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Oscars 1964 Winners & Nominees

The 36th Academy Awards (1964) took place on April 13, 1964. Tom Jones won Best Picture and 3 more awards. Cleopatra matched it with 4 wins. Every winner and nominee in all 20 categories is below.

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12
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18
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Best Picture
Tom Jones
Headline winners

Oscars 1964: The Winners

Tom Jones won Best Picture against 4 other nominees. Tony Richardson (Best Director), Sidney Poitier (Best Actor) and Patricia Neal (Best Actress) took the main individual prizes.

Tom Jones (1963) movie poster Best Picture

Best Picture

Tom Jones

1963 · Adventure, History, Comedy

4 wins from 9 nominations at the 36th Academy Awards (1964)

  • Best Director
  • Best Music (Music Score—substantially original)
  • Best Writing (Screenplay—based on material from another medium)

A charming and illegitimate man, Tom Jones, finds himself banished from his home and embarks on a thrilling adventure through 18th-century England. Amidst duels, mistaken identities, and romantic encounters, he strives to win the heart of the virtuous Sophie Western while navigating the complexities of love and social class. His journey is filled with both humor and danger as he encounters various characters who test his wit and valor.

About Tom Jones
Scoreboard

Oscars 1964: Which Films Won the Most

Cleopatra and Tom Jones won 4 awards each. 8 films won at least once. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Cleopatra (1963) movie poster
    Cleopatra 4 / 9
    1963 · Biography, Drama · 4 wins from 9 nominations
  2. Tom Jones (1963) movie poster
    Tom Jones 4 / 9
    1963 · Adventure, History · 4 wins from 9 nominations
  3. How the West Was Won (1963) movie poster
    How the West Was Won 3 / 8
    1963 · Western · 3 wins from 8 nominations
  4. Hud (1963) movie poster
    Hud 3 / 7
    1963 · Drama · 3 wins from 7 nominations
  5. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) movie poster
    It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1 / 6
    1963 · Action, Adventure · 1 win from 6 nominations
  6. Lilies of the Field (1963) movie poster
    Lilies of the Field 1 / 5
    1963 · Drama · 1 win from 5 nominations
  7. America America (1963) movie poster
    America America 1 / 4
    1963 · Drama · 1 win from 4 nominations
  8. Irma la Douce (1963) movie poster
    Irma la Douce 1 / 3
    1963 · Comedy, Romance · 1 win from 3 nominations
  9. The Great Escape (1963) movie poster
    The Great Escape 0 / 1
    1963 · Adventure, Drama · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  10. The Sword in the Stone (1963) movie poster
    The Sword in the Stone 0 / 1
    1963 · Adventure, Fantasy · 0 wins from 1 nomination
Full results

All 20 Oscars 1964 Categories: Winners & Nominees

20 categories and 55 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.

20 categories · 55 nominations

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Oscars 1964 Best Writing (Screenplay—based on material from another medium)

Official name: Writing (Screenplay—based on material from another medium)

3 nominees

Oscars 1964 Best Writing (Story and Screenplay—written directly for the screen)

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

2 nominees

Oscars 1964 Best Art Direction (Black-and-White)

Official name: Art Direction (Black-and-White)

2 nominees

Oscars 1964 Best Cinematography (Black-and-White)

Official name: Cinematography (Black-and-White)

2 nominees

Oscars 1964 Best Music (Scoring of Music—adaptation or treatment)

Official name: Music (Scoring of Music—adaptation or treatment)

2 nominees

Oscars 1964 Best Special Effects

Official name: Special Effects

2 nominees
By genre

The Genres Behind the Oscars 1964 Winners

Drama led with 27 nominations across 6 films and won 9. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 9 wins · 27 nominations · 33%
  2. Comedy 6 wins · 20 nominations · 30%
  3. History 8 wins · 19 nominations · 42%
  4. Adventure 5 wins · 17 nominations · 29%
  5. Romance 5 wins · 14 nominations · 36%
  6. Biography 4 wins · 9 nominations · 44%
  7. Western 3 wins · 8 nominations · 38%
  8. Action 1 win · 6 nominations · 17%
  9. Crime 1 win · 6 nominations · 17%
  10. Thriller 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
1964 season

How the Rest of the 1964 Awards Season Voted

The other 3 ceremonies of 1964, with the winner of each top prize. Tom Jones also won the top prize at 2 of them.

All 1964 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 1964: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 36th Academy Awards (1964), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Picture at the 36th Academy Awards (1964)?

Tom Jones (1963) won Best Picture. The other nominees were America America, Cleopatra, How the West Was Won and Lilies of the Field.

About Tom Jones

Which film won the most awards at the 36th Academy Awards (1964)?

Cleopatra and Tom Jones each won 4 awards.

Which film had the most nominations at the 36th Academy Awards (1964)?

Cleopatra (1963) and Tom Jones (1963) led with 9 nominations each.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 36th Academy Awards (1964)?

Best Director: Tony Richardson for Tom Jones. Best Actor: Sidney Poitier for Lilies of the Field. Best Actress: Patricia Neal for Hud. Best Supporting Actor: Melvyn Douglas for Hud.

When was the 36th Academy Awards (1964)?

The 36th Academy Awards (1964) took place on April 13, 1964. The database has 20 categories and 55 nominations for it.