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Academy Awards, USA: 1967

Oscar

Date:10 April
Host:Bob Hope (I)
Location:Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, USA
Notes:
  • The show is nearly canceled due to a technicians' labor strike which is settled three hours before the broadcast begins.
  • For the first time in 25 years, sisters are nominated for best actress (Lynn Redgrave and Vanessa Redgrave).

Best Picture
  Winner:
 
  Other Nominees:
 
  • Alfie (1966) - Lewis Gilbert (II)
  • The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966) - Norman Jewison
  • The Sand Pebbles (1966) - Robert Wise (I)
  • Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) - Ernest Lehman

  • Best Actor in a Leading Role
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Alfie (1966) - Michael Caine (I)
  • The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966) - Alan Arkin
  • The Sand Pebbles (1966) - Steve McQueen (I)
  • Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) - Richard Burton (I)

  • Best Actress in a Leading Role
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Georgy Girl (1966) - Lynn Redgrave
  • Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966) - Vanessa Redgrave
  • Obchod na korze (1965) - Ida Kaminska
  • Un homme et une femme (1966) - Anouk Aimée

  • Best Actor in a Supporting Role
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • A Man for All Seasons (1966) - Robert Shaw (I)
  • Georgy Girl (1966) - James Mason (I)
  • The Sand Pebbles (1966) - Mako (I)
  • Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) - George Segal (I)

  • Best Actress in a Supporting Role
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • A Man for All Seasons (1966) - Wendy Hiller
  • Alfie (1966) - Vivien Merchant
  • Hawaii (1966) - Jocelyne LaGarde
  • You're a Big Boy Now (1966) - Geraldine Page

  • Best Director
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Blowup (1966) - Michelangelo Antonioni
  • The Professionals (1966) - Richard Brooks (I)
  • Un homme et une femme (1966) - Claude Lelouch
  • Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) - Mike Nichols (I)

  • Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Blowup (1966) - Michelangelo Antonioni (screenplay/story); Tonino Guerra (screenplay); Edward Bond (I) (screenplay)
  • Khartoum (1966) - Robert Ardrey
  • The Fortune Cookie (1966) - Billy Wilder; I.A.L. Diamond
  • The Naked Prey (1966) - Clint Johnston; Don Peters (I)

  • Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Alfie (1966) - Bill Naughton (I)
  • The Professionals (1966) - Richard Brooks (I)
  • The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966) - William Rose (I)
  • Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) - Ernest Lehman

  • Best Cinematography, Color
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Fantastic Voyage (1966) - Ernest Laszlo
  • Hawaii (1966) - Russell Harlan
  • The Professionals (1966) - Conrad L. Hall
  • The Sand Pebbles (1966) - Joseph MacDonald (I)

  • Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Georgy Girl (1966) - Kenneth Higgins (II)
  • Paris brûle-t-il? (1966) - Marcel Grignon
  • Seconds (1966) - James Wong Howe (I)
  • The Fortune Cookie (1966) - Joseph LaShelle

  • Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Il vangelo secondo Matteo (1964) - Luigi Scaccianoce
  • Mister Buddwing (1966) - George W. Davis; Paul Groesse; Henry Grace; Hugh Hunt (I)
  • Paris brûle-t-il? (1966) - Willy Holt; Marc Frédérix; Pierre Guffroy
  • The Fortune Cookie (1966) - Robert Luthardt; Edward G. Boyle

  • Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Gambit (1966) - Alexander Golitzen; George C. Webb; John McCarthy Jr. (I); John P. Austin
  • Giulietta degli spiriti (1965) - Piero Gherardi
  • The Oscar (1966) - Hal Pereira; Arthur Lonergan; Robert R. Benton; James W. Payne
  • The Sand Pebbles (1966) - Boris Leven; Walter M. Scott; John Sturtevant; William Kiernan

  • Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Il vangelo secondo Matteo (1964) - Danilo Donati
  • La mandragola (1965) - Danilo Donati
  • Mister Buddwing (1966) - Helen Rose (I)
  • Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966) - Jocelyn Rickards

  • Best Costume Design, Color
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Gambit (1966) - Jean Louis (I)
  • Giulietta degli spiriti (1965) - Piero Gherardi
  • Hawaii (1966) - Dorothy Jeakins
  • The Oscar (1966) - Edith Head

