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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:
	Man for All Seasons, A (1966) - Fred Zinnemann
Other Nominees:
	Alfie (1966) - Lewis Gilbert (II) Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming, The (1966) - Norman Jewison Sand Pebbles, The (1966) - Robert Wise (I) Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) - Ernest Lehman

Best Actor in a Leading Role


Winner:
	Man for All Seasons, A (1966) - Paul Scofield (I) - Paul Scofield was not present at the awards ceremony. His co-star Wendy Hiller accepted the award on his behalf.
Other Nominees:
	Alfie (1966) - Michael Caine (I) Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming, The (1966) - Alan Arkin Sand Pebbles, The (1966) - Steve McQueen (I) Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) - Richard Burton (I)

Best Actress in a Leading Role


Winner:
	Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) - Elizabeth Taylor (I) - Elizabeth Taylor was not present at the awards ceremony. Anne Bancroft (I) accepted the award on her behalf.
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 Aim�e

Best Actor in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	Fortune Cookie, The (1966) - Walter Matthau
Other Nominees:
	Georgy Girl (1966) - James Mason (I) Man for All Seasons, A (1966) - Robert Shaw (I) Sand Pebbles, The (1966) - Mako (I) Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) - George Segal (I)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) - Sandy Dennis (I) - Sandy Dennis was unable to attend the Academy Awards presentations, because she was working on a new film, Sweet November, being shot in New York.
Other Nominees:
	Alfie (1966) - Vivien Merchant Hawaii (1966) - Jocelyne LaGarde Man for All Seasons, A (1966) - Wendy Hiller You're a Big Boy Now (1966) - Geraldine Page

Best Director


Winner:
	Man for All Seasons, A (1966) - Fred Zinnemann
Other Nominees:
	Blowup (1966) - Michelangelo Antonioni Professionals, The (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:
	Un homme et une femme (1966) - Claude Lelouch (screenplay/story); Pierre Uytterhoeven (screenplay)
Other Nominees:
	Blowup (1966) - Michelangelo Antonioni (screenplay/story); Tonino Guerra (screenplay); Edward Bond (I) (screenplay) Fortune Cookie, The (1966) - Billy Wilder; I.A.L. Diamond Khartoum (1966) - Robert Ardrey Naked Prey, The (1966) - Clint Johnston; Don Peters (I)

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium


Winner:
	Man for All Seasons, A (1966) - Robert Bolt
Other Nominees:
	Alfie (1966) - Bill Naughton (I) Professionals, The (1966) - Richard Brooks (I) Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming, The (1966) - William Rose (I) Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) - Ernest Lehman

Best Cinematography, Black-and-White


Winner:
	Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) - Haskell Wexler
Other Nominees:
	Fortune Cookie, The (1966) - Joseph LaShelle Georgy Girl (1966) - Kenneth Higgins (II) Paris brûle-t-il? (1966) - Marcel Grignon Seconds (1966) - James Wong Howe (I)

Best Cinematography, Color


Winner:
	Man for All Seasons, A (1966) - Ted Moore (I)
Other Nominees:
	Fantastic Voyage (1966) - Ernest Laszlo Hawaii (1966) - Russell Harlan Professionals, The (1966) - Conrad L. Hall Sand Pebbles, The (1966) - Joseph MacDonald (I)

Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color


Winner:
	Fantastic Voyage (1966) - Jack Martin Smith; Dale Hennesy; Walter M. Scott; Stuart A. Reiss
Other Nominees:
	Gambit (1966) - Alexander Golitzen; George C. Webb; John McCarthy Jr. (I); John P. Austin Giulietta degli spiriti (1965) - Piero Gherardi Oscar, The (1966) - Hal Pereira; Arthur Lonergan; Robert R. Benton; James W. Payne Sand Pebbles, The (1966) - Boris Leven; Walter M. Scott; John Sturtevant; William Kiernan

Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White


Winner:
	Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) - Richard Sylbert; George James Hopkins
Other Nominees:
	Fortune Cookie, The (1966) - Robert Luthardt; Edward G. Boyle Mister Buddwing (1966) - George W. Davis; Paul Groesse; Henry Grace; Hugh Hunt (I) Paris brûle-t-il? (1966) - Willy Holt; Marc Fr�d�rix; Pierre Guffroy Vangelo secondo Matteo, Il (1964) - Luigi Scaccianoce

