Oscars
1967
The 39th Academy Awards | 1967
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
Monday, April 10, 1967
Honoring movies released in 1966
Highlights
Memorable Moments
Winners & Nominees
Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner
Walter Matthau
The Fortune Cookie
Nominees
Mako
The Sand Pebbles
James Mason
Georgy Girl
George Segal
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Robert Shaw
A Man for All Seasons
Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner
Sandy Dennis
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Nominees
Geraldine Page
You're a Big Boy Now
Wendy Hiller
A Man for All Seasons
Jocelyne Lagarde
Hawaii
Vivien Merchant
Alfie
Best Picture
Winner
A Man for All Seasons
Fred Zinnemann, Producer
Nominees
Alfie
Lewis Gilbert, Producer
The Russians Are Coming The Russians Are Coming
Norman Jewison, Producer
The Sand Pebbles
Robert Wise, Producer
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Ernest Lehman, Producer
Directing
Winner
A Man for All Seasons
Fred Zinnemann
Nominees
A Man and a Woman
Claude Lelouch
The Professionals
Richard Brooks
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Mike Nichols
Blow-Up
Michelangelo Antonioni
Film Editing
Winner
Grand Prix
Fredric Steinkamp, Henry Berman, Stewart Linder, Frank Santillo
Nominees
The Russians Are Coming The Russians Are Coming
Hal Ashby, J. Terry Williams
The Sand Pebbles
William Reynolds
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Sam O'Steen
Fantastic Voyage
William B. Murphy
Foreign Language Film
Winner
A Man and a Woman
France
Nominees
The Battle of Algiers
Italy
Loves of a Blonde
Czechoslovakia
Pharaoh
Poland
Three
Yugoslavia
Actor
Winner
Paul Scofield
A Man for All Seasons
Nominees
Steve McQueen
The Sand Pebbles
Alan Arkin
The Russians Are Coming The Russians Are Coming
Richard Burton
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Michael Caine
Alfie
Actress
Winner
Elizabeth Taylor
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Nominees
Anouk Aimee
A Man and a Woman
Ida Kaminska
The Shop on Main Street
Lynn Redgrave
Georgy Girl
Vanessa Redgrave
Morgan!
Short Subject (Cartoon)
Winner
Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Double Feature
John Hubley and Faith Hubley, Producers
Nominees
The Drag
Wolf Koenig and Robert Verrall, Producers
The Pink Blueprint
David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng, Producers
Music (Song)
Winner
Born Free
Born Free in "Born Free" Music by John Barry; Lyrics by Don Black
Nominees
Alfie
Alfie in "Alfie" Music by Burt Bacharach; Lyrics by Hal David
Georgy Girl
Georgy Girl in "Georgy Girl" Music by Tom Springfield; Lyrics by Jim Dale
Hawaii
My Wishing Doll in "Hawaii" Music by Elmer Bernstein; Lyrics by Mack David
An American Dream
A Time For Love in "An American Dream" Music by Johnny Mandel; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
Winner
Robert Wise
Cinematography (Black-and-White)
Winner
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Haskell Wexler
Nominees
The Fortune Cookie
Joseph LaShelle
Georgy Girl
Ken Higgins
Is Paris Burning?
Marcel Grignon
Seconds
James Wong Howe
Cinematography (Color)
Winner
A Man for All Seasons
Ted Moore
Nominees
Fantastic Voyage
Ernest Laszlo
Hawaii
Russell Harlan
The Professionals
Conrad Hall
The Sand Pebbles
Joseph MacDonald
Art Direction (Black-and-White)
Winner
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Art Direction: Richard Sylbert; Set Decoration: George James Hopkins
Nominees
The Fortune Cookie
Art Direction: Robert Luthardt; Set Decoration: Edward G. Boyle
The Gospel According to St. Matthew
Luigi Scaccianoce
Is Paris Burning?
