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38th Academy Awards
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| number | 38 |
| award | Academy Awards |
| date | April 18, 1966 |
| image | 38th Academy Awards.jpg |
| caption | Official poster |
| site | Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California |
| host | Bob Hope |
| producer | Joe Pasternak |
| director | Richard Dunlap |
| best_picture | *The Sound of Music* |
| most_wins | * Doctor Zhivago* and *The Sound of Music* (5) |
| most_nominations | *Doctor Zhivago* and *The Sound of Music* (10) |
| network | ABC |
| last | 37th |
| next | 39th |
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. Lynda Bird Johnson, daughter of President Lyndon B. Johnson, attended the ceremony, escorted by actor George Hamilton.
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, 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.
Awards
Nominees were announced on February 21, 1966. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Honorary Award
- To Bob Hope for unique and distinguished service to our industry and the Academy.
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
- Edmond L. DePatie
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
- William Wyler
Multiple nominations and awards
These films had multiple nominations:
- 10 nominations: Doctor Zhivago and The Sound of Music
- 8 nominations: Ship of Fools
- 5 nominations: The Agony and the Ecstasy, Cat Ballou, Darling, The Great Race, The Greatest Story Ever Told and A Patch of Blue
- 4 nominations: Othello, A Thousand Clowns and The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
- 3 nominations: The Collector and Inside Daisy Clover
- 2 nominations: The Flight of the Phoenix, King Rat, Morituri, The Slender Thread and The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
The following films received multiple awards.
- 5 wins: Doctor Zhivago and The Sound of Music
- 3 wins: Darling
- 2 wins: Ship of Fools
Presenters and performers
The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.
Presenters
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Announcer for the 38th Academy Awards | |
| (AMPAS President) | Gave opening remarks welcoming guests to the awards ceremony |
| George Hamilton | Presenters of the award for Best Sound |
| Presenter of the award for Best Special Visual Effects | |
| Presenter of the award for Best Supporting Actor | |
| Presenter of the award for Best Sound Effects | |
| James Garner | Presenters of the Costume Design Awards |
| Phyllis Diller | Presenters of the Documentary Awards |
| Elke Sommer | Presenters of the Short Subjects Awards |
| Presenter of the award for Best Supporting Actress | |
| Presenter of the award for Best Film Editing | |
| Debbie Reynolds | Presenters of the awards for Best Art Direction |
| Presenter of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Edmond L. DePatie | |
| Kim Novak | Presenters of the awards for Best Cinematography |
| Virna Lisi | Presenters of the Music Awards |
| Presenter of the award for Best Foreign Language Film | |
| Presenter of the award for Best Song | |
| Presenter of the award for Best Director | |
| Joanne Woodward | Presenters of the Writing Awards |
| Arthur Freed | Presenter of the Irving J. Thalberg Memorial Award to William Wyler |
| Presenter of the award for Best Actor | |
| Presenter of the award for Best Actress | |
| Arthur Freed | Presenter of the Honorary Gold Medal to Bob Hope |
| Presenter of the award for Best Picture |
Performers
| Name | Role | Performed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Musical arranger and conductor | Orchestral | ||
| {{sortname | Academy Awards Chorus | nolink=1}} | Performers |
| The Smothers Brothers | Performers | "The Ballad of Cat Ballou" from *Cat Ballou* | |
| Jane Morgan | Performers | "I Will Wait for You" from *The Umbrellas of Cherbourg* | |
| Performer | "The Shadow of Your Smile" from *The Sandpiper* | ||
| Performer | "The Sweetheart Tree" from *The Great Race* | ||
| Performer | "What's New Pussycat?" from *What's New Pussycat?* |
References
References
- "All Time Box Office Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation". Boxofficemojo.com.
- "The 38th Academy Awards (1966) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org.
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