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| 35th Academy Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | April 8, 1963 |
| Site | Santa Monica Civic Auditorium |
| Hosted by | Frank Sinatra |
| Produced by | Arthur Freed |
| Directed by | Richard Dunlap |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Lawrence of Arabia |
| Most awards | Lawrence of Arabia (7) |
| Most nominations | Lawrence of Arabia (10) |
| TV in the United States | |
| Network | ABC |
The35th Academy Awards, honoring thebest in film for 1962, were held on April 8, 1963, at theSanta Monica Civic Auditorium inSanta Monica, California, hosted byFrank Sinatra.
The year's most successful film wasDavid Lean'sLawrence of Arabia, with 10 nominations and 7 wins, includingBest Picture and Lean's second win forBest Director. For his role asT. E. Lawrence,Peter O'Toole received his first of eight career nominations forBest Actor, all unsuccessful; as of the94th Academy Awards, O'Toole andGlenn Close share the record for the most acting nominations with no wins.
Arthur Penn'sThe Miracle Worker earned the rare distinction of winning two acting Oscars (Best Actress forAnne Bancroft andBest Supporting Actress forPatty Duke)without a nomination for Best Picture. The only other film to do this to date wasHud, thefollowing year.
TheBest Actress Oscar occasioned the last act of the long-running feud betweenJoan Crawford andBette Davis. They had starred together for the first time inWhat Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, a surprise hit the previous summer. Davis was nominated for her role as the title character, a faded child star who humiliates the wheelchair-using sister who eclipsed her fame in adulthood, while Crawford was not.[1]
Crawford told the other nominated actresses that, as a courtesy, she would accept their awards for them should they be unavailable on the night of the ceremony. Davis did not object as her rival had often done this, but, on the night of the ceremony, she was livid when Crawford took the stage, wearing what was described as a "radiant smile",[2] to cheerfully accept the award on behalf ofAnne Bancroft, who had aBroadway commitment. Davis believed that Crawford had told other Oscar voters to vote forThe Miracle Worker star in order to upstage her. The rekindled animosity between the two resulted in Crawford leaving the cast ofHush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte, a planned follow-up toBaby Jane that began filming the next summer, early in production.[1]
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Nominations announced on February 25, 1963. Winners in each category are listed first and highlighted withboldface text.[4]
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| Awards | Film |
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| 7 | Lawrence of Arabia |
| 3 | To Kill a Mockingbird |
| 2 | The Longest Day |
| The Miracle Worker |
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