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Oscars 1963 Winners & Nominees

The 35th Academy Awards (1963) took place on April 8, 1963. To Kill a Mockingbird won the most, 3 of its 8 nominations. Winners include Gregory Peck (Best Actor), Anne Bancroft (Best Actress) and Ed Begley Jr. (Best Supporting Actor). Every winner and nominee in all 18 categories is below.

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Headline winners

Oscars 1963: The Winners

The 35th Academy Awards (1963) winners: Gregory Peck (Best Actor), Anne Bancroft (Best Actress) and Ed Begley Jr. (Best Supporting Actor), and 2 more categories below.

Scoreboard

Oscars 1963: Which Films Won the Most

To Kill a Mockingbird won 3 awards from 8 nominations. 6 films won at least once, while Mutiny on the Bounty went home empty-handed from 7 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) movie poster
    1962 · Drama, Crime · 3 wins from 8 nominations
  2. The Miracle Worker (1962) movie poster
    1962 · Biography, Drama · 2 wins from 5 nominations
  3. The Longest Day (1962) movie poster
    1962 · Action, Drama · 2 wins from 5 nominations
  4. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) movie poster
    1962 · Drama, Thriller · 1 win from 5 nominations
  5. Days of Wine and Roses (1962) movie poster
    1962 · Drama · 1 win from 5 nominations
  6. Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) movie poster
    1962 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 3 nominations
  7. Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) movie poster
    1962 · Adventure, Drama · 0 wins from 7 nominations
  8. Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) movie poster
    1962 · Biography, Drama · 0 wins from 4 nominations
  9. The Manchurian Candidate (1962) movie poster
    1962 · Drama, Mystery · 0 wins from 2 nominations
  10. Period of Adjustment (1962) movie poster
    1962 · Drama, Comedy · 0 wins from 1 nomination
Full results

All 18 Oscars 1963 Categories: Winners & Nominees

18 categories and 48 nominations. 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.

Oscars 1963 Best Writing (Story and Screenplay—written directly for the screen)

Official name: Writing (Story and Screenplay—written directly for the screen)

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

Oscars 1963 Best Art Direction (Color)

Official name: Art Direction (Color)

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

Oscars 1963 Best Cinematography (Color)

Official name: Cinematography (Color)

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

Oscars 1963 Best Music (Music Score—substantially original)

Official name: Music (Music Score—substantially original)

2 nominees

No winner is recorded for this category.

Movie marathon

The Oscars 1963 Best Picture Marathon

All 3 Best Picture nominees at the 35th Academy Awards (1963), back to back: 8 hours 5 minutes.

Total running time 8h 5m 8 hours 5 minutes All 3 films
Longest
Mutiny on the Bounty 2h 58m
Shortest
To Kill a Mockingbird 2h 9m
By genre

The Genres Behind the Oscars 1963 Winners

Drama led with 48 nominations across 13 films and won 10. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 10 wins · 48 nominations · 21%
  2. Crime 3 wins · 13 nominations · 23%
  3. History 2 wins · 12 nominations · 17%
  4. Romance 1 win · 11 nominations · 9%
  5. Biography 2 wins · 9 nominations · 22%
  6. Thriller 1 win · 7 nominations · 14%
  7. Adventure 0 wins · 7 nominations · 0%
  8. Action 2 wins · 5 nominations · 40%
  9. War 2 wins · 5 nominations · 40%
  10. Horror 1 win · 5 nominations · 20%
1963 season

How the Rest of the 1963 Awards Season Voted

The other 3 ceremonies of 1963.

All 1963 awards
Earlier years

Previous Oscars Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Oscars page has every year back to 1929.

Every Oscars ceremony

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Oscars 1963: Questions & Answers

The winners, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film and the date of the 35th Academy Awards (1963), answered from the results on this page.

Who won at the 35th Academy Awards (1963)?

The winners include Gregory Peck (Best Actor), Anne Bancroft (Best Actress), Ed Begley Jr. (Best Supporting Actor), Patty Duke (Best Supporting Actress) and To Kill a Mockingbird (Best Writing (Screenplay—based on material from another medium)).

Which film won the most awards at the 35th Academy Awards (1963)?

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) won the most: 3 awards from 8 nominations. The Miracle Worker and The Longest Day followed with 2 wins each.

Which film had the most nominations at the 35th Academy Awards (1963)?

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) led with 8 nominations and won 3 of them.

Who won the acting awards at the 35th Academy Awards (1963)?

Best Actor: Gregory Peck for To Kill a Mockingbird. Best Actress: Anne Bancroft for The Miracle Worker. Best Supporting Actor: Ed Begley Jr. for Sweet Bird of Youth. Best Supporting Actress: Patty Duke for The Miracle Worker.

When was the 35th Academy Awards (1963)?

The 35th Academy Awards (1963) took place on April 8, 1963. The database has 18 categories and 48 nominations for it.