Art Direction: Willy Holt; Set Decoration: Marc Frederix, Pierre Guffroy
Mister Buddwing
Art Direction: George W. Davis, Paul Groesse; Set Decoration: Henry Grace, Hugh Hunt
Art Direction (Color)
Winner
Fantastic Voyage
Art Direction: Jack Martin Smith, Dale Hennesy; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott, Stuart A. Reiss
Nominees
Gambit
Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen, George C. Webb; Set Decoration: John McCarthy, John Austin
Juliet of the Spirits
Piero Gherardi
The Oscar
Art Direction: Hal Pereira, Arthur Lonergan; Set Decoration: Robert Benton, James Payne
The Sand Pebbles
Art Direction: Boris Leven; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott, John Sturtevant, William Kiernan
Documentary (Short Subject)
Winner
A Year toward Tomorrow
Edmond A. Levy, Producer
Nominees
Adolescence
Marin Karmitz and Vladimir Forgency, Producers
Cowboy
Michael Ahnemann and Gary Schlosser, Producers
The Odds Against
Lee R. Bobker and Helen Kristt Radin, Producers
Saint Matthew Passion
Mafilm Studio
Documentary (Feature)
Winner
The War Game
Peter Watkins, Producer
Nominees
The Face of Genius
Alfred R. Kelman, Producer
Helicopter Canada
Peter Jones and Tom Daly, Producers
Le Volcan Interdit (The Forbidden Volcano)
Haroun Tazieff, Producer
The Really Big Family
Alex Grasshoff, Producer
Costume Design (Black-and-White)
Winner
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Irene Sharaff
Nominees
The Gospel According to St. Matthew
Danilo Donati
Mandragola
Danilo Donati
Mister Buddwing
Helen Rose
Morgan!
Jocelyn Rickards
Costume Design (Color)
Winner
A Man for All Seasons
Elizabeth Haffenden, Joan Bridge
Nominees
Gambit
Jean Louis
Hawaii
Dorothy Jeakins
Juliet of the Spirits
Piero Gherardi
The Oscar
Edith Head
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Winner
George Bagnall
Short Subject (Live Action)
Winner
Wild Wings
Edgar Anstey, Producer
Nominees
The Winning Strain
Leslie Winik, Producer
Turkey the Bridge
Derek Williams, Producer
Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium)
Winner
A Man for All Seasons
Robert Bolt
Nominees
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
Writing (Story and Screenplay--written directly for the screen)
Winner
A Man and a Woman
Story by Claude Lelouch; Screenplay by Claude Lelouch, Pierre Uytterhoeven
Nominees
Blow-Up
Story by Michelangelo Antonioni; Screenplay by Michelangelo Antonioni, Tonino Guerra, Edward Bond
The Fortune Cookie
Billy Wilder, I. A. L. Diamond
Khartoum
Robert Ardrey
The Naked Prey
Clint Johnston, Don Peters
Sound
Winner
Grand Prix
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Franklin E. Milton, Sound Director
Nominees
Gambit
Universal City Studio Sound Department, Waldon O. Watson, Sound Director
Hawaii
Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon E. Sawyer, Sound Director
The Sand Pebbles
20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, James P. Corcoran, Sound Director
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, George R. Groves, Sound Director
Music (Scoring of Music--adaptation or treatment)
Winner
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Ken Thorne
Nominees
The Singing Nun
Harry Sukman
Stop the World--I Want to Get Off
Al Ham
The Gospel According to St. Matthew
Luis Enrique Bacalov
Return of the Seven
Elmer Bernstein
Sound Effects
Winner
Grand Prix
Gordon Daniel
Nominees
Fantastic Voyage
Walter Rossi
Special Visual Effects
Winner
Fantastic Voyage
Art Cruickshank
Nominees
Hawaii
Linwood G. Dunn
Music (Original Music Score)
Winner
Born Free
John Barry
Nominees
The Bible
Toshiro Mayuzumi
Hawaii
Elmer Bernstein
The Sand Pebbles
Jerry Goldsmith
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Alex North
A
Adolescence
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - Marin Karmitz and Vladimir Forgency, Producers
Alfie
5 NominationsMusic (Song) - Alfie in "Alfie" Music by Burt Bacharach; Lyrics by Hal David
Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) - Bill Naughton
Best Picture - Lewis Gilbert, Producer
Actor - Michael Caine in "Alfie"
Actress in a Supporting Role - Vivien Merchant in "Alfie"
An American Dream
1 NominationMusic (Song) - A Time For Love in "An American Dream" Music by Johnny Mandel; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
B
The Battle of Algiers
1 NominationForeign Language Film - Italy
The Bible
1 NominationMusic (Original Music Score) - Toshiro Mayuzumi
Blow-Up
2 NominationsDirecting - Michelangelo Antonioni
Writing (Story and Screenplay--written directly for the screen) - Story by Michelangelo Antonioni; Screenplay by Michelangelo Antonioni, Tonino Guerra, Edward Bond
