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Academy Awards

39th edition

  • April 10, 1967
  • United States

The 39th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1966, were held on April 10, 1967, hosted by Bob Hope at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California.

Awards

Movie People Status
Best Picture
A Man for All Seasons Fred Zinnemann - as producer(s) Winner
Alfie Lewis Gilbert - as producer(s) —
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! Norman Jewison - as producer(s) —
The Sand Pebbles Robert Wise - as producer(s) —
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Ernest Lehman - as producer(s) —
Best Director
A Man for All Seasons Fred Zinnemann Winner
Blow-Up Michelangelo Antonioni —
A Man and a Woman Claude Lelouch —
The Professionals Richard Brooks —
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Mike Nichols —
Best Actor in a Leading Role
A Man for All Seasons Paul Scofield Winner
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! Alan Arkin —
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Richard Burton —
Alfie Michael Caine —
The Sand Pebbles Steve McQueen —
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Elizabeth Taylor Winner
A Man and a Woman Anouk Aimée —
The Shop on Main Street Ida Kamińska —
Georgy Girl Lynn Redgrave —
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment Vanessa Redgrave —
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
The Fortune Cookie Walter Matthau Winner
The Sand Pebbles Mako —
Georgy Girl James Mason —
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? George Segal —
A Man for All Seasons Robert Shaw —
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Sandy Dennis Winner
A Man for All Seasons Wendy Hiller —
Hawaii Jocelyne LaGarde —
Alfie Vivien Merchant —
You're a Big Boy Now Geraldine Page —
Best Original Screenplay
A Man and a Woman Claude Lelouch, Pierre Uytterhoeven Winner
Blow-Up Michelangelo Antonioni, Edward Bond, Tonino Guerra —
The Fortune Cookie Billy Wilder, I. A. L. Diamond —
Khartoum Robert Ardrey —
The Naked Prey Clint Johnston, Don Peters —
Best Adapted Screenplay
A Man for All Seasons Robert Bolt Winner
Alfie Bill Naughton —
The Professionals Richard Brooks —
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! William Rose —
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Ernest Lehman —
Best International Feature Film
A Man and a Woman — Winner
The Battle of Algiers — —
Loves of a Blonde — —
Pharaoh — —
Three — —
Best Documentary Feature Film
The War Game — Winner
The Face of Genius — —
Helicopter Canada — —
The Really Big Family — —
The Forbidden Volcano — —
Best Original Score
Born Free Edmond A. Levy, John Barry Winner
The Bible: In the Beginning... Toshiro Mayuzumi —
Hawaii Elmer Bernstein —
The Sand Pebbles Jerry Goldsmith —
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Alex North —
Best Cinematography (Black and White)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Haskell Wexler Winner
The Fortune Cookie Joseph LaShelle —
Georgy Girl Kenneth Higgins —
Is Paris Burning? Marcel Grignon —
Seconds James Wong Howe —
Best Cinematography (Color)
A Man for All Seasons Ted Moore Winner
Fantastic Voyage Ernest Laszlo —
Hawaii Russell Harlan —
The Professionals Conrad Hall —
The Sand Pebbles Joseph MacDonald —
Scoring of a Musical Picture - Original or Adaptation
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Ken Thorne Winner
The Gospel According to Matthew Luis Bacalov —
Return of the Seven Elmer Bernstein —
The Singing Nun Harry Sukman —
Stop the World: I Want to Get Off Al Ham —
Best Film Editing
Grand Prix Fredric Steinkamp, Henry Berman, Stewart Linder, Frank Santillo Winner
Fantastic Voyage William B. Murphy —
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! Hal Ashby, J. Terry Williams —
The Sand Pebbles William H. Reynolds —
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Sam O'Steen —
Best Sound
Grand Prix Franklin Milton Winner
Gambit Waldon O. Watson —
Hawaii Gordon E. Sawyer —
The Sand Pebbles James Corcoran —
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? George Groves —
Best Original Song
Born Free John Barry, Don Black - "Born Free" Winner
Alfie Burt Bacharach, Hal David - "Alfie" —
Georgy Girl Tom Springfield, Jim Dale - "Georgy Girl" —
Hawaii Elmer Bernstein, Mack David - "My Wishing Doll" —
An American Dream Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster - "A Time for Love" —
Best Sound Editing
Grand Prix Gordon Daniel Winner
Fantastic Voyage Walter Rossi —
Best Production Design (Black and White)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Richard Sylbert, George James Hopkins Winner
The Fortune Cookie Robert Luthardt, Edward G. Boyle —
The Gospel According to Matthew Luigi Scaccianoce —
Is Paris Burning? Willy Holt, Marc Frédérix, Pierre Guffroy —
Mister Buddwing George Davis, Paul Groesse, Henry Grace, Hugh Hunt —
Best Production Design (Color)
Fantastic Voyage Jack Martin Smith, Dale Hennesy, Walter M. Scott, Stuart A. Reiss Winner
Gambit Alexander Golitzen, George C. Webb, John P. Austin, John McCarthy Jr. —
Juliet of the Spirits Piero Gherardi —
The Oscar Hal Pereira, Arthur Lonergan, Robert R. Benton, James W. Payne —
The Sand Pebbles Boris Leven, Walter M. Scott, John Sturtevant, William Kiernan —
Best Costume Design (Black and White)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Irene Sharaff Winner
The Gospel According to Matthew Danilo Donati —
The Mandrake Danilo Donati —
Mister Buddwing Helen Rose —
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment Jocelyn Rickards —
Best Costume Design (Color)
A Man for All Seasons Joan Bridge, Elizabeth Haffenden Winner
Gambit Jean Louis —
Hawaii Dorothy Jeakins —
Juliet of the Spirits Piero Gherardi —
The Oscar Edith Head —
Best Special Effects
Fantastic Voyage Art Cruickshank Winner
Hawaii Linwood G. Dunn —
Honorary Award
— Y. Frank Freeman - for unusual and outstanding service to the Academy during his thirty years in Hollywood. Winner
— Yakima Canutt - for achievements as a stunt man and for developing safety devices to protect stunt men everywhere. Winner
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
— George Bagnall Winner
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
— Robert Wise Winner

