1963
The 35th Academy Awards | 1963
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
Monday, April 8, 1963
Honoring movies released in 1962
Highlights
Memorable Moments
Winners & Nominees
Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Ed Begley
Sweet Bird of Youth
Nominees
Victor Buono
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Telly Savalas
Birdman of Alcatraz
Omar Sharif
Lawrence of Arabia
Terence Stamp
Billy Budd
Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Patty Duke
The Miracle Worker
Nominees
Mary Badham
To Kill a Mockingbird
Shirley Knight
Sweet Bird of Youth
Angela Lansbury
The Manchurian Candidate
Thelma Ritter
Birdman of Alcatraz
Best Picture
Winner
Lawrence of Arabia
Sam Spiegel, Producer
Nominees
The Longest Day
Darryl F. Zanuck, Producer
Meredith Willson's The Music Man
Morton Da Costa, Producer
Mutiny on the Bounty
Aaron Rosenberg, Producer
To Kill a Mockingbird
Alan J. Pakula, Producer
Directing
Winner
Lawrence of Arabia
David Lean
Nominees
David and Lisa
Frank Perry
Divorce--Italian Style
Pietro Germi
The Miracle Worker
Arthur Penn
To Kill a Mockingbird
Robert Mulligan
Film Editing
Winner
Lawrence of Arabia
Anne Coates
Nominees
Meredith Willson's The Music Man
William Ziegler
Mutiny on the Bounty
John McSweeney, Jr.
The Longest Day
Samuel E. Beetley
The Manchurian Candidate
Ferris Webster
Foreign Language Film
Winner
Sundays and Cybele
France
Nominees
Electra
Greece
The Four Days of Naples
Italy
Keeper of Promises (The Given Word)
Brazil
Tlayucan
Mexico
Actor
Winner
Gregory Peck
To Kill a Mockingbird
Nominees
Burt Lancaster
Birdman of Alcatraz
Jack Lemmon
Days of Wine and Roses
Marcello Mastroianni
Divorce--Italian Style
Peter O'Toole
Lawrence of Arabia
Actress
Winner
Anne Bancroft
The Miracle Worker
Nominees
Bette Davis
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Katharine Hepburn
Long Day's Journey into Night
Geraldine Page
Sweet Bird of Youth
Lee Remick
Days of Wine and Roses
Short Subject (Cartoon)
Winner
The Hole
John Hubley and Faith Hubley, Producers
Nominees
Icarus Montgolfier Wright
Jules Engel, Producer
Now Hear This
Warner Bros.
Self Defense--For Cowards
William L. Snyder, Producer
Symposium on Popular Songs
Walt Disney, Producer
Music (Song)
Winner
Days of Wine and Roses
Days Of Wine And Roses in "Days of Wine and Roses" Music by Henry Mancini; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Nominees
Mutiny on the Bounty
Love Song From Mutiny On The Bounty (Follow Me) in "Mutiny on the Bounty" Music by Bronislau Kaper; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
Two for the Seesaw
Song From Two For The Seesaw (Second Chance) in "Two for the Seesaw" Music by Andre Previn; Lyrics by Dory Langdon
Tender Is the Night
Tender Is The Night in "Tender Is the Night" Music by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
Walk on the Wild Side
Walk On The Wild Side in "Walk on the Wild Side" Music by Elmer Bernstein; Lyrics by Mack David
Cinematography (Black-and-White)
Winner
The Longest Day
Jean Bourgoin, Walter Wottitz, (Henri Persin)
Nominees
To Kill a Mockingbird
Russell Harlan
Two for the Seesaw
Ted McCord
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Ernest Haller
Birdman of Alcatraz
Burnett Guffey
Cinematography (Color)
Winner
Lawrence of Arabia
Fred A. Young
Nominees
Gypsy
Harry Stradling, Sr.
Hatari!
