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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
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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