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Academy Awards

40th edition

  • April 10, 1968
  • United States

The 40th Academy Awards were held on April 10, 1968, to honor film achievements of 1967. Originally scheduled for April 8, the awards were postponed to two days later due to the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Bob Hope was once again the host of the ceremony.

Awards

Movie People Status
Best Picture
In the Heat of the Night Walter Mirisch - as producer(s) Winner
Bonnie and Clyde Warren Beatty - as producer(s) —
Doctor Dolittle Arthur P. Jacobs - as producer(s) —
The Graduate Lawrence Turman - as producer(s) —
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Stanley Kramer - as producer(s) —
Best Director
The Graduate Mike Nichols Winner
Bonnie and Clyde Arthur Penn —
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Stanley Kramer —
In Cold Blood Richard Brooks —
In the Heat of the Night Norman Jewison —
Best Actor in a Leading Role
In the Heat of the Night Rod Steiger Winner
Bonnie and Clyde Warren Beatty —
The Graduate Dustin Hoffman —
Cool Hand Luke Paul Newman —
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Spencer Tracy —
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Katharine Hepburn Winner
The Graduate Anne Bancroft —
Bonnie and Clyde Faye Dunaway —
The Whisperers Edith Evans —
Wait Until Dark Audrey Hepburn —
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Cool Hand Luke George Kennedy Winner
The Dirty Dozen John Cassavetes —
Bonnie and Clyde Gene Hackman —
Bonnie and Clyde Michael J. Pollard —
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Cecil Kellaway —
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Bonnie and Clyde Estelle Parsons Winner
Thoroughly Modern Millie Carol Channing —
Barefoot in the Park Mildred Natwick —
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Beah Richards —
The Graduate Katharine Ross —
Best Original Screenplay
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner William Rose Winner
Bonnie and Clyde David Newman, Robert Benton —
Divorce American Style Norman Lear, Robert Kaufman —
Two for the Road Frederic Raphael —
The War Is Over Jorge Semprún —
Best Adapted Screenplay
In the Heat of the Night Stirling Silliphant Winner
Cool Hand Luke Donn Pearce, Frank Pierson —
The Graduate Buck Henry, Calder Willingham —
In Cold Blood Richard Brooks —
Ulysses Joseph Strick, Fred Haines —
Best International Feature Film
Closely Watched Trains — Winner
Bewitched Love — —
I Even Met Happy Gypsies — —
Live for Life — —
Portrait of Chieko — —
Best Documentary Feature Film
The Anderson Platoon — Winner
Festival — —
Harvest — —
A King's Story — —
A Time for Burning — —
Best Original Score
Thoroughly Modern Millie Elmer Bernstein Winner
Cool Hand Luke Lalo Schifrin —
Doctor Dolittle Leslie Bricusse —
Far from the Madding Crowd Richard Rodney Bennett —
In Cold Blood Quincy Jones —
Best Cinematography
Bonnie and Clyde Burnett Guffey Winner
Camelot Richard H. Kline —
Doctor Dolittle Robert L. Surtees —
The Graduate Robert L. Surtees —
In Cold Blood Conrad L. Hall —
Scoring of a Musical Picture - Original or Adaptation
Camelot Alfred Newman, Ken Darby Winner
Doctor Dolittle Lionel Newman, Alexander Courage —
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Frank De Vol —
Thoroughly Modern Millie André Previn, Joseph Gershenson —
Valley of the Dolls John Williams —
Best Film Editing
In the Heat of the Night Hal Ashby Winner
Beach Red Frank P. Keller —
The Dirty Dozen Michael Luciano —
Doctor Dolittle Samuel E. Beetley, Marjorie Fowler —
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Robert C. Jones —
Best Sound
In the Heat of the Night Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department Winner
Camelot Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Studio Sound Department —
The Dirty Dozen Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department —
Doctor Dolittle 20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department —
Thoroughly Modern Millie Universal City Studio Sound Department —
Best Original Song
Doctor Dolittle Leslie Bricusse - "Talk to the Animals" Winner
The Jungle Book Terry Gilkyson - "The Bare Necessities" —
Banning Quincy Jones, Bob Russell - "The Eyes of Love" —
Casino Royale Burt Bacharach, Hal David - "The Look of Love" —
Thoroughly Modern Millie Burt Bacharach, Hal DavidJimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn - "Thoroughly Modern Millie" —
Best Sound Editing
The Dirty Dozen John Poyner Winner
In the Heat of the Night James Richard —
Best Production Design
Camelot John Truscott, Edward Carrere, John W. Brown Winner
Doctor Dolittle Mario Chiari, Jack Martin Smith, Ed Graves, Walter M. Scott, Stuart A. Reiss —
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Robert Clatworthy, Frank Tuttle —
The Taming of the Shrew Renzo Mongiardino, John DeCuir, Elven Webb, Giuseppe Mariani, Dario Simoni, Luigi Gervasi —
Thoroughly Modern Millie Alexander Golitzen, George C. Webb, Howard Bristol —
Best Costume Design
Camelot John Truscott Winner
Bonnie and Clyde Theadora Van Runkle —
The Happiest Millionaire Bill Thomas —
The Taming of the Shrew Danilo Donati, Irene Sharaff —
Thoroughly Modern Millie Jean Louis —
Best Special Effects
Doctor Dolittle L. B. Abbott Winner
Tobruk Howard A. Anderson Jr., Albert Whitlock —
Best Short Film (Live Action)
A Place to Stand Christopher Chapman, Cam McWhirt Winner
Paddle to the Sea Julian Biggs —
Sky Over Holland John Ferno —
Stop Look and Listen Len Janson, Chuck Menville —
Best Documentary Short Film
The Redwoods Mark Harris, Trevor Greenwood Winner
Monument to the Dream — —
A Place to Stand — —
See You at the Pillar — —
While I Run This Race — —
Best Animated Short Film
The Box — Winner
Hypothèse Beta — —
What on Earth! — —
Honorary Award
— Arthur Freed - for distinguished service to the Academy and the production of six top-rated Awards telecasts. Winner
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
— Gregory Peck Winner
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
— Alfred Hitchcock Winner

