Category: Awards

1979 Oscars 51st Academy Awards
1979 Oscars 51st Academy Awards
Winners Announced: April 9, 1979
Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Host: Johnny Carson (introduced as “John Carson”)
Eligibility Year: 1978
Intriguing Trivia and Highlights
Introduction Curveball: Johnny Carson, a seasoned late-night host, was formally introduced as “John Carson,” which was a bit unusual for TV audiences.
Dear Hunter, the Winner: The Deer Hunter swept the major awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for Michael Cimino, and Best Supporting Actor for Christopher Walken.
Streisand & Diamond: Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond performed the song You Don’t Bring Me Flowers, a chart-topping hit that was unrelated to any film that year.
“A Little Priest”: The film adaptation of The Wiz was among the nominees for Best Art Direction, giving the beloved musical some much-needed limelight.
Mork on Stage: Robin Williams, then primarily known for his TV role as Mork, presented an award, providing a touch of comedy to the ceremonies.
Musical Variety: John Williams won for his original score for Superman, further cementing his status as one of Hollywood’s leading composers.
Foreign Excellence: Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (Préparez vos mouchoirs) from France won Best Foreign Language Film, marking a strong presence for international cinema.
This was the final public appearance of actor John Wayne.
The nominees for the 51st Academy Awards were announced on February 20, 1979
1979 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
The Deer Hunter – Barry Spikings, Michael Deeley, Michael Cimino and John Peverall, producers (WINNER)
Coming Home – Jerome Hellman, producer
Heaven Can Wait – Warren Beatty, producer
Midnight Express – Alan Marshall and David Puttnam, producers
An Unmarried Woman – Paul Mazursky and Anthony Ray, producers
Best Director:
Michael Cimino – The Deer Hunter (WINNER)
Hal Ashby – Coming Home
Warren Beatty and Buck Henry – Heaven Can Wait
Woody Allen – Interiors
Alan Parker – Midnight Express
Best Actor:
Jon Voight – Coming Home as Luke Martin (WINNER)
Warren Beatty – Heaven Can Wait as Joe Pendleton/Leo Farnsworth/Tom Jarrett
Gary Busey – The Buddy Holly Story as Buddy Holly
Robert De Niro – The Deer Hunter as Sergeant Michael “Mike” Vronsky
Laurence Olivier – The Boys from Brazil as Ezra Lieberman
Best Actress:
Jane Fonda – Coming Home as Sally Hyde (WINNER)
Ingrid Bergman – Autumn Sonata as Charlotte Andergast
Ellen Burstyn – Same Time, Next Year as Doris
Jill Clayburgh – An Unmarried Woman as Erica Benton
Geraldine Page – Interiors as Eve
Best Supporting Actor:
Christopher Walken – The Deer Hunter as Corporal Nikanor “Nick” Chevotarevich (WINNER)
Bruce Dern – Coming Home as Captain Bob Hyde
Richard Farnsworth – Comes a Horseman as Dodger
John Hurt – Midnight Express as Max
Jack Warden – Heaven Can Wait as Max Corkle
Best Supporting Actress:
Maggie Smith – California Suite as Diana Barrie (WINNER)
Dyan Cannon – Heaven Can Wait as Julia Farnsworth
Penelope Milford – Coming Home as Vi Munson
Maureen Stapleton – Interiors as Pearl
Meryl Streep – The Deer Hunter as Linda
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
Coming Home – Story by Nancy Dowd; Screenplay by Waldo Salt and Robert C. Jones (WINNER)
Autumn Sonata – Ingmar Bergman
The Deer Hunter – Story by Michael Cimino, Deric Washburn, Louis Garfinkle and Quinn Redeker; Screenplay by Deric Washburn
Interiors – Woody Allen
An Unmarried Woman – Paul Mazursky
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
Midnight Express – Oliver Stone based on the book by Billy Hayes and William Hoffer (WINNER)
Bloodbrothers – Walter Newman based on the novel by Richard Price
California Suite – Neil Simon based on his play
Heaven Can Wait – Elaine May and Warren Beatty based on the play by Harry Segall
Same Time, Next Year – Bernard Slade based on his play
Best Foreign Language Film:
Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (France) (WINNER)
The Glass Cell (West Germany)
Hungarians (Hungary)
Viva Italia! (Italy)
White Bim Black Ear (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)
Best Documentary Feature:
Scared Straight! – Arnold Shapiro (WINNER)
The Lovers’ Wind (Le vent des amoureux) – Albert Lamorisse (posthumous nomination)
Mysterious Castles of Clay – Joan Root and Alan Root
Raoni – Jean-Pierre Dutilleux and Luiz Carlos Saldanha
With Babies and Banners: Story of the Women’s Emergency Brigade – Lorraine Gray
Best Documentary Short Subject:
The Flight of the Gossamer Condor – Jacqueline Phillips Shedd and Ben Shedd (WINNER)
The Divided Trail: A Native American Odyssey
An Encounter with Faces – Vidhu Vinod Chopra and K. K. Kapil
Goodnight Miss Ann
Squires of San Quentin
Best Live Action Short Film:
Teenage Father – Taylor Hackford (WINNER)
A Different Approach – Jim Belcher and Fern Field
Mandy’s Grandmother – Andrew Sugerman
Strange Fruit – Seth Pinsker
Best Animated Short Film:
Special Delivery – Eunice Macauley and John Weldon (WINNER)
Oh My Darling – Nico Crama
Rip Van Winkle – Will Vinton
Best Original Score:
Midnight Express – Giorgio Moroder (WINNER)
The Boys from Brazil – Jerry Goldsmith
Days of Heaven – Ennio Morricone
Heaven Can Wait – Dave Grusin
Superman – John Williams
Best Adaptation Score:
The Buddy Holly Story – Joe Renzetti (WINNER)
Pretty Baby – Jerry Wexler
The Wiz – Quincy Jones
Best Original Song:
“Last Dance” from Thank God It’s Friday – Music and Lyrics by Paul Jabara (WINNER)
“Hopelessly Devoted to You” from Grease – Music and Lyrics by John Farrar
“The Last Time I Felt Like This” from Same Time, Next Year – Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman
“Ready to Take a Chance Again” from Foul Play – Music by Charles Fox; Lyrics by Norman Gimbel
“When You’re Loved” from The Magic of Lassie – Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
Best Sound:
The Deer Hunter – Richard Portman, William McCaughey, Aaron Rochin and Darin Knight (WINNER)
The Buddy Holly Story – Tex Rudloff, Joel Fein, Curly Thirlwell and Willie D. Burton
Days of Heaven – John Wilkinson, Robert W. Glass Jr., John T. Reitz and Barry Thomas
Hooper – Robert Knudson, Robert Glass, Don MacDougall and Jack Solomon
Superman – Gordon McCallum, Graham V. Hartstone, Nicolas Le Messurier and Roy Charman
Best Costume Design:
Death on the Nile – Anthony Powell (WINNER)
Caravans – Renié
Days of Heaven – Patricia Norris
The Swarm – Paul Zastupnevich
The Wiz – Tony Walton
Best Art Direction:
Heaven Can Wait – Art Direction: Paul Sylbert and Edwin O’Donovan; Set Decoration: George Gaines (WINNER)
The Brink’s Job – Art Direction: Dean Tavoularis and Angelo P. Graham; Set Decoration: George R. Nelson and Bruce Kay
California Suite – Art Direction: Albert Brenner; Set Decoration: Marvin March
Interiors – Art Direction: Mel Bourne; Set Decoration: Daniel Robert
The Wiz – Art Direction: Tony Walton and Philip Rosenberg; Set Decoration: Edward Stewart and Robert Drumheller
Best Cinematography:
Days of Heaven – Néstor Almendros (WINNER)
The Deer Hunter – Vilmos Zsigmond
Heaven Can Wait – William A. Fraker
Same Time, Next Year – Robert Surtees
The Wiz – Oswald Morris
Best Film Editing:
The Deer Hunter – Peter Zinner (WINNER)
The Boys from Brazil – Robert E. Swink
Coming Home – Don Zimmerman
Midnight Express – Gerry Hambling
Superman – Stuart Baird
Academy Honorary Awards:
Laurence Olivier
Walter Lantz
King Vidor
Museum of Modern Art Department of Film
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:
Leo Jaffe
Special Achievement Award:
Les Bowie, Colin Chilvers, Denys Coop, Roy Field, Derek Meddings and Zoran Perisic for the visual effects of Superman.
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April 9, 1979
1979 Grammy Award Winners
1979 Grammy Award Winners
Winners Announced: February 15, 1979
Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Host: John Denver
Eligibility Year: October 1, 1977 – September 30, 1978
Intriguing Trivia and Nuggets of Knowledge
End of the Disco Era: This year’s Grammy Awards coincided with the tail end of the disco craze, and the Bee Gees were the darlings of the night.
Denver’s Final Act: This was the last time John Denver would host the Grammys, ending his five-year stint.
Rising Talent: This was the year Billy Joel won both Song of the Year and Record of the Year for “Just the Way You Are,” signifying his ascent as a major artist.
Saturday Night Live: The Bee Gees’ album Saturday Night Fever was a significant winner, echoing the cultural impact of disco.
Epic Collaborations: “Stayin’ Alive,” a song by the Bee Gees, also featured on Saturday Night Fever, which is one of the best-selling soundtracks of all time.
First Country Rap: While it didn’t win, “Convoy” by C.W. McCall was nominated, which many consider to be a predecessor to the modern country rap genre
1979 Grammy Winners
Record of the Year:
Just the Way You Are – Billy Joel
Album of the Year:
Saturday Night Fever, Bee Gees, David Shire, Yvonne Elliman, Tevares, Kool and the Gang, K.C. and the Sunshine Band, MFSB, Trammps, Walter Murphy and Ralph MacDonald (RSO)
Song of the Year:
Just the Way You Are – Billy Joel, songwriter
Best New Artist of the Year:
A Taste of Honey
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male:
Copacabana (At the Copa), Barry Manilow
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female:
You Needed Me – Anne Murray
Best Pop Vocal Performance By a Duo, Group or Chorus:
Saturday Night Fever, Bee Gees
Best Pop Instrumental Performance:
Children of Sanchez, Chuck Mangione Group
Best Rhythm and Blues Song:
Last Dance – Paul Jabara, songwriter
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male:
On Broadway – George Benson
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female:
Last Dance – Donna Summer
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance By a Duo, Group or Chorus:
All’n All, Earth, Wind and Fire
Best Rhythm and Blues Instrumental Performance:
Runnin’ – Earth, Wind and Fire
Best Jazz Vocal Performance:
All Fly Home, Al Jarreau
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist:
Montreux ’77 Oscar Peterson Jam, Oscar Peterson
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group:
Friends, Chick Corea
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band:
Live in Munich, Thad Jones and Mel Lewis
Best Country Song:
The Gambler – Don Schlitz, songwriter
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male:
Georgia on My Mind – Willie Nelson
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female:
Here You Come Again, Dolly Parton
Best Country Vocal Performance By a Duo or Group:
Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys – Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson
Best Country Instrumental Performance:
One O’Clock Jump – Asleep at the Wheel
Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary or Inspirational:
What a Friend – Larry Hart
Best Gospel Performance, Traditional:
Refreshing, Happy Goodman Family
Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary:
Live in London, Andrae Crouch and the Disciples
Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional:
Live and Direct, Mighty Clouds of Joy
Best Latin Recording:
Homenaje a Beny Moré, Tito Puente (Tico)
Best Inspirational Performance:
Happy Man, B.J. Thomas
Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording:
I’m Ready, Muddy Waters (Blue Sky)
Best Instrumental Arrangement:
Main Title (Overture Part One, The Wiz Original Soundtrack), Quincy Jones and Robert Freedman, arrangers
Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s):
Got to Get You Into My Life – Maurice White, arranger
Best Arrangement for Voices:
Stayin’ Alive – Bee Gees, arrangers
Best Instrumental Composition:
Theme From Close Encounters of the Third Kind – John Williams, composer
Best Cast Show Album:
Ain’t Misbehavin’, Thomas Fats Waller and others, composers (RCA Red Seal)
Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special:
Close Encounters of the Third Kind, John Williams, composer (Arista)
Album of the Year, Classical:
Brahms, Concerto for Violin in D Major, Itzhak Perlman; Carlo Maria Giulini conducting Chicago Symphony (Angel)
Best Classical Orchestral Performance:
Beethoven, Symphonies (Complete), Herbert von Karajan conducting Berlin Philharmonic
Best Chamber Music Performance:
Beethoven, Sonatas for Violin and Piano (Complete), Itzhak Perlman and Vladimir Ashkenazy
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With Orchestra):
Rachmaninoff, Concerto No. 3 in D Minor for Piano (Horowitz Golden Jubilee), Vladimir Horowitz; Eugene Ormandy conducting Philadelphia Orchestra
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (Without Orchestra):
The Horowitz Concerts 1977/78, Vladimir Horowitz
Best Opera Recording:
Lehar, The Merry Widow, Julius Rudel conducting New York City Opera Orchestra and Chorus; solos: Sills and Titus (Angel)
Best Choral Performance, Classical (Other Than Opera):
Beethoven, Missa Solemnis, Sir Georg Solti, conductor and Margaret Hillis, choral director, Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance:
Luciano Pavarotti – Hits From Lincoln Center, Luciano Pavarotti
Best Comedy Recording:
A Wild and Crazy Guy, Steve Martin (Warner Bros.)
Best Spoken Word Recording:
Citizen Kane (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Orson Welles (Mark 56)
Best Recording for Children:
The Muppet Show, Jim Henson (Arista)
Best Album Package:
Boys in the Trees, Johnny Lee and Tony Lane, art directors (Elektra)
Best Album Notes:
A Bing Crosby Collection, vols. I and II, Michael Brooks, annotator (Columbia)
Best Historical Repackage Album:
Lester Young Story Vol. 3 (Columbia)
Best Producers of the Year:
Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson
February 15, 1979
1978 Oscars 50th Academy Awards
1978 Oscars 50th Academy Awards
Winners Announced: April 3, 1978
Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Host: Bob Hope
Eligibility Year: 1977

Riveting Trivia and Tantalizing Tidbits

Milestone Event: This ceremony marked the 50th anniversary of the Oscars, making it an especially significant year.

Woody Allen’s No-Show: Woody Allen won for Best Director for Annie Hall but didn’t attend the ceremony, famously choosing to play clarinet at his regular gig instead.

Breakthrough for Star Wars: The epic space opera Star Wars won six technical Oscars, but lost Best Picture to Annie Hall.

Diane Keaton Triumphs: Diane Keaton won Best Actress for her role in Annie Hall, a character reportedly based on her own personality.

Youngest Supporting Actress: Tatum O’Neal still holds the record as the youngest actor ever to win a competitive Academy Award. She won Best Supporting Actress at age 10 for her role in Paper Moon (1973), but this year her record wasn’t broken.

Pioneering Animation: The Rescuers, a film by Walt Disney Productions, received a nomination for its song “Someone’s Waiting for You,” signaling recognition for animated films in categories other than just Best Animated Feature.

Hope’s Hosting Legacy: Bob Hope served as host for a record 19th and final time, a record that still stands to this day.
1978 Oscar Nominees and Winners

Best Picture:
Annie Hall – Charles H. Joffe, producer (WINNER)
The Goodbye Girl – Ray Stark, producer
Julia – Richard Roth, producer
Star Wars – Gary Kurtz, producer
The Turning Point – Herbert Ross and Arthur Laurents, producers

Best Director:
Woody Allen – Annie Hall (WINNER)
Steven Spielberg – Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Fred Zinnemann – Julia
George Lucas – Star Wars
Herbert Ross – The Turning Point

Best Actor:
Richard Dreyfuss – The Goodbye Girl as Elliot Garfield (WINNER)
Woody Allen – Annie Hall as Alvy “Max” Singer
Richard Burton – Equus as Doctor Martin Dysart
Marcello Mastroianni – A Special Day as Gabriele
John Travolta – Saturday Night Fever as Anthony “Tony” Manero

Best Actress:
Diane Keaton – Annie Hall as Annie Hall (WINNER)
Anne Bancroft – The Turning Point as Emma Jacklin
Jane Fonda – Julia as Lillian Hellman
Shirley MacLaine – The Turning Point as DeeDee Rodgers
Marsha Mason – The Goodbye Girl as Paula McFadden

Best Supporting Actor:
Jason Robards – Julia as Dashiell Hammett (WINNER)
Mikhail Baryshnikov – The Turning Point as Yuri Kopeikine
Peter Firth – Equus as Alan Strang
Alec Guinness – Star Wars as Obi Wan Kenobi
Maximilian Schell – Julia as Johann

Best Supporting Actress:
Vanessa Redgrave – Julia as Julia (WINNER)
Leslie Browne – The Turning Point as Emilia Rodgers
Quinn Cummings – The Goodbye Girl as Lucy McFadden
Melinda Dillon – Close Encounters of the Third Kind as Jillian Guiler
Tuesday Weld – Looking for Mr. Goodbar as Katherine Dunn

Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Based on Factual Material or on Story Material Not Previously Published or Produced:
Annie Hall – Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman (WINNER)
The Goodbye Girl – Neil Simon
The Late Show – Robert Benton
Star Wars – George Lucas
The Turning Point – Arthur Laurents

Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
Julia – Alvin Sargent based on the novel Pentimento by Lillian Hellman (WINNER)
Equus – Peter Shaffer based on his play
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden – Gavin Lambert and Lewis John Carlino based on the novel by Hannah Greene
Oh, God! – Larry Gelbart based on the novel by Avery Corman
That Obscure Object of Desire – Luis Buñuel and Jean-Claude Carrière based on the novel La Femme et le pantin by Pierre Louÿs

Best Foreign Language Film:
Madame Rosa (France) (WINNER)
Iphigenia (Greece)
Operation Thunderbolt (Israel)
A Special Day (Italy)
That Obscure Object of Desire (Spain)

Best Documentary Feature:
Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids? – John Korty (WINNER)
The Children of Theatre Street – Robert Dornhelm and Earle Mack
High Grass Circus – Tony Ianzelo and Torben Schioler
Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love – Harry Rasky
Union Maids – Jim Klein, Miles Mogulescu and Julia Reichert

Best Documentary Short Subject:
Gravity Is My Enemy – John C. Joseph and Jan Stussy (WINNER)
Agueda Martinez: Our People, Our Country
First Edition
Of Time, Tombs and Treasures
The Shetland Experience

Best Live Action Short Film:
I’ll Find a Way – Beverly Shaffer and Yuki Yoshida (WINNER)
The Absent-Minded Waiter – William E. McEuen
Floating Free – Jerry Butts
Notes on the Popular Arts – Saul Bass
Spaceborne – Philip Dauber

Best Animated Short Film:
The Sand Castle – Co Hoedeman (WINNER)
Bead Game – Ishu Patel
The Doonesbury Special – John Hubley (posthumous nomination), Faith Hubley and Garry Trudeau
Jimmy the C – James Picker, Robert Grossman and Craig Whitaker

Best Original Score:
Star Wars – John Williams (WINNER)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind – John Williams
Julia – Georges Delerue
Mohammad, Messenger of God – Maurice Jarre
The Spy Who Loved Me – Marvin Hamlisch

Best Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score:
A Little Night Music – Adapted by Jonathan Tunick (WINNER)
Pete’s Dragon – Song Score by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn; Adapted by Irwin Kostal
The Slipper and the Rose – Song Score by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman; Adapted by Angela Morley

Best Original Song:
“You Light Up My Life” from You Light Up My Life – Music and Lyrics by Joseph Brooks (WINNER)
“Candle on the Water” from Pete’s Dragon – Music and Lyrics by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn
“Nobody Does It Better” from The Spy Who Loved Me – Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager
“The Slipper and the Rose Waltz (He Danced with Me/She Danced with Me)” from The Slipper and the Rose – Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
“Someone’s Waiting for You” from The Rescuers – Music by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Carol Connors and Ayn Robbins

Best Sound:
Star Wars – Don MacDougall, Ray West, Bob Minkler and Derek Ball (WINNER)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind – Robert Knudson, Robert Glass, Don MacDougall and Gene Cantamessa
The Deep – Walter Goss, Dick Alexander, Tom Beckert and Robin Gregory
Sorcerer – Robert Knudson, Robert Glass, Richard Tyler and Jean-Louis Ducarme
The Turning Point – Theodore Soderberg, Paul Wells, Douglas Williams and Jerry Jost

Best Costume Design:
Star Wars – John Mollo (WINNER)
Airport ’77 – Edith Head and Burton Miller
Julia – Anthea Sylbert
A Little Night Music – Florence Klotz
The Other Side of Midnight – Irene Sharaff

Best Art Direction:
Star Wars – Art Direction: John Barry, Norman Reynolds and Leslie Dilley; Set Decoration: Roger Christian (WINNER)
Airport ’77 – Art Direction: George C. Webb; Set Decoration: Mickey S. Michaels
Close Encounters of the Third Kind – Art Direction: Joe Alves and Daniel A. Lomino; Set Decoration: Phil Abramson
The Spy Who Loved Me – Art Direction: Ken Adam and Peter Lamont; Set Decoration: Hugh Scaife
The Turning Point – Art Direction: Albert Brenner; Set Decoration: Marvin March

Best Cinematography:
Close Encounters of the Third Kind – Vilmos Zsigmond (WINNER)
Islands in the Stream – Fred J. Koenekamp
Julia – Douglas Slocombe
Looking for Mr. Goodbar – William A. Fraker
The Turning Point – Robert Surtees

Best Film Editing:
Star Wars – Paul Hirsch, Marcia Lucas and Richard Chew (WINNER)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind – Michael Kahn
Julia – Walter Murch
Smokey and the Bandit – Walter Hannemann and Angelo Ross
The Turning Point – William H. Reynolds

Best Visual Effects:
Star Wars – John Stears, John Dykstra, Richard Edlund, Grant McCune and Robert Blalack (WINNER)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind – Gregory Jein, Roy Arbogast, Douglas Trumbull, Matthew Yuricich and Richard Yuricich

Academy Honorary Awards:
Margaret Booth

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:
Charlton Heston

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award:
Walter Mirisch

Special Achievement Awards:
Ben Burtt for the creation of the alien, creature, and robot voices in Star Wars
Frank Warner for sound effects editing in Close Encounters of the Third Kind

