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Golden Globes 1968 Winners & Nominees

The 25th Golden Globe Awards (1968) took place on February 12, 1968. In the Heat of the Night won Best Picture – Drama and 2 more awards. The Graduate won the most, 4 of its 7 nominations. Every winner and nominee in all 14 categories is below.

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Best Picture – Drama
In the Heat of the Night
Headline winners

Golden Globes 1968: The Winners

In the Heat of the Night won Best Picture – Drama against 2 other nominees. Mike Nichols (Best Director), Richard Harris (Best Actor – Comedy or Musical) and Rod Steiger (Best Actor – Drama) took the main individual prizes.

In the Heat of the Night (1967) movie poster Best Picture – Drama

Best Picture – Drama

In the Heat of the Night

1967 · Drama, Mystery, Thriller · $27.7K worldwide

3 wins from 6 nominations at the 25th Golden Globe Awards (1968)

  • Best Actor – Drama
  • Best Screenplay

A shocking murder in a Mississippi town disrupts the fragile peace and exposes deep-seated corruption. The local police chief is forced to collaborate with an insistent, outsider detective to investigate the crime. As they delve deeper, they confront complex racial tensions and a network of deceit that threatens to engulf the entire community, challenging their assumptions and pushing them to the limit in their pursuit of justice.

About In the Heat of the Night
Scoreboard

Golden Globes 1968: Which Films Won the Most

The Graduate won 4 awards from 7 nominations. 5 films won at least once, while Guess Who's Coming to Dinner went home empty-handed from 7 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. The Graduate (1967) movie poster
    The Graduate 4 / 7
    1967 · Drama, Comedy · 4 wins from 7 nominations
  2. In the Heat of the Night (1967) movie poster
    In the Heat of the Night 3 / 6
    1967 · Drama, Mystery · 3 wins from 6 nominations
  3. Camelot (1967) movie poster
    Camelot 3 / 6
    1967 · Adventure, Fantasy · 3 wins from 6 nominations
  4. Bonnie and Clyde (1967) movie poster
    Bonnie and Clyde 1 / 7
    1967 · Biography, Drama · 1 win from 7 nominations
  5. Doctor Dolittle (1967) movie poster
    Doctor Dolittle 1 / 5
    1967 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1 win from 5 nominations
  6. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) movie poster
    Guess Who's Coming to Dinner 0 / 7
    1967 · Drama, Comedy · 0 wins from 7 nominations
  7. Far from the Madding Crowd (1967) movie poster
    Far from the Madding Crowd 0 / 3
    1967 · Drama, History · 0 wins from 3 nominations
  8. Cool Hand Luke (1967) movie poster
    Cool Hand Luke 0 / 2
    1967 · Drama, Crime · 0 wins from 2 nominations
  9. Wait Until Dark (1967) movie poster
    Wait Until Dark 0 / 2
    1967 · Thriller, Horror · 0 wins from 2 nominations
  10. Two for the Road (1967) movie poster
    Two for the Road 0 / 2
    1967 · Drama, Comedy · 0 wins from 2 nominations
Full results

All 14 Golden Globes 1968 Categories: Winners & Nominees

14 categories and 49 nominations; Best Actor – Drama had the most nominees (6). The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

14 categories · 49 nominations

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Movie marathon

The Golden Globes 1968 Best Picture – Drama Marathon

All 3 Best Picture – Drama nominees at the 25th Golden Globe Awards (1968), back to back: 7 hours 36 minutes.

Total running time 7h 36m 7 hours 36 minutes All 3 films
Longest
Camelot 2h 59m
Shortest
In the Heat of the Night 1h 49m
By genre

The Genres Behind the Golden Globes 1968 Winners

Drama led with 35 nominations across 8 films and won 8. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 8 wins · 35 nominations · 23%
  2. Romance 9 wins · 30 nominations · 30%
  3. Comedy 5 wins · 22 nominations · 23%
  4. Thriller 4 wins · 15 nominations · 27%
  5. Crime 4 wins · 15 nominations · 27%
  6. Adventure 4 wins · 12 nominations · 33%
  7. Fantasy 4 wins · 11 nominations · 36%
  8. Musical 4 wins · 11 nominations · 36%
  9. Biography 1 win · 7 nominations · 14%
  10. Mystery 3 wins · 6 nominations · 50%
1968 season

How the Rest of the 1968 Awards Season Voted

The other 3 ceremonies of 1968, with the winner of each top prize. In the Heat of the Night also won the top prize at one of them.

All 1968 awards
Earlier years

Previous Golden Globes Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Golden Globes page has every year back to 1944.

Every Golden Globes ceremony

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Golden Globes 1968: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 25th Golden Globe Awards (1968), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Picture – Drama at the 25th Golden Globe Awards (1968)?

In the Heat of the Night (1967) won Best Picture – Drama. The other nominees were Far from the Madding Crowd and Camelot.

About In the Heat of the Night

Which film won the most awards at the 25th Golden Globe Awards (1968)?

The Graduate (1967) won the most: 4 awards from 7 nominations. In the Heat of the Night and Camelot followed with 3 wins each.

Which film had the most nominations at the 25th Golden Globe Awards (1968)?

The Graduate (1967), Bonnie and Clyde (1967) and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) led with 7 nominations each.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 25th Golden Globe Awards (1968)?

Best Director: Mike Nichols for The Graduate. Best Actor – Comedy or Musical: Richard Harris for Camelot. Best Actor – Drama: Rod Steiger for In the Heat of the Night. Best Actress – Comedy or Musical: Anne Bancroft for The Graduate. Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Comedy or Musical (Supporting Actor): Richard Attenborough for Doctor Dolittle.

When was the 25th Golden Globe Awards (1968)?

The 25th Golden Globe Awards (1968) took place on February 12, 1968. The database has 14 categories and 49 nominations for it.