In the Heat of the Night
Statistics

Most Awarded

2 or more wins
  • In the Heat of the Night 5
  • Camelot 3
  • Bonnie and Clyde 2
  • Doctor Dolittle 2
  • Guess Who's Coming to Dinner 2

Most Nominated

3 or more nominations
  • Bonnie and Clyde 10
  • Guess Who's Coming to Dinner 10
  • Doctor Dolittle 9
  • The Graduate 7
  • In the Heat of the Night 7
  • Thoroughly Modern Millie 7
  • Camelot 5
  • Cool Hand Luke 4
  • The Dirty Dozen 4
  • In Cold Blood 4

Most Unluckiest

wins / nominations
  • Bonnie and Clyde 2 / 10
  • Guess Who's Coming to Dinner 2 / 10
  • Doctor Dolittle 2 / 9
  • The Graduate 1 / 7
  • Thoroughly Modern Millie 1 / 7
  • In Cold Blood 0 / 4
  • Cool Hand Luke 1 / 4
  • The Dirty Dozen 1 / 4
  • In the Heat of the Night 5 / 7
  • Camelot 3 / 5

Only one nomination

35 movies:
  • The Anderson Platoon
  • Banning
  • Barefoot in the Park
  • Beach Red
  • Bewitched Love
  • The Box
  • Casino Royale
  • Closely Watched Trains
  • Divorce American Style
  • Far from the Madding Crowd
  • Festival
  • The Happiest Millionaire
  • Harvest
  • Hypothèse Beta
  • I Even Met Happy Gypsies
  • The Jungle Book
  • A King's Story
  • Live for Life
  • Monument to the Dream
  • Paddle to the Sea
  • Portrait of Chieko
  • The Redwoods
  • See You at the Pillar
  • Sky Over Holland
  • Stop Look and Listen
  • A Time for Burning
  • Tobruk
  • Two for the Road
  • Ulysses
  • Valley of the Dolls
  • Wait Until Dark
  • The War Is Over
  • What on Earth!
  • While I Run This Race
  • The Whisperers

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