Russell Harlan
Mutiny on the Bounty
Robert L. Surtees
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
Paul C. Vogel
Special Effects
Winner
The Longest Day
Visual Effects by Robert MacDonald; Audible Effects by Jacques Maumont
Nominees
Mutiny on the Bounty
Visual Effects by A. Arnold Gillespie; Audible Effects by Milo Lory
Art Direction (Black-and-White)
Winner
To Kill a Mockingbird
Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen, Henry Bumstead; Set Decoration: Oliver Emert
Nominees
Days of Wine and Roses
Art Direction: Joseph Wright; Set Decoration: George James Hopkins
The Longest Day
Art Direction: Ted Haworth, Leon Barsacq, Vincent Korda; Set Decoration: Gabriel Bechir
Period of Adjustment
Art Direction: George W. Davis, Edward Carfagno; Set Decoration: Henry Grace, Dick Pefferle
The Pigeon That Took Rome
Art Direction: Hal Pereira, Roland Anderson; Set Decoration: Sam Comer, Frank R. McKelvy
Art Direction (Color)
Winner
Lawrence of Arabia
Art Direction: John Box, John Stoll; Set Decoration: Dario Simoni
Nominees
Meredith Willson's The Music Man
Art Direction: Paul Groesse; Set Decoration: George James Hopkins
Mutiny on the Bounty
Art Direction: George W. Davis, J. McMillan Johnson; Set Decoration: Henry Grace, Hugh Hunt
That Touch of Mink
Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen, Robert Clatworthy; Set Decoration: George Milo
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
Art Direction: George W. Davis, Edward Carfagno; Set Decoration: Henry Grace, Dick Pefferle
Documentary (Short Subject)
Winner
Dylan Thomas
Jack Howells, Producer
Nominees
The John Glenn Story
William L. Hendricks, Producer
The Road to the Wall
Robert Saudek, Producer
Documentary (Feature)
Winner
Black Fox
Louis Clyde Stoumen, Producer
Nominees
Alvorada (Brazil's Changing Face)
Hugo Niebeling, Producer
Costume Design (Black-and-White)
Winner
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Norma Koch
Nominees
Days of Wine and Roses
Don Feld
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Edith Head
The Miracle Worker
Ruth Morley
Phaedra
Denny Vachlioti
Costume Design (Color)
Winner
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
Mary Wills
Nominees
Meredith Willson's The Music Man
Dorothy Jeakins
My Geisha
Edith Head
Bon Voyage!
Bill Thomas
Gypsy
Orry-Kelly
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Winner
Steve Broidy
Short Subject (Live Action)
Winner
Heureux Anniversaire (Happy Anniversary)
Heureux Anniversaire (Happy Anniversary)
Nominees
Big City Blues
Martina Huguenot van der Linden and Charles Huguenot van der Linden, Producers
The Cadillac
Robert Clouse, Producer
The Cliff Dwellers (formerly titled "One Plus One")
Hayward Anderson, Producer
Pan
Herman van der Horst, Producer
Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium)
Winner
To Kill a Mockingbird
Horton Foote
Nominees
David and Lisa
Eleanor Perry
Lawrence of Arabia
Robert Bolt, Michael Wilson
Lolita
Vladimir Nabokov
The Miracle Worker
William Gibson
Writing (Story and Screenplay--written directly for the screen)
Winner
Divorce--Italian Style
Ennio de Concini, Alfredo Giannetti, Pietro Germi
Nominees
Freud
Story by Charles Kaufman; Screenplay by Charles Kaufman, Wolfgang Reinhardt
Last Year at Marienbad
Alain Robbe-Grillet
That Touch of Mink
Stanley Shapiro, Nate Monaster
Through a Glass Darkly
Ingmar Bergman
Sound
Winner
Lawrence of Arabia
Shepperton Studio Sound Department, John Cox, Sound Director
Nominees
Bon Voyage!
Walt Disney Studio Sound Department, Robert O. Cook, Sound Director
Meredith Willson's The Music Man
Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, George R. Groves, Sound Director
That Touch of Mink
Universal City Studio Sound Department, Waldon O. Watson, Sound Director
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Glen Glenn Sound Department, Joseph Kelly, Sound Director
Music (Music Score--substantially original)
Winner
Lawrence of Arabia
Maurice Jarre
Nominees
Freud
Jerry Goldsmith
Mutiny on the Bounty
Bronislau Kaper
Taras Bulba
Franz Waxman
To Kill a Mockingbird
Elmer Bernstein
Music (Scoring of Music--adaptation or treatment)
Winner
Meredith Willson's The Music Man
Ray Heindorf
Nominees
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
Leigh Harline
Billy Rose's Jumbo
George Stoll
Gigot
Michel Magne
Gypsy
Frank Perkins
A
Alvorada (Brazil's Changing Face)
1 NominationDocumentary (Feature) - Hugo Niebeling, Producer
B
Big City Blues
1 NominationShort Subject (Live Action) - Martina Huguenot van der Linden and Charles Huguenot van der Linden, Producers
Billy Budd
1 NominationActor in a Supporting Role - Terence Stamp in "Billy Budd"
Billy Rose's Jumbo
1 NominationMusic (Scoring of Music--adaptation or treatment) - George Stoll
Birdman of Alcatraz
4 NominationsCinematography (Black-and-White) - Burnett Guffey
Actor - Burt Lancaster in "Birdman of Alcatraz"
Actor in a Supporting Role - Telly Savalas in "Birdman of Alcatraz"
Actress in a Supporting Role - Thelma Ritter in "Birdman of Alcatraz"
Black Fox
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Documentary (Feature) - Louis Clyde Stoumen, Producer
Bon Voyage!
