38th Academy Awards 1966
The 38th Academy Awards honored movies released in 1965 and was held at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on April 18, 1966. It was the first Oscars ceremony televised in color and featured memorable wins such as Best Picture for The Sound of Music, Best Actor for Lee Marvin in Cat Ballou, and Best Actress for Julie Christie in Darling. The event celebrated excellence across a broad spectrum of film categories including art direction, cinematography, music, and writing.
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Total movie nominations
8
Total movie wins
6
Total people nominations
12
Total people wins
4
Most recognized genres
Romance
Drama
Action
Most Nominations
Bob Ballou
Best Picture
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All Actor Winners and Nominees – 38th Academy Awards 1966
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All Actor in a Supporting Role Winners and Nominees – 38th Academy Awards 1966
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Nominees
All Actress Winners and Nominees – 38th Academy Awards 1966
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All Actress in a Supporting Role Winners and Nominees – 38th Academy Awards 1966
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All Art Direction (Black-and-White) Winners and Nominees – 38th Academy Awards 1966
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Nominees
All Art Direction (Color) Winners and Nominees – 38th Academy Awards 1966
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WINNER
Doctor Zhivago
Nominees
All Cinematography (Black-and-White) Winners and Nominees – 38th Academy Awards 1966
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Nominees
All Cinematography (Color) Winners and Nominees – 38th Academy Awards 1966
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All Costume Design (Color) Winners and Nominees – 38th Academy Awards 1966
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WINNER
Doctor Zhivago
Nominees
All Directing Winners and Nominees – 38th Academy Awards 1966
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WINNER
The Sound of Music
Nominees
All Film Editing Winners and Nominees – 38th Academy Awards 1966
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All Music (Music Score—substantially original) Winners and Nominees – 38th Academy Awards 1966
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WINNER
Doctor Zhivago
Nominees
All Music (Scoring of Music—adaptation or treatment) Winners and Nominees – 38th Academy Awards 1966
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WINNER
The Sound of Music
Nominees
All Music (Song) Winners and Nominees – 38th Academy Awards 1966
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Nominees
All Sound Winners and Nominees – 38th Academy Awards 1966
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All Sound Effects Winners and Nominees – 38th Academy Awards 1966
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All Special Visual Effects Winners and Nominees – 38th Academy Awards 1966
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All Writing (Screenplay—based on material from another medium) Winners and Nominees – 38th Academy Awards 1966
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WINNER
Doctor Zhivago
Nominees
All Writing (Story and Screenplay—written directly for the screen) Winners and Nominees – 38th Academy Awards 1966
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Nominees
All Winners and Nominees – Full 38th Academy Awards Awards 1966 Category Breakdown
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38th Academy Awards - Actor
38th Academy Awards - Actor in a Supporting Role
38th Academy Awards - Actress
38th Academy Awards - Actress in a Supporting Role
38th Academy Awards - Art Direction (Black-and-White)
NOMINEES
A Patch of Blue38th Academy Awards - Art Direction (Color)
WINNER
Doctor ZhivagoNOMINEES
The Sound of Music38th Academy Awards - Cinematography (Black-and-White)
NOMINEES
A Patch of Blue38th Academy Awards - Cinematography (Color)
38th Academy Awards - Costume Design (Color)
WINNER
Doctor ZhivagoNOMINEES
The Sound of Music38th Academy Awards - Directing
38th Academy Awards - Film Editing
38th Academy Awards - Music (Music Score—substantially original)
WINNER
Doctor ZhivagoNOMINEES
A Patch of Blue38th Academy Awards - Music (Scoring of Music—adaptation or treatment)
WINNER
The Sound of MusicNOMINEES
Cat Ballou38th Academy Awards - Music (Song)
38th Academy Awards - Best Picture
WINNER
The Sound of MusicNOMINEES
Doctor Zhivago38th Academy Awards - Sound
38th Academy Awards - Sound Effects
WINNER
The Great Race38th Academy Awards - Special Visual Effects
WINNER
Thunderball38th Academy Awards - Writing (Screenplay—based on material from another medium)
WINNER
Doctor ZhivagoNOMINEES
Cat Ballou38th Academy Awards - Writing (Story and Screenplay—written directly for the screen)
NOMINEES
The Train
