38th Academy Awards 1966
The 38th Academy Awards honored movies released in 1965 and was held at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on April 18, 1966. It was the first Oscars ceremony televised in color and featured memorable wins such as Best Picture for The Sound of Music, Best Actor for Lee Marvin in Cat Ballou, and Best Actress for Julie Christie in Darling. The event celebrated excellence across a broad spectrum of film categories including art direction, cinematography, music, and writing.
Highlights
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Total movie nominations
8
Total movie wins
6
Total people nominations
12
Total people wins
4
Most recognized genres
Romance
Drama
Action
Most Nominations
Bob Ballou
Best Picture
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Actor
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Actor in a Supporting Role
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Nominees
Actress
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Actress in a Supporting Role
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Art Direction (Black-and-White)
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Nominees
Art Direction (Color)
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WINNER
Doctor Zhivago
Nominees
Cinematography (Black-and-White)
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Nominees
Cinematography (Color)
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Costume Design (Color)
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WINNER
Doctor Zhivago
Nominees
Directing
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WINNER
The Sound of Music
Nominees
Film Editing
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Music (Music Score—substantially original)
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WINNER
Doctor Zhivago
Nominees
Music (Scoring of Music—adaptation or treatment)
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WINNER
The Sound of Music
Nominees
Music (Song)
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Nominees
Sound
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Sound Effects
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Special Visual Effects
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Writing (Screenplay—based on material from another medium)
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WINNER
Doctor Zhivago
Nominees
Writing (Story and Screenplay—written directly for the screen)
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Nominees
All winners and nominees
Actor
Actor in a Supporting Role
Actress
Actress in a Supporting Role
Art Direction (Black-and-White)
NOMINEES
A Patch of BlueArt Direction (Color)
WINNER
Doctor ZhivagoNOMINEES
The Sound of MusicCinematography (Black-and-White)
NOMINEES
A Patch of BlueCinematography (Color)
Costume Design (Color)
WINNER
Doctor ZhivagoNOMINEES
The Sound of MusicDirecting
Film Editing
Music (Music Score—substantially original)
WINNER
Doctor ZhivagoNOMINEES
A Patch of BlueMusic (Scoring of Music—adaptation or treatment)
WINNER
The Sound of MusicNOMINEES
Cat BallouMusic (Song)
Best Picture
WINNER
The Sound of MusicNOMINEES
Doctor ZhivagoSound
Sound Effects
WINNER
The Great RaceSpecial Visual Effects
WINNER
ThunderballWriting (Screenplay—based on material from another medium)
WINNER
Doctor ZhivagoNOMINEES
Cat BallouWriting (Story and Screenplay—written directly for the screen)
NOMINEES
The Train