  • Best Sound
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Gambit (1966) - Waldon O. Watson (Universal City SSD)
  • Hawaii (1966) - Gordon Sawyer (Samuel Goldwyn SSD)
  • The Sand Pebbles (1966) - James Corcoran (I) (20th Century-Fox SSD)
  • Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) - George Groves (I) (Warner Bros. SSD)

  • Best Film Editing
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Fantastic Voyage (1966) - William B. Murphy (II)
  • The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966) - Hal Ashby; J. Terry Williams
  • The Sand Pebbles (1966) - William Reynolds (II)
  • Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) - Sam O'Steen

  • Best Effects, Sound Effects
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Fantastic Voyage (1966) - Walter Rossi

  • Best Effects, Special Visual Effects
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Hawaii (1966) - Linwood G. Dunn

  • Best Music, Original Song
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Alfie (1966) - Burt Bacharach (music); Hal David (II) (lyrics)
    - For the song "Alfie"
  • An American Dream (1966) - Johnny Mandel (music); Paul Francis Webster (lyrics)
    - For the song "A Time for Love"
  • Georgy Girl (1966) - Tom Springfield (music); Jim Dale (I) (lyrics)
    - For the song "Georgy Girl"
  • Hawaii (1966) - Elmer Bernstein (music); Mack David (lyrics)
    - For the song "My Wishing Doll"

  • Best Music, Original Music Score
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Hawaii (1966) - Elmer Bernstein
  • The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966) - Toshirô Mayuzumi
  • The Sand Pebbles (1966) - Jerry Goldsmith
  • Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) - Alex North

  • Best Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or Treatment
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Il vangelo secondo Matteo (1964) - Luis Enríquez Bacalov
  • Return of the Seven (1966) - Elmer Bernstein
  • Stop the World: I Want to Get Off (1966) - Al Ham
  • The Singing Nun (1966) - Harry Sukman

  • Best Short Subject, Live Action Subjects
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • The Winning Strain (1966) - Leslie Winik
  • Turkey the Bridge (1966) - Derek Williams (I)

  • Best Short Subject, Cartoons
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • The Drag (1966) - Wolf Koenig; Robert Verrall
  • The Pink Blueprint (1966) - David H. DePatie; Friz Freleng

  • Best Documentary, Short Subjects
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Adolescence (1966) - Marin Karmitz; Vladimir Forgency
  • Cowboy (1966) - Michael Ahnemann; Gary Schlosser
  • Részletek J.S. Bach Máté passiójából (1966) - Hungarofilm
  • The Odds Against (1966) - Lee R. Bobker; Helen Kristt Radin

  • Best Documentary, Features
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Helicopter Canada (1966) - Peter Jones (III); Tom Daly (I)
  • Le volcan interdit (1966) - Haroun Tazieff
  • The Face of a Genius (1966) - Alfred R. Kelman
  • The Really Big Family (1966) - Alexander Grasshoff

  • Best Foreign Language Film
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Faraon (1966)
    - Poland.
  • La battaglia di Algeri (1966)
    - Italy.
  • Lásky jedné plavovlásky (1965)
    - Czechoslovakia.
  • Tri (1965)
    - Yugoslavia.

  • Honorary Award

      Awarded to:
     
    • Yakima Canutt
      - For achievements as a stunt man and for developing safety devices to protect stunt men everywhere.
    • Y. Frank Freeman
      - For unusual and outstanding service to the Academy during his thirty years in Hollywood.

    Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award

      Awarded to:
     

    Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

      Awarded to:
     
    • George Bagnall

    Academy Award of Merit

      Winner:
     

    • - Not awarded.

    Scientific and Engineering Award

      Winners:
     
    • Arnold & Richter KG
      - For the design and development of the Arriflex 35mm Portable Motion Picture Reflex Camera.
    • Mitchell Camera Corp.
      - For the design and development of the Mitchell Mark II 35mm Portable Motion Picture Reflex Camera.

    Technical Achievement Award

      Winners:
     
    • Panavision, Inc.
      - For the design of the Panatron Power Inverter and its application to motion picture camera operation.
    • Carroll Knudson
      - For the production of a Composers Manual for Motion Picture Music Synchronization.
    • Ruby Raksin
      - For the production of a Composers Manual for Motion Picture Music Synchronization.