39th Academy Awards

39th Academy Awards
39th Academy Awards
Date	April 10, 1967
Site	Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California
Hosted by	Bob Hope
Produced by	Joe Pasternak
Directed by	Richard Dunlap
Highlights
Best Picture	A Man for All Seasons
Most awards	A Man for All Seasons (6)
Most nominations	Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (13)
TV in the United States
Network	ABC
Duration	2 hours, 31 minutes
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The 39th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1966, were held on April 10, 1967, hosted by Bob Hope at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California.

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The Academy Awards broadcast faced the threat of cancellation due to a strike involving the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. Fortunately, the dispute was resolved just three hours before the ceremony was set to begin. Bob Hope, during his opening monologue, alluded to this uncertainty, noting that even as late as 30 minutes before the event, it was still unclear whether the telecast would proceed.

In a rare occurrence during the period with five Best Picture nominees, only two were nominated for Best Director this year: Fred Zinnemann for A Man for All Seasons (the winner) and Mike Nichols for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. The latter was the second film in Oscars history to be nominated in every eligible category (after Cimarron (1931)), as well as the first of three to date to receive acting nominations for the entire credited cast.

For the second time in Oscars history, two siblings were nominated in the same category: Vanessa and Lynn Redgrave, both nominated for Best Actress for their performances in Morgan! and Georgy Girl, respectively. This had previously occurred in 1941, when sisters Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland were each nominated for Best Actress.

Elizabeth Taylor was informed of her having won the Best Actress award in London, but was so frustrated by Richard Burton's loss of the Best Actor award that she refused to hold a press conference for two weeks.^[1]

Six films won multiple Oscars this year—A Man for All Seasons, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Grand Prix, Fantastic Voyage, A Man and a Woman, and Born Free—a record that was later tied in 2010, 2012, and 2017, and surpassed in 2020/21, when seven films won at least two Oscars. Every Best Picture nominee was nominated for Best Actor as well, the only time in the era of five Best Picture nominees that each nominated film received a nomination in a single acting category.

Uniquely, this year marked the only instance in the history of the Academy Awards where all nominees for Best Actress were born outside the United States. Among the audience was Patricia Neal, who had not made a Hollywood appearance since she suffered a near-fatal stroke two years prior, and she received a standing ovation from the crowd. California's governor at the time, Ronald Reagan, also attended the ceremony, having been a longtime member and supporter of the Academy.

Additionally, this event marked the final year in which separate awards were presented for black-and-white and color films in categories such as Cinematography, Art Direction-Set Decoration, and Costume Design. One standout moment in the broadcast was Mitzi Gaynor's performance of the song "Georgy Girl," which is frequently hailed as one of the most celebrated performances in Oscar history.

