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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
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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