A Man for All Seasons
Statistics

Most Awarded

2 or more wins
  • A Man for All Seasons 6
  • Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 5
  • Grand Prix 3
  • Born Free 2
  • Fantastic Voyage 2
  • A Man and a Woman 2

Most Nominated

3 or more nominations
  • Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 13
  • A Man for All Seasons 8
  • The Sand Pebbles 8
  • Hawaii 7
  • Alfie 5
  • Fantastic Voyage 5
  • The Fortune Cookie 4
  • Georgy Girl 4
  • A Man and a Woman 4
  • The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! 4
  • Gambit 3
  • The Gospel According to Matthew 3
  • Grand Prix 3
  • The Professionals 3

Most Unluckiest

wins / nominations
  • Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 5 / 13
  • The Sand Pebbles 0 / 8
  • Hawaii 0 / 7
  • Alfie 0 / 5
  • Georgy Girl 0 / 4
  • The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! 0 / 4
  • Fantastic Voyage 2 / 5
  • The Fortune Cookie 1 / 4
  • Gambit 0 / 3
  • The Gospel According to Matthew 0 / 3
  • The Professionals 0 / 3
  • A Man for All Seasons 6 / 8
  • A Man and a Woman 2 / 4

Only one nomination

21 movies:
  • An American Dream
  • The Battle of Algiers
  • The Bible: In the Beginning...
  • The Face of Genius
  • The Forbidden Volcano
  • A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
  • Helicopter Canada
  • Khartoum
  • Loves of a Blonde
  • The Mandrake
  • The Naked Prey
  • Pharaoh
  • The Really Big Family
  • Return of the Seven
  • Seconds
  • The Shop on Main Street
  • The Singing Nun
  • Stop the World: I Want to Get Off
  • Three
  • The War Game
  • You're a Big Boy Now

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