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April 3, 1978
1978 Grammy Award Winners
1978 Grammy Award Winners
Winners Announced: February 23, 1978
Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Host: John Denver
Eligibility Year: October 1, 1976 – September 30, 1977
Trivia and Fascinating Facts
Changing of the Guard: This year marked a shift in hosting duties, as John Denver took over from Andy Williams, who had been hosting the Grammys for several years prior.
Stevie Wonder’s Run: Stevie Wonder won Album of the Year for Songs in the Key of Life, his third Album of the Year win in four years.
Rise of the Eagles: The Eagles’ hit “Hotel California” snagged Record of the Year, solidifying the band’s place in rock history.
Debby Boone Shines: Newcomer Debby Boone won Song of the Year for “You Light Up My Life,” a ballad that became an instant classic.
Genre Milestone: Dolly Parton’s Here You Come Again won Best Country Vocal Performance, Female, a recognition that further amplified her crossover success.
Classical Crossover: Luciano Pavarotti received his first Grammy, winning Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance for O Sole Mio – Favorite Neapolitan Songs.
Posthumous Recognition: Composer Benjamin Britten was awarded a posthumous Grammy for Best Classical Orchestral Recording, for his Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
1978 Grammy Winners
Record of the Year:
Hotel California – Eagles
Album of the Year:
Rumours, Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros.)
Song of the Year (tie):
Love Theme From A Star Is Born (Evergreen), Barbra Streisand and Paul Williams, songwriters
You Light Up My Life – Joe Brooks, songwriter
Best New Artist of the Year:
Debby Boone
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male:
Handy Man – James Taylor
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female:
Love Theme From A Star Is Born (Evergreen), Barbra Streisand
Best Pop Vocal Performance By a Duo, Group or Chorus:
How Deep Is Your Love – Bee Gees
Best Pop Instrumental Performance:
Star Wars, John Williams conducting London Symphony Orchestra
Best Rhythm and Blues Song:
You Make Me Feel Like Dancing – Leo Sayer and Vini Poncia, songwriters
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male:
Unmistakably Lou, Lou Rawls
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female:
Don’t Leave Me This Way – Thelma Houston
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance By a Duo, Group or Chorus:
Best of My Love – Emotions
Best Rhythm and Blues Instrumental Performance:
Q – Brothers Johnson
Best Jazz Vocal Performance:
Look to the Rainbow, Al Jarreau
Best Jazz Performance By a Soloist:
The Giants, Oscar Peterson
Best Jazz Performance By a Group:
The Phil Woods Six Live From the Showboat, Phil Woods
Best Jazz Performance By a Big Band:
Prime Time, Count Basie and His Orchestra
Best Country Song:
Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue – Richard Leigh, songwriter
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male:
Lucille – Kenny Rogers
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female:
Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue – Crystal Gayle
Best Country Vocal Performance By a Duo or Group:
Heaven’s Just a Sin Away – The Kendalls
Best Country Instrumental Performance:
Country Instrumentalist of the Year, Hargus Pig Robbins
Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary or Inspirational:
Sail On, Imperials
Best Gospel Performance, Traditional:
Just a Little Talk With Jesus – Oak Ridge Boys
Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary:
Wonderful, Edwin Hawkins and the Edwin Hawkins Singers
Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional:
James Cleveland Live at Carnegie Hall, James Cleveland
Best Latin Recording:
Dawn, Mongo Santamaria (Vaya)
Best Inspirational Performance:
Home Where I Belong, B.J. Thomas
Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording:
Hard Again, Muddy Waters (Blue Sky/CBS)
Best Instrumental Arrangement:
Nadia’s Theme (The Young and the Restless), Harry Betts, Perry Botkin, Jr. and Barry De Vorzon, arrangers
Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s):
Love Theme From A Star Is Born (Evergreen), lan Freebairn-Smith, arranger
Best Arrangement for Voices:
New Kid in Town – Eagles, arrangers
Best Instrumental Composition:
Main Title From Star Wars – John Williams, composer
Best Cast Show Album:
Annie, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, composers (Columbia)
Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special:
Star Wars, John Williams, composer (20th Century)
Album of the Year, Classical:
Concert of the Century, Leonard Bernstein, Vladimir Horowitz, Isaac Stern, Mstislav Rostropovich, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Yehudi Menuhin and Lyndon Woodside (Columbia)
Best Classical Orchestral Performance:
Mahler, Symphony No. 9, Carlo Maria Giulini conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Best Chamber Music Performance:
Schoenberg, Quartets for Strings, Juilliard Quartet
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With Orchestra):
Vivaldi, The Four Seasons, Itzhak Perlman, violin; Itzhak Perlman conducting London Philharmonic Orchestra
Best Classical Performance Instrumental Soloist(s) (Without Orchestra):
Beethoven, Sonata for Piano No. 18; Schumann, Fantasiestücke, Artur Rubinstein, piano
Best Opera Recording:
Gershwin, Porgy and Bess, John De Main conducting Sherwin M. Goldman Houston Grand Opera Production; solos: Albert, Dale, Smith, Shakesnider, Lane, Brice and Smalls (RCA)
Best Choral Performance, Classical (Other Than Opera):
Verdi, Requiem, Sir Georg Solti conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Margaret Hillis, choral director of the Chicago Symphony Chorus
Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance:
Bach, Arias, Janet Baker; Neville Marriner conducting Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Best Comedy Recording:
Let’s Get Small, Steve Martin (Warner Bros.)
Best Spoken Word Recording:
The Belle of Amherst, Julie Harris (Credo)
Best Recording for Children:
Aren’t You Glad You’re You, Sesame Street cast and Muppets (Sesame Street)
Best Album Package:
Simple Dreams, Kosh, art director (Asylum)
Best Album Notes:
Bing Crosby: A Legendary Performer, George T. Simon, annotator (RCA)
Best Producer of the Year:
Peter Asher
February 23, 1978
1977 Oscars 49th Academy Awards
1977 Oscars 49th Academy Awards
Winners Announced: March 28, 1977

Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California

Hosts: Richard Pryor, Jane Fonda, Ellen Burstyn, Warren Beatty

Eligibility Year: 1976

Trivia and Details

This was the first year the Academy Awards had multiple hosts. Richard Pryor, Jane Fonda, Ellen Burstyn, and Warren Beatty each brought their own flair to the proceedings, which was a bit of an experimental move.

The film Rocky, starring Sylvester Stallone, knocked out the competition to win Best Picture. Stallone wrote the screenplay in just three days and had to sell his dog to stay financially afloat while seeking a studio willing to let him star in it.

Faye Dunaway won Best Actress for her role in Network, a film that also earned Peter Finch a posthumous Best Actor award. He’s the first actor to win an Oscar posthumously.

All the President’s Men won four Oscars, including Best Supporting Actor for Jason Robards, who portrayed Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee.

The Best Foreign Language Film was Black and White in Color, an Ivory Coast film that was actually a comedy about colonialism.

Jerry Goldsmith won Best Original Score for The Omen, making it the only horror film to win an Oscar that evening.

Peter Finch was the first posthumous winner of an Oscar for acting.

The “Academy Award of Merit” is what the Oscar statue is officially called.

Beatrice Straight became the actor with the shortest performance ever in a film to win an acting Oscar, with only five minutes and two seconds of screen-time in Network.
1977 Oscar Nominees and Winners

Best Picture:
Rocky – Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler, producers (WINNER)
All the President’s Men – Walter Coblenz, producer
Bound for Glory – Robert F. Blumofe and Harold Leventhal, producers
Network – Howard Gottfried, producer
Taxi Driver – Julia Phillips and Michael Phillips, producers

Best Director:
John G. Avildsen – Rocky (WINNER)
Alan J. Pakula – All the President’s Men
Ingmar Bergman – Face to Face
Sidney Lumet – Network
Lina Wertmüller – Seven Beauties

Best Actor:
Peter Finch – Network as Howard Beale (WINNER)
Robert De Niro – Taxi Driver as Travis Bickle
Giancarlo Giannini – Seven Beauties as Pasqualino
William Holden – Network as Max Schumacher
Sylvester Stallone – Rocky as Rocky Balboa

Best Actress:
Faye Dunaway – Network as Diana Christensen (WINNER)
Marie-Christine Barrault – Cousin Cousine as Marthe
Talia Shire – Rocky as Adrian Pennino
Sissy Spacek – Carrie as Carrie White
Liv Ullmann – Face to Face as Jenny Isaksson

Best Supporting Actor:
Jason Robards – All the President’s Men as Ben Bradlee (WINNER)
Ned Beatty – Network as Arthur Jensen
Burgess Meredith – Rocky as “Mickey” Goldmill
Laurence Olivier – Marathon Man as Dr. Christian Szell
Burt Young – Rocky as Paulie Pennino

Best Supporting Actress:
Beatrice Straight – Network as Louise Schumacher (WINNER)
Jane Alexander – All the President’s Men as Judy Graham Hoback
Jodie Foster – Taxi Driver as Iris Steensma
Lee Grant – Voyage of the Damned as Lillian Rosen
Piper Laurie – Carrie as Margaret White

Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Based on Factual Material or on Story Material Not Previously Published or Produced:
Network – Paddy Chayefsky (WINNER)
Cousin Cousine – Jean-Charles Tacchella and Danièle Thompson
The Front – Walter Bernstein
Rocky – Sylvester Stallone
Seven Beauties – Lina Wertmüller

Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
All the President’s Men – William Goldman based on the book by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward (WINNER)
Bound for Glory – Robert Getchell based on the book by Woody Guthrie
Fellini’s Casanova – Federico Fellini and Bernardino Zapponi based on the autobiography Histoire de ma vie by Giacomo Casanova
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution – Nicholas Meyer based on his novel
Voyage of the Damned – David Butler and Steve Shagan based on the book by Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan Witts

Best Documentary Feature:
Harlan County, USA – Barbara Kopple (WINNER)
Hollywood on Trial – David Helpern
Off the Edge – Michael Firth
People of the Wind – Anthony Howarth and David Koff
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry – Donald Brittain and John Kramer

Best Documentary Short Subject:
Number Our Days – Lynne Littman (WINNER)
American Shoeshine
Blackwood
The End of the Road
Universe

Best Live Action Short Film:
In the Region of Ice – Anne Guttfreund and Peter Werner (WINNER)
Kudzu – Marjorie Anne Short
The Morning Spider – Julian Chagrin and Claude Chagrin
Nightlife – Claire Wilbur and Robin Lehman
Number One – Dyan Cannon and Vince Cannon

Best Animated Short Film:
Leisure – Suzanne Baker (WINNER)
Dedalo – Manfredo Manfredi
The Street – Caroline Leaf and Guy Glover

Best Original Score:
The Omen – Jerry Goldsmith (WINNER)
Obsession – Bernard Herrmann (posthumous nomination)
The Outlaw Josey Wales – Jerry Fielding
Taxi Driver – Bernard Herrmann (posthumous nomination)
Voyage of the Damned – Lalo Schifrin

Best Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score:
Bound for Glory – Leonard Rosenman (WINNER)
Bugsy Malone – Paul Williams
A Star Is Born – Roger Kellaway

Best Original Song:
“Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)” from A Star Is Born – Music by Barbra Streisand; Lyrics by Paul Williams (WINNER)
“Ave Satani” from The Omen – Music and Lyrics by Jerry Goldsmith
“Come to Me” from The Pink Panther Strikes Again – Music by Henry Mancini; Lyrics by Don Black
“Gonna Fly Now” from Rocky – Music by Bill Conti; Lyrics by Carol Connors and Ayn Robbins
“A World That Never Was” from Half a House – Music by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster

Best Sound:
All the President’s Men – Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Dick Alexander and Jim Webb (WINNER)
King Kong – Harry Warren Tetrick (posthumous nomination), William McCaughey, Aaron Rochin and Jack Solomon
Rocky – Harry Warren Tetrick (posthumous nomination), William McCaughey, Lyle Burbridge and Bud Alper
Silver Streak – Donald Mitchell, Douglas Williams, Richard Tyler and Hal Etherington
A Star Is Born – Robert Knudson, Dan Wallin, Robert Glass and Tom Overton

Best Foreign Language Film:
Black and White in Color (Côte d’Ivoire) (WINNER)
Cousin Cousine (France)
Jacob the Liar (East Germany)
Nights and Days (Poland)
Seven Beauties (Italy)

Best Costume Design:
Fellini’s Casanova – Danilo Donati (WINNER)
Bound for Glory – William Ware Theiss
The Incredible Sarah – Anthony Mendleson
The Passover Plot – Mary Wills
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution – Alan Barrett

Best Art Direction:
All the President’s Men – Art Direction: George Jenkins; Set Decoration: George Gaines (WINNER)
The Incredible Sarah – Art Direction: Elliot Scott and Norman Reynolds; Set Decoration: Peter Howitt
The Last Tycoon – Art Direction: Gene Callahan and Jack T. Collis; Set Decoration: Jerry Wunderlich
Logan’s Run – Art Direction: Dale Hennesy; Set Decoration: Robert De Vestel
The Shootist – Art Direction: Robert F. Boyle; Set Decoration: Arthur Jeph Parker

Best Cinematography:
Bound for Glory – Haskell Wexler (WINNER)
King Kong – Richard H. Kline
Logan’s Run – Ernest Laszlo
Network – Owen Roizman
A Star Is Born – Robert Surtees

Best Film Editing:
Rocky – Richard Halsey and Scott Conrad (WINNER)
All the President’s Men – Robert L. Wolfe
Bound for Glory – Robert C. Jones and Pembroke J. Herring
Network – Alan Heim
Two-Minute Warning – Eve Newman and Walter Hannemann

Special Achievement Awards:
Carlo Rambaldi, Glen Robinson, and Frank Van der Veer for the visual effects of King Kong
L. B. Abbott, Glen Robinson, and Matthew Yuricich for the visual effects of Logan’s Run

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award:
Pandro S. Berman

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March 28, 1977
1977 Grammy Award Winners
1977 Grammy Award Winners
1977 Grammy Award Winners
Winners Announced: February 19, 1977
Held at: Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, California
Host: Andy Williams
Eligibility Year: October 16, 1975 – September 30, 1976
Trivia and Details
The eligibility year for this Grammy Awards was a bit shorter than usual, ending on September 30 instead of mid-October. The change was to align the Grammy eligibility year with the calendar year.
The Song of the Year went to “I Write the Songs,” performed by Barry Manilow but ironically not written by him. Bruce Johnston penned the song.
Stevie Wonder’s Songs in the Key of Life won Album of the Year and earned three other awards. The album itself was a double LP, quite a monumental feat for a Grammy-winning project.
Natalie Cole, daughter of the legendary Nat King Cole, was awarded Best New Artist, making her own mark in the music industry.
Jazz great Chick Corea won the award for Best Jazz Performance by a Group for The Leprechaun, showing that the Grammys weren’t solely the domain of pop and rock.
The Eagles were awarded Record of the Year for their hit “New Kid in Town,” a song that showcased the band’s trademark harmonies and intricate guitar work.
Andy Williams, the host, was an interesting choice as he was primarily known for his work in the ’50s and ’60s, making him somewhat of a throwback figure for a ceremony celebrating contemporary music.
1977 Grammy Winners
Record of the Year:
This Masquerade – George Benson
Album of the Year:
Songs in the Key of Life, Stevie Wonder (Tamla/Motown)
Song of the Year:
I Write the Songs – Bruce Johnston, songwriter
Best New Artist of the Year:
Starland Vocal Band
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male:
Songs in the Key of Life, Stevie Wonder
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female:
Hasten Down the Wind, Linda Ronstadt
Best Pop Vocal Performance By a Duo, Group or Chorus:
If You Leave Me Now – Chicago
Best Pop Instrumental Performance:
Breezin’, George Benson
Best Rhythm and Blues Song:
Lowdown – Boz Scaggs and David Paich, songwriters
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male:
I Wish – Stevie Wonder
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female:
Sophisticated Lady (She’s a Different Lady), Natalie Cole
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance By a Duo, Group or Chorus:
You Don’t Have to Be a Star (to Be in My Show), Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr.
Best Rhythm and Blues Instrumental Performance:
Theme From Good King Bad – George Benson
Best Jazz Vocal Performance:
Fitzgerald and Pass Again, Ella Fitzgerald
Best Jazz Performance By a Soloist:
Basie and Zoot, Count Basie
Best Jazz Performance By a Big Band:
The Ellington Suites, Duke Ellington
Best Country Song:
Broken Lady – Larry Gatlin, songwriter
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male:
(I’m a) Stand By My Woman Man – Ronnie Milsap
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female:
Elite Hotel, Emmylou Harris
Best Country Vocal Performance By a Duo or Group:
The End Is Not in Sight (The Cowboy Tune), Amazing Rhythm Aces
Best Country Instrumental Performance:
Chester and Lester, Chet Atkins and Les Paul
Best Gospel Performance:
Where the Soul Never Dies – Oak Ridge Boys
Best Soul Gospel Performance:
How I Got Over, Mahalia Jackson
Best Latin Recording:
Unfinished Masterpiece, Eddie Palmieri (Coco)
Best Inspirational Performance:
The Astonishing, Outrageous, Amazing, Incredible, Unbelievable, Different World of Gary S. Paxton, Gary S. Paxton
Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording:
Mark Twang, John Hartford (Flying Fish)
Best Instrumental Arrangement:
Leprechaun’s Dream – Chick Corea, arranger
Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists:
If You Leave Me Now – Jimmy Haskell and James William Guercio, arrangers
Best Arrangement for Voices:
Afternoon Delight – Starland Vocal Band, arrangers
Best Instrumental Composition:
Bellavia, Chuck Mangione, composer
Best Cast Show Album:
Bubbling Brown Sugar, various composers (H&L)
Album of Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special:
Car Wash, Norman Whitfield, composer (MCA)
Album of the Year, Classical:
Beethoven, Five Piano Concertos, Artur Rubinstein; Daniel Barenboim conducting London Philharmonic (RCA)
Best Classical Orchestral Performance:
Strauss, Also Sprach Zarathustra, Sir Georg Solti conducting Chicago Symphony
Best Chamber Music Performance:
The Art of Courtly Love, David Munrow conducting Early Music Consort of London
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist (With Orchestra):
Beethoven, The Five Piano Concertos, Artur Rubinstein; Daniel Barenboim conducting London Philharmonic
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist (Without Orchestra):
Horowitz Concerts 1975/76, Vladimir Horowitz
Best Opera Recording:
Gershwin, Porgy and Bess, Lorin Maazel conducting Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus (London)
Best Choral Performance, Classical:
Rachmaninoff, The Bells, Arthur Oldham, Chorus master of London Symphony Chorus; André Previn conducting London Symphony Orchestra
Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance:
Music of Victor Herbert, Beverly Sills
Best Comedy Recording:
Bicentennial Neggir, Richard Pryor (Warner Bros.)
Best Spoken Word Recording:
Great American Documents, Orson Welles, Henry Fonda, Helen Hayes and James Earl Jones (CBS)
Best Recording for Children:
Prokofiev, Peter and the Wolf; Saint-Saëns, Carnival of the Animals; Hermione Gingold, narrator; Karl Bohm, conductor (Deutsche Grammophon)
Best Album Package:
Chicago X, John Berg, art director (Columbia)
Best Album Notes:
The Changing Face of Harlem, the Savoy Sessions, Dan Morgenstern, annotator (Savoy)
Best Producer of the Year:
Stevie Wonder
February 19, 1977
1976 Oscars 48th Academy Awards
1976 Oscars 48th Academy Awards
Winners Announced: March 29, 1976

Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California

Hosts: Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, George Segal, Goldie Hawn, Gene Kelly

Eligibility Year: 1975

Trivia and Details

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest had a legendary night, sweeping the “Big Five” Oscars: Best Picture, Best Director for Milos Forman, Best Actor for Jack Nicholson, Best Actress for Louise Fletcher, and Best Adapted Screenplay.

The late Robert Shaw, known for his role in Jaws, co-hosted the ceremony but didn’t win an Oscar for his iconic performance. Talk about irony!

George Burns, at 80 years old, won Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Sunshine Boys, making him one of the oldest winners in this category.

Jaws, Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster, got recognized for its score but was noticeably absent from the Best Director and Best Picture nominations. However, it won three Oscars: Best Editing, Best Original Score, and Best Sound.

The Best Animated Short Film award went to Great, a biographical film about Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Quite an eclectic pick for an animation!

Dog Day Afternoon was a strong contender with six nominations but managed to snag only one Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.

