| 38th Academy Awards | |
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![]() Official poster | |
| Date | April 18, 1966 |
| Site | Santa Monica Civic Auditorium inSanta Monica, California |
| Hosted by | Bob Hope |
| Produced by | Joe Pasternak |
| Directed by | Richard Dunlap |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | The Sound of Music |
| Most awards | Doctor Zhivago andThe Sound of Music (5) |
| Most nominations | Doctor Zhivago andThe Sound of Music (10) |
| TV in the United States | |
| Network | ABC |
The38thAcademy Awards, honoring thebest in film for 1965, were held on April 18, 1966, at theSanta Monica Civic Auditorium inSanta Monica, California. They were hosted byBob Hope, and were the first Oscars to be broadcast livein color.[1]Lynda Bird Johnson, daughter ofPresident Lyndon B. Johnson, attended the ceremony, escorted by actorGeorge Hamilton.[1]
The most successful films of the year wereThe Sound of Music andDoctor Zhivago, each with ten nominations and five wins, with the former winningBest Picture. Both films are in the top 10 inflation-adjusted commercially successful films ever made,[2] and both would go on to appear on theAmerican Film Institute list of thegreatest American films of the twentieth century.
The Sound of Music was the first Best Picture winner without a screenwriting nomination sinceHamlet, and would be the last untilTitanic at the70th Academy Awards.Othello became the third film (of four to date) to receive four acting nominations without one for Best Picture.William Wyler received the last of his record twelveBest Director nominations forThe Collector.
Nominees were announced on February 21, 1966. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[3]
These films had multiple nominations:
| The following films received multiple awards.
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The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Hank Simms | Announcer for the 38th Academy Awards |
| Arthur Freed (AMPAS President) | Gave opening remarks welcoming guests to the awards ceremony |
| Patty Duke George Hamilton | Presenters of the award for Best Sound |
| Dorothy Malone | Presenter of the award for Best Special Visual Effects |
| Lila Kedrova | Presenter of the award for Best Supporting Actor |
| Yvette Mimieux | Presenter of the award for Best Sound Effects |
| Lana Turner James Garner | Presenters of the Costume Design Awards |
| Milton Berle Phyllis Diller | Presenters of the Documentary Awards |
| Don Knotts Elke Sommer | Presenters of the Short Subjects Awards |
| Peter Ustinov | Presenter of the award for Best Supporting Actress |
| Jason Robards | Presenter of the award for Best Film Editing |
| Warren Beatty Debbie Reynolds | Presenters of the awards for Best Art Direction |
| Angie Dickinson | Presenter of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Edmond L. DePatie |
| Richard Johnson Kim Novak | Presenters of the awards for Best Cinematography |
| James Coburn Virna Lisi | Presenters of the Music Awards |
| Gregory Peck | Presenter of the award for Best Foreign Language Film |
| Natalie Wood | Presenter of the award for Best Song |
| Shirley MacLaine | Presenter of the award for Best Director |
| George Peppard Joanne Woodward | Presenters of the Writing Awards |
| Arthur Freed | Presenter of the Irving J. Thalberg Memorial Award to William Wyler |
| Julie Andrews | Presenter of the award for Best Actor |
| Rex Harrison | Presenter of the award for Best Actress |
| Arthur Freed | Presenter of the Honorary Gold Medal to Bob Hope |
| Jack Lemmon | Presenter of the award for Best Picture |
| Name | Role | Performed |
|---|---|---|
| Johnny Green | Musical arranger and conductor | Orchestral |
| Academy Awards Chorus | Performers | “The Academy Awards Song (Mr. Oscar)” during the opening presentation |
| TheSmothers Brothers | Performers | "The Ballad of Cat Ballou" fromCat Ballou |
| Michel Legrand Jane Morgan | Performers | "I Will Wait for You" fromThe Umbrellas of Cherbourg |
| Barbara McNair | Performer | "The Shadow of Your Smile" fromThe Sandpiper |
| Robert Goulet | Performer | "The Sweetheart Tree" fromThe Great Race |
| Liza Minnelli | Performer | "What's New Pussycat?" fromWhat's New Pussycat? |