2 NominationsCostume Design (Color) - Bill Thomas
Sound - Walt Disney Studio Sound Department, Robert O. Cook, Sound Director
C
The Cadillac
1 NominationShort Subject (Live Action) - Robert Clouse, Producer
The Cliff Dwellers (formerly titled "One Plus One")
1 NominationShort Subject (Live Action) - Hayward Anderson, Producer
D
David and Lisa
2 NominationsWriting (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) - Eleanor Perry
Directing - Frank Perry
Days of Wine and Roses
5 Nominations, 1 WinArt Direction (Black-and-White) - Art Direction: Joseph Wright; Set Decoration: George James Hopkins
Costume Design (Black-and-White) - Don Feld
Actor - Jack Lemmon in "Days of Wine and Roses"
Actress - Lee Remick in "Days of Wine and Roses"
* Music (Song) - Days Of Wine And Roses in "Days of Wine and Roses" Music by Henry Mancini; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Divorce--Italian Style
3 Nominations, 1 Win* Writing (Story and Screenplay--written directly for the screen) - Ennio de Concini, Alfredo Giannetti, Pietro Germi
Actor - Marcello Mastroianni in "Divorce--Italian Style"
Directing - Pietro Germi
Dylan Thomas
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Documentary (Short Subject) - Jack Howells, Producer
E
Electra
1 NominationForeign Language Film - Greece
F
The Four Days of Naples
1 NominationForeign Language Film - Italy
Freud
2 NominationsMusic (Music Score--substantially original) - Jerry Goldsmith
Writing (Story and Screenplay--written directly for the screen) - Story by Charles Kaufman; Screenplay by Charles Kaufman, Wolfgang Reinhardt
G
Gigot
1 NominationMusic (Scoring of Music--adaptation or treatment) - Michel Magne
Gypsy
3 NominationsMusic (Scoring of Music--adaptation or treatment) - Frank Perkins
Cinematography (Color) - Harry Stradling, Sr.
Costume Design (Color) - Orry-Kelly
H
Hatari!
1 NominationCinematography (Color) - Russell Harlan
Heureux Anniversaire (Happy Anniversary)
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Short Subject (Live Action) - Heureux Anniversaire (Happy Anniversary)
The Hole
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Short Subject (Cartoon) - John Hubley and Faith Hubley, Producers
I
Icarus Montgolfier Wright
1 NominationShort Subject (Cartoon) - Jules Engel, Producer
J
The John Glenn Story
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - William L. Hendricks, Producer
K
Keeper of Promises (The Given Word)
1 NominationForeign Language Film - Brazil
L
Last Year at Marienbad
1 NominationWriting (Story and Screenplay--written directly for the screen) - Alain Robbe-Grillet
Lawrence of Arabia
10 Nominations, 7 Wins* Film Editing - Anne Coates
* Art Direction (Color) - Art Direction: John Box, John Stoll; Set Decoration: Dario Simoni
* Directing - David Lean
* Cinematography (Color) - Fred A. Young
* Music (Music Score--substantially original) - Maurice Jarre
* Best Picture - Sam Spiegel, Producer
* Sound - Shepperton Studio Sound Department, John Cox, Sound Director
Actor in a Supporting Role - Omar Sharif in "Lawrence of Arabia"
Actor - Peter O'Toole in "Lawrence of Arabia"
Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) - Robert Bolt, Michael Wilson
Lolita
1 NominationWriting (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) - Vladimir Nabokov
Long Day's Journey into Night
1 NominationActress - Katharine Hepburn in "Long Day's Journey into Night"
The Longest Day
5 Nominations, 2 WinsArt Direction (Black-and-White) - Art Direction: Ted Haworth, Leon Barsacq, Vincent Korda; Set Decoration: Gabriel Bechir
Best Picture - Darryl F. Zanuck, Producer
Film Editing - Samuel E. Beetley
* Cinematography (Black-and-White) - Jean Bourgoin, Walter Wottitz, (Henri Persin)
* Special Effects - Visual Effects by Robert MacDonald; Audible Effects by Jacques Maumont
M
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1 NominationCostume Design (Black-and-White) - Edith Head
The Manchurian Candidate
2 NominationsActress in a Supporting Role - Angela Lansbury in "The Manchurian Candidate"
Film Editing - Ferris Webster
Meredith Willson's The Music Man
6 Nominations, 1 WinArt Direction (Color) - Art Direction: Paul Groesse; Set Decoration: George James Hopkins
Costume Design (Color) - Dorothy Jeakins
Best Picture - Morton Da Costa, Producer
Sound - Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, George R. Groves, Sound Director
Film Editing - William Ziegler
* Music (Scoring of Music--adaptation or treatment) - Ray Heindorf
The Miracle Worker
5 Nominations, 2 Wins* Actress - Anne Bancroft in "The Miracle Worker"
* Actress in a Supporting Role - Patty Duke in "The Miracle Worker"
Directing - Arthur Penn
Costume Design (Black-and-White) - Ruth Morley
Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) - William Gibson
Mutiny on the Bounty
7 NominationsBest Picture - Aaron Rosenberg, Producer
Art Direction (Color) - Art Direction: George W. Davis, J. McMillan Johnson; Set Decoration: Henry Grace, Hugh Hunt
Music (Music Score--substantially original) - Bronislau Kaper
Film Editing - John McSweeney, Jr.