Chris Sarandon, nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Dog Day Afternoon, became one of the first actors to receive an Oscar nomination for portraying a transgender character.
1976 Oscar Nominees and Winners

Best Picture:
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – Michael Douglas and Saul Zaentz, producers (WINNER)
Barry Lyndon – Stanley Kubrick, producer
Dog Day Afternoon – Martin Bregman and Martin Elfand, producers
Jaws – Richard D. Zanuck and David Brown, producers
Nashville – Robert Altman, producer

Best Director:
Miloš Forman – One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (WINNER)
Federico Fellini – Amarcord
Stanley Kubrick – Barry Lyndon
Sidney Lumet – Dog Day Afternoon
Robert Altman – Nashville

Best Actor:
Jack Nicholson – One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest as Randle Patrick McMurphy (WINNER)
Walter Matthau – The Sunshine Boys as Willy Clark
Al Pacino – Dog Day Afternoon as Sonny Wortzik
Maximilian Schell – The Man in the Glass Booth as Arthur Goldman
James Whitmore – Give ’em Hell, Harry! as Harry S. Truman

Best Actress:
Louise Fletcher – One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest as Nurse Mildred Ratched (WINNER)
Isabelle Adjani – The Story of Adele H. as Adèle Hugo / Adèle Lewry
Ann-Margret – Tommy as Nora Walker
Glenda Jackson – Hedda as Hedda Gabler
Carol Kane – Hester Street as Gitl

Best Supporting Actor:
George Burns – The Sunshine Boys as Al Lewis (WINNER)
Brad Dourif – One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest as Billy Bibbit
Burgess Meredith – The Day of the Locust as Harry Greener
Chris Sarandon – Dog Day Afternoon as Leon
Jack Warden – Shampoo as Lester Karpf

Best Supporting Actress:
Lee Grant – Shampoo as Felicia Karpf (WINNER)
Ronee Blakley – Nashville as Barbara Jean
Sylvia Miles – Farewell, My Lovely as Jessie Halstead Florian
Lily Tomlin – Nashville as Linnea Reese
Brenda Vaccaro – Jacqueline Susann’s Once Is Not Enough as Linda Riggs

Best Original Screenplay:
Dog Day Afternoon – Frank Pierson (WINNER)
Amarcord – Federico Fellini and Tonino Guerra
And Now My Love – Claude Lelouch and Pierre Uytterhoeven
Lies My Father Told Me – Ted Allan
Shampoo – Warren Beatty and Robert Towne

Best Screenplay Adapted from Other Material:
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – Bo Goldman and Lawrence Hauben based on the novel by Ken Kesey (WINNER)
Barry Lyndon – Stanley Kubrick based on The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq. by William Makepeace Thackeray
The Man Who Would Be King – John Huston and Gladys Hill based on the story by Rudyard Kipling
Profumo di donna – Ruggero Maccari and Dino Risi based on the novel Il buio e il mare by Giovanni Arpino
The Sunshine Boys – Neil Simon based on his play

Best Documentary Feature:
The Man Who Skied Down Everest – F. R. Crawley, James Hager and Dale Hartleben (WINNER)
The California Reich – Keith Critchlow and Walter F. Parkes
Fighting for Our Lives – Glen Pearcy
The Incredible Machine – Irwin Rosten
The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir – Shirley MacLaine

Best Documentary Short Subject:
The End of the Game – Claire Wilbur and Robin Lehman (WINNER)
Arthur and Lillie
Millions of Years Ahead of Man
Probes in Space
Whistling Smith

Best Live Action Short Film:
Angel and Big Joe – Bert Salzman (WINNER)
Conquest of Light – Louis Marcus
Dawn Flight – Lawrence M. Lansburgh and Brian Lansburgh
A Day in the Life of Bonnie Consolo – Barry Spinello
Doubletalk – Alan Beattie

Best Animated Short Film:
Great – Bob Godfrey (WINNER)
Kick Me – Robert Swarthe
Monsieur Pointu – René Jodoin, Bernard Longpré and André Leduc
Sisyphus – Marcell Jankovics

Best Original Score:
Jaws – John Williams (WINNER)
Birds Do It, Bees Do It – Gerald Fried
Bite the Bullet – Alex North
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – Jack Nitzsche
The Wind and the Lion – Jerry Goldsmith

Best Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation or Scoring: Adaptation:
Barry Lyndon – Leonard Rosenman (WINNER)
Funny Lady – Peter Matz
Tommy – Pete Townshend

Best Original Song:
“I’m Easy” from Nashville – Music and Lyrics by Keith Carradine (WINNER)
“How Lucky Can You Get?” from Funny Lady – Music and Lyrics by Kander and Ebb
“Now That We’re In Love” from Whiffs – Music by George Barrie; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
“Richard’s Window” from The Other Side of the Mountain – Music by Charles Fox; Lyrics by Norman Gimbel
“Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You’re Going To)” from Mahogany – Music by Michael Masser; Lyrics by Gerry Goffin

Best Sound:
Jaws – John Carter, Roger Heman, Robert Hoyt and Earl Madery (WINNER)
Bite the Bullet – Les Fresholtz, Al Overton Jr., Arthur Piantadosi and Richard Tyler
Funny Lady – Don MacDougall, Richard Portman, Jack Solomon and Curly Thirlwell
The Hindenburg – John A. Bolger Jr., John L. Mack, Leonard Peterson and Don Sharpless
The Wind and the Lion – Roy Charman, William McCaughey, Aaron Rochin and Harry W. Tetrick

Best Foreign Language Film:
Dersu Uzala (Soviet Union) (WINNER)
Letters from Marusia (Mexico)
Profumo di donna (Italy)
The Promised Land (Poland)
Sandakan No. 8 (Japan)

Best Costume Design:
Barry Lyndon – Milena Canonero and Ulla-Britt Söderlund (WINNER)
The Four Musketeers – Yvonne Blake and Ron Talsky
Funny Lady – Ray Aghayan and Bob Mackie
The Magic Flute – Karin Erskine and Henny Noremark
The Man Who Would Be King – Edith Head

Best Art Direction:
Barry Lyndon – Art Direction: Ken Adam and Roy Walker; Set Decoration: Vernon Dixon (WINNER)
The Hindenburg – Art Direction: Edward Carfagno; Set Decoration: Frank R. McKelvy
The Man Who Would Be King – Art Direction: Alexandre Trauner and Tony Inglis; Set Decoration: Peter James
Shampoo – Art Direction: Richard Sylbert and W. Stewart Campbell; Set Decoration: George Gaines
The Sunshine Boys – Art Direction: Albert Brenner; Set Decoration: Marvin March

Best Cinematography:
Barry Lyndon – John Alcott (WINNER)
The Day of the Locust – Conrad Hall
Funny Lady – James Wong Howe
The Hindenburg – Robert Surtees
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – Bill Butler and Haskell Wexler

Best Film Editing:
Jaws – Verna Fields (WINNER)
Dog Day Afternoon – Dede Allen
The Man Who Would Be King – Russell Lloyd
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – Richard Chew, Sheldon Kahn and Lynzee Klingman
Three Days of the Condor – Don Guidice and Fredric Steinkamp

Academy Honorary Award:
Mary Pickford

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award:
Mervyn LeRoy

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:
Jules C. Stein

Special Achievement Awards:
Albert Whitlock and Glen Robinson for visual effect work on The Hindenburg
Peter Berkos for sound effect work on The Hindenburg

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March 29, 1976
1976 Grammy Award Winners
1976 Grammy Award Winners
Winners Announced: February 28, 1976
Held at: Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, California
Host: Andy Williams
Eligibility Year: October 16, 1974 – October 15, 1975
Trivia and Details
The Album of the Year was Still Crazy After All These Years by Paul Simon. This album also won him a Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.
Natalie Cole, daughter of the legendary Nat King Cole, won Best New Artist, making her the first African American female artist to win in this category.
Janis Ian’s At Seventeen won both Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Engineered Recording (Non-Classical), bringing attention to the young artist’s talent.
The Captain & Tennille’s catchy tune Love Will Keep Us Together won both Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Interestingly, the duo also won the Best New Artist award the previous year.
The Staple Singers won their first Best Soul Gospel Performance Grammy with Let’s Do It Again. The group had been around since the 1950s, and this win was a significant milestone in their career.
Not yet a household name for movie scores, John Williams won two Grammys for his work on Jaws — one for Best Original Score and another for Best Instrumental Composition.
Chicago’s Chicago IX – Chicago’s Greatest Hits was one of the year’s best-selling albums but did not win any Grammys. Despite its commercial success, it couldn’t match the critical acclaim of the other nominees.
1976 Grammy Winners
Record of the Year:
Love Will Keep Us Together – Captain and Tennille
Album of the Year:
Still Crazy After All These Years, Paul Simon (Columbia)
Song of the Year:
Send in the Clowns – Stephen Sondheim, songwriter
Best New Artist of the Year:
Natalie Cole
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male:
Still Crazy After All These Years, Paul Simon
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female:
At Seventeen – Janis lan
Best Pop Vocal Performance By a Duo, Group or Chorus:
Lyin’ Eyes – Eagles
Best Pop Instrumental Performance:
The Hustle – Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony
Best Rhythm and Blues Song:
Where Is the Love – Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch, Willie Clarke and Betty Wright, songwriters
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male:
Living for the City – Ray Charles
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female:
This Will Be – Natalie Cole
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance By a Duo, Group or Chorus:
Shining Star – Earth, Wind and Fire
Best Rhythm and Blues Instrumental Performance :
Fly, Robin, Fly – Silver Convention
Best Jazz Performance By a Soloist:
Oscar Peterson and Dizzy Gillespie, Dizzy Gillespie
Best Jazz Performance By a Group:
No Mystery, Chick Corea and Return to Forever
Best Jazz Performance By a Big Band:
Images, Phil Woods with Michel Legrand and His Orchestra
Best Country Song:
(Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song – Chips Moman and Larry Butler, songwriters
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male:
Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain – Willie Nelson
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female:
I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still in Love With You), Linda Ronstadt
Best Country Vocal Performance By a Duo or Group:
Lover Please – Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge
Best Country Instrumental Performance:
The Entertainer – Chet Atkins
Best Gospel Performance:
No Shortage, Imperials
Best Soul Gospel Performance
Take Me Back, Andrae Crouch and the Disciples
Best Latin Recording:
Sun of Latin Music, Eddie Palmieri (Coco)
Best Inspirational Performance:
Jesus, We Just Want to Thank You, Bill Gaither Trio
Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording:
The Muddy Waters Woodstock Album, Muddy Waters (Chess)
Best Instrumental Arrangement:
The Rockford Files – Mike Post and Pete Carpenter, arrangers
Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists:
Misty – Ray Stevens, arranger
Best Instrumental Composition:
Images – Michel Legrand, composer
Best Cast Show Album:
The Wiz, Charlie Smalls, composer (Atlantic)
Album of Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special:
Jaws, John Williams, composer (MCA)
Album of the Year, Classical:
Beethoven, Symphonies Complete, Sir Georg Solti conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra (London)
Best Classical Performance, Orchestra:
Ravel, Daphnis et Chloë (Complete Ballet), Pierre Boulez conducting New York Philharmonic
Best Chamber Music Performance (Instrumental or Vocal):
Schubert, Trios nos. 1 in B-Flat Major, ops. 99 and 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 11 (The Piano Trios), Artur Rubinstein, Henryk Szeryng and Pierre Fournier
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist (With Orchestra):
Ravel, Concerto for Left Hand and Concerto for Piano in G Major; Fauré, Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra, Alicia de Lorrocha; De Burgos and Foster conducting London Philharmonic
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist (Without Orchestra):
Bach, Sonatas and Partitas for Violin Unaccompanied, Nathan Milstein
Best Opera Recording:
Mozart, Cosi fan tutte, Colin Davis conducting Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; principle solos: Caballé, Baker, Gedda, Ganzarolli, Van Allan and Cotrubas (Philips)
Best Choral Performance, Classical:
Orff, Carmina Burana, Robert Page directing the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus and Boys Choir; Michael Tilson Thomas conducting Cleveland Orchestra; soloists: Blegen, Binder and Riegel
Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance:
Mahler, Kindertotenlieder, Janet Baker; Leonard Bernstein conducting Israel Philharmonic
Best Comedy Recording:
Is It Something I Said?, Richard Pryor (Reprise)
Best Spoken Word Recording:
Give ‘Em Hell Harry, James Whitmore (United Artists)
Best Recording for Children:
The Little Prince, Richard Burton, narrator
Best Album Package:
Honey, Jim Ladwig, art director (Mercury)
Best Album Notes (Non-Classical):
Blood on the Tracks, Pete Hamill, annotator (Columbia)
Best Album Notes, Classical:
Footlifters, Gunther Schuller, annotator (Columbia)
Best Producer of the Year:
Arif Mardin
February 28, 1976
1975 Oscars 47th Academy Awards
1975 Oscars 47th Academy Awards
Winners Announced: April 8, 1975
Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Hosts: Sammy Davis, Jr., Bob Hope, Shirley MacLaine, Frank Sinatra
Eligibility Year: 1974
Trivia and Details
This was the only Oscars where the same studio released all nominees in one category: all five Best Costume Design nominations were for films released by Paramount Pictures.
The hosting line-up was studded with iconic performers. Bob Hope, who had hosted multiple times, joined a rare ensemble of hosts that included Sammy Davis, Jr., Shirley MacLaine, and Frank Sinatra.
The Best Picture award went to The Godfather Part II. It was the first sequel to win Best Picture, and it also won for Best Director (Francis Ford Coppola) and Best Supporting Actor (Robert De Niro).
The Towering Inferno received a Special Achievement Award for Visual Effects. The film was a commercial blockbuster and a significant entry in the disaster movie genre.
Art Carney won Best Actor for Harry and Tonto, beating out actors like Al Pacino and Jack Nicholson. It was a surprising win and remains one of the Oscars’ notable upsets.
The Great Gatsby swept the costume and art direction categories, making it a rare case where a film’s visual aesthetics were highly celebrated, but it failed to snag any of the top awards.
Actress Ingrid Bergman won her third Oscar for her role in Murder on the Orient Express, further cementing her status as an icon in Hollywood history.
Blazing Saddles, directed by Mel Brooks, was nominated for three awards but failed to win any. However, its legacy as a comedy classic endures.
1975 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
The Godfather Part II – Francis Ford Coppola, producer; Gray Frederickson and Fred Roos, co – producers (WINNER)
Chinatown – Robert Evans, producer
The Conversation – Francis Ford Coppola, producer; Fred Roos, co-producer
Lenny – Marvin Worth, producer
The Towering Inferno – Irwin Allen, producer
Best Director:
Francis Ford Coppola – The Godfather Part II (WINNER)
Roman Polanski – Chinatown
François Truffaut – Day for Night
Bob Fosse – Lenny
John Cassavetes – A Woman Under the Influence
Best Actor:
Art Carney – Harry and Tonto as Harry Coombes (WINNER)
Albert Finney – Murder on the Orient Express as Hercule Poirot
Dustin Hoffman – Lenny as Lenny Bruce
Jack Nicholson – Chinatown as J.J. “Jake” Gittes
Al Pacino – The Godfather Part II as Michael Corleone
Best Actress:
Ellen Burstyn – Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore as Alice Hyatt (WINNER)
Diahann Carroll – Claudine as Claudine Price
Faye Dunaway – Chinatown as Evelyn Cross Mulwray
Valerie Perrine – Lenny as Honey Bruce
Gena Rowlands – A Woman Under the Influence as Mabel Longhetti
Best Supporting Actor:
Robert De Niro – The Godfather Part II as Vito Corleone (WINNER)
Fred Astaire – The Towering Inferno as Harlee Claiborne
Jeff Bridges – Thunderbolt and Lightfoot as Lightfoot
Michael V. Gazzo – The Godfather Part II as Frankie “Five Angels” Pentangeli
Lee Strasberg – The Godfather Part II as Hyman Roth
Best Supporting Actress:
Ingrid Bergman – Murder on the Orient Express as Greta Ohlsson (WINNER)
Valentina Cortese – Day for Night as Severine
Madeline Kahn – Blazing Saddles as Lili von Shtupp
Diane Ladd – Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore as Florence “Flo” Castleberry
Talia Shire – The Godfather Part II as Connie Corleone
Best Original Screenplay:
Chinatown – Robert Towne (WINNER)
Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore – Robert Getchell
The Conversation – Francis Ford Coppola
Day for Night – François Truffaut, Suzanne Schiffman and Jean-Louis Richard
Harry and Tonto – Paul Mazursky and Josh Greenfeld
Best Screenplay Adapted from Other Material:
The Godfather Part II – Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo based on the novel The Godfather by Mario Puzo (WINNER)
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz – Mordecai Richler and Lionel Chetwynd based on the novel by Mordecai Richler
Lenny – Julian Barry based on his play
Murder on the Orient Express – Paul Dehn based on the novel by Agatha Christie
Young Frankenstein – Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks based on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
Best Documentary Feature:
Hearts and Minds – Peter Davis (WINNER)
The 81st Blow – Haim Gouri
Antonia: A Portrait of the Woman – Judy Collins and Jill Godmilow
The Challenge… A Tribute to Modern Art – Herbert Kline
The Wild and the Brave – Natalie R. Jones and Eugene S. Jones
Best Documentary Short Subject:
Don’t – Robin Lehman (WINNER)
City Out of Wilderness
Exploratorium
John Muir’s High Sierra
Naked Yoga
Best Live Action Short Film:
One-Eyed Men Are Kings – Paul Claudon and Edmond Sechan (WINNER)
Climb – Dewitt Jones
The Concert – Julian Chagrin and Claude Chagrin
Planet Ocean – George V. Casey
The Violin – Andrew Welsh and George Pastic
Best Animated Short Film:
Closed Mondays – Will Vinton and Bob Gardiner (WINNER)
The Family That Dwelt Apart – Yvon Mallette and Robert Verrall
Hunger – Peter Foldes and René Jodoin
Voyage to Next – John Hubley and Faith Hubley
Winnie the Pooh and Teggir Too – Wolfgang Reitherman
Best Original Dramatic Score:
The Godfather Part II – Nino Rota and Carmine Coppola (WINNER)
Chinatown – Jerry Goldsmith
Murder on the Orient Express – Richard Rodney Bennett
Shanks – Alex North
The Towering Inferno – John Williams
Best Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation or Scoring: Adaptation:
The Great Gatsby – Adapted by Nelson Riddle (WINNER)
The Little Prince – Song Score by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe; Adapted by Angela Morley and Douglas Gamley
Phantom of the Paradise – Song Score by Paul Williams; Adapted by Paul Williams and George Aliceson Tipton
Best Song:
“We May Never Love Like This Again” – The Towering Inferno • Music and Lyrics by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn (WINNER)
“Benji’s Theme (I Feel Love)” – Benji • Music by Euel Box • Lyrics by Betty Box
“Blazing Saddles” – Blazing Saddles • Music by John Morris • Lyrics by Mel Brooks
“Little Prince” – The Little Prince • Music by Frederick Loewe • Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
“Wherever Love Takes Me” – Gold • Music by Elmer Bernstein • Lyrics by Don Black
Best Sound:
Earthquake – Ronald Pierce and Melvin Metcalfe Sr. (WINNER)
Chinatown – Bud Grenzbach and Larry Jost
The Conversation – Walter Murch and Arthur Rochester
The Towering Inferno – Theodore Soderberg and Herman Lewis
Young Frankenstein – Richard Portman and Gene Cantamessa
Best Foreign Language Film:
Amarcord – Italy (WINNER)
Cats’ Play – Hungary
The Deluge – Poland
Lacombe, Lucien – France
The Truce – Argentina
Best Costume Design:
The Great Gatsby – Theoni V. Aldredge (WINNER)
Chinatown – Anthea Sylbert
Daisy Miller – John Furniss
The Godfather Part II – Theadora Van Runkle
Murder on the Orient Express – Tony Walton
Best Art Direction:
The Godfather Part II – Art Direction: Dean Tavoularis and Angelo P. Graham: Set Decoration: George R. Nelson (WINNER)
Chinatown – Art Direction: Richard Sylbert and W. Stewart Campbell; Set Decoration: Ruby R. Levitt
Earthquake – Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen and E. Preston Ames; Set Decoration: Frank R. McKelvy
The Island at the Top of the World – Art Direction: Peter Ellenshaw, John B. Mansbridge, Walter H. Tyler and Al Roelofs; Set Decoration: Hal Gausman
The Towering Inferno – Art Direction: William J. Creber and Ward Preston; Set Decoration: Raphaël Bretton
Best Cinematography:
The Towering Inferno – Joseph Biroc and Fred J. Koenekamp (WINNER)
Chinatown – John A. Alonzo
Earthquake – Philip H. Lathrop
Lenny – Bruce Surtees
Murder on the Orient Express – Geoffrey Unsworth
Best Film Editing:
The Towering Inferno – Harold F. Kress and Carl Kress (WINNER)
Blazing Saddles – John C. Howard and Danford Greene
Chinatown – Sam O’Steen
Earthquake – Dorothy Spencer
The Longest Yard – Michael Luciano
Special Achievement Award:
Frank Brendel, Glen Robinson, and Albert Whitlock for the visual effects of Earthquake
Academy Honorary Awards:
Jean Renoir
Howard Hawks
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:
Arthur B. Krim
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April 8, 1975
1975 Grammy Award Winners
1975 Grammy Award Winners
Winners Announced: March 1, 1975
Held at: Uris Theatre, New York, New York
Host: Andy Williams
Eligibility Year: October 16, 1973 – October 15, 1974
Trivia and Details
The 1975 ceremony saw a change of venue, moving from Hollywood to the Uris Theatre in the Big Apple. It was the first time the event was held at this particular location.
Fulfillingness’ First Finale by Stevie Wonder won Album of the Year, winning Stevie’s second consecutive Album of the Year.
The hit song I Honestly Love You, performed by Olivia Newton-John, won both Record of the Year and Song of the Year, solidifying her star status.
The Best New Artist award went to Marvin Hamlisch, who would have an illustrious career in film scoring, including multiple Oscar wins.
Paul Simon’s Still Crazy After All These Years won Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male, and the song itself would win Song of the Year in the following ceremony.
The ceremony host, Andy Williams, had been at the helm for multiple Grammy Awards by this point, becoming a familiar face for viewers.
Composer Alan Bergman won for Song of the Year for The Way We Were, collaborating with his wife, Marilyn Bergman, and Marvin Hamlisch. This iconic song would become a mainstay in pop culture.
1975 Grammy Winners
Record of the Year:
I Honestly Love You – Olivia Newton-John
Album of the Year:
Fulfillingness’ First Finale, Stevie Wonder (Tamla/Motown)
Song of the Year:
The Way We Were – Marilyn and Alan Bergman and Marvin Hamlisch, songwriters
Best New Artist of the Year:
Marvin Hamlisch
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male:
Fulfillingness’ First Finale, Stevie Wonder
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female:
I Honestly Love You – Olivia Newton-John
Best Pop Vocal Performance By a Duo, Group or Chorus:
Band on the Run – Paul McCartney and Wings
Best Pop Instrumental Performance:
The Entertainer – Marvin Hamlisch
Best Rhythm and Blues Song:
Living for the City – Stevie Wonder, songwriter
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male:
Boogie on Reggae Woman – Stevie Wonder
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female:
Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing – Aretha Franklin
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance By a Duo, Group or Chorus:
Tell Me Something Good – Rufus
Best Rhythm and Blues Instrumental Performance:
TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia), MFSB
Best Jazz Performance By a Soloist:
First Recordings!, Charlie Parker
Best Jazz Performance By a Group:
The Trio, Oscar Peterson, Joe Pass and Niels Pedersen
Best Jazz Performance By a Big Band:
Thundering Herd, Woody Herman
Best Country Song:
A Very Special Love Song – Norris Wilson and Billy Sherrill, songwriters
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male:
Please Don’t Tell Me How the Story Ends – Ronnie Milsap
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female:
Love Song, Anne Murray
Best Country Vocal Performance By a Duo or Group:
Fairytale – Pointer Sisters
Best Country Instrumental Performance:
The Atkins-Travis Traveling Show, Chet Atkins and Merle Travis
Best Gospel Performance:
The Baptism of Jesse Taylor – Oak Ridge Boys
Best Soul Gospel Performance:
In the Ghetto, James Cleveland and the Southern California Community Choir
Best Inspirational Performance:
How Great Thou Art – Elvis Presley
Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording:
Two Days in November, Doc and Merle Watson
Best Instrumental Arrangement:
Threshold – Pat Williams, arranger
Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists:
Down to You – Joni Mitchell and Tom Scott, arrangers
Best Instrumental Composition:
Tubular Bells (Theme From The Exorcist), Mike Oldfield, composer
Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album:
Raisin, Judd Woldin and Robert Britten, composers (Columbia)
Album of Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special:
The Way We Were, Marvin Hamlisch and Alan and Marilyn Bergman, composers (Columbia)
Album of the Year, Classical:
Berlioz, Symphonie Fantastique, Sir Georg Solti conducting Chicago Symphony (London)
Best Classical Performance, Orchestra:
Berlioz, Symphonie Fantastique, Sir Georg Solti conducting Chicago Symphony
Best Chamber Music Performance:
Brahms and Schumann Trios, Artur Rubinstein, Henryk Szeryng and Pierre Fournier
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With Orchestra):
Shostakovich, Violin Concerto No. 1, David Oistrakh
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (Without Orchestra):
Albeniz, Iberia, Alicia de Larrocha
Best Opera Recording:
Puccini, La Bohème, Sir Georg Solti conducting London Philharmonic; solos: Caballé, Domingo, Milnes, Blegen and Raimondi (RCA)
Best Choral Performance, Classical (Other Than Opera):
Berlioz, The Damnation of Faust, Colin Davis conducting London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Ambrosian Singers and Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir; solos: Gedda, Bastin, Veasey and Van Allen
Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance:
Leontyne Price Sings Richard Strauss, Leontyne Price
Best Comedy Recording:
That Neggir’s Crazy, Richard Pryor (Partee/Stax)
Best Spoken Word Recording:
Good Evening, Peter Cook and Dudley Moore (Island)
Best Recording for Children:
Winnie the Pooh and Teggir Too, Sebastian Cabot, Sterling Holloway and Paul Winchell (Disneyland)
Best Album Package:
Come and Gone, Ed Thrasher and Christopher Whorf, art directors (Warner Bros.)
Best Album Notes (tie):
For the Last Time, Charles R. Townsend, annotator (United Artists)
The Hawk Flies, Dan Morgenstern, annotator (Milestone)
Best Album Notes, Classical:
The Classic Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Rory Guy, annotator (Angel)
Best Producer of the Year:
Thom Bell
March 1, 1975
1974 Oscars 46th Academy Awards
1974 Oscars 46th Academy Awards
Winners Announced: April 2, 1974
Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Hosts: John Huston, Diana Ross, Burt Reynolds, David Niven
Eligibility Year: 1973
Trivia and Details
The host list was a star-studded ensemble featuring John Huston, Diana Ross, Burt Reynolds, and David Niven. This combination brought an interesting mix of Hollywood’s old guard and rising stars.
George Roy Hill’s The Sting became the night’s big winner, taking home seven Oscars including Best Picture.
The event had its share of humor and spontaneity when a streaker (Robert Opel) dashed across the stage, famously prompting host David Niven to remark, “The only laugh that man will ever get in his life is by stripping and showing his shortcomings.”
Jack Lemmon earned his fourth Oscar nomination for his role in Save the Tiger but it was his first win for Best Actor.
Glenda Jackson took home Best Actress for A Touch of Class, a romantic comedy that starkly contrasts the heavier, more dramatic films that often won in this category.
The Exorcist didn’t win Best Picture but did manage to secure two Oscars for Best Sound and Best Adapted Screenplay. The horror genre was rarely recognized at the Oscars, making this a noteworthy exception.
The ceremony occurred during a period of great social change, marked by the Watergate scandal and the ending of the Vietnam War, adding a layer of gravitas to the evening’s more light-hearted moments.
Tatum O’Neal, age 10, was the youngest person ever to win an Oscar.
“In recent years, especially, there has been a great deal of criticism about this award. And probably, a great deal of that criticism is very justified; I would just like to say that, whether it is justified or not, I think it is one hell of a honor and I am thrilled, and I thank you all, very, very much.” – Jack Lemmon, after winning his second Oscar.
Julia Phillips became the first female producer to win for Best Picture.
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1974 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
The Sting – Tony Bill, Julia Phillips and Michael Phillips, producers (WINNER)
American Graffiti – Francis Ford Coppola, producer; Gary Kurtz, co-producer
Cries and Whispers – Ingmar Bergman, producer
The Exorcist – William Peter Blatty, producer
A Touch of Class – Melvin Frank, producer
Best Director:
George Roy Hill – The Sting (WINNER)
George Lucas – American Graffiti
Ingmar Bergman – Cries and Whispers
William Friedkin – The Exorcist
Bernardo Bertolucci – Last Tango in Paris
Best Actor:
Jack Lemmon – Save the Tiger as Harry Stoner (WINNER)
Marlon Brando – Last Tango in Paris as Paul
Jack Nicholson – The Last Detail as Billy “Badass” Buddusky
Al Pacino – Serpico as Frank Serpico
Robert Redford – The Sting as Johnny Hooker
Best Actress:
Glenda Jackson – A Touch of Class as Vicki Allessio (WINNER)
Ellen Burstyn – The Exorcist as Chris MacNeil
Marsha Mason – Cinderella Liberty as Maggie Paul
Barbra Streisand – The Way We Were as Katie Morosky
Joanne Woodward – Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams as Rita Pritchett-Walden
Best Supporting Actor:
John Houseman – The Paper Chase as Professor Charles W. Kingsfield, Jr. (WINNER)
Vincent Gardenia – Bang the Drum Slowly as Dutch
Jack Gilford – Save the Tiger as Phil
Jason Miller – The Exorcist as Damien Karras
Randy Quaid – The Last Detail as Larry Meadows
Best Supporting Actress:
Tatum O’Neal – Paper Moon as Addie Loggins (WINNER)
Linda Blair – The Exorcist as Regan MacNeil
Candy Clark – American Graffiti as Debbie Dunham
Madeline Kahn – Paper Moon as Trixie Delight
Sylvia Sidney – Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams as Mrs. Pritchett
Best Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Produced or Published:
The Sting – David S. Ward (WINNER)
American Graffiti – George Lucas, Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck
Cries and Whispers – Ingmar Bergman
Save the Tiger – Steve Shagan
A Touch of Class – Melvin Frank and Jack Rose
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
The Exorcist – William Peter Blatty based on his novel (WINNER)
The Last Detail – Robert Towne based on the novel by Darryl Ponicsan
The Paper Chase – James Bridges based on the novel by John Jay Osborn, Jr.
Paper Moon – Alvin Sargent based on the novel Addie Pray by Joe David Brown
Serpico – Waldo Salt and Norman Wexler based on the book by Peter Maas
Best Documentary Feature:
The Great American Cowboy – Kieth Merrill (WINNER)
Always a New Beginning – John D. Goodell
Battle of Berlin (Schlacht um Berlin) – Franz Baake and Jost von Morr
Journey to the Outer Limits – Alexander Grasshoff
Walls of Fire – Herbert Kline and Edmund Penney
Best Documentary Short Subject:
Princeton: A Search for Answers – Julian Krainin and DeWitt L. Sage Jr. (WINNER)
Background
Christo’s Valley Curtain
Four Stones for Kanemitsu
Paisti ag obair
Best Live Action Short Subject:
The Bolero – Allan Miller and William Fertik (WINNER)
Clockmaker – Richard Gayer
Life Times Nine – Pen Densham and John Watson
Best Animated Short Subject:
Frank Film – Frank Mouris (WINNER)
The Legend of John Henry – Nick Bosustow and David Adams
Pulcinella – Emanuele Luzzati and Guilo Gianini
Best Original Dramatic Score:
The Way We Were – Marvin Hamlisch (WINNER)
Cinderella Liberty – John Williams
The Day of the Dolphin – Georges Delerue
Papillon – Jerry Goldsmith
A Touch of Class – John Cameron
Best Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation or Scoring: Adaptation:
The Sting – Adaptated by Marvin Hamlisch (WINNER)
Jesus Christ Superstar – Adapted by André Previn, Herbert W. Spencer and Andrew Lloyd Webber
Tom Sawyer – Song Score by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman; Adapted by John Williams
Best Song:
“The Way We Were” – The Way We Were • Music by Marvin Hamlisch • Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman (WINNER)
“All That Love Went to Waste” – A Touch of Class • Music by George Barrie • Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
“Live and Let Die” – Live and Let Die • Music and Lyrics by Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney
“Love” – Robin Hood • Music by George Bruns • Lyrics by Floyd Huddleston
“(You’re So) Nice to Be Around” – Cinderella Liberty • Music by John Williams • Lyrics by Paul Williams
Best Sound:
The Exorcist – Robert Knudson and Chris Newman (WINNER)
The Day of the Dolphin – Richard Portman and Larry Jost
The Paper Chase – Donald O. Mitchell and Larry Jost
Paper Moon – Richard Portman and Les Fresholtz
The Sting – Ronald Pierce and Robert R. Bertrand
Best Foreign Language Film:
Day for Night – France (WINNER)
The House on Chelouche Street – Israel
L’Invitation – Switzerland
The Pedestrian – Germany (West)
Turkish Delight – Netherlands
Best Costume Design:
The Sting – Edith Head (WINNER)
Cries and Whispers – Marik Vos
Ludwig – Piero Tosi
Tom Sawyer – Donfeld
The Way We Were – Dorothy Jeakins and Moss Mabry
Best Art Direction:
The Sting – Art Direction: Henry Bumstead; Set Decoration: James W. Payne (WINNER)
Brother Sun, Sister Moon – Art Direction: Lorenzo Mongiardino and Gianni Quaranta; Set Decoration: Carmelo Patrono
The Exorcist – Art Direction: Bill Malley; Set Decoration: Jerry Wunderlich
Tom Sawyer – Art Direction: Philip Jefferies; Set Decoration: Robert De Vestel
The Way We Were – Art Direction: Stephen B. Grimes; Set Decoration: William Kiernan (posthumous nomination)
Best Cinematography:
Cries and Whispers – Sven Nykvist (WINNER)
The Exorcist – Owen Roizman
Jonathan Livingston Seagull – Jack Couffer
The Sting – Robert Surtees
The Way We Were – Harry Stradling Jr.
Best Film Editing:
The Sting – William H. Reynolds (WINNER)
American Graffiti – Verna Fields and Marcia Lucas
The Day of the Jackal – Ralph Kemplen
The Exorcist – Jordan Leondopoulos, Bud S. Smith, Evan Lottman and Norman Gay
Jonathan Livingston Seagull – Frank P. Keller and James Galloway
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April 12, 1974
1974 Grammy Award Winners
1974 Grammy Award Winners
Winners Announced: March 2, 1974