Best Costume Design, Color


Winner:
	Man for All Seasons, A (1966) - Elizabeth Haffenden; Joan Bridge
Other Nominees:
	Gambit (1966) - Jean Louis (I) Giulietta degli spiriti (1965) - Piero Gherardi Hawaii (1966) - Dorothy Jeakins Oscar, The (1966) - Edith Head

Best Costume Design, Black-and-White


Winner:
	Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) - Irene Sharaff
Other Nominees:
	Mandragola, La (1965) - Danilo Donati Mister Buddwing (1966) - Helen Rose (I) Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966) - Jocelyn Rickards Vangelo secondo Matteo, Il (1964) - Danilo Donati

Best Sound


Winner:
	Grand Prix (1966) - Franklin Milton (MGM SSD)
Other Nominees:
	Gambit (1966) - Waldon O. Watson (Universal City SSD) Hawaii (1966) - Gordon Sawyer (Samuel Goldwyn SSD) Sand Pebbles, The (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:
	Grand Prix (1966) - Fredric Steinkamp; Henry Berman; Stu Linder; Frank Santillo
Other Nominees:
	Fantastic Voyage (1966) - William B. Murphy (II) Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming, The (1966) - Hal Ashby; J. Terry Williams Sand Pebbles, The (1966) - William Reynolds (II) Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) - Sam O'Steen

Best Effects, Sound Effects


Winner:
	Grand Prix (1966) - Gordon Daniel
Other Nominees:
	Fantastic Voyage (1966) - Walter Rossi

Best Effects, Special Visual Effects


Winner:
	Fantastic Voyage (1966) - Art Cruickshank
Other Nominees:
	Hawaii (1966) - Linwood G. Dunn

Best Music, Original Song


Winner:
	Born Free (1966) - John Barry (I) (music); Don Black (I) (lyrics) - For the song "Born Free". - John Barry was not present at the awards ceremony.
Other Nominees:
	Alfie (1966) - Burt Bacharach (music); Hal David (II) (lyrics) - For the song "Alfie" American Dream, An (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:
	Born Free (1966) - John Barry (I)
Other Nominees:
	Bible: In the Beginning..., The (1966) - Toshir� Mayuzumi Hawaii (1966) - Elmer Bernstein Sand Pebbles, The (1966) - Jerry Goldsmith Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) - Alex North

Best Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or Treatment


Winner:
	Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, A (1966) - Ken Thorne
Other Nominees:
	Return of the Seven (1966) - Elmer Bernstein Singing Nun, The (1966) - Harry Sukman Stop the World: I Want to Get Off (1966) - Al Ham Vangelo secondo Matteo, Il (1964) - Luis Enr�quez Bacalov

Best Short Subject, Cartoons


Winner:
	Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Double Feature (1966) - John Hubley; Faith Hubley
Other Nominees:
	Drag, The (1966) - Wolf Koenig; Robert Verrall Pink Blueprint, The (1966) - David H. DePatie; Friz Freleng

Best Short Subject, Live Action Subjects


Winner:
	Wild Wings (1966) - Edgar Anstey
Other Nominees:
	Turkey the Bridge (1966) - Derek Williams (I) Winning Strain, The (1966) - Leslie Winik

Best Documentary, Short Subjects


Winner:
	Year Toward Tomorrow, A (1966) - Edmond Levy (I)
Other Nominees:
	Adolescence (1966) - Marin Karmitz; Vladimir Forgency Cowboy (1966) - Michael Ahnemann; Gary Schlosser Odds Against, The (1966) - Lee R. Bobker; Helen Kristt Radin Részletek J.S. Bach Máté passiójából (1966) - Hungarofilm

Best Documentary, Features


Winner:
	War Game, The (1965) - Peter Watkins
Other Nominees:
	Face of a Genius, The (1966) - Alfred R. Kelman Helicopter Canada (1966) - Peter Jones (III); Tom Daly (I) Really Big Family, The (1966) - Alexander Grasshoff Volcan interdit, Le (1966) - Haroun Tazieff

Best Foreign Language Film


Winner:
	Un homme et une femme (1966) - France
Other Nominees:
	Battaglia di Algeri, La (1966) - Italy Faraon (1966) - Poland 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:
	Robert Wise (I)

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.