Music (Song) - Love Song From Mutiny On The Bounty (Follow Me) in "Mutiny on the Bounty" Music by Bronislau Kaper; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
Cinematography (Color) - Robert L. Surtees
Special Effects - Visual Effects by A. Arnold Gillespie; Audible Effects by Milo Lory
My Geisha
1 NominationCostume Design (Color) - Edith Head
N
Now Hear This
1 NominationShort Subject (Cartoon) - Warner Bros.
P
Pan
1 NominationShort Subject (Live Action) - Herman van der Horst, Producer
Period of Adjustment
1 NominationArt Direction (Black-and-White) - Art Direction: George W. Davis, Edward Carfagno; Set Decoration: Henry Grace, Dick Pefferle
Phaedra
1 NominationCostume Design (Black-and-White) - Denny Vachlioti
The Pigeon That Took Rome
1 NominationArt Direction (Black-and-White) - Art Direction: Hal Pereira, Roland Anderson; Set Decoration: Sam Comer, Frank R. McKelvy
R
The Road to the Wall
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - Robert Saudek, Producer
S
Self Defense--For Cowards
1 NominationShort Subject (Cartoon) - William L. Snyder, Producer
Sundays and Cybele
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Foreign Language Film - France
Sweet Bird of Youth
3 Nominations, 1 Win* Actor in a Supporting Role - Ed Begley in "Sweet Bird of Youth"
Actress - Geraldine Page in "Sweet Bird of Youth"
Actress in a Supporting Role - Shirley Knight in "Sweet Bird of Youth"
Symposium on Popular Songs
1 NominationShort Subject (Cartoon) - Walt Disney, Producer
T
Taras Bulba
1 NominationMusic (Music Score--substantially original) - Franz Waxman
Tender Is the Night
1 NominationMusic (Song) - Tender Is The Night in "Tender Is the Night" Music by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
That Touch of Mink
3 NominationsArt Direction (Color) - Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen, Robert Clatworthy; Set Decoration: George Milo
Writing (Story and Screenplay--written directly for the screen) - Stanley Shapiro, Nate Monaster
Sound - Universal City Studio Sound Department, Waldon O. Watson, Sound Director
Through a Glass Darkly
1 NominationWriting (Story and Screenplay--written directly for the screen) - Ingmar Bergman
Tlayucan
1 NominationForeign Language Film - Mexico
To Kill a Mockingbird
8 Nominations, 3 WinsBest Picture - Alan J. Pakula, Producer
Music (Music Score--substantially original) - Elmer Bernstein
Actress in a Supporting Role - Mary Badham in "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Directing - Robert Mulligan
Cinematography (Black-and-White) - Russell Harlan
* Art Direction (Black-and-White) - Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen, Henry Bumstead; Set Decoration: Oliver Emert
* Actor - Gregory Peck in "To Kill a Mockingbird"
* Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) - Horton Foote
Two for the Seesaw
2 NominationsMusic (Song) - Song From Two For The Seesaw (Second Chance) in "Two for the Seesaw" Music by Andre Previn; Lyrics by Dory Langdon
Cinematography (Black-and-White) - Ted McCord
W
Walk on the Wild Side
1 NominationMusic (Song) - Walk On The Wild Side in "Walk on the Wild Side" Music by Elmer Bernstein; Lyrics by Mack David
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
5 Nominations, 1 WinActress - Bette Davis in "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?"
Cinematography (Black-and-White) - Ernest Haller
Sound - Glen Glenn Sound Department, Joseph Kelly, Sound Director
Actor in a Supporting Role - Victor Buono in "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?"
* Costume Design (Black-and-White) - Norma Koch
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
4 Nominations, 1 WinArt Direction (Color) - Art Direction: George W. Davis, Edward Carfagno; Set Decoration: Henry Grace, Dick Pefferle
Music (Scoring of Music--adaptation or treatment) - Leigh Harline
Cinematography (Color) - Paul C. Vogel
* Costume Design (Color) - Mary Wills