Born Free
2 Wins, 2 Nominations* Music (Song) - Born Free in "Born Free" Music by John Barry; Lyrics by Don Black
* Music (Original Music Score) - John Barry
C
Cowboy
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - Michael Ahnemann and Gary Schlosser, Producers
D
The Drag
1 NominationShort Subject (Cartoon) - Wolf Koenig and Robert Verrall, Producers
F
The Face of Genius
1 NominationDocumentary (Feature) - Alfred R. Kelman, Producer
Fantastic Voyage
5 Nominations, 2 Wins* Special Visual Effects - Art Cruickshank
* Art Direction (Color) - Art Direction: Jack Martin Smith, Dale Hennesy; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott, Stuart A. Reiss
Cinematography (Color) - Ernest Laszlo
Sound Effects - Walter Rossi
Film Editing - William B. Murphy
The Fortune Cookie
4 Nominations, 1 WinArt Direction (Black-and-White) - Art Direction: Robert Luthardt; Set Decoration: Edward G. Boyle
Writing (Story and Screenplay--written directly for the screen) - Billy Wilder, I. A. L. Diamond
Cinematography (Black-and-White) - Joseph LaShelle
* Actor in a Supporting Role - Walter Matthau in "The Fortune Cookie"
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Music (Scoring of Music--adaptation or treatment) - Ken Thorne
G
Gambit
3 NominationsArt Direction (Color) - Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen, George C. Webb; Set Decoration: John McCarthy, John Austin
Costume Design (Color) - Jean Louis
Sound - Universal City Studio Sound Department, Waldon O. Watson, Sound Director
Georgy Girl
4 NominationsMusic (Song) - Georgy Girl in "Georgy Girl" Music by Tom Springfield; Lyrics by Jim Dale
Actor in a Supporting Role - James Mason in "Georgy Girl"
Cinematography (Black-and-White) - Ken Higgins
Actress - Lynn Redgrave in "Georgy Girl"
The Gospel According to St. Matthew
3 NominationsCostume Design (Black-and-White) - Danilo Donati
Art Direction (Black-and-White) - Luigi Scaccianoce
Music (Scoring of Music--adaptation or treatment) - Luis Enrique Bacalov
Grand Prix
3 Wins, 3 Nominations* Film Editing - Fredric Steinkamp, Henry Berman, Stewart Linder, Frank Santillo
* Sound Effects - Gordon Daniel
* Sound - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Franklin E. Milton, Sound Director
H
Hawaii
7 NominationsCostume Design (Color) - Dorothy Jeakins
Music (Original Music Score) - Elmer Bernstein
Actress in a Supporting Role - Jocelyne Lagarde in "Hawaii"
Special Visual Effects - Linwood G. Dunn
Music (Song) - My Wishing Doll in "Hawaii" Music by Elmer Bernstein; Lyrics by Mack David
Cinematography (Color) - Russell Harlan
Sound - Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon E. Sawyer, Sound Director
Helicopter Canada
1 NominationDocumentary (Feature) - Peter Jones and Tom Daly, Producers
Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Double Feature
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Short Subject (Cartoon) - John Hubley and Faith Hubley, Producers
I
Is Paris Burning?
2 NominationsArt Direction (Black-and-White) - Art Direction: Willy Holt; Set Decoration: Marc Frederix, Pierre Guffroy
Cinematography (Black-and-White) - Marcel Grignon
J
Juliet of the Spirits
2 NominationsArt Direction (Color) - Piero Gherardi
Costume Design (Color) - Piero Gherardi
K
Khartoum
1 NominationWriting (Story and Screenplay--written directly for the screen) - Robert Ardrey
L
Le Volcan Interdit (The Forbidden Volcano)
1 NominationDocumentary (Feature) - Haroun Tazieff, Producer
Loves of a Blonde
1 NominationForeign Language Film - Czechoslovakia
M
A Man and a Woman
4 Nominations, 2 WinsActress - Anouk Aimee in "A Man and a Woman"
Directing - Claude Lelouch
* Foreign Language Film - France
* Writing (Story and Screenplay--written directly for the screen) - Story by Claude Lelouch; Screenplay by Claude Lelouch, Pierre Uytterhoeven
A Man for All Seasons
8 Nominations, 6 Wins* Costume Design (Color) - Elizabeth Haffenden, Joan Bridge
* Directing - Fred Zinnemann
* Best Picture - Fred Zinnemann, Producer
* Actor - Paul Scofield in "A Man for All Seasons"
* Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) - Robert Bolt
* Cinematography (Color) - Ted Moore
Actor in a Supporting Role - Robert Shaw in "A Man for All Seasons"
Actress in a Supporting Role - Wendy Hiller in "A Man for All Seasons"
Mandragola
1 NominationCostume Design (Black-and-White) - Danilo Donati
Mister Buddwing
2 NominationsArt Direction (Black-and-White) - Art Direction: George W. Davis, Paul Groesse; Set Decoration: Henry Grace, Hugh Hunt
Costume Design (Black-and-White) - Helen Rose
Morgan!