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Best Picture	Best Directing
A Man for All Seasons – Fred Zinnemann, producer‡ Alfie – Lewis Gilbert, producer The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming – Norman Jewison, producer The Sand Pebbles – Robert Wise, producer Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Ernest Lehman, producer	Fred Zinnemann – A Man for All Seasons‡ Michelangelo Antonioni – Blowup Claude Lelouch – A Man and a Woman Richard Brooks – The Professionals Mike Nichols – Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Best Actor	Best Actress
*Paul Scofield – A Man for All Seasons* as Sir Thomas More*‡ Alan Arkin – The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming* as Lt. Yuri Rozanov Richard Burton – Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? as George Michael Caine – Alfie as Alfie Elkins Steve McQueen – The Sand Pebbles as Jake Holman	*Elizabeth Taylor – Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?* as Martha*‡ Anouk Aimée – A Man and a Woman* as Anne Gauthier Ida Kamińska – The Shop on Main Street as Rozália Lautmannová Lynn Redgrave – Georgy Girl as Georgina "Georgy" Parkin Vanessa Redgrave – Morgan! as Leonie Delt
Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Best Actress in a Supporting Role
*Walter Matthau – The Fortune Cookie* as "Whiplash Willie" Gingrich*‡ Mako – The Sand Pebbles* as Po-han James Mason – Georgy Girl as James Leamington George Segal – Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? as Nick Robert Shaw – A Man for All Seasons as King Henry VIII	*Sandy Dennis – Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?* as Honey*‡ Wendy Hiller – A Man for All Seasons* as Alice More Jocelyne LaGarde – Hawaii as Queen Malama Kanakoa Vivien Merchant – Alfie as Lily Geraldine Page – You're a Big Boy Now as Margery Chanticleer
Best Writing (Story and Screenplay -- Written Directly for the Screen)	Best Writing (Screenplay -- Based on Material from Another Medium)
A Man and a Woman – Screenplay by Claude Lelouch and Pierre Uytterhoeven; Story by Claude Lelouch‡ Blowup – Screenplay by Michelangelo Antonioni, Edward Bond and Tonino Guerra; Story by Michelangelo Antonioni The Fortune Cookie – Billy Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond Khartoum – Robert Ardrey The Naked Prey – Clint Johnston and Don Peters	A Man for All Seasons – Robert Bolt based on his play‡ Alfie – Bill Naughton based on his play The Professionals – Richard Brooks based on the novel A Mule for the Marquesa by Frank O'Rourke The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming – William Rose based on the novel Off-Islanders by Nathaniel Benchley Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Ernest Lehman based on the play by Edward Albee
Best Foreign Language Film	Best Documentary (Feature)
A Man and a Woman (France)‡ The Battle of Algiers (Italy) Loves of a Blonde (Czechoslovakia) Pharaoh (Poland) Three (Yugoslavia)	The War Game‡ The Face of a Genius Helicopter Canada The Really Big Family Le Volcan interdit
Best Documentary (Short Subject)	Best Short Subject (Live Action)
A Year Toward Tomorrow – Edmond A. Levy‡ Adolescence Cowboy The Odds Against Részletek J.S. Bach Máté passiójából	Wild Wings – Edgar Anstey‡ Turkey the Bridge – Derek Williams The Winning Strain – Leslie Winik
Best Short Subject (Cartoon)	Best Music (Original Music Score)
A Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Double Feature – John Hubley and Faith Hubley‡ The Drag – Carlos Marchiori The Pink Blueprint – David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng	Born Free – John Barry‡ The Bible: In the Beginning... – Toshiro Mayuzumi Hawaii – Elmer Bernstein The Sand Pebbles – Jerry Goldsmith Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Alex North
Best Music (Scoring of Music -- Adaptation or Treatment)	Best Music (Song)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum – Ken Thorne‡ The Gospel According to St. Matthew – Luis Bacalov Return of the Seven – Elmer Bernstein The Singing Nun – Harry Sukman Stop the World – I Want to Get Off – Al Ham	*"Born Free" from Born Free* – Music by John Barry; Lyrics by Don Black*‡ "Alfie" from Alfie* – Music by Burt Bacharach; Lyrics by Hal David "Georgy Girl" from Georgy Girl – Music by Tom Springfield; Lyrics by Jim Dale "My Wishing Doll" from Hawaii – Music by Elmer Bernstein; Lyrics by Mack David "A Time for Love" from An American Dream – Music by Johnny Mandel; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
Best Sound Effects	Best Sound
Grand Prix – Gordon Daniel‡ Fantastic Voyage – Walter Rossi	Grand Prix – Franklin Milton‡ Gambit – Waldon O. Watson Hawaii – Gordon E. Sawyer The Sand Pebbles – James Corcoran Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – George Groves
Best Art Direction (Black-and-White)	Best Art Direction (Color)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Art Direction: Richard Sylbert; Set Decoration: George James Hopkins‡ The Fortune Cookie – Art Direction: Robert Luthardt; Set Decoration: Edward G. Boyle The Gospel According to St. Matthew – Art Direction and Set Decoration: Luigi Scaccianoce Is Paris Burning? – Art Direction: Willy Holt; Set Decoration: Marc Frédérix and Pierre Guffroy Mister Buddwing – Art Direction: George Davis and Paul Groesse; Set Decoration: Henry Grace and Hugh Hunt	Fantastic Voyage – Art Direction: Jack Martin Smith and Dale Hennesy; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott and Stuart A. Reiss‡ Gambit – Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen and George C. Webb; Set Decoration: John P. Austin and John McCarthy Jr. Juliet of the Spirits – Art Direction and Set Decoration: Piero Gherardi The Oscar – Art Direction: Hal Pereira and Arthur Lonergan; Set Decoration: Robert R. Benton and James W. Payne The Sand Pebbles – Art Direction: Boris Leven; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott, John Sturtevant and William Kiernan
Best Cinematography (Black-and-White)	Best Cinematography (Color)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Haskell Wexler‡ The Fortune Cookie – Joseph LaShelle Georgy Girl – Kenneth Higgins Is Paris Burning? – Marcel Grignon Seconds – James Wong Howe	A Man for All Seasons – Ted Moore‡ Fantastic Voyage – Ernest Laszlo Hawaii – Russell Harlan The Professionals – Conrad Hall The Sand Pebbles – Joseph MacDonald
Best Costume Design (Black-and-White)	Best Costume Design (Color)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Irene Sharaff‡ The Gospel According to St. Matthew – Danilo Donati Mandragola – Danilo Donati Mister Buddwing – Helen Rose Morgan! – Jocelyn Rickards	A Man for All Seasons – Joan Bridge and Elizabeth Haffenden‡ Gambit – Jean Louis Hawaii – Dorothy Jeakins Juliet of the Spirits – Piero Gherardi The Oscar – Edith Head
Best Film Editing	Best Special Visual Effects
Grand Prix – Fredric Steinkamp, Henry Berman, Stewart Linder and Frank Santillo‡ Fantastic Voyage – William B. Murphy The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming – Hal Ashby and J. Terry Williams The Sand Pebbles – William H. Reynolds Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Sam O'Steen	Fantastic Voyage – Art Cruickshank‡ Hawaii – Linwood G. Dunn

