39th Academy Awards
| 39th Academy Awards | |
|---|---|
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| Date | April 10, 1967 |
| Site | Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California |
| Hosted by | Bob Hope |
| Produced by | Joe Pasternak |
| Directed by | Richard Dunlap |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | A Man for All Seasons |
| Most awards | A Man for All Seasons (6) |
| Most nominations | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (13) |
| TV in the United States | |
| Network | ABC |
| Duration | 2 hours, 31 minutes |
The 39th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1966, were held on April 10, 1967, hosted by Bob Hope at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California.
In a rare occurrence during the period with five Best Picture nominees, only two were nominated for Best Director this year: Fred Zinnemann for A Man for All Seasons (the winner) and Mike Nichols for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. The latter was the second film in Oscars history to be nominated in every eligible category (after Cimarron (1931)), as well as the first of three to date to receive acting nominations for the entire credited cast.
For the second time in Oscars history, two siblings were nominated in the same category: Vanessa and Lynn Redgrave, both nominated for Best Actress for their performances in Morgan! and Georgy Girl, respectively. This had previously occurred in 1941, when sisters Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland were each nominated for Best Actress.
Elizabeth Taylor was informed of her having won the Best Actress award in London, but was so frustrated by Richard Burton's loss of the Best Actor award that she refused to hold a press conference for two weeks.[1]
Six films won multiple Oscars this year—A Man for All Seasons, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Grand Prix, Fantastic Voyage, A Man and a Woman, and Born Free—a record that was later tied in 2010, 2012, and 2017, and surpassed in 2020/21, when seven films won at least two Oscars. Every Best Picture nominee was nominated for Best Actor as well, the only time in the era of five Best Picture nominees that each nominated film received a nomination in a single acting category.
Winners and nominees
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Nominees were announced on February 20, 1967. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[2][3]
Honorary Awards
[edit]- 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
[edit]Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
[edit]- George Bagnall
Multiple nominations and awards
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These films had multiple nominations:
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The following films received multiple awards:
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Trivia
[edit] | This article contains a list of miscellaneous information. (October 2024) |
- The Academy Awards broadcast was almost canceled due to a strike involving the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA), the theatrical performers union governing live telecasts. The dispute was settled only three hours before the ceremony was scheduled to begin; Bob Hope's opening monologue makes many references to this, including a claim that as late as 30 minutes before the ceremony began, it was uncertain whether the telecast would go on.[4]
- This was the only time in the history of the Academy Awards that all Best Actress nominees were born outside of the United States.
- Patricia Neal, making her first Hollywood appearance since a near-fatal stroke of two years before, received a standing ovation from the audience.
- California's governor, Ronald Reagan, was among the guests in the audience. He was a longtime Academy member and supporter.
- This was the last year that separate awards were given for black-and-white and color films in Cinematography, Art Direction-Set Decoration, and Costume Design.
- Mitzi Gaynor's performance of the song "Georgy Girl" is often cited as being one of the most heralded performances on an Oscar broadcast.
Presenters and performers
[edit]The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.
Presenters
[edit]| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Hank Simms | Announcer of the 39th Academy Awards |
| Arthur Freed (AMPAS President) | Gave opening remarks welcoming guests to the awards ceremony |
| Dean Jones Raquel Welch |
Presenters of the award for Best Sound |
| Shelley Winters | Presenter of the award for Best Supporting Actor |
| Ann-Margret Omar Sharif |
Presenters of the awards for Best Cinematography |
| Irene Dunne | Presenter of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award |
| Olivia de Havilland | Presenter of the Short Subjects Awards |
| Diahann Carroll | Presenter of the award for Best Sound Effects |
| Richard Harris Barbara Rush |
Presenters of the Documentary Awards |
| Fred MacMurray | Presenter of the award for Best Special Visual Effects |
| Candice Bergen Robert Mitchum |
Presenters of the awards for Best Costume Design |
| Sidney Poitier | Presenter of the award for Best Supporting Actress |
| Jack Valenti | Presenter of the Honorary Award to Y. Frank Freeman |
| Lee Remick James Stewart |
Presenters of the award for Best Film Editing |
| Charlton Heston | Presenter of the Honorary Award to Yakima Canutt |
| Patricia Neal | Presenter of the award for Best Foreign Language Film |
| Rock Hudson Vanessa Redgrave |
Presenters of the awards for Best Art Direction |
| Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers |
Presenters of the Writing Awards |
| Arthur Freed | Presenter of the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award to Robert Wise |
| Mary Tyler Moore Dick Van Dyke |
Presenters of the Music Awards |
| Dean Martin | Presenter of the award for Best Song |
| Lee Marvin | Presenter of the award for Best Actress |
| Rosalind Russell | Presenter of the award for Best Director |
| Julie Christie | Presenter of the award for Best Actor |
| Audrey Hepburn | Presenter of the award for Best Picture |
Performers
[edit]| Name | Role | Performed |
|---|---|---|
| Johnny Green | Musical arranger and conductor | Orchestral |
| Dionne Warwick | Performer | "Alfie" from Alfie |
| Roger Williams The Young Americans |
Performers | "Born Free" from Born Free |
| Mitzi Gaynor | Performer | "Georgy Girl" from Georgy Girl |
| John Davidson | Performer | "A Time for Love" from An American Dream |
| Jackie DeShannon | Performer | "My Wishing Doll" from Hawaii |
See also
[edit]- 24th Golden Globe Awards
- 1966 in film
- 9th Grammy Awards
- 18th Primetime Emmy Awards
- 19th Primetime Emmy Awards
- 20th British Academy Film Awards
- 21st Tony Awards
- List of submissions to the 39th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
References
[edit]- ^ Wallechinsky, David; Wallace, Irving (1975). The People's Almanac. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc. p. 844. ISBN 0-385-04060-1.
- ^ "The 39th Academy Awards (1967) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on November 10, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
- ^ "The Official Academy Awards Database". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Select "1966" in the "Award Year(s)" drop-down menu and press "Search".
- ^ The Opening of the Academy Awards in 1967 Archived 2016-04-02 at the Wayback Machine, posted to YouTube by The Oscars (official channel)
External links
[edit]- The 39th Annual Academy Awards at IMDb
- List of winners at Infoplease
