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Academy Awards

38th edition

  • April 18, 1966
  • United States

The 38th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1965, were held on April 18, 1966, at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. They were hosted by Bob Hope, and were the first Oscars to be broadcast live in color. Lynda Bird Johnson, daughter of President Lyndon B. Johnson, attended the ceremony, escorted by actor George Hamilton.

Awards

Movie People Status
Best Picture
The Sound of Music Robert Wise - as producer(s) Winner
Darling Joseph Janni - as producer(s) —
Doctor Zhivago Carlo Ponti - as producer(s) —
Ship of Fools Stanley Kramer - as producer(s) —
A Thousand Clowns Fred Coe - as producer(s) —
Best Director
The Sound of Music Robert Wise Winner
The Collector William Wyler —
Darling John Schlesinger —
Doctor Zhivago David Lean —
Woman in the Dunes Hiroshi Teshigahara —
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Cat Ballou Lee Marvin Winner
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold Richard Burton —
Othello Laurence Olivier —
The Pawnbroker Rod Steiger —
Ship of Fools Oskar Werner —
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Darling Julie Christie Winner
The Sound of Music Julie Andrews —
The Collector Samantha Eggar —
A Patch of Blue Elizabeth Hartman —
Ship of Fools Simone Signoret —
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
A Thousand Clowns Martin Balsam Winner
The Flight of the Phoenix Ian Bannen —
Doctor Zhivago Tom Courtenay —
Ship of Fools Michael Dunn —
Othello Frank Finlay —
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
A Patch of Blue Shelley Winters Winner
Inside Daisy Clover Ruth Gordon —
Othello Joyce Redman —
Othello Maggie Smith —
The Sound of Music Peggy Wood —
Best Original Screenplay
Darling Frederic Raphael Winner
Casanova '70 Agenore Incrocci, Furio Scarpelli, Mario Monicelli, Tonino Guerra, Giorgio Salvioni, Suso Cecchi d'Amico —
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes Jack Davies, Ken Annakin —
The Train Franklin Coen, Frank Davis —
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Jacques Demy —
Best Adapted Screenplay
Doctor Zhivago Robert Bolt Winner
Cat Ballou Walter Newman, Frank Pierson —
The Collector Stanley Mann, John Kohn —
Ship of Fools Abby Mann —
A Thousand Clowns Herb Gardner —
Best International Feature Film
The Shop on Main Street — Winner
Blood on the Land — —
Dear John — —
Kwaidan — —
Marriage Italian Style — —
Best Documentary Feature Film
The Eleanor Roosevelt Story — Winner
The Battle of the Bulge... The Brave Rifles — —
The Forth Road Bridge — —
Let My People Go: The Story of Israel — —
To Die in Madrid — —
Best Original Score
Doctor Zhivago Maurice Jarre Winner
The Agony and the Ecstasy Alex North —
The Greatest Story Ever Told Alfred Newman —
A Patch of Blue Jerry Goldsmith —
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Michel Legrand, Jacques Demy —
Best Cinematography (Black and White)
Ship of Fools Ernest Laszlo Winner
In Harm's Way Loyal Griggs —
King Rat Burnett Guffey —
Morituri Conrad Hall —
A Patch of Blue Robert Burks —
Best Cinematography (Color)
Doctor Zhivago Freddie Young Winner
The Agony and the Ecstasy Leon Shamroy —
The Great Race Russell Harlan —
The Greatest Story Ever Told William C. Mellor, Loyal Griggs —
The Sound of Music Ted D. McCord —
Scoring of a Musical Picture - Original or Adaptation
The Sound of Music Irwin Kostal Winner
Cat Ballou Frank De Vol —
The Pleasure Seekers Lionel Newman, Alexander Courage —
A Thousand Clowns Don Walker —
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Michel Legrand —
Best Film Editing
The Sound of Music William H. Reynolds Winner
Cat Ballou Charles Nelson —
Doctor Zhivago Norman Savage —
The Flight of the Phoenix Michael Luciano —
The Great Race Ralph E. Winters —
Best Sound
The Sound of Music James Corcoran, Fred Hynes Winner
The Agony and the Ecstasy James Corcoran —
Doctor Zhivago A. W. Watkins, Franklin Milton —
The Great Race George Groves —
Shenandoah Waldon O. Watson —
Best Original Song
The Sandpiper Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster - "The Shadow of Your Smile" Winner
Cat Ballou Jerry Livingston, Mack David - "The Ballad of Cat Ballou" —
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Michel Legrand, Jacques Demy - "I Will Wait for You" —
The Great Race Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer - "The Sweetheart Tree" —
What's New Pussycat? Burt Bacharach, Hal David - "What's New Pussycat?" —
Best Sound Editing
The Great Race Treg Brown Winner
Von Ryan's Express Walter Rossi —
Best Production Design (Black and White)
Ship of Fools Robert Clatworthy, Joseph Kish Winner
King Rat Robert Emmet Smith, Frank Tuttle —
A Patch of Blue George Davis, Urie McCleary, Henry Grace, Charles S. Thompson —
The Slender Thread Hal Pereira, Jack Poplin, Robert R. Benton, Joseph Kish —
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold Hal Pereira, Tambi Larsen, Ted Marshall, Josie MacAvin —
Best Production Design (Color)
Doctor Zhivago John Box, Terence Marsh, Dario Simoni Winner
The Agony and the Ecstasy John DeCuir, Jack Martin Smith, Dario Simoni —
The Greatest Story Ever Told Richard Day, William J. Creber, David S. Hall, Ray Moyer, Fred M. MacLean, Norman Rockett —
Inside Daisy Clover Robert Clatworthy, George James Hopkins —
The Sound of Music Boris Leven, Walter M. Scott, Ruby Levitt —
Best Costume Design (Black and White)
Darling Julie Harris Winner
Morituri Moss Mabry —
A Rage to Live Howard Shoup —
Ship of Fools Jean Louis, Bill Thomas —
The Slender Thread Edith Head —
Best Costume Design (Color)
Doctor Zhivago Phyllis Dalton Winner
The Agony and the Ecstasy Vittorio Nino Novarese —
The Greatest Story Ever Told Marjorie Best, Vittorio Nino Novarese —
Inside Daisy Clover Edith Head, Bill Thomas —
The Sound of Music Dorothy Jeakins —
Best Special Effects
Thunderball John Stears Winner
The Greatest Story Ever Told J. McMillan Johnson —
Best Short Film (Live Action)
The Chicken Claude Berri Winner
Fortress of Peace Lothar Wolff —
Skaterdater — —
Snow — —
Time Piece Jim Henson —
Best Documentary Short Film
To Be Alive! — Winner
Mural on Our Street — —
Ouverture — —
Point of View — —
Yeats Country — —
Best Animated Short Film
The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics — Winner
Clay or The Origin of Species — —
The Thieving Magpie — —
Honorary Award
— Bob Hope - for unique and distinguished service to our industry and the Academy. Winner
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
— Edmond L. DePatie Winner
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
— William Wyler Winner