Name	Role
Hank Simms	Announcer of the 39th Academy Awards
Arthur Freed (AMPAS President)	Gave opening remarks welcoming guests to the awards ceremony
Dean Jones Raquel Welch	Presenters of the award for Best Sound
Shelley Winters	Presenter of the award for Best Supporting Actor
Ann-Margret Omar Sharif	Presenters of the awards for Best Cinematography
Irene Dunne	Presenter of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Olivia de Havilland	Presenter of the Short Subjects Awards
Diahann Carroll	Presenter of the award for Best Sound Effects
Richard Harris Barbara Rush	Presenters of the Documentary Awards
Fred MacMurray	Presenter of the award for Best Special Visual Effects
Candice Bergen Robert Mitchum	Presenters of the awards for Best Costume Design
Sidney Poitier	Presenter of the award for Best Supporting Actress
Jack Valenti	Presenter of the Honorary Award to Y. Frank Freeman
Lee Remick James Stewart	Presenters of the award for Best Film Editing
Charlton Heston	Presenter of the Honorary Award to Yakima Canutt
Patricia Neal	Presenter of the award for Best Foreign Language Film
Rock Hudson Vanessa Redgrave	Presenters of the awards for Best Art Direction
Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers	Presenters of the Writing Awards
Arthur Freed	Presenter of the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award to Robert Wise
Mary Tyler Moore Dick Van Dyke	Presenters of the Music Awards
Dean Martin	Presenter of the award for Best Song
Lee Marvin	Presenter of the award for Best Actress
Rosalind Russell	Presenter of the award for Best Director
Julie Christie	Presenter of the award for Best Actor
Audrey Hepburn	Presenter of the award for Best Picture

Name	Role	Performed
Johnny Green	Musical arranger and conductor	Orchestral
Dionne Warwick	Performer	"Alfie" from Alfie
Roger Williams The Young Americans	Performers	"Born Free" from Born Free
Mitzi Gaynor	Performer	"Georgy Girl" from Georgy Girl
John Davidson	Performer	"A Time for Love" from An American Dream
Jackie DeShannon	Performer	"My Wishing Doll" from Hawaii

39th Academy Awards

Winners and nominees

Honorary Awards

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award

Multiple nominations and awards

Presenters and performers

Presenters

Performers

See also

References

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