| 38th Academy Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | April 18, 1966 |
| Site | Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California |
| Hosted by | Bob Hope |
| Produced by | Joe Pasternak |
| Directed by | Richard Dunlap |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | The Sound of Music |
| Most awards | Doctor Zhivago and The Sound of Music (5) |
| Most nominations | Doctor Zhivago and The Sound of Music (10) |
| TV in the United States | |
| Network | ABC |
The 38th Academy Awards , honoring the best in film for 1965, were held on April 18, 1966, at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. They were hosted by Bob Hope, and were the first Oscars to be broadcast live in color. [1] Lynda Bird Johnson, daughter of President Lyndon B. Johnson, attended the ceremony, escorted by actor George Hamilton. [1]
The most successful films of the year were The Sound of Music and Doctor Zhivago , each with ten nominations and five wins, with the former winning Best Picture. Both films are in the top 10 inflation-adjusted commercially successful films ever made, [2] and both would go on to appear on the American Film Institute list of the greatest American films of the twentieth century.
The Sound of Music was the first Best Picture winner without a screenwriting nomination since Hamlet , and would be the last until Titanic at the 70th Academy Awards. Othello became the third film (of four to date) to receive four acting nominations without one for Best Picture. William Wyler received the last of his record twelve Best Director nominations for The Collector .
The ceremony was unsuccessful at starting a rivalry between Julie Christie and Julie Andrews, the two British contenders for Best Actress. [1] It also contained what was described as a "moving" film from Patricia Neal, then recovering from a severe, near-fatal, stroke. [1]
Nominees were announced on February 21, 1966. Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface. [3]
These films had multiple nominations:
| The following films received multiple awards.
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The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Hank Simms | Announcer for the 38th Academy Awards |
| Arthur Freed (AMPAS President) | Gave opening remarks welcoming guests to the awards ceremony |
| Patty Duke George Hamilton | Presenters of the award for Best Sound |
| Dorothy Malone | Presenter of the award for Best Special Visual Effects |
| Lila Kedrova | Presenter of the award for Best Supporting Actor |
| Yvette Mimieux | Presenter of the award for Best Sound Effects |
| Lana Turner James Garner | Presenters of the Costume Design Awards |
| Milton Berle Phyllis Diller | Presenters of the Documentary Awards |
| Don Knotts Elke Sommer | Presenters of the Short Subjects Awards |
| Peter Ustinov | Presenter of the award for Best Supporting Actress |
| Jason Robards | Presenter of the award for Best Film Editing |
| Warren Beatty Debbie Reynolds | Presenters of the awards for Best Art Direction |
| Angie Dickinson | Presenter of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Edmond L. DePatie |
| Richard Johnson Kim Novak | Presenters of the awards for Best Cinematography |
| James Coburn Virna Lisi | Presenters of the Music Awards |
| Gregory Peck | Presenter of the award for Best Foreign Language Film |
| Natalie Wood | Presenter of the award for Best Song |
| Shirley MacLaine | Presenter of the award for Best Director |
| George Peppard Joanne Woodward | Presenters of the Writing Awards |
| Arthur Freed | Presenter of the Irving J. Thalberg Memorial Award to William Wyler |
| Julie Andrews | Presenter of the award for Best Actor |
| Rex Harrison | Presenter of the award for Best Actress |
| Arthur Freed | Presenter of the Honorary Gold Medal to Bob Hope |
| Jack Lemmon | Presenter of the award for Best Picture |
| Name | Role | Performed |
|---|---|---|
| Johnny Green | Musical arranger and conductor | Orchestral |
| Academy Awards Chorus | Performers | “The Academy Awards Song (Mr. Oscar)” during the opening presentation |
| The Smothers Brothers | Performers | "The Ballad of Cat Ballou" from Cat Ballou |
| Michel Legrand Jane Morgan | Performers | "I Will Wait for You" from The Umbrellas of Cherbourg |
| Barbara McNair | Performer | "The Shadow of Your Smile" from The Sandpiper |
| Robert Goulet | Performer | "The Sweetheart Tree" from The Great Race |
| Liza Minnelli | Performer | "What's New Pussycat?" from What's New Pussycat? |
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