poppins Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman Winner
Becket Laurence Rosenthal —
The Fall of the Roman Empire Dimitri Tiomkin —
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte Frank De Vol —
The Pink Panther Henry Mancini —
Best Cinematography (Black and White)
Zorba the Greek Walter Lassally Winner
The Americanization of Emily Philip H. Lathrop —
Fate Is the Hunter Milton Krasner —
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte Joseph Biroc —
The Night of the Iguana Gabriel Figueroa —
Best Cinematography (Color)
My Fair Lady Harry Stradling Winner
Becket Geoffrey Unsworth —
Cheyenne Autumn William Clothier —
Mary Poppins Edward Colman —
The Unsinkable Molly Brown Daniel L. Fapp —
Scoring of a Musical Picture - Original or Adaptation
My Fair Lady André Previn Winner
A Hard Day's Night George Martin —
Mary Poppins Irwin Kostal —
Robin and the 7 Hoods Nelson Riddle —
The Unsinkable Molly Brown Robert Armbruster, Leo Arnaud, Jack Elliott, Jack Hayes, Calvin Jackson, Leo Shuken —
Best Film Editing
Mary Poppins Cotton Warburton Winner
Becket Anne V. Coates —
Father Goose Ted J. Kent —
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte Michael Luciano —
My Fair Lady William Ziegler —
Best Sound
My Fair Lady George Groves Winner
Becket John Cox —
Father Goose Waldon O. Watson —
Mary Poppins Robert O. Cook —
The Unsinkable Molly Brown Franklin Milton —
Best Original Song
Mary Poppins Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman - "Chim Chim Cher-ee" Winner
Dear Heart Henry Mancini, Jay Livingston, Ray Evans - "Dear Heart" —
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte Frank De Vol, Mack David - "Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte" —
Robin and the 7 Hoods Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn - "My Kind of Town" —
Where Love Has Gone Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn - "Where Love Has Gone" —
Best Sound Editing
Goldfinger Norman Wanstall Winner
The Lively Set Robert Bratton —
Best Production Design (Black and White)
Zorba the Greek Vassilis Photopoulos Winner
The Americanization of Emily George Davis, Hans Peters, Elliot Scott, Henry Grace, Robert R. Benton —
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte William Glasgow, Raphaël Bretton —
The Night of the Iguana Stephen B. Grimes —
Seven Days in May Cary Odell, Edward G. Boyle —
Best Production Design (Color)
My Fair Lady Gene Allen, Cecil Beaton, George James Hopkins Winner
Becket John Bryan, Maurice Carter, Patrick McLoughlin, Robert Cartwright —
Mary Poppins Carroll Clark, William H. Tuntke, Emile Kuri, Hal Gausman —
The Unsinkable Molly Brown George Davis, E. Preston Ames, Henry Grace, Hugh Hunt —
What a Way to Go! Jack Martin Smith, Ted Haworth, Walter M. Scott, Stuart A. Reiss —
Best Costume Design (Black and White)
The Night of the Iguana Dorothy Jeakins Winner
A House Is Not a Home Edith Head —
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte Norma Koch —
Kisses for My President Howard Shoup —
The Visit René Hubert —
Best Costume Design (Color)
My Fair Lady Cecil Beaton Winner
Becket Margaret Furse —
Mary Poppins Tony Walton —
The Unsinkable Molly Brown Morton Haack —
What a Way to Go! Edith Head, Moss Mabry —
Best Special Effects
Mary Poppins Peter Ellenshaw, Eustace Lycett, Hamilton Luske Winner
7 Faces of Dr. Lao Jim Danforth —
Best Short Film (Live Action)
Casals Conducts: 1964 — Winner
Help! My Snowman's Burning Down — —
The Legend of Jimmy Blue Eyes — —
Best Documentary Short Film
Nine from Little Rock — Winner
140 Days Under the World — —
Breaking the Habit — —
Children Without — —
Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak — —
Best Animated Short Film
The Pink Phink — Winner
Christmas Cracker — —
How to Avoid Friendship — —
Here's Nudnik — —
Honorary Award
— William Tuttle - for his outstanding make-up achievement for 7 Faces of Dr. Lao. Winner

My Fair Lady
Statistics

Most Awarded

2 or more wins
  • My Fair Lady 8
  • Mary Poppins 5
  • Zorba the Greek 3

Most Nominated

3 or more nominations
  • Mary Poppins 13
  • Becket 12
  • My Fair Lady 12
  • Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte 7
  • Zorba the Greek 7
  • The Unsinkable Molly Brown 6
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 4
  • The Night of the Iguana 4
  • Father Goose 3

Most Unluckiest

wins / nominations
  • Becket 1 / 12
  • Mary Poppins 5 / 13
  • Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte 0 / 7
  • The Unsinkable Molly Brown 0 / 6
  • My Fair Lady 8 / 12
  • Zorba the Greek 3 / 7
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 0 / 4
  • The Night of the Iguana 1 / 4
  • Father Goose 1 / 3

Only one nomination

43 movies:
  • 7 Faces of Dr. Lao
  • 140 Days Under the World
  • The Best Man
  • Breaking the Habit
  • Casals Conducts: 1964
  • The Chalk Garden
  • Cheyenne Autumn
  • Children Without
  • Christmas Cracker
  • Dear Heart
  • Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak
  • Everyman
  • The Fall of the Roman Empire
  • Fate Is the Hunter
  • The Finest Hours
  • Four Days In November
  • Goldfinger
  • Help! My Snowman's Burning Down
  • Here's Nudnik
  • A House Is Not a Home
  • How to Avoid Friendship
  • Kisses for My President
  • The Legend of Jimmy Blue Eyes
  • The Lively Set
  • Marriage Italian Style
  • Nine from Little Rock
  • One Potato, Two Potato
  • The Organizer
  • Over There, 1914-18
  • The Pink Panther
  • The Pink Phink
  • The Pumpkin Eater
  • Raven's End
  • Sallah
  • Seance on a Wet Afternoon
  • That Man from Rio
  • Topkapi
  • The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
  • The Visit
  • Where Love Has Gone
  • Woman in the Dunes
  • World Without Sun
  • Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

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