2 NominationsCostume Design (Black-and-White) - Jocelyn Rickards
Actress - Vanessa Redgrave in "Morgan!"
N
The Naked Prey
1 NominationWriting (Story and Screenplay--written directly for the screen) - Clint Johnston, Don Peters
O
The Odds Against
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - Lee R. Bobker and Helen Kristt Radin, Producers
The Oscar
2 NominationsArt Direction (Color) - Art Direction: Hal Pereira, Arthur Lonergan; Set Decoration: Robert Benton, James Payne
Costume Design (Color) - Edith Head
P
Pharaoh
1 NominationForeign Language Film - Poland
The Pink Blueprint
1 NominationShort Subject (Cartoon) - David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng, Producers
The Professionals
3 NominationsCinematography (Color) - Conrad Hall
Directing - Richard Brooks
Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) - Richard Brooks
R
The Really Big Family
1 NominationDocumentary (Feature) - Alex Grasshoff, Producer
Return of the Seven
1 NominationMusic (Scoring of Music--adaptation or treatment) - Elmer Bernstein
The Russians Are Coming The Russians Are Coming
4 NominationsActor - Alan Arkin in "The Russians Are Coming The Russians Are Coming"
Film Editing - Hal Ashby, J. Terry Williams
Best Picture - Norman Jewison, Producer
Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) - William Rose
S
Saint Matthew Passion
1 NominationDocumentary (Short Subject) - Mafilm Studio
The Sand Pebbles
8 NominationsSound - 20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, James P. Corcoran, Sound Director
Art Direction (Color) - Art Direction: Boris Leven; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott, John Sturtevant, William Kiernan
Music (Original Music Score) - Jerry Goldsmith
Cinematography (Color) - Joseph MacDonald
Actor in a Supporting Role - Mako in "The Sand Pebbles"
Best Picture - Robert Wise, Producer
Actor - Steve McQueen in "The Sand Pebbles"
Film Editing - William Reynolds
Seconds
1 NominationCinematography (Black-and-White) - James Wong Howe
The Shop on Main Street
1 NominationActress - Ida Kaminska in "The Shop on Main Street"
The Singing Nun
1 NominationMusic (Scoring of Music--adaptation or treatment) - Harry Sukman
Stop the World--I Want to Get Off
1 NominationMusic (Scoring of Music--adaptation or treatment) - Al Ham
T
Three
1 NominationForeign Language Film - Yugoslavia
Turkey the Bridge
1 NominationShort Subject (Live Action) - Derek Williams, Producer
W
The War Game
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Documentary (Feature) - Peter Watkins, Producer
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
13 Nominations, 5 WinsMusic (Original Music Score) - Alex North
Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) - Ernest Lehman
Best Picture - Ernest Lehman, Producer
Actor in a Supporting Role - George Segal in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
Directing - Mike Nichols
Actor - Richard Burton in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
Film Editing - Sam O'Steen
Sound - Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, George R. Groves, Sound Director
* Art Direction (Black-and-White) - Art Direction: Richard Sylbert; Set Decoration: George James Hopkins
* Actress - Elizabeth Taylor in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
* Cinematography (Black-and-White) - Haskell Wexler
* Costume Design (Black-and-White) - Irene Sharaff
* Actress in a Supporting Role - Sandy Dennis in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
Wild Wings
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Short Subject (Live Action) - Edgar Anstey, Producer
The Winning Strain
1 NominationShort Subject (Live Action) - Leslie Winik, Producer
Y
A Year toward Tomorrow
1 Win, 1 Nomination* Documentary (Short Subject) - Edmond A. Levy, Producer
You're a Big Boy Now
1 NominationActress in a Supporting Role - Geraldine Page in "You're a Big Boy Now"