Held at: Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, California

Host: Andy Williams

Eligibility Year: October 16, 1972 – October 15, 1973

Trivia and Details

The album Innervisions by Stevie Wonder was one of the stars of the night, snagging Album of the Year, among other accolades.

The evening’s host, Andy Williams, was no stranger to the Grammys. He had been nominated multiple times, although he never won a Grammy during his career.

This year, it marked the second consecutive hosting gig for Andy Williams at the Grammys, making him one of the recurring faces of the ceremony during this period.

The hit single Killing Me Softly with His Song, performed by Roberta Flack, won Song of the Year and Record of the Year, making it one of the most celebrated songs of the ceremony.

Charlie Rich’s Behind Closed Doors won Best Country Vocal Performance, Male, and also won the Best Country Song award. Rich himself would go on to host the next year’s ceremony.

Bette Midler, known for her multi-faceted talents, won the Best New Artist award.

Millie Jackson, primarily an R&B singer, was nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance but lost to Aretha Franklin. This was one of several Grammy nods Jackson received throughout her career, although she never won.

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1974 Grammy Winners

Record of the Year:
Killing Me Softly With His Song – Roberta Flack

Album of the Year:
Innervisions, Stevie Wonder (Tamla/Motown)

Song of the Year:
Killing Me Softly With His Song – Norman Gimbel and Charles Fox, songwriters

Best New Artist of the Year:
Bette Midler

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male:
You Are the Sunshine of My Life – Stevie Wonder

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female:
Killing Me Softly With His Song – Roberta Flack

Best Pop Vocal Performance By a Duo, Group or Chorus:
Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye), Gladys Knight and the Pips

Best Pop Instrumental Performance:
Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001) – Eumir Deodato

Best Rhythm and Blues Song:
Superstition – Stevie Wonder, songwriter

Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male:
Superstition – Stevie Wonder

Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female:
Master of Eyes – Aretha Franklin

Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance By a Duo, Group or Chorus:
Midnight Train to Georgia – Gladys Knight and the Pips

Best Rhythm and Blues Instrumental Performance:
Hang on Sloopy – Ramsey Lewis

Best Jazz Performance By a Soloist:
God Is in the House, Art Tatum

Best Jazz Performance By a Group:
Supersax Plays Bird, Supersax

Best Jazz Performance By a Big Band:
Giant Steps, Woody Herman

Best Country Song:
Behind Closed Doors – Kenny O’Dell, songwriter

Best Country Vocal Performance, Male:
Behind Closed Doors – Charlie Rich

Best Country Vocal Performance, Female:
Let Me Be There – Olivia Newton-John

Best Country Vocal Performance By a Duo or Group:
From the Bottle to the Bottom – Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge

Best Country Instrumental Performance:
Dueling Banjos – Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell

Best Gospel Performance:
Release Me (From My Sin), Blackwood Brothers

Best Soul Gospel Performance:
Loves Me Like a Rock – Dixie Hummingbirds

Best Inspirational Performance:
Let’s Just Praise the Lord, Bill Gaither Trio

Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording:
Then and Now, Doc Watson (United Artists)

Best Instrumental Arrangement:
Summer in the City – Quincy Jones, arranger

Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist:
Live and Let Die – George Martin, arranger

Best Instrumental Composition:
Last Tango in Paris – Gato Barbiera, composer

Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album:
A Little Night Music, Stephen Sondheim, composer

Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special:
Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Neil Diamond, composer

Album of the Year, Classical:
Bartók, Concerto for Orchestra, Pierre Boulez conducting New York Philharmonic Orchestra (Columbia)

Best Classical Performance, Orchestra:
Bartók, Concerto for Orchestra, Pierre Boulez conducting New York Philharmonic Orchestra

Best Chamber Music Performance:
Joplin, The Red Back Book, Gunther Schuller and the New England Conservatory Ragtime Ensemble

Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist (With Orchestra):
Beethoven, Concerti (5) for Piano and Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy; Sir Georg Solti conducting Chicago Symphony

Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist (Without Orchestra):
Scriabin, Horowitz Plays Scriabin, Vladimir Horowitz

Best Opera Recording:
Bizet, Carmen, Leonard Bernstein conducting The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Manhattan Opera Chorus; solos: Horne, McCracken, Maliponte and Krause (Deutsche Grammophon/Polydor)

Best Choral Performance, Classical:
Walton, Belshazzar’s Feast, André Previn conducting London Symphony Orchestra; Arthur Oldham conducting London Symphony Orchestra Chorus

Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance:
Puccini, Heroines (La Bohème, Tosca, Manon Lescaut), Leontyne Price; Downes conducting New Philharmonia

Best Comedy Recording:
Los Cochinos, Cheech and Chong (Ode)

Best Spoken Word Recording:
Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Richard Harris (Columbia)

Best Recording for Children:
Sesame Street Live, Sesame Street cast (Columbia)

Best Album Package:
Tommy, Wilkes and Braun, Inc., art director (Ode)

Best Album Notes:
God Is in the House, Dan Morgenstern, annotator (Onyx)

Best Album Notes, Classical:
Hindemith, Sonatas for Piano (Complete), Glenn Gould, annotator (Columbia)
March 2, 1974
1973 Oscars 45th Academy Awards
1973 Oscars 45th Academy Awards
Winners Announced: March 3, 1973
Held at: Tennessee Theater, Nashville, Tennessee
Host: Andy Williams
Eligibility Year: October 16, 1971 – October 15, 1972
Musical Highlights and Achievements
Sweep by “The Concert for Bangladesh”: The album, organized by George Harrison and Ravi Shankar, won Album of the Year and demonstrated the power of music to enact social change.
Robert Flack’s “First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”: This song won both Record of the Year and Song of the Year, catapulting Roberta Flack to stardom.
Prestigious Newcomer: America won Best New Artist.
Engaging Trivia
Country Takeover: With the Grammys being held in Nashville for the first time, there was a noticeable focus on country music, including Charley Pride winning Best Country Vocal Performance.
Repeat Host: Andy Williams hosted the Grammys for several years, but the 1973 event was notable for its location change to Nashville, placing Williams in the heart of country music.
Youth Power: Michael Jackson got his first Grammy nomination at the age of 14 for Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special.
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1973 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
The Godfather – Albert S. Ruddy, producer
Cabaret – Cy Feuer, producer
Deliverance – John Boorman, producer
The Emigrants – Bengt Forslund, producer
Sounder – Robert B. Radnitz, producer
Best Director:
Bob Fosse – Cabaret
John Boorman – Deliverance
Jan Troell – The Emigrants
Francis Ford Coppola – The Godfather
Joseph L. Mankiewicz – Sleuth
Best Actor:
Marlon Brando – The Godfather as Vito Corleone (declined)
Michael Caine – Sleuth as Milo Tindle
Laurence Olivier – Sleuth as Andrew Wyke
Peter O’Toole – The Ruling Class as Jack Gurney
Paul Winfield – Sounder as Nathan Lee Morgan
Best Actress:
Liza Minnelli – Cabaret as Sally Bowles
Diana Ross – Lady Sings the Blues as Billie Holiday
Maggie Smith – Travels with My Aunt as Augusta Bertram
Cicely Tyson – Sounder as Rebecca Morgan
Liv Ullmann – The Emigrants as Kristina Nilsson
Best Supporting Actor:
Joel Grey – Cabaret as the M.C.
Eddie Albert – The Heartbreak Kid as Mr. Corcoran
James Caan – The Godfather as Santino “Sonny” Corleone
Robert Duvall – The Godfather as Tom Hagen
Al Pacino – The Godfather as Michael Corleone
Best Supporting Actress:
Eileen Heckart – Butterflies Are Free as Mrs. Baker
Jeannie Berlin – The Heartbreak Kid as Lila Kolodny
Geraldine Page – Pete ‘n’ Tillie as Gertrude Wilson
Susan Tyrrell – Fat City as Oma
Shelley Winters – The Poseidon Adventure as Belle Rosen
Best Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Produced or Published:
The Candidate – Jeremy Larner
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie – Luis Buñuel and Jean-Claude Carrière
Lady Sings the Blues – Chris Clark, Suzanne de Passe and Terence McCloy
Murmur of the Heart – Louis Malle
Young Winston – Carl Foreman
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
The Godfather – Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo based on the novel by Puzo
Cabaret – Jay Presson Allen based on the musical by Fred Ebb and John Kander and the book by Joe Masteroff
The Emigrants – Bengt Forslund and Jan Troell based on the novels The Emigrants and Unto a Good Land by Vilhelm Moberg
Pete ‘n’ Tillie – Julius J. Epstein based on the story Witch’s Milk by Peter De Vries
Sounder – Lonne Elder III based on the novel by William H. Armstrong
Best Documentary Feature:
Marjoe – Sarah Kernochan and Howard Smith
Ape and Super-Ape – Bert Haanstra
Malcolm X – Arnold Perl (posthumous nomination) and Marvin Worth
Manson – Robert Hendrickson and Laurence Merrick
The Silent Revolution – Eckehard Munck
Best Documentary Short Subject:
This Tiny World – Charles Huguenot van der Linden and Martina Huguenot van der Linden
Hundertwasser’s Rainy Day – Peter Schamoni
K-Z – Giorgio Treves
Selling Out – Tadeusz Jaworski
The Tide of Traffic – Humphrey Swingler
Best Live Action Short Subject:
Norman Rockwell’s World… An American Dream – Richard Barclay
Frog Story – Ray Gideon and Ron Satlof
Solo – David Adams
Best Animated Short Subject:
A Christmas Carol – Richard Williams
Kama Sutra Rides Again – Bob Godfrey
Tup Tup – Nedeljko Dragic
Best Foreign Language Film:
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (France) in French – Luis Buñuel
The Dawns Here Are Quiet (USSR) in Russian – Stanislav Rostotsky
I Love You Rosa (Israel) in Hebrew – Moshé Mizrahi
My Dearest Senorita (Spain) in Spanish – Jaime de Armiñán
The New Land (Sweden) in Swedish – Jan Troell
Best Song Original for the Picture:
“The Morning After” from The Poseidon Adventure – Music and Lyrics by Joel Hirschhorn and Al Kasha
“Ben” from Ben – Music by Walter Scharf; Lyrics by Don Black
“Come Follow, Follow Me” from The Little Ark – Music by Fred Karlin; Lyrics by Marsha Karlin
“Marmalade, Molasses & Honey” from The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean – Music by Maurice Jarre; Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman
“Strange Are the Ways of Love” from The Stepmother – Music by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
Best Original Dramatic Score:
Limelight – Charlie Chaplin, Raymond Rasch and Larry Russell (posthumous awards)
Images – John Williams
Napoleon and Samantha – Buddy Baker
The Poseidon Adventure – John Williams
Sleuth – John Addison
Best Scoring: Adaptation and Original Song Score:
Cabaret – Adaptated by Ralph Burns
Lady Sings the Blues – Adapted by Gil Askey
Man of La Mancha – Adapted by Laurence Rosenthal
Best Costume Design:
Travels with My Aunt – Anthony Powell
The Godfather – Anna Hill Johnstone
Lady Sings the Blues – Ray Aghayan, Norma Koch and Bob Mackie
The Poseidon Adventure – Paul Zastupnevich
Young Winston – Anthony Mendleson
Best Sound:
Cabaret – David Hildyard and Robert Knudson
Butterflies Are Free – Charles T. Knight and Arthur Piantadosi
The Candidate – Gene Cantamessa and Richard Portman
The Godfather – Bud Grenzbach, Christopher Newman and Richard Portman
The Poseidon Adventure – Herman Lewis and Theodore Soderberg
Best Art Direction:
Cabaret – Art Direction: Hans Jürgen Kiebach and Rolf Zehetbauer; Set Decoration: Herbert Strabel
Lady Sings the Blues – Art Direction: Carl Anderson; Set Decoration: Reg Allen
The Poseidon Adventure – Art Direction: William Creber; Set Decoration: Raphaël Bretton
Travels with My Aunt – Art Direction and Set Decoration: John Box, Robert W. Laing and Gil Parrondo
Young Winston – Art Direction: Donald M. Ashton, Geoffrey Drake, John Graysmark and William Hutchinson; Set Decoration: Peter James
Best Cinematography:
Cabaret – Geoffrey Unsworth
1776 – Harry Stradling Jr.
Butterflies Are Free – Charles Lang
The Poseidon Adventure – Harold E. Stine
Travels with My Aunt – Douglas Slocombe
Best Film Editing:
Cabaret – David Bretherton
Deliverance – Tom Priestley
The Godfather – William H. Reynolds and Peter Zinner
The Hot Rock – Fred W. Berger and Frank P. Keller
The Poseidon Adventure – Harold F. Kress
Special Achievement Award:
L. B. Abbott and A. D. Flowers for the visual effects of The Poseidon Adventure
Academy Honorary Award:
Charles S. Boren
Edward G. Robinson
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March 27, 1973
1973 Grammy Award Winners
1973 Grammy Award Winners
Winners Announced: March 3, 1973
Held at: Tennessee Theater, Nashville, Tennessee
Host: Andy Williams
Eligibility Year: October 16, 1971 – October 15, 1972
Musical Highlights and Achievements
Sweep by “The Concert for Bangladesh”: The album, organized by George Harrison and Ravi Shankar, won Album of the Year and demonstrated the power of music to enact social change.
Robert Flack’s “First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”: This song won both Record of the Year and Song of the Year, catapulting Roberta Flack to stardom.
Prestigious Newcomer: America won Best New Artist
Engaging Trivia
Country Takeover: With the Grammys being held in Nashville for the first time, there was a noticeable focus on country music, including Charley Pride winning Best Country Vocal Performance.
Repeat Host: Andy Williams hosted the Grammys for several years, but the 1973 event was notable for its location change to Nashville, placing Williams in the heart of country music.
Youth Power: Michael Jackson got his first Grammy nomination at 14 for Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special.
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1973 Grammy Winners
Record of the Year:
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Roberta Flack
Album of the Year:
The Concert for Bangla Desh, George Harrison, Ravi Shanker, Bob Dylan, Leon Russell, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, Eric Clapton and Klaus Voormann (Apple)
Song of the Year:
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Ewan MacColl, songwriter
Best New Artist of the Year:
America
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male:
Without You – Nilsson
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female:
I Am Woman – Helen Reddy
Best Pop Vocal Performance By a Duo, Group or Chorus:
Where Is the Love – Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway
Best Pop Instrumental Performance By an Instrumental Performer:
Outa-Space – Billy Preston
Best Pop Instrumental Performance With Vocal:
Coloring Black Moses, Isaac Hayes
Best Rhythm and Blues Song:
Papa Was a Rolling Stone – Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield, songwriters
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male:
Me and Mrs. Jones – Billy Paul
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female:
Young, Gifted and Black, Aretha Franklin
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance By a Duo, Group, or Chorus:
Papa Was a Rolling Stone – Temptations
Best Jazz Performance By a Soloist:
Alone at Last – Gary Burton
Best Jazz Performance By a Group:
First Light – Freddie Hubbard
Best Jazz Performance By a Big Band:
Toga Brava Suite – Duke Ellington
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female:
Happiest Girl in the Whole USA – Donna Fargo
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male:
Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs, Charley Pride
Best Country Vocal Performance By a Duo or Group:
Class of ’57 – Statler Brothers
Best Country Instrumental Performance:
Charlie McCoy/The Real McCoy, Charlie McCoy
Best Country Song:
Kiss an Angel Good Mornin’ – Ben Peters, songwriter
Best Gospel Performance:
L-O-V-E, Blackwood Brothers
Best Soul Gospel Performance:
Amazing Grace – Aretha Franklin
Best Inspirational Performance:
He Touched Me, Elvis Presley
Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording:
The London Muddy Waters Session, Muddy Waters (Chess)
Best Instrumental Arrangement:
Theme From The French Connection – Don Ellis, arranger
Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist:
What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life – Michel Legrand, arranger
Best Instrumental Composition:
Brian’s Song – Michel Legrand, composer
Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album:
Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope, Micki Grant, composer (Polydor)
Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special:
The Godfather, Nino Rota, composer
Album of the Year, Classical:
Mahler, Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major (Symphony of a Thousand), Sir Georg Solti conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Boys Choir, Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna Singverein Chorus and Soloists (London)
Best Classical Performance, Orchestra:
Mahler, Symphony No. 7 in E Minor, Sir Georg Solti conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Best Chamber Music Performance:
Julian and John, Julian Bream and John Williams
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance, Classical:
(With Orchestra) Brahms, Concerto No. 2, Artur Rubinstein
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance, Classical (Without Orchestra):
Horowitz Plays Chopin, Vladimir Horowitz
Best Opera Recording:
Berlioz, Benvenuto Cellini, Colin Davis conducting BBC Symphony and Chorus of Covent Garden (Philips)
Best Choral Performance, Classical:
Mahler, Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major (Symphony of a Thousand), Sir Georg Solti conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Boys Choir, Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna Singverein Chorus and Soloists
Best Vocal Soloist Performance, Classical:
Brahms, Die Schöne Magelone, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Best Comedy Recording:
FM and AM, George Carlin (Little David)
Best Spoken Word Recording:
Lenny, Original Cast (Blue Thumb)
Best Recording for Children:
The Electric Company, Lee Chamberlin, Bill Cosby and Rita Moreno (Warner Bros.)
Best Album Cover:
The Siegel Schwall Band, Acy Lehman, art director; Harvey Dinnerstein, artist (Wooden Nickel)
Best Album Notes:
Tom T. Hall’s Greatest Hits, Tom T. Hall, annotator (Mercury)
Best Album Notes, Classical:
Williams, Symphony No. 2, James Lyons, annotator (RCA)
March 3, 1973
1972 Oscar Nominees and Winners
1972 Oscars 44th Academy Awards
Winners Announced: April 10, 1972
Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Hosts: Helen Hayes, Alan King, Sammy Davis, Jr., Jack Lemmon
Eligibility Year: 1971
Cinematic Highlights and Achievements
The French Connection Cleans Up: This crime thriller won, snagging five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Gene Hackman.
Jane Fonda’s Breakthrough: Fonda won Best Actress for her role in “Klute,” which also secured an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for Donald Sutherland.
Disney’s Resurgence: “Bedknobs and Broomsticks” took home the award for Best Visual Effects, showcasing Disney’s persistent prowess in the category.
Noteworthy Trivia
Unusual Host Quartet: This year saw a unique hosting scenario with four hosts: Helen Hayes, Alan King, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Jack Lemmon, who kept the audience engaged throughout the ceremony.
Film Editing Triumph: “The French Connection” nabbed the Best Picture and took home the trophy for Best Film Editing, cementing its place as a technical masterpiece.
Costume Drama: A British period drama, “Nicholas and Alexandra,” won for Best Costume Design, emphasizing the genre’s significance in this particular category.
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1972 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
The French Connection – Philip D’Antoni, producer (WINNER)
A Clockwork Orange – Stanley Kubrick, producer
Fiddler on the Roof – Norman Jewison, producer
The Last Picture Show – Stephen J. Friedman, producer
Nicholas and Alexandra – Sam Spiegel, producer
Best Director:
William Friedkin – The French Connection (WINNER)
Stanley Kubrick – A Clockwork Orange
Norman Jewison – Fiddler on the Roof
Peter Bogdanovich – The Last Picture Show
John Schlesinger – Sunday Bloody Sunday
Best Actor:
Gene Hackman – The French Connection as Det. Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle (WINNER)
Peter Finch – Sunday Bloody Sunday as Dr. Daniel Hirsch
Walter Matthau – Kotch as Joseph P. Kotcher
George C. Scott – The Hospital as Dr. Herbert “Herb” Bock
Chaim Topol – Fiddler on the Roof as Tevye
Best Actress:
Jane Fonda – Klute as Bree Daniels (WINNER)
Julie Christie – McCabe & Mrs. Miller as Constance Miller
Glenda Jackson – Sunday Bloody Sunday as Alex Greville
Vanessa Redgrave – Mary, Queen of Scots as Mary, Queen of Scots
Janet Suzman – Nicholas and Alexandra as Empress Alexandra
Best Supporting Actor:
Ben Johnson – The Last Picture Show as Sam the Lion (WINNER)
Jeff Bridges – The Last Picture Show as Duane Jackson
Leonard Frey – Fiddler on the Roof as Motel Kamzoil
Richard Jaeckel – Sometimes a Great Notion as Joe Ben Stamper
Roy Scheider – The French Connection as Det. Buddy ‘Cloudy’ Russo
Best Supporting Actress:
Cloris Leachman – The Last Picture Show as Ruth Popper (WINNER)
Ann-Margret – Carnal Knowledge as Bobbie
Ellen Burstyn – The Last Picture Show as Lois Farrow
Barbara Harris – Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? as Allison Densmore
Margaret Leighton – The Go-Between as Mrs. Maudsley
Best Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Produced or Published:
The Hospital – Paddy Chayefsky (WINNER)
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion – Elio Petri and Ugo Pirro
Klute – Andy Lewis and Dave Lewis
Summer of ’42 – Herman Raucher
Sunday Bloody Sunday – Penelope Gilliatt
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
The French Connection – Ernest Tidyman based on the book by Robin Moore (WINNER)
A Clockwork Orange – Stanley Kubrick based on the novel by Anthony Burgess
The Conformist – Bernardo Bertolucci based on the novel Il Conformista by Alberto Moravia
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis – Vittorio Bonicelli and Ugo Pirro based on the novel by Giorgio Bassani
The Last Picture Show – Peter Bogdanovich and Larry McMurtry based on the novel by Larry McMurtry
Best Foreign Language Film:
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (Italy) in Italian – Vittorio De Sica (WINNER)
Dodes’ka-den (Japan) in Japanese – Akira Kurosawa
The Emigrants (Sweden) in Swedish – Jan Troell
The Policeman (Israel) in Hebrew – Ephraim Kishon
Tchaikovsky (USSR) in Russian – Igor Talankin
Best Costume Design:
Nicholas and Alexandra – Yvonne Blake and Antonio Castillo (WINNER)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks – Bill Thomas
Death in Venice – Piero Tosi
Mary, Queen of Scots – Margaret Furse
What’s the Matter with Helen? – Morton Haack
Best Documentary Feature:
The Hellstrom Chronicle – Walon Green (WINNER)
Alaska Wilderness Lake – Alan Landsburg
On Any Sunday – Bruce Brown
Ra – Lennart Ehrenborg and Thor Heyerdahl
The Sorrow and the Pity – Marcel Ophüls
Best Documentary Short Subject:
Sentinels of Silence – Robert Amram and Manuel Arango (WINNER)
Adventures in Perception – Han van Gelder
Art Is… – Julian Krainin and DeWitt L. Sage, Jr.
The Numbers Start with the River – Donald Wrye
Somebody Waiting – Sherwood Omens, Hal Riney and Dick Snider
Best Live Action Short Subject:
Sentinels of Silence – Robert Amram and Manuel Arango (WINNER)
Good Morning – Denny Evans and Ken Greenwald
The Rehearsal – Stephen F. Verona
Best Animated Short Subject:
The Crunch Bird – Ted Petok (WINNER)
Evolution – Michael Mills
The Selfish Giant – Peter Sander and Murray Shostak
Best Original Dramatic Score:
Summer of ’42 – Michel Legrand (WINNER)
Mary, Queen of Scots – John Barry
Nicholas and Alexandra – Richard Rodney Bennett
Shaft – Isaac Hayes
Straw Dogs – Jerry Fielding
Best Scoring: Adaptation and Original Song Score:
Fiddler on the Roof – Adapted by John Williams (WINNER)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks – Adapted by Irwin Kostal; Song Score by The Sherman Brothers: Robert B. and Richard M.
The Boy Friend – Adapted by Peter Maxwell Davies and Peter Greenwell
Tchaikovsky – Adapted by Dimitri Tiomkin
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory – Adapted by Walter Scharf; Song Score by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
Best Song Original for the Picture:
“Theme from Shaft” from Shaft – Music and Lyrics by Isaac Hayes (WINNER)
“The Age of Not Believing” from Bedknobs and Broomsticks – Music and Lyrics by Robert Sherman and Richard Sherman
“All His Children” from Sometimes a Great Notion – Music by Henry Mancini; Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman
“Bless the Beasts and Children” from Bless the Beasts and Children – Music and Lyrics by Perry Botkin Jr. and Barry De Vorzon
“Life Is What You Make It” from Kotch – Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Best Sound:
Fiddler on the Roof – David Hildyard and Gordon K. McCallum (WINNER)
Diamonds Are Forever – Gordon K. McCallum, John W. Mitchell and Alfred J. Overton
The French Connection – Christopher Newman and Theodore Soderberg
Kotch – Richard Portman and Jack Solomon
Mary, Queen of Scots – John Aldred and Bob Jones
Best Art Direction:
Nicholas and Alexandra – Art Direction: Ernest Archer, John Box, Jack Maxsted and Gil Parrondo; Set Decoration: Vernon Dixon (WINNER)
The Andromeda Strain – Art Direction: Boris Leven and William H. Tuntke; Set Decoration: Ruby R. Levitt
Bedknobs and Broomsticks – Art Direction: Peter Ellenshaw and John B. Mansbridge; Set Decoration: Hal Gausman and Emile Kuri
Fiddler on the Roof – Art Direction: Robert F. Boyle and Michael Stringer; Set Decoration: Peter Lamont
Mary, Queen of Scots – Art Direction: Terence Marsh and Robert Cartwright; Set Decoration: Peter Howitt
Best Cinematography:
Fiddler on the Roof – Oswald Morris (WINNER)
The French Connection – Owen Roizman
The Last Picture Show – Robert Surtees
Nicholas and Alexandra – Freddie Young
Summer of ’42 – Robert Surtees
Best Film Editing:
The French Connection – Gerald B. Greenberg (WINNER)
The Andromeda Strain – Stuart Gilmore (posthumous nomination) and John W. Holmes
A Clockwork Orange – Bill Butler
Kotch – Ralph E. Winters
Summer of ’42 – Folmar Blangsted
Best Special Visual Effects:
Bedknobs and Broomsticks – Danny Lee, Eustace Lycett and Alan Maley (WINNER)
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth – Jim Danforth and Roger Dicken
Honorary Academy Award:
Charlie Chaplin received an honorary award at this ceremony, for “the incalculable effect he has had in making motion pictures the art form of this century”.
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April 10, 1972
1972 Grammy Award Winners
1972 Grammy Award Winners
Winners Announced: March 14, 1972
Location: Felt Forum, New York City
Host: Andy Williams
Eligibility Year: October 16, 1970 – October 15, 1971
Quick Hits
Carole King’s Sweep: Carole King won multiple awards for her album “Tapestry,” including Album of the Year and Song of the Year for “You’ve Got a Friend.”
Funky Train Ride: Isaac Hayes took home the Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special for “Shaft.”
Up-and-Comers: The Carpenters won Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group, or Chorus for their hit “Carpenters.”
Noteworthy Tidbits
Jazz Milestone: Bill Evans’ “The Bill Evans Album” nabbed the Grammy for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Soloist.
Country Roots: Jerry Reed’s “When You’re Hot, You’re Hot” clinched the Best Country Vocal Performance, Male.
Harmony in R&B: Aretha Franklin continued her reign as the Queen of Soul by winning Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female for “Bridge over Troubled Water.”
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1972 Grammy Winners
Record of the Year:
It’s Too Late – Carole King
Album of the Year:
Tapestry, Carole King (Ode)
Song of the Year:
You’ve Got a Friend – Carole King, songwriter
Best New Artist of the Year:
Carly Simon
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male:
You’ve Got a Friend – James Taylor
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female:
Tapestry, Carole King
Best Pop Vocal Performance By a Group:
Carpenters, Carpenters
Best Pop Instrumental Performance:
Smackwater Jack, Quincy Jones
Best Rhythm and Blues Song:
Ain’t No Sunshine – Bill Withers, songwriter
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male:
A Natural Man – Lou Rawls
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female:
Bridge Over Troubled Water – Aretha Franklin
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance By a Group:
Proud Mary – Ike and Tina Turner
Best Jazz Performance By a Soloist:
The Bill Evans Album, Bill Evans
Best Jazz Performance By a Group:
The Bill Evans Album, Bill Evans Trio
Best Jazz Performance By a Big Band:
New Orleans Suite – Duke Ellington
Best Country Song:
Help Me Make It Through the Night – Kris Kristofferson, songwriter
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male:
When You’re Hot, You’re Hot – Jerry Reed
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female:
Help Me Make It Through the Night – Sammi Smith
Best Country Vocal Performance By a Group:
After the Fire Is Gone – Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
Best Country Instrumental Performance:
Snowbird – Chet Atkins
Best Gospel Performance (Other Than Soul Gospel):
Let Me Live – Charley Pride
Best Soul Gospel Performance:
Put Your Hand in the Hand of the Man From Galilee, Shirley Caesar
Best Sacred Performance:
Did You Think to Pray, Charley Pride
Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording:
They Call Me Muddy Waters, Muddy Waters (Chess)
Best Instrumental Arrangement:
Theme From Shaft – Isaac Hayes and Johnny Allen, arrangers
Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s):
Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey – Paul McCartney, arranger
Best Instrumental Composition:
Theme From Summer of ’42 – Michel Legrand, composer
Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album:
Godspell, Stephen Schwartz, composer and producer (Bell)
Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special:
Shaft, Isaac Hayes, composer
Album of the Year, Classical:
Horowitz Plays Rachmaninoff, Vladimir Horowitz (Columbia)
Best Classical Performance, Orchestra:
Mahler, Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Carlo Maria Giulini conducting Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Best Chamber Music Performance:
Debussy, Quartet in G Minor, Ravel, Quartet in F Major, Juilliard Quartet
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With Orchestra):
Villa-Lobos, Concerto for Guitar, Julian Bream; André Previn conducting London Symphony
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (Without Orchestra):
Horowitz Plays Rachmaninoff, Vladimir Horowitz
Best Opera Recording:
Verdi, Aïda, Erich Leinsdorf conducting London Symphony Orchestra; solos: Price, Domingo, Milnes, Bumbry and Raimondi (RCA)
Best Choral Performance, Classical (Other Than Opera):
Berlioz, Requiem, Colin Davis conducting London Symphony Orchestra; Russell Burgess conducting Wandsworth School Boys Choir; Arthur Oldham conducting London Symphony Chorus
Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance:
Leontyne Price Sings Robert Schumann, Leontyne Price
Best Comedy Recording:
This Is a Recording, Lily Tomlin (Polydor)
Best Spoken Word Recording:
Desiderata, Les Crane (Warner Bros.)
Best Recording for Children:
Bill Cosby Talks to Kids About Drugs, Bill Cosby (Uni)
Best Album Cover:
Pollution, Dean O. Torrance, album design; Gene Brownell, art director (Prophesy)
Best Album Notes:
Sam, Hard and Heavy, Sam Samudio, annotator (Atlantic)
March 14, 1972
1971 Oscars 43rd Academy Awards
1971 Oscars 43rd Academy Awards
971 Oscars 43rd Academy Awards: A Night of Cinematic Marvels
Winners Announced: April 15, 1971
Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Host: no one (34 presenters)
Eligibility Year: 1970
The Night’s Big Winners and Memorable Moments
Patton Sweeps the Night: The biographical war film about General George S. Patton captured seven Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director for Franklin J. Schaffner.
George C. Scott’s No-Show: The leading man for Patton, George C. Scott, won Best Actor but famously refused the award, citing disdain for the competitive nature of acting awards.
First Solo Female Director Nominee: Barbara Loden was the first woman nominated for Best Director for her groundbreaking film Wanda.
Movie Trivia You Didn’t Know You Needed
34 Presenters But No Host: This year, the Oscars went without a host, instead opting for many presenters. This became an interesting format experiment, although not a frequently repeated one.
Cicely Tyson’s Historic Nomination: Actress Cicely Tyson was nominated for her role in Sounder, becoming only the second African American woman to be nominated for Best Actress.
First Televised Nomination Announcements: This was the year the Oscar nominations were televised for the first time, adding yet another layer of suspense and public interest to the proceedings.
Helen Hayes was the first performer in lead and supporting categories to win Oscars.
The documentary film Woodstock garnered three Oscar nominations, making it the most nominated documentary film in Oscar history.
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1971 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
Patton – Frank McCarthy, producer (WINNER)
Airport – Ross Hunter, producer
Five Easy Pieces – Bob Rafelson and Richard Wechsler, producers
Love Story – Howard G. Minsky, producer
M*A*S*H – Ingo Preminger, producer
Best Director:
Franklin J. Schaffner – Patton (WINNER)
Federico Fellini – Fellini Satyricon
Arthur Hiller – Love Story
Robert Altman – M*A*S*H
Ken Russell – Women in Love
Best Actor:
George C. Scott – Patton as General George S. Patton (declined) (WINNER)
Melvyn Douglas – I Never Sang for My Father as Tom Garrison
James Earl Jones – The Great White Hope as Jack Jefferson
Jack Nicholson – Five Easy Pieces as Robert Eroica Dupea
Ryan O’Neal – Love Story as Oliver Barrett IV
Best Actress:
Glenda Jackson – Women in Love as Gundrun Brangwen (WINNER)
Jane Alexander – The Great White Hope as Eleanor Backman
Ali MacGraw – Love Story as Jennifer “Jenny” Cavalleri
Sarah Miles – Ryan’s Daughter as Rosy Ryan
Carrie Snodgress – Diary of a Mad Housewife as Bettina “Tina” Balser
Best Supporting Actor:
John Mills – Ryan’s Daughter as Michael (WINNER)
Richard S. Castellano – Lovers and Other Strangers as Frank Vecchio
Chief Dan George – Little Big Man as Old Lodge Skins
Gene Hackman – I Never Sang for My Father as Gene Garrison
John Marley – Love Story as Phil Cavalleri
Best Supporting Actress:
Helen Hayes – Airport as Ada Quonsett (WINNER)
Karen Black – Five Easy Pieces as Rayette Dipesto
Lee Grant – The Landlord as Joyce Enders
Sally Kellerman – M*A*S*H as Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan
Maureen Stapleton – Airport as Inez Guerrero
Best Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Published or Produced:
Patton – Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund H. North (WINNER)
Five Easy Pieces – Screenplay by Adrien Joyce; Story by Bob Rafelson and Adrien Joyce
Joe – Norman Wexler
Love Story – Erich Segal
My Night at Maud’s – Éric Rohmer
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
M*A*S*H – Ring Lardner Jr. based on the novel by Richard Hooker (WINNER)
Airport – George Seaton based on the novel by Arthur Hailey
I Never Sang for My Father – Robert Woodruff Anderson based on his play
Lovers and Other Strangers – Renée Taylor, Joseph Bologna and David Zelag Goodman based on the play by Joseph Bologna and Renée Taylor
Women in Love – Larry Kramer based on the novel by D. H. Lawrence
Best Documentary Feature:
Woodstock – Michael Wadleigh (WINNER)
Erinnerungen an die Zukunft – Harald Reinl (Released in English language version under title “Chariots of the Gods?”)
Jack Johnson – Jimmy Jacobs
King: A Filmed Record… Montgomery to Memphis – Ely Landau
Say Goodbye – David H. Vowell
Best Documentary Short Subject:
Interviews with My Lai Veterans – Joseph Strick (WINNER)
The Gifts
A Long Way from Nowhere
Oisin
Time Is Running Out
Best Live Action Short Subject:
The Resurrection of Broncho Billy – John Longenecker (WINNER)
Shut Up…I’m Crying – Robert Siegler
Sticky My Fingers…Fleet My Feet – John D. Hancock
Best Short Subject – Cartoons:
Is It Always Right to Be Right? – Nick Bosustow (WINNER)
The Further Adventures of Uncle Sam: Part Two – Robert Mitchell and Dale Case
The Shepherd – Cameron Guess
Best Original Score:
Love Story – Francis Lai (WINNER)
Airport – Alfred Newman (posthumous nomination)
Cromwell – Frank Cordell
Patton – Jerry Goldsmith
I Girasoli – Henry Mancini
Best Original Song Score:
Let It Be – Music and Lyrics by The Beatles: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr (WINNER)
The Baby Maker – Music by Fred Karlin; Lyrics by Tylwyth Kymry
A Boy Named Charlie Brown – Music by Rod McKuen and John Scott Trotter; Lyrics by Rod McKuen, Bill Melendez, and Al Shean; Adapted by Vince Guaraldi
Darling Lili – Music by Henry Mancini; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Scrooge – Music and Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse; Adapted by Ian Fraser and Herbert W. Spencer
Best Song Original for the Picture:
“For All We Know” – Lovers and Other Strangers • Music by Fred Karlin • Lyrics by Robb Royer (Robb Wilson) and Jimmy Griffin (Arthur James) (WINNER)
“Whistling Away the Dark” – Darling Lili • Music by Henry Mancini • Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
“Till Love Touches Your Life” – Madron • Music by Riz Ortolani • Lyrics by Arthur Hamilton
“Pieces of Dreams” – Pieces of Dreams • Music by Michel Legrand • Lyrics by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
“Thank You Very Much” – Scrooge • Music and Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse
Best Sound:
Patton – Douglas Williams and Don Bassman (WINNER)
Airport – Ronald Pierce and David H. Moriarty
Ryan’s Daughter – Gordon McCallum and John Bramall
Tora! Tora! Tora! – Murray Spivack and Herman Lewis
Woodstock – Dan Wallin and L. A. Johnson
Best Foreign Language Film:
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (Italy) (WINNER)
First Love (Switzerland)
Hoa-Binh (France)
Paix sur les champs (Belgium)
Tristana (Spain)
Best Costume Design:
Cromwell – Vittorio Nino Novarese (WINNER)
Airport – Edith Head
Darling Lili – Donald Brooks and Jack Bear
The Hawaiians – Bill Thomas
Scrooge – Margaret Furse
Best Art Direction:
Patton – Art Direction: Urie McCleary and Gil Parrondo; Set Decoration: Antonio Mateos and Pierre-Louis Thévenet (WINNER)
Airport – Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen and E. Preston Ames; Set Decoration: Jack D. Moore and Mickey S. Michaels
The Molly Maguires – Art Direction: Tambi Larsen; Set Decoration: Darrell Silvera
Scrooge – Art Direction: Terence Marsh and Bob Cartwright; Set Decoration: Pamela Cornell
Tora! Tora! Tora! – Art Direction: Jack Martin Smith, Yoshiro Muraki, Richard Day, and Taizoh Kawashima; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott, Norman Rockett and Carl Biddiscombe
Best Cinematography:
Ryan’s Daughter – Freddie Young (WINNER)
Airport – Ernest Laszlo
Patton – Fred J. Koenekamp
Tora! Tora! Tora! – Charles F. Wheeler, Osami Furuya, Masamichi Satoh, and Sinsaku Himeda
Women in Love – Billy Williams
Best Film Editing:
Patton – Hugh S. Fowler (WINNER)
Airport – Stuart Gilmore
M*A*S*H – Danford B. Greene
Tora! Tora! Tora! – James E. Newcom, Pembroke J. Herring, and Inoue Chikaya
Woodstock – Thelma Schoonmaker
Best Special Visual Effects:
Tora! Tora! Tora! – A. D. Flowers and L. B. Abbott (WINNER)
Patton – Alex Weldon
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April 15, 1971
1971 Grammy Award Winners
1971 Grammy Award Winners
Winners Announced: March 16, 1971
Held at: Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, California
Host: Andy Williams
Eligibility Year: November 2, 1969 – October 15, 1970
Award Highlights and Musical Milestones
Bridge Over Troubled Water Triumphs: The iconic duo Simon & Garfunkel walked away with six Grammys for their album Bridge Over Troubled Water, including Album of the Year.
Country Breaks Through: Ray Stevens won Song of the Year for his heartwarming tune Everything Is Beautiful, showcasing the growing influence of country music in mainstream culture.
A Cappella Magic: The Manhattan Transfer earned their first Grammy Award in the Best New Artist category, making waves with their unique a cappella stylings.
Trivia and Little-Known Facts
Andy Williams, the Charming Host: Andy Williams, also known for his holiday specials, was the evening’s host, adding a touch of nostalgic elegance.
Dynamic Duos: Simon & Garfunkel’s Album of the Year win was unusual for a duo, a trend that would become more frequent in the years to come.
Eligibility Tweaks: Notice that the eligibility year cut-off changed, ending on October 15th instead of November. It would continue to shift in subsequent years.
Take our 1971 Quiz!
1971 Grammy Winners
Record of the Year:
Bridge Over Troubled Water – Simon and Garfunkel
Album of the Year:
Bridge Over Troubled Water, Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)
Song of the Year:
Bridge Over Troubled Water – Paul Simon, songwriter
Best New Artist of the Year:
Carpenters
Best Contemporary Song:
Bridge Over Troubled Water – Paul Simon, songwriter
Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Male:
Everything Is Beautiful – Ray Stevens
Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Female:
I’ll Never Fall in Love Again, Dionne Warwick
Best Contemporary Vocal Performance By a Group:
Close to You – Carpenters
Best Contemporary Instrumental Performance:
Theme From Z and Other Film Music, Henry Mancini
Best Rhythm and Blues Song:
Patches – Ronald Dunbar and General Johnson, songwriters
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male:
The Thrill Is Gone – B.B. King
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female:
Don’t Play That Song – Aretha Franklin
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance By a Duo or Group:
Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time) – Delfonics
Best Jazz Performance, Small Group or Soloist With Small Group:
Alone, Bill Evans
Best Jazz Performance, Large Group or Soloist With Large Group:
Bitches Brew, Miles Davis
Best Country Song:
My Woman, My Woman, My Wife – Marty Robbins, songwriter
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male:
For the Good Times – Ray Price
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female:
Rose Garden – Lynn Anderson
Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group:
If I Were a Carpenter – Johnny Cash and June Carter
Best Country Instrumental Performance:
Me and Jerry, Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed
Best Gospel Performance (Other Than Soul Gospel):
Talk About the Good Times – Oak Ridge Boys
Best Soul Gospel Performance:
Every Man Wants to Be Free – Edwin Hawkins Singers
Best Sacred Performance:
Everything Is Beautiful – Jake Hess
Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording:
Good Feelin’ – T-Bone Walker (Polydor)
Best Instrumental Arrangement:
Theme From Z – Henry Mancini, arranger
Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s):
Bridge Over Troubled Water – Paul Simon, Arthur Garfunkel, Jimmie Haskell, Ernie Freeman and Larry Knechtel, arrangers
Best Instrumental Composition:
Airport Love Theme – Alfred Newman, composer
Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album:
Company, Stephen Sondheim, composer (Columbia)
Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special:
Let It Be, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, composers
Album of the Year, Classical:
Berlioz, Les Troyens, Colin Davis conducting Royal Opera House Orchestra and Chorus; solos: Vickers, Veasey and Lindholm (Philips)
Best Classical Performance, Orchestra:
Stravinsky, Le Sacre du Printemps, Pierre Boulez conducting Cleveland Orchestra
Best Chamber Music Performance:
Beethoven, The Complete Piano Trios, Eugene Istomin, Isaac Stern and Leonard Rose
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With or Without Orchestra):
Brahms, Double Concerto (Concerto in A Minor for Violin and Cello), David Oistrakh and Mstislav Rostropovich
Best Choral Performance (Other Than Opera):
New Music of Charles Ives, Gregg Smith conducting Gregg Smith Singers and Columbia Chamber Ensemble
Best Opera Recording:
Berlioz, Les Troyens, Colin Davis conducting Royal Opera House Orchestra and Chorus; solos: Vickers, Veasey and Lindholm (Philips)
Best Vocal Soloist Performance, Classical:
Schubert, Lieder, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Best Comedy Recording:
The Devil Made Me Buy This Dress, Flip Wilson (Little David)
Best Spoken Word Recording:
Why I Oppose the War in Vietnam, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Black Forum)
Best Recording for Children:
Sesame Street, Sesame Street cast (Columbia)
Best Album Cover:
Indianola Mississippi Seeds, Robert Lockart, cover design; Ivan Nagy, photography (ABC)
Best Album Notes:
The World’s Greatest Blues Singer, Chris Albertson, annotator (Columbia)
March 16, 1971
1970 Oscars 42nd Academy Awards
1970 Oscars 42nd Academy Awards
Winners Announced: April 7, 1970
Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Host: no one
Presenters: Bob Hope, John Wayne, Barbra Streisand, Fred Astaire, Jon Voight, Myrna Loy, Clint Eastwood, Raquel Welch, Candice Bergen, James Earl Jones, Katharine Ross, Cliff Robertson, Ali MacGraw, Barbara McNair, Elliott Gould, Claudia Cardinale, and Elizabeth Taylor.
Eligibility Year: 1969
Cinematic Highlights and Achievements
Midnight Cowboy Makes History: It remains the only X-rated film to win Best Picture.
A Double for Hepburn: Katharine Hepburn won her third Best Actress award for her role in The Lion in Winter, tying her with the previous record.
Roaring Musical Score: Burt Bacharach’s Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid won Best Original Song and became an instant classic.
Trivia and Fascinating Facts
Who Needs a Host?: This was the first Oscars to go on without a host, relying on various presenters for segments.
Streisand and Ross: Barbra Streisand and Katharine Ross were not only presenters but also prior Best Actress nominees, giving a nod to the Oscars’ storied past.
A Galaxy of Stars: The night featured an eclectic mix of presenters, from the ever-graceful Fred Astaire to the commanding voice of James Earl Jones, capturing the wide array of Hollywood talent.
They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? earned nine nominations but not one for Best Picture.
According to Nielsen ratings, this was the highest rated of the televised Academy Awards ceremonies. Since then, the Super Bowl has had higher ratings.
Midnight Cowboy was the only Oscar-winning film rated X. It would barely rank an R by modern standards.
Take our 1970 Quiz!
1970 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
Midnight Cowboy – Jerome Hellman, producer (WINNER)
Anne of the Thousand Days – Hal B. Wallis, producer
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – John Foreman, producer
Hello, Dolly! – Ernest Lehman, producer
Z – Jacques Perrin and Ahmed Rachedi, producers
Best Director:
John Schlesinger – Midnight Cowboy (WINNER)
Arthur Penn – Alice’s Restaurant
George Roy Hill – Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Sydney Pollack – They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?
Costa-Gavras – Z
Best Actor:
John Wayne – True Grit as Rooster Cogburn (WINNER)
Richard Burton – Anne of the Thousand Days as King Henry VIII of England
Dustin Hoffman – Midnight Cowboy as Enrico “Ratso” Rizzo
Peter O’Toole – Goodbye, Mr. Chips as Arthur Chipping
Jon Voight – Midnight Cowboy as Joe Buck
Best Actress:
Maggie Smith – The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie as Jean Brodie (WINNER)
Geneviève Bujold – Anne of the Thousand Days as Anne Boleyn
Jane Fonda – They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? as Gloria Beatty
Liza Minnelli – The Sterile Cuckoo as Mary Ann “Pookie” Adams
Jean Simmons – The Happy Ending as Mary Wilson
Best Supporting Actor:
Gig Young – They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? as Rocky (WINNER)
Rupert Crosse – The Reivers as Ned
Elliott Gould – Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice as Ted
Jack Nicholson – Easy Rider as George Hanson
Anthony Quayle – Anne of the Thousand Days as Thomas Wolsey
Best Supporting Actress:
Goldie Hawn – Cactus Flower as Toni Simmons (WINNER)
Catherine Burns – Last Summer as Rhoda
Dyan Cannon – Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice as Alice Henderson
Sylvia Miles – Midnight Cowboy as Cass
Susannah York – They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? as Alice LeBlanc
Best Story and Screenplay Based on Material Not Previously Published or Produced:
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – William Goldman (WINNER)
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice – Paul Mazursky and Larry Tucker
The Damned – Story by Nicola Badalucco; Screenplay by Nicola Badalucco, Enrico Medioli, and Luchino Visconti
Easy Rider – Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Terry Southern
The Wild Bunch – Story by Walon Green and Roy N. Sickner; Screenplay by Walon Green and Sam Peckinpah
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
Midnight Cowboy – Waldo Salt based on the novel by James Leo Herlihy (WINNER)
Anne of the Thousand Days – Screenplay by John Hale and Bridget Boland; Adaptation by Richard Sokolove based on the play by Maxwell Anderson
Goodbye, Columbus – Arnold Schulman based on the novel by Philip Roth
They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? – James Poe and Robert E. Thompson based on the novel by Horace McCoy
Z – Jorge Semprun and Costa-Gavras based on the novel by Vassilis Vassilikos
Best Documentary Feature:
Arthur Rubinstein – The Love of Life (WINNER)
Before the Mountain Was Moved
In the Year of the Pig
Olimpiada en México
The Wolf Men
Best Documentary Short Subject:
Czechoslovakia 1968 – Denis Sanders and Robert M. Fresco (WINNER)
An Impression of John Steinbeck: Writer
Jenny Is a Good Thing
Leo Beuerman
The Magic Machines
Best Live Action Short Subject:
The Magic Machines – Joan Keller Stern (WINNER)
Blake – Doug Jackson
People Soup – Marc Merson
Best Short Subject – Cartoons:
It’s Tough to Be a Bird – Ward Kimball (WINNER)
Of Men and Demons – John Hubley and Faith Hubley
Walking – Ryan Larkin
Best Original Score for a Motion Picture (Not a Musical):
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – Burt Bacharach (WINNER)
Anne of the Thousand Days – Georges Delerue
The Reivers – John Williams
The Secret of Santa Vittoria – Ernest Gold
The Wild Bunch – Jerry Fielding
Best Score of a Musical Picture – Original or Adaptation:
Hello, Dolly! – Adaptation score by Lennie Hayton and Lionel Newman (WINNER)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips – Music and Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse; Adaptation score by John Williams
Paint Your Wagon – Adaptation score by Nelson Riddle
Sweet Charity – Adaptation score by Cy Coleman
They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? – Adaptation score by Johnny Green and Albert Woodbury
Best Song Original for the Picture:
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – Burt Bacharach and Hal David for “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” (WINNER)
“Come Saturday Morning” – The Sterile Cuckoo • Music by Fred Karlin • Lyrics by Dory Previn
“Jean” – The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie • Music and Lyrics by Rod McKuen
“True Grit” – True Grit • Music by Elmer Bernstein • Lyrics by Don Black
“What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?” – The Happy Ending • Music by Michel Legrand • Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman
Best Sound:
Hello, Dolly! – Jack Solomon and Murray Spivack (WINNER)
Anne of the Thousand Days – John Aldred
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – William Edmondson and David Dockendorf
Gaily, Gaily – Robert Martin and Clem Portman
Marooned – Les Fresholtz and Arthur Piantadosi
Best Foreign Language Film:
Z (Algeria) (WINNER)
Ådalen 31 (Sweden)
Battle of Neretva (Yugoslavia)
The Brothers Karamazov (Soviet Union)
My Night at Maud’s (France)
Best Costume Design:
Anne of the Thousand Days – Margaret Furse (WINNER)
Gaily, Gaily – Ray Aghayan
Hello, Dolly! – Irene Sharaff
Sweet Charity – Edith Head
They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? – Donfeld
Best Art Direction:
Hello, Dolly! – Art Direction: John DeCuir, Jack Martin Smith, and Herman A. Blumenthal; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott, George James Hopkins, and Raphaël Bretton (WINNER)
Anne of the Thousand Days – Art Direction: Maurice Carter and Lionel Couch; Set Decoration: Patrick McLoughlin
Gaily, Gaily – Art Direction: Robert F. Boyle and George B. Chan; Set Decoration: Edward G. Boyle and Carl Biddiscombe
Sweet Charity – Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen and George C. Webb; Set Decoration: Jack D. Moore
They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? – Art Direction: Harry Horner; Set Decoration: Frank R. McKelvy
Best Cinematography:
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – Conrad Hall (WINNER)
Anne of the Thousand Days – Arthur Ibbetson
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice – Charles Lang
Hello, Dolly! – Harry Stradling (posthumous nomination)
Marooned – Daniel L. Fapp
Best Film Editing:
Z – Françoise Bonnot (WINNER)
Hello, Dolly! – William H. Reynolds
Midnight Cowboy – Hugh A. Robertson
The Secret of Santa Vittoria – William Lyon and Earle Herdan
They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? – Fredric Steinkamp
Best Special Visual Effects:
Marooned – Robbie Robertson (WINNER)
Krakatoa, East of Java – Eugène Lourié and Alex Weldon
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April 7, 1970
1970 Grammy Award Winners
1970 Grammy Award Winners
Winners Announced: March 11, 1970
Televised: “Best On Record” May 7, 1970
Held at: Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, Nashville & New York
Hosts: Bill Cosby (Los Angeles), Merv Griffin (New York), Regis Philbin (Chicago), Jack Palance (Nashville), Steve Alaimo (Atlanta)
Eligibility Year: November 2, 1968 – November 1, 1969
Musical Highlights and Achievements
Blood, Sweat & Tears Triumph: The self-titled album not only won Album of the Year but also set the bar for future fusion jazz albums.
Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In Shines: This 5th Dimension track took home Record of the Year and Best Contemporary Vocal Performance By A Duo, Group Or Chorus.
Joe South’s Double Play: South won Song of the Year and Best Contemporary Song for his anti-war anthem Games People Play.
Trivia and Fascinating Tidbits
Multiple Cities, Multiple Hosts: For the first time, the Grammys were hosted in five different cities, each with their own unique host.
Johnny Cash’s Unique Win: Cash snagged Best Country Vocal Performance for A Boy Named Sue, a live recording from his San Quentin prison concert.
Take our 1970 Quiz!
1970 Grammy Winners
Record of the Year:
Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In – 5th Dimension
Album of the Year:
Blood, Sweat and Tears, Blood, Sweat and Tears (Columbia)
Song of the Year:
Games People Play – Joe South, songwriter
Best New Artist of 1969:
Crosby, Stills and Nash
Best Contemporary Song:
Games People Play – Joe South, songwriter
Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Male:
Everybody’s Talkin’ – Harry Nilsson
Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Female:
Is That All There Is – Peggy Lee
Best Contemporary Vocal Performance By a Group:
Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In – 5th Dimension
Best Contemporary Performance By a Chorus:
Love Theme From Romeo and Juliet – Percy Faith Orchestra and Chorus
Best Contemporary Instrumental Performance:
Variations on a Theme by Eric Satie – Blood, Sweat and Tears
Best Rhythm and Blues Song:
Color Him Father – Richard Spencer, songwriter
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male:
The Chokin’ Kind – Joe Simon
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female:
Share Your Love With Me – Aretha Franklin
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance By a Group or Duo:
It’s Your Thing – Isley Brothers
Best Rhythm and Blues Instrumental Performance:
Games People Play – King Curtis
Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Small Group or Soloist With Small Group:
Willow Weep for Me, Wes Montgomery
Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Large Group or Soloist With Large Group:
Walking in Space – Quincy Jones
Best Country Song:
A Boy Named Sue – Shel Silverstein, songwriter
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male:
A Boy Named Sue – Johnny Cash
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female:
Stand by Your Man, Tammy Wynette
Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group:
MacArthur Park – Waylon Jennings and the Kimberlys
Best Country Instrumental Performance:
The Nashville Brass Featuring Danny Davis Play More Nashville Sounds, Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass
Best Gospel Performance:
In Gospel Country – Porter Wagoner and the Blackwood Brothers
Best Soul Gospel Performance:
Oh Happy Day, Edwin Hawkins Singers
Best Sacred Performance:
Ain’t That Beautiful Singing – Jake Hess
Best Folk Performance:
Clouds, Joni Mitchell
Best Instrumental Arrangement:
Love Theme From Romeo and Juliet – Henry Mancini, arranger
Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s):
Spinning Wheel – Fred Lipsius, arranger
Best Instrumental Theme:
Midnight Cowboy, John Barry, composer
Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album:
Promises, Promises, Burt Bacharach and Hal Davis, composers (Liberty)
Best Original Score Written for Motion Picture or Television:
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Burt Bacharach, composer
Album of the Year, Classical:
Switched-On Bach, Walter Carlos (Columbia)
Best Classical Performance, Orchestra:
Boulez Conducts Debussy, Vol. 2 Images Pour Orchestre – Pierre Boulez conducting Cleveland Orchestra
Best Chamber Music Performance:
Gabrieli, Antiphonal Music of Gabrieli (Canzoni for Brass Choirs), the Philadelphia, Cleveland and Chicago Brass ensembles
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With or Without Orchestra):
Switched-On Bach, Walter Carlos
Best Opera Recording:
Wagner, Siegfried, Herbert von Karajan conducting Berlin Philharmonic; solos: Thomas, Stewart, Stolze, Dernesch, Keleman, Dominguez, Gayer and Ridderbusch (Deutsche Grammophon)
Best Choral Performance (Other Than Opera):
Berio, Sinfonia, Swingle Singers; Ward Swingle, choral master; Luciano Berio conducting New York Philharmonic
Best Vocal Soloist Performance, Classical:
Barber, Two Scenes From Antony and Cleopatra ; Knoxville, Summer of 1915, Leontyne Price; Thomas Schippers conducting New Philharmonia
Best Comedy Recording:
Bill Cosby, Bill Cosby (Uni)
Best Spoken Word Recording:
We Love You, Call Collect, Art Linkletter and Diane (Word/Capitol)
Best Recording for Children:
Peter, Paul and Mommy, Peter, Paul and Mary (Warner Bros.)
Best Album Cover:
America the Beautiful, Evelyn J. Kelbish, painting; David Stahlberg, graphics (Skye)
Best Album Notes:
Nashville Skyline, Johnny Cash, annotator (Columbia)
March 11, 1970
1969 Oscars 41st Academy Awards
1969 Oscars 41st Academy Awards
Winners Announced: April 14, 1969
Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Host: no one
Eligibility Year: 1968
Cinematic Highlights and Achievements
Oliver! Steals the Show: This musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ novel surprised many by bagging six awards, including Best Picture.
Oliver! had 11 nominations, winning five awards.
Oliver! was the only G-rated film to win Best Picture.
Heat for Cool Hand Luke: Strother Martin coined the memorable line “What we’ve got here is failure to communicate” in this film. Although not a winner, the movie received nominations and became iconic.
Katharine Hepburn’s Double Act: Hepburn won Best Actress for her role in The Lion in Winter, sharing the honor with Barbra Streisand for Funny Girl—an Oscars first!
Trivia and Noteworthy Moments
Host-less Night: For the first time in its history, the Academy Awards had no host, creating a more streamlined (but less comedic) atmosphere.
Political Activism: When Marlon Brando won Best Actor for The Godfather, he sent Native American activist Sacheen Littlefeather to decline the award as a protest against Hollywood’s portrayal of Native Americans in film.
Foreign Influence: The Best Director award went to Carol Reed for Oliver!, marking a triumph for British cinema in Hollywood.
Take our 1969 Quiz!
1969 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
Oliver! – John Woolf, producer (WINNER)
Funny Girl – Ray Stark, producer
The Lion In Winter – Martin Poll, producer
Rachel, Rachel – Paul Newman, producer
Romeo and Juliet – John Brabourne and Anthony Havelock-Allan, producers
Best Director:
Carol Reed – Oliver! (WINNER)
Stanley Kubrick – 2001: A Space Odyssey
Gillo Pontecorvo – The Battle of Algiers
Anthony Harvey – The Lion In Winter
Franco Zeffirelli – Romeo and Juliet
Best Actor:
Cliff Robertson – Charly as Charlie Gordon (WINNER)
Alan Arkin – The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter as John Singer
Alan Bates – The Fixer as Yakov Bok
Ron Moody – Oliver! as Fagin
Peter O’Toole – The Lion In Winter as King Henry II of England
Best Actress (tie):
Katharine Hepburn – The Lion In Winter as Eleanor of Aquitaine (WINNER)
Barbra Streisand – Funny Girl as Fanny Brice (WINNER)
Patricia Neal – The Subject Was Roses as Nettie Cleary
Vanessa Redgrave – Isadora as Isadora Duncan
Joanne Woodward – Rachel, Rachel as Rachel Cameron
Best Supporting Actor:
Jack Albertson – The Subject Was Roses as John Cleary (WINNER)
Seymour Cassel – Faces as Chet
Daniel Massey – Star! as Noël Coward
Jack Wild – Oliver! as Jack Dawkins (“The Artful Dodger”)
Gene Wilder – The Producers as Leo Bloom
Best Supporting Actress:
Ruth Gordon – Rosemary’s Baby as Minnie Castevet (WINNER)
Lynn Carlin – Faces as Maria Frost
Sondra Locke – The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter as Mick Kelly
Kay Medford – Funny Girl as Rose Stern Borach
Estelle Parsons – Rachel, Rachel as Calla Mackie
Best Story and Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
The Producers – Mel Brooks (WINNER)
2001: A Space Odyssey – Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke
The Battle of Algiers – Franco Solinas and Gillo Pontecorvo
Faces – John Cassavetes
Hot Millions – Ira Wallach and Peter Ustinov
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
The Lion in Winter – James Goldman based on his play (WINNER)
The Odd Couple – Neil Simon based on his play
Oliver! – Vernon Harris based on the play by Lionel Bart and Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Rachel, Rachel – Stewart Stern based on the novel A Jest of God by Margaret Laurence
Rosemary’s Baby – Roman Polanski based on the novel by Ira Levin
Best Documentary Feature:
Journey into Self – Bill McGaw (WINNER)
A Few Notes on Our Food Problem – U.S. Information Agency
The Legendary Champions – William Cayton
Other Voices – David H. Sawyer
Young Americans – Robert Cohn and Alex Grasshoff
Best Documentary Short Subject:
Why Man Creates – Saul Bass (WINNER)
The House That Ananda Built – Films Division, Government of India
The Revolving Door – Vision Associates Production for the American Foundation Institute of Corrections
A Space to Grow – Office of Economic Opportunity for Project Upward Bound
A Way Out of the Wilderness – Dan E. Weisburd
Best Live Action Short Subject:
Robert Kennedy Remembered – Guggenheim Productions (WINNER)
The Dove – Coe-Davis Ltd.
Duo – National Film Board of Canada
Prelude – Prelude Co.
Best Short Subject – Cartoons:
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day – Walt Disney (posthumous award) (WINNER)
The House That Jack Built – National Film Board of Canada
The Magic Pear Tree – Murakami-Wolf Films
Windy Day – Hubley Studios
Best Original Score for a Motion Picture (Not a Musical):
The Lion in Winter – John Barry (WINNER)
The Fox – Lalo Schifrin
Planet of the Apes – Jerry Goldsmith
The Shoes of the Fisherman – Alex North
The Thomas Crown Affair – Michel Legrand
Best Score of a Musical Picture – Original or Adaptation:
Oliver! – Johnny Green (WINNER)
Finian’s Rainbow – Ray Heindorf
Funny Girl – Walter Scharf
Star! – Lennie Hayton
The Young Girls of Rochefort – Adaptation: Michel Legrand; Song Score: Michel Legrand and Jacques Demy
Best Song Original for the Picture:
“The Windmills of Your Mind” from The Thomas Crown Affair – Music by Michel Legrand; Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman (WINNER)
“Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – Music and Lyrics by The Sherman Brothers: Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
“For Love of Ivy” from For Love of Ivy – Music by Quincy Jones; Lyrics by Bob Russell
“Funny Girl” from Funny Girl – Music by Jule Styne; Lyrics by Bob Merrill
“Star!” from Star! – Music by Jimmy Van Heusen; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
Best Sound:
Oliver! – Shepperton Studio Sound Dept. (WINNER)
Bullitt – Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Studio Sound Dept.
Finian’s Rainbow – Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Studio Sound Dept.
Funny Girl – Columbia Studio Sound Dept.
Star! – Twentieth Century-Fox Studio Sound Dept.
Best Foreign Language Film:
War and Peace – U.S.S.R. (WINNER)
The Boys of Paul Street – Hungary
The Firemen’s Ball – Czechoslovakia
The Girl with the Pistol – Italy
Stolen Kisses – France
Best Costume Design:
Romeo and Juliet – Danilo Donati (WINNER)
The Lion in Winter – Margaret Furse
Oliver! – Phyllis Dalton
Planet of the Apes – Morton Haack
Star! – Donald Brooks
Best Art Direction:
Oliver! – Art Direction: John Box and Terence Marsh; Set Decoration: Vernon Dixon and Ken Muggleston (WINNER)
2001: A Space Odyssey – Art Direction and Set Decoration: Anthony Masters, Harry Lange and Ernest Archer
The Shoes of the Fisherman – Art Direction and Set Decoration: George W. Davis and Edward Carfagno
Star! – Art Direction: Boris Leven; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott and Howard Bristol
War and Peace – Art Direction: Mikhail Bogdanov and Gennady Myasnikov; Set Decoration: G. Koshelev and V. Uvarov
Best Cinematography:
Romeo and Juliet – Pasqualino De Santis (WINNER)
Funny Girl – Harry Stradling
Ice Station Zebra – Daniel L. Fapp
Oliver! – Oswald Morris
Star! – Ernest Laszlo
Best Film Editing:
Bullitt – Frank P. Keller (WINNER)
Funny Girl – Robert Swink, Maury Winetrobe and William Sands
The Odd Couple – Frank Bracht
Oliver! – Ralph Kemplen
Wild in the Streets – Fred R. Feitshans Jr. and Eve Newman
Best Special Visual Effects:
2001: A Space Odyssey – Stanley Kubrick (WINNER)
Ice Station Zebra – Hal Millar and Joseph McMillan Johnson
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:
Martha Raye
Honorary Awards:
Walter Matthau presented John Chambers his award for outstanding makeup achievement for Planet of the Apes
Diahann Carroll presented Onna White her award for outstanding choreography achievement for Oliver!
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April 14, 1969
1969 Grammy Award Winners
1969 Grammy Award Winners
Winners Announced: March 12, 1969
Televised “Best On Record”: May 5, 1969
Held at: Chicago, Los Angeles, Nashville & New York
Opening/Closing: Rowan and Martin
Eligibility Year: November 2, 1967 – November 1, 1968
Musical Highlights and Achievements
By the Time I Get to Phoenix Emerges Victorious: Glen Campbell’s hit album won the Album of the Year, highlighting the influence of country-pop during this period.
Simon & Garfunkel’s Mrs. Robinson: The iconic song from The Graduate won Record of the Year.
Jazz Legend Gets Recognized: Duke Ellington won Best Original Jazz Composition for “In the Beginning God,” marking a significant win for the jazz community.
Trivia and Noteworthy Moments
Comedy Duo: Rowan and Martin, popular for their sketch comedy show Laugh-In, served as the Opening and Closing act, adding humor to the proceedings.
A Night of Firsts: José Feliciano snagged Best New Artist, making history as the first artist to win that category with an album primarily sung in Spanish.
Cross-Genre Appreciation: The Grammys were diverse this year, with winners spanning from jazz and country to rock and folk, reflecting the eclectic musical tastes of the late ’60s.
Take our 1969 Quiz!
1969 Grammy Winners
Record of the Year:
Mrs. Robinson – Simon and Garfunkel
Album of the Year:
By the Time I Get to Phoenix, Glen Campbell (Capitol)
Song of the Year:
Little Green Apples – Bobby Russell, songwriter
Best New Artist of 1968:
José Feliciano
Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Performance, Male:
Light My Fire – José Feliciano
Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Performance, Female:
Do You Know the Way to San Jose – Dionne Warwick
Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Performance, Duo or Group:
Mrs. Robinson – Simon and Garfunkel
Best Contemporary Pop Performance, Chorus:
Mission Impossible/Norwegian Wood (medley), Alan Copeland Singers
Best Contemporary Pop Performance, Instrumental:
Classical Gas – Mason Williams
Best Rhythm and Blues Song:
(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding and Steve Cropper, songwriters
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male:
(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female:
Chain of Fools – Aretha Franklin
Best Rhythm and Blues Performance By a Duo or Group, Vocal or Instrumental:
Cloud Nine – The Temptations
Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Small Group or Soloist With Small Group:
Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Bill Evans Trio
Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Large Group or Soloist With Large Group:
And His Mother Called Him Bill – Duke Ellington
Best Country Song:
Little Green Apples – Bobby Russell, songwriter
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male:
Folsom Prison Blues – Johnny Cash
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female:
Harper Valley P.T.A. – Jeannie C. Riley
Best Country Performance, Duo or Group Vocal or Instrumental:
Foggy Mountain Breakdown – Flatt and Scruggs
Best Sacred Performance:
Beautiful Isle of Somewhere – Jack Hess
Best Gospel Performance:
The Happy Gospel of the Happy Goodmans, Happy Goodman Family
Best Soul Gospel Performance:
The Soul of Me – Dottie Rambo
Best Folk Performance:
Both Sides Now – Judy Collins
Best Instrumental Arrangement:
Classical Gas – Mike Post, arranger
Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s):
MacArthur Park – Jimmy L. Webb, arranger
Best Instrumental Theme:
Classical Gas – Mason Williams, composer
Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album:
Hair, Gerome Ragni, James Rado and Galt MacDermott, composers (RCA)
Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special:
The Graduate, Paul Simon and Dave Grusin, composers
Best Classical Performance, Orchestra:
Boulez Conducts Debussy, Pierre Boulez conducting New Philharmonia Orchestra
Best Chamber Music Performance:
Gabrieli, Canzoni for Brass, Winds, Strings and Organ, E. Power Biggs with Edward Tarr Ensemble and Gabrieli Consort; Vittorio Negri, conductor
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With or Without Orchestra):
Horowitz on Television, Vladimir Horowitz
Best Opera Recording:
Mozart, Cosi fan tutte, Erich Leinsdorf conducting New Philharmonia Orchestra and Ambrosian Opera Chorus; solos: Price, Raskin, Troyanos, Milnes, Shirley and Flagello (RCA)
Best Choral Performance (Other Than Opera):
The Glory of Gabrieli, Vittorio Negri conducting Gregg Smith Singers and Texas Boys Choir; George Bragg directing Edward Tarr Ensemble with E. Power Biggs
Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance:
Rossini Rarities, Montserrat Caballe; Carlo Felice Cillario conducting RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra and Chorus
Best Comedy Recording:
To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With, Bill Cosby (Warner Bros.)
Best Spoken Word Recording:
Lonesome Cities, Rod McKuen (Warner Bros.-Seven Arts)
Best Album Cover:
Underground, John Berg and Richard Mantel, art directors (Columbia)
Best Album Notes:
Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison, Johnny Cash, annotator
March 12, 1969
1968 Oscars 40th Academy Awards
1968 Oscars 40th Academy Awards
Winners Announced: April 10, 1968
Held at: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California
Host: Bob Hope
Eligibility Year: 1967
Cinematic Highlights and Achievements
In the Heat of the Night Stands Out: The film grabbed five Oscars, including Best Picture. Sidney Poitier’s performance was highly praised, though he didn’t win an award that evening.
Katharine Hepburn’s Historic Win: The legendary actress snagged her second Best Actress award for Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner but didn’t attend the ceremony.
Cool Hand Luke’s Iconic Score: The film took home the Best Original Score, adding to its cult classic status.
The Graduate Gets Noticed: While it didn’t win Best Picture, Mike Nichols did receive Best Director, and the film has since become a cultural landmark.
Trivia
Delayed but Not Deterred: The ceremony was originally scheduled for April 8 but was postponed for two days due to Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination.
Bob Hope’s Streak: This year marked yet another hosting gig for Bob Hope, who had become synonymous with the Oscars by this point.
First Oscar for a Canadian: Walter Matthau won the Best Supporting Actor award for The Fortune Cookie, becoming the first Canadian actor to win an Oscar.
The Graduate was the last film to win Best Director and nothing else.
Bonnie and Clyde and Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner earned ten nominations, each winning 2.
Alfred Hitchcock’s acceptance speech is one of the shortest in Academy Awards history: “Thank you very much indeed”.
John Williams received his first nomination for scoring Valley of the Dolls.
This was the first ceremony since the 1948 awards show to feature film clips from the Best Picture nominated films.
Take our 1968 Quiz!
1968 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
In the Heat of the Night – Walter Mirisch (WINNER)
Bonnie and Clyde – Warren Beatty
Doctor Dolittle – Arthur P. Jacobs
The Graduate – Lawrence Turman
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner – Stanley Kramer
Best Director:
Mike Nichols – The Graduate (WINNER)
Arthur Penn – Bonnie and Clyde
Stanley Kramer – Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
Richard Brooks – In Cold Blood
Norman Jewison – In the Heat of the Night
Best Actor:
Rod Steiger – In the Heat of the Night as Police Chief Bill Gillespie (WINNER)
Warren Beatty – Bonnie and Clyde as Clyde Barrow
Dustin Hoffman – The Graduate as Benjamin Braddock
Paul Newman – Cool Hand Luke as Lucas “Cool Hand Luke” Jackson
Spencer Tracy (posthumous nomination) – Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner as Matt Drayton
Best Actress:
Katharine Hepburn – Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner as Christina Drayton (WINNER)
Anne Bancroft – The Graduate as Mrs. Robinson
Faye Dunaway – Bonnie and Clyde as Bonnie Parker
Edith Evans – The Whisperers as Mrs. Ross
Audrey Hepburn – Wait Until Dark as Susy Hendrix
Best Supporting Actor:
George Kennedy – Cool Hand Luke as Dragline (WINNER)
John Cassavetes – The Dirty Dozen as V.R. Franko
Gene Hackman – Bonnie and Clyde as Buck Barrow
Cecil Kellaway – Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner as Monsignor Ryan
Michael J. Pollard – Bonnie and Clyde as C.W. Moss
Best Supporting Actress:
Estelle Parsons – Bonnie and Clyde as Blanche Barrow (WINNER)
Carol Channing – Thoroughly Modern Millie as Muzzy
Mildred Natwick – Barefoot in the Park as Ethel Banks
Beah Richards – Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner as Mrs. Mary Prentice
Katharine Ross – The Graduate as Elaine Robinson
Best Story and Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner – William Rose (WINNER)
Bonnie and Clyde – David Newman and Robert Benton
Divorce American Style – Screenplay by Norman Lear; Story by Robert Kaufman
Two for the Road – Frederic Raphael
The War Is Over – Jorge Semprún
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
In the Heat of the Night – Stirling Silliphant based on the novel by John Ball (WINNER)
Cool Hand Luke – Donn Pearce and Frank Pierson based on the novel by Donn Pearce
The Graduate – Buck Henry and Calder Willingham based on the novel by Charles Webb
In Cold Blood – Richard Brooks based on the novel by Truman Capote
Ulysses – Joseph Strick and Fred Haines based on the novel by James Joyce
Best Foreign Language Film:
Closely Watched Trains (Czechoslovakia) (WINNER)
El amor brujo (Spain)
I Even Met Happy Gypsies (Yugoslavia)
Live for Life (France)
Portrait of Chieko (Japan)
Best Documentary Feature:
The Anderson Platoon (WINNER)
Festival
Harvest
A King’s Story
A Time for Burning
Best Documentary Short Subject:
The Redwoods – Mark Harris and Trevor Greenwood (WINNER)
Monument to the Dream
A Place to Stand
See You at the Pillar
While I Run This Race
Best Live Action Short Subject:
A Place to Stand – Christopher Chapman and Cam McWhirt (WINNER)
Paddle to the Sea – Julian Biggs
Sky over Holland – John Ferno
Stop Look and Listen – Len Janson and Chuck Menville
Best Short Subject – Cartoons:
The Box (WINNER)
Hypothese Beta
What on Earth!
Best Original Music Score:
Thoroughly Modern Millie – Elmer Bernstein (WINNER)
Cool Hand Luke – Lalo Schifrin
Doctor Dolittle – Leslie Bricusse
Far from the Madding Crowd – Richard Rodney Bennett
In Cold Blood – Quincy Jones
Best Original Song Score or Adaptation Score:
Camelot – Alfred Newman and Ken Darby (WINNER)
Doctor Dolittle – Lionel Newman and Alexander Courage
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner – Frank De Vol
Thoroughly Modern Millie – André Previn and Joseph Gershenson
Valley of the Dolls – John Williams
Best Song:
“Talk to the Animals” from Doctor Dolittle – Music and Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse (WINNER)
“The Bare Necessities” from The Jungle Book – Music and Lyrics by Terry Gilkyson
“The Eyes of Love” from Banning – Music by Quincy Jones; Lyrics by Bob Russell
“The Look of Love” from Casino Royale – Music by Burt Bacharach; Lyrics by Hal David
“Thoroughly Modern Millie” from Thoroughly Modern Millie – Music by Jimmy Van Heusen; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
Best Costume Design:
Camelot – John Truscott (WINNER)
Bonnie and Clyde – Theadora Van Runkle
The Happiest Millionaire – Bill Thomas
The Taming of the Shrew – Danilo Donati and Irene Sharaff
Thoroughly Modern Millie – Jean Louis
Best Art Direction:
Camelot – Art Direction: John Truscott and Edward Carrere; Set Decoration: John W. Brown (WINNER)
Doctor Dolittle – Art Direction: Mario Chiari, Jack Martin Smith and Ed Graves; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott and Stuart A. Reiss
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner – Art Direction: Robert Clatworthy; Set Decoration: Frank Tuttle
The Taming of the Shrew – Art Direction: Renzo Mongiardino, John DeCuir, Elven Webb and Giuseppe Mariani; Set Decoration: Dario Simoni and Luigi Gervasi
Thoroughly Modern Millie – Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen and George C. Webb; Set Decoration: Howard Bristol
Best Cinematography:
Bonnie and Clyde – Burnett Guffey (WINNER)
Camelot – Richard H. Kline
Doctor Dolittle – Robert L. Surtees
The Graduate – Robert L. Surtees
In Cold Blood – Conrad L. Hall
Best Sound:
In the Heat of the Night – Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department (WINNER)
Camelot – Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Studio Sound Department
The Dirty Dozen – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department
Doctor Dolittle – 20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department
Thoroughly Modern Millie – Universal City Studio Sound Department
Best Sound Effects:
The Dirty Dozen – John Poyner (WINNER)
In the Heat of the Night – James Richard
Best Film Editing:
In the Heat of the Night – Hal Ashby (WINNER)
Beach Red – Frank P. Keller
The Dirty Dozen – Michael Luciano
Doctor Dolittle – Samuel E. Beetley and Marjorie Fowler
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner – Robert C. Jones
Best Special Visual Effects:
Doctor Dolittle – L. B. Abbott (WINNER)
Tobruk – Howard A. Anderson and Albert Whitlock
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Gregory Peck
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award:
Alfred Hitchcock
Honorary Oscar:
Arthur Freed was presented for distinguished service to the Academy and the production of six top-rated Awards telecasts.
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April 10, 1968
1968 Grammy Award Winners
1968 Grammy Award Winners
Winners Announced: February 29, 1968
Televised: “Best On Record” May 8, 1968
Held at: Chicago, Los Angeles, Nashville, and New York
Eligibility Year: November 2, 1966 – November 1, 1967
Musical Highlights and Achievements
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Dominates: The Beatles’ groundbreaking album won four Grammys, including Album of the Year and Best Contemporary Album.
Hello, Dolly!: Louis Armstrong received the Grammy for Best Male Vocal Performance for the song Hello, Dolly!, becoming the oldest Grammy winner at that time.
Fifth Dimension’s Big Win: The Fifth Dimension won Record of the Year for their hit single Up, Up and Away, also taking home the Grammy for Best Performance by a Vocal Group.
Trivia
Beatles Making History: The Beatles became the first rock act to win Album of the Year, a landmark moment in Grammy history.
Bobbie Gentry’s Breakout: Bobbie Gentry, a relative newcomer, won Best New Artist, marking the start of her promising career.
Leap Year Ceremony: Interestingly, the awards ceremony occurred on a leap day—February 29.
Take our 1968 Quiz!
1968 Grammy Winners
Record of the Year:
Up, Up and Away – 5th Dimension
Album of the Year:
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles (Capitol)
Song of the Year:
Up, Up and Away – Jimmy L. Webb, songwriter
Best New Artist:
Bobbie Gentry
Best Vocal Performance, Male:
By the Time I Get to Phoenix – Glen Campbell
Best Vocal Performance, Female:
Ode to Billie Joe – Bobbie Gentry
Best Performance By a Vocal Group (Two to Six Persons):
Up, Up and Away – 5th Dimension
Best Performance By a Chorus (Seven or More Persons):
Up, Up and Away – Johnny Mann Singers
Best Contemporary Single:
Up, Up and Away – 5th Dimension
Best Contemporary Album:
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles (Capitol)
Best Contemporary Male Solo Vocal Performance:
By the Time I Get to Phoenix – Glen Campbell
Best Contemporary Female Solo Vocal Performance:
Ode to Billie Joe – Bobbie Gentry
Best Contemporary Group Performance, Vocal or Instrumental:
Up, Up and Away – 5th Dimension
Best Rhythm and Blues Recording:
Respect – Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)
Best Rhythm and Blues Solo Vocal Performance, Male:
Dead End Street – Lou Rawls
Best Rhythm and Blues Solo Vocal Performance, Female:
Respect – Aretha Franklin
Best Rhythm and Blues Group Performance, Vocal or Instrumental (Two or More):
Soul Man – Sam and Dave
Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Small Group or Soloist With Small Group:
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy, Cannonball Adderley Quintet
Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Large Group or Soloist With Large Group:
Far East Suite – Duke Ellington
Best Country and Western Song:
Gentle on My Mind John Hartford, songwriter
Best Country and Western Recording:
Gentle on My Mind – Glen Campbell (Capitol)
Best Country and Western Solo Vocal Performance, Male:
Gentle on My Mind – Glen Campbell
Best Country and Western Solo Vocal Performance, Female:
I Don’t Wanna Play House – Tammy Wynette
Best Country and Western Performance, Duet, Trio or Group (Vocal or Instrumental):
Jackson – Johnny Cash and June Carter
Best Gospel Performance:
More Grand Old Gospel, Porter Wagoner and the Blackwood Brothers
Best Sacred Performance:
How Great Thou Art, Elvis Presley
Best Folk Performance:
Gentle on My Mind – John Hartford
Best Instrumental Arrangement:
Alfie, Burt Bacharach, arranger
Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) or Instrumentalist(s):
Ode to Billie Joe – Jimmie Haskell, arranger
Best Instrumental Theme:
Mission: Impossible – Lalo Schifrin, composer
Best Instrumental Performance:
Chet Atkins Picks the Best – Chet Atkins
Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album:
Cabaret, Fred Ebb and John Kander, composers (Columbia)
Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Show:
Mission: Impossible – Lalo Schifrin, composer
Album of the Year, Classical (tie):
Berg, Wozzeck, Pierre Boulez conducting Paris National Opera; solos: Berry, Strauss, Uhl and Doench (Columbia)
Mahler, Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major (Symphony of a Thousand ), Leonard Bernstein conducting London Symphony Orchestra (Columbia)
Best Classical Performance, Orchestra:
Stravinsky, Firebird and Petrouchka Suites, Igor Stravinsky conducting Columbia Symphony
Best Chamber Music Performance:
West Meets East, Ravi Shankar and Yehudi Menuhin
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With or Without Orchestra):
Horowitz in Concert, Vladimir Horowitz
Best Opera Recording:
Berg, Wozzeck, Pierre Boulez conducting Paris National Opera; solos: Berry, Strauss, Uhl and Doench (Columbia)
Best Classical Choral Performance (tie):
Mahler, Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major (Symphony of a Thousand ), Leonard Bernstein conducting London Symphony Orchestra
Orff, Catulli Carmina, Robert Page conducting Temple University Chorus; Eugene Ormandy conducting Philadelphia Orchestra
Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance:
Prima Donna, Vol. 2, Leontyne Price; Francesco Molinari-Pradelli conducting RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra
Best Comedy Recording:
Revenge, Bill Cosby (Warner Bros.-Seven Arts)
Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording:
Gallant Men, Sen. Everett M. Dirksen (Capitol)
Best Recording for Children:
Dr Seuss: How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Boris Karloff (MGM)
Best Album Cover, Graphic Arts:
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Peter Blake and Jann Haworth, art directors (Capitol)
Best Album Cover, Photography:
Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits; Roland Scherman, photographer; John Berg and Bob Cato, art directors (Columbia)
Best Album Notes:
Suburban Attitudes in Country Verse, John O. Loudermilk, annotator (RCA)
February 29, 1968
1967 Oscars 39th Academy Awards
1967 Oscars 39th Academy Awards
Winners Announced: April 10, 1967
Held at: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California
Host: Bob Hope
Eligibility Year: 1966
Cinematic Highlights and Achievements
A Man for All Seasons Stands Tall: This historical drama won the night’s big winner, securing six Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director for Fred Zinnemann.
New Kid on the Block: Actor Paul Scofield won Best Actor for his role in A Man for All Seasons, making his Oscar debut memorable.
Captivating Costumes: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? scored big in the Best Costume Design category, underlining the film’s meticulous attention to detail.
Born Free Roars: The movie won two awards for Best Original Song and Best Original Score, making it a melodic night success.
Trivia
Bob Hope Strikes Again: Bob Hope hosted for the 14th time, setting a host record that would last for decades.
Walter Matthau’s Snub: Despite the film The Fortune Cookie earning him a nomination, Matthau failed to grab an Oscar, causing some eyebrows to rise.
The Fortune Cookie Firsts: This film was the first to pair Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, sparking an on-screen partnership for years.
The “Academy Award of Merit” is what the Oscar statue is officially called.
Take our 1967 Quiz!
1967 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
A Man for All Seasons – Fred Zinnemann (WINNER)
Alfie – Lewis Gilbert
The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming – Norman Jewison
The Sand Pebbles – Robert Wise
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Ernest Lehman
Best Director:
Fred Zinnemann – A Man for All Seasons (WINNER)
Michelangelo Antonioni – Blowup
Claude Lelouch – A Man and a Woman
Richard Brooks – The Professionals
Mike Nichols – Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Best Actor:
Paul Scofield – A Man for All Seasons as Sir Thomas More (WINNER)
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
Best Actress:
Elizabeth Taylor – Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? as Martha (WINNER)
Anouk Aimée – A Man and a Woman as Anne Gauthier
Ida Kaminska – The Shop on Main Street as Rozália Lautmannová
Lynn Redgrave – Georgy Girl as Georgina “Georgy” Parkin
Vanessa Redgrave – Morgan! as Leonie Delt
Best Supporting Actor:
Walter Matthau – The Fortune Cookie as “Whiplash Willie” Gingrich (WINNER)
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
Best Supporting Actress:
Sandy Dennis – Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? as Honey (WINNER)
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 Story and Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
A Man and a Woman – Screenplay by Claude Lelouch and Pierre Uytterhoeven; Story by Claude Lelouch (WINNER)
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
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
A Man for All Seasons – Robert Bolt based on his play (WINNER)
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:
A Man and a Woman (France) (WINNER)
The Battle of Algiers (Italy)
Loves of a Blonde (Czechoslovakia)
Pharaoh (Poland)
Three (Yugoslavia)
Best Song:
“Born Free” from Born Free – Music by John Barry; Lyrics by Don Black (WINNER)
“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 Documentary Feature:
The War Game (WINNER)
The Face of a Genius
Helicopter Canada
The Really Big Family
Le Volcan interdit
Best Documentary Short Subject:
A Year Toward Tomorrow – Edmond A. Levy (WINNER)
Adolescence
Cowboy
The Odds Against
Részletek J.S. Bach Máté passiójából
Best Short Subject, Live Action:
Wild Wings – Edgar Anstey (WINNER)
Turkey the Bridge – Derek Williams
The Winning Strain – Leslie Winik
Best Short Subject, Cartoons:
A Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Double Feature – John Hubley and Faith Hubley (WINNER)
The Drag – Carlos Marchiori
The Pink Blueprint – David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng
Best Original Music Score:
Born Free – John Barry (WINNER)
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Alex North
The Bible: In the Beginning… – Toshiro Mayuzumi
Hawaii – Elmer Bernstein
The Sand Pebbles – Jerry Goldsmith
Best Scoring of Music – Adaptation or Treatment:
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum – Ken Thorne (WINNER)
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
Best Sound Effects:
Grand Prix – Gordon Daniel (WINNER)
Fantastic Voyage – Walter Rossi
Best Sound:
Grand Prix – Franklin Milton (WINNER)
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:
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Art Direction: Richard Sylbert; Set Decoration: George James Hopkins (WINNER)
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
Best Art Direction, Color:
Fantastic Voyage – Art Direction: Jack Martin Smith and Dale Hennesy; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott and Stuart A. Reiss (WINNER)
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:
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Haskell Wexler (WINNER)
The Fortune Cookie – Joseph LaShelle
Georgy Girl – Kenneth Higgins
Is Paris Burning? – Marcel Grignon
Seconds – James Wong Howe
Best Cinematography, Color:
A Man for All Seasons – Ted Moore (WINNER)
Fantastic Voyage – Ernest Laszlo
Hawaii – Russell Harlan
The Professionals – Conrad Hall
The Sand Pebbles – Joseph MacDonald
Best Costume Design, Black-and-White:
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Irene Sharaff (WINNER)
The Gospel According to St. Matthew – Danilo Donati
Mandragola – Danilo Donati
Mister Buddwing – Helen Rose
Morgan! – Jocelyn Rickards
Best Costume Design, Color:
A Man for All Seasons – Joan Bridge and Elizabeth Haffenden (WINNER)
Gambit – Jean Louis
Hawaii – Dorothy Jeakins
Juliet of the Spirits – Piero Gherardi
The Oscar – Edith Head
Best Film Editing:
Grand Prix – Fredric Steinkamp, Henry Berman, Stewart Linder and Frank Santillo (WINNER)
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
Best Special Visual Effects:
Fantastic Voyage – Art Cruickshank (WINNER)
Hawaii – Linwood G. Dunn
Honorary Awards:
Yakima Canutt “for achievements as a stunt man and for developing safety devices to protect stunt men everywhere.”
Y. Frank Freeman “for unusual and outstanding service to the Academy during his thirty years in Hollywood.”
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award:
Robert Wise
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:
George Bagnall
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April 10, 1967
1967 Grammy Award Winners
1967 Grammy Award Winners
Winners Announced: March 2, 1967
Televised “Best On Record”: May 24, 1967
Held at: Chicago, Los Angeles, Nashville and New York
Eligibility Year: November 2, 1965 – November 1, 1966
Grammy Highlights and Achievements
Michelle Takes the Spotlight: The Beatles snagged the Song of the Year award with their hit “Michelle,” further cementing their legendary status.
Frank Sinatra’s Glory: Ol’ Blue Eyes won Album of the Year for Sinatra: A Man and His Music, making it one of his most significant Grammy achievements.
Debut of Best Contemporary (R&R) Performance: The inaugural award in this category went to the New Vaudeville Band for their catchy tune “Winchester Cathedral.”
Duke Ellington’s Special Recognition: The legendary jazz musician was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award, a deserving nod to his extensive contribution to music.
Trivia
A Night of Multiple Genres: This year saw a wide range of musical genres, from rock to jazz, reflecting the evolving musical landscape.
Youngest Winner: At just 14, Jeannie C. Riley became the youngest winner, taking home the Best Female Country Vocal Performance for “Harper Valley PTA.”
There was no “Best New Artist” award – sorry, Neil Diamond, Monkees, Tommy James, Sergio Mendes, Mamas and the Papas, B.J. Thomas, Percy Sledge, and others!
Take our 1967 Quiz!
Record of the Year:
Strangers in the Night – Frank Sinatra
Album of the Year:
Sinatra: A Man and His Music, Frank Sinatra (Reprise)
Song of the Year:
Michelle – John Lennon and Paul McCartney, songwriters
Best Vocal Performance, Male:
Strangers in the Night – Frank Sinatra
Best Vocal Performance, Female:
If He Walked Into My Life – Eydie Gormé
Best Performance By a Vocal Group:
A Man and a Woman – Anita Kerr Singers
Best Performance By a Chorus:
Somewhere, My Love (Lara’s Theme From Dr. Zhivago), Ray Conniff and Singers
Best Contemporary (Rock and Roll) Recording:
Winchester Cathedral – New Vaudeville Band (Fontana)
Best Contemporary (Rock and Roll) Solo Vocal Performance, Male or Female:
Eleanor Rigby – Paul McCartney
Best Contemporary (Rock and Roll) Group Performance, Vocal or Instrumental:
Monday, Monday – Mamas and the Papas
Best Rhythm and Blues Recording:
Crying Time – Ray Charles (ABC/Paramount)
Best Rhythm and Blues Solo Vocal Performance, Male or Female:
Crying Time – Ray Charles
Best Rhythm and Blues Group, Vocal or Instrumental:
Hold It Right There – Ramsey Lewis
Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Group or Soloist With Group:
Goin’ Out of My Head – Wes Montgomery
Best Original Jazz Composition:
In the Beginning God – Duke Ellington, composer
Best Country and Western Song:
Almost Persuaded – Billy Sherrill and Glenn Sutton, songwriters
Best Country and Western Recording:
Almost Persuaded – David Houston (Epic)
Best Country and Western Vocal Performance, Male:
Almost Persuaded – David Houston
Best Country and Western Vocal Performance, Female:
Don’t Touch Me – Jeannie Seely
Best Sacred Recording (Musical):
Grand Old Gospel, Porter Wagoner and the Blackwood Brothers (RCA)
Best Folk Recording:
Blues in the Street, Cortelia Clark (RCA)
Best Instrumental Arrangement:
What Now My Love – Herb Alpert, arranger
Best Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist or Instrumentalist:
Strangers in the Night – Ernie Freeman, arranger
Best Instrumental Theme:
Batman Theme – Neal Hefti, composer
Best Instrumental Performance (Other Than Jazz):
What Now My Love – Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album:
Mame, Jerry Herman, composer (Columbia)
Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Show:
Dr. Zhivago, Maurice Jarre, composer
Album of the Year, Classical:
Ives, Symphony No. 1 in D Minor, Morton Gould conducting Chicago Symphony (RCA)
Best Classical Performance, Orchestra:
Mahler, Symphony No. 6 in A Minor, Erich Leinsdorf conducting Boston Symphony
Best Chamber Music Performance, Instrumental or Vocal:
Boston Symphony Chamber Players, Boston Symphony Chamber Players
Best Classical Music Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With or Without Orchestra):
Baroque Guitar, Julian Bream
Best Opera Recording:
Wagner, Die Walkure, Georg Solti conducting Vienna Philharmonic; solos: Nilsson, Crespin, Ludwig, King and Hotter (London)
Best Classical Choral Performance (Other Than Opera) (tie):
Handel, Messiah, Robert Shaw conducting Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra
Ives, Music for Chorus, Gregg Smith conducting Columbia Chamber Orchestra, Gregg Smith Singers and Ithaca College Concert Choir; George Bragg conducting Texas Boys Choir
Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance (With or Without Orchestra):
Prima Donna, Leontyne Price; Francesco Molinari-Pradelli conducting RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra
Best Comedy Performance:
Wonderfulness, Bill Cosby
Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording:
Edward R. Murrow: A Reporter Remembers?Vol. I The War Years, Edward R. Murrow (Columbia)
Best Recording for Children:
Dr. Seuss Presents: If I Ran the Zoo and Sleep Book – Marvin Miller (RCA)
Best Album Cover, Graphic Arts:
Revolver, Klaus Voormann, graphic artist (Capitol)
Best Album Cover, Photography:
Confessions of a Broken Man, Les Leverette, photographer; Robert Jones, art director (RCA)
Best Album Notes:
Sinatra at the Sands, Stan Cornyn, annotator (Reprise)
March 2, 1967
1966 Oscars 38th Academy Awards
1966 Oscars 38th Academy Awards
Winners Announced: April 18, 1966
Held at: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California
Host: Bob Hope
Eligibility Year: 1965

Oscar Highlights and Achievements

The Sound of Music Sweeps: This iconic musical directed by Robert Wise dominated the night, bagging five Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director.

Best Actress Julie Christie: For her role in Darling, Julie Christie took home the Best Actress award, making her an instant Hollywood sensation.

Lee Marvin’s Double Role: For his dual roles in Cat Ballou, Lee Marvin won Best Actor, a role that showcased his versatility.

Shelley Winters’ Win: She clinched the Best Supporting Actress for her role in A Patch of Blue, making it her second Oscar win.

The Sound of Music and Doctor Zhivago were the two most nominated films, each with ten nominations and five wins.

Maria Von Trapp, whose memoir inspired The Sound of Music and made a cameo appearance in the film, was not invited to the premiere.
Von Trapp later inquired why, and producers told her no seats were left.

Although nominated for 5 Academy Awards, George Stevens’ production of The Greatest Story Ever Told is generally considered a flop.

Trivia

Bob Hope’s Hosting Legacy: This was the 14th time Bob Hope hosted the Academy Awards, a record that still stands for most times hosting.

First Televised Oscars: This was the first Oscars ceremony to be broadcast simultaneously in color on both coasts, a major tech milestone for the event.

First Win for Animated Short: The Dot and the Line became the first abstract and non-narrative film to win in the Best Animated Short category.

Youngest Composer to Win: At 29, John Barry became the youngest composer to win for Best Original Score, thanks to his work on Born Free.

Take our 1966 Quiz!
1966 Oscar Nominees and Winners

Best Picture:
The Sound of Music – Robert Wise (WINNER)
Darling – Joseph Janni
Doctor Zhivago – Carlo Ponti
Ship of Fools – Stanley Kramer
A Thousand Clowns – Fred Coe

Best Director:
Robert Wise – The Sound of Music (WINNER)
William Wyler – The Collector
John Schlesinger – Darling
David Lean – Doctor Zhivago
Hiroshi Teshigahara – Woman in the Dunes

Best Actor:
Lee Marvin – Cat Ballou as Kid Shelleen / Tim Strawn (WINNER)
Richard Burton – The Spy Who Came in from the Cold as Alec Leamas
Laurence Olivier – Othello as Othello
Rod Steiger – The Pawnbroker as Sol Nazerman
Oskar Werner – Ship of Fools as Dr. Wilhelm “Willi” Schumann

Best Actress:
Julie Christie – Darling as Diana Scott (WINNER)
Julie Andrews – The Sound of Music as Maria von Trapp
Samantha Eggar – The Collector as Miranda Grey
Elizabeth Hartman – A Patch of Blue as Selina D’Arcey
Simone Signoret – Ship of Fools as La Condesa

Best Supporting Actor:
Martin Balsam – A Thousand Clowns as Arnold Burns (WINNER)
Ian Bannen – The Flight of the Phoenix as “Ratbags” Crow
Tom Courtenay – Doctor Zhivago as Pavel “Pasha” Antipov
Michael Dunn – Ship of Fools as Carl Glocken
Frank Finlay – Othello as Iago

Best Supporting Actress:
Shelley Winters – A Patch of Blue as Rose-Ann D’Arcey (WINNER)
Ruth Gordon – Inside Daisy Clover as Lucile Clover
Joyce Redman – Othello as Emilia
Maggie Smith – Othello as Desdemona
Peggy Wood – The Sound of Music as the Mother Abbess

Best Story and Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
Darling – Frederic Raphael (WINNER)
Casanova 70 – Agenore Incrocci, Furio Scarpelli, Mario Monicelli, Tonino Guerra, Giorgio Salvioni and Suso Cecchi d’Amico
Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines – Jack Davies and Ken Annakin
The Train – Franklin Coen and Frank Davis
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg – Jacques Demy

Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
Doctor Zhivago – Robert Bolt from Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak (WINNER)
Cat Ballou – Walter Newman and Frank Pierson from The Ballad of Cat Ballou by Roy Chanslor
The Collector – Stanley Mann and John Kohn from The Collector by John Fowles
Ship of Fools – Abby Mann from Ship of Fools by Katherine Anne Porter
A Thousand Clowns – Herb Gardner from A Thousand Crowns by Herb Gardner

Best Foreign Language:
The Shop on Main Street (Czechoslovakia) (WINNER)
Blood on the Land (Greece)
Dear John (Sweden)
Kwaidan (Japan)
Marriage Italian Style (Italy)

Film Best Song:
“The Shadow of Your Smile” from The Sandpiper – Music by Johnny Mandel; Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster (WINNER)
“The Ballad of Cat Ballou” from Cat Ballou – Music by Jerry Livingston; Lyrics by Mack David
“I Will Wait for You” from The Umbrellas of Cherbourg – Music by Michel Legrand; Lyrics by Jacques Demy
“The Sweetheart Tree” from The Great Race – Music by Henry Mancini; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
“What’s New Pussycat?” from What’s New Pussycat? – Music by Burt Bacharach; Lyrics by Hal David

Best Documentary Feature:
The Eleanor Roosevelt Story (WINNER)
The Battle of the Bulge… The Brave Rifles
The Forth Road Bridge
Let My People Go: The Story of Israel
To Die in Madrid

Best Documentary Short Subject:
To Be Alive! (WINNER)
Mural on Our Street
Nyitany
Point of View
Yeats Country

Best Short Subject, Live Action:
The Chicken – Claude Berri (WINNER)
Fortress of Peace – Lothar Wolff
Skaterdater
Snow
Time Piece – Jim Henson

Best Short Subject, Cartoons:
The Dot and the Line (WINNER)
Clay or the Origin of Species
The Thieving Magpie

Best Music Score – Substantially Original:
Doctor Zhivago – Maurice Jarre (WINNER)
The Agony and the Ecstasy – Alex North
The Greatest Story Ever Told – Alfred Newman
A Patch of Blue – Jerry Goldsmith
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg – Michel Legrand and Jacques Demy

Best Scoring of Music – Adaptation or Treatment:
The Sound of Music – Irwin Kostal (WINNER)
Cat Ballou – Frank De Vol
The Pleasure Seekers – Lionel Newman and Alexander Courage
A Thousand Clowns – Don Walker
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg – Michel Legrand

Best Sound Effects:
The Great Race – Treg Brown (WINNER)
Von Ryan’s Express – Walter Rossi

Best Sound:
The Sound of Music – James Corcoran and Fred Hynes (WINNER)
The Agony and the Ecstasy – James Corcoran
Doctor Zhivago – A. W. Watkins and Franklin Milton
The Great Race – George Groves
Shenandoah – Waldon O. Watson

Best Art Direction, Black-and-White:
Ship of Fools – Art Direction: Robert Clatworthy; Set Decoration: Joseph Kish (WINNER)
King Rat – Art Direction: Robert Emmet Smith; Set Decoration: Frank Tuttle
A Patch of Blue – Art Direction: George Davis and Urie McCleary; Set Decoration: Henry Grace and Charles S. Thompson
The Slender Thread – Art Direction: Hal Pereira and Jack Poplin; Set Decoration: Robert R. Benton and Joseph Kish
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold – Art Direction: Hal Pereira, Tambi Larsen and Ted Marshall; Set Decoration: Josie MacAvin

Best Art Direction, Color:
Doctor Zhivago – Art Direction: John Box and Terence Marsh; Set Decoration: Dario Simoni (WINNER)
The Agony and the Ecstasy – Art Direction: John DeCuir and Jack Martin Smith; Set Decoration: Dario Simoni
The Greatest Story Ever Told – Art Direction: Richard Day, William J. Creber and David S. Hall (posthumous nomination); Set Decoration: Ray Moyer, Fred M. MacLean and Norman Rockett
Inside Daisy Clover – Art Direction: Robert Clatworthy; Set Decoration: George James Hopkins
The Sound of Music – Art Direciton: Boris Leven; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott and Ruby Levitt

Best Cinematography, Black-and-White:
Ship of Fools – Ernest Laszlo (WINNER)
In Harm’s Way – Loyal Griggs
King Rat – Burnett Guffey
Morituri – Conrad Hall
A Patch of Blue – Robert Burks

Best Cinematography, Color:
Doctor Zhivago – Freddie Young (WINNER)
The Agony and the Ecstasy – Leon Shamroy
The Great Race – Russell Harlan
The Greatest Story Ever Told – William C. Mellor (posthumous nomination) and Loyal Griggs
The Sound of Music – Ted D. McCord

Best