The Sound of Music
Statistics

Most Awarded

2 or more wins
  • Doctor Zhivago 5
  • The Sound of Music 5
  • Darling 3
  • Ship of Fools 2

Most Nominated

3 or more nominations
  • Doctor Zhivago 10
  • The Sound of Music 10
  • Ship of Fools 8
  • The Agony and the Ecstasy 5
  • Cat Ballou 5
  • Darling 5
  • The Great Race 5
  • The Greatest Story Ever Told 5
  • A Patch of Blue 5
  • Othello 4
  • A Thousand Clowns 4
  • The Umbrellas of Cherbourg 4
  • The Collector 3
  • Inside Daisy Clover 3

Most Unluckiest

wins / nominations
  • Ship of Fools 2 / 8
  • Doctor Zhivago 5 / 10
  • The Sound of Music 5 / 10
  • The Agony and the Ecstasy 0 / 5
  • The Greatest Story Ever Told 0 / 5
  • Cat Ballou 1 / 5
  • The Great Race 1 / 5
  • A Patch of Blue 1 / 5
  • Othello 0 / 4
  • The Umbrellas of Cherbourg 0 / 4
  • A Thousand Clowns 1 / 4
  • The Collector 0 / 3
  • Inside Daisy Clover 0 / 3
  • Darling 3 / 5

Only one nomination

36 movies:
  • The Battle of the Bulge... The Brave Rifles
  • Blood on the Land
  • Casanova '70
  • The Chicken
  • Clay or The Origin of Species
  • Dear John
  • The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics
  • The Eleanor Roosevelt Story
  • The Forth Road Bridge
  • Fortress of Peace
  • In Harm's Way
  • Kwaidan
  • Let My People Go: The Story of Israel
  • Marriage Italian Style
  • Mural on Our Street
  • Ouverture
  • The Pawnbroker
  • The Pleasure Seekers
  • Point of View
  • A Rage to Live
  • The Sandpiper
  • Shenandoah
  • The Shop on Main Street
  • Skaterdater
  • Snow
  • The Thieving Magpie
  • Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
  • Thunderball
  • Time Piece
  • To Be Alive!
  • To Die in Madrid
  • The Train
  • Von Ryan's Express
  • What's New Pussycat?
  • Woman in the Dunes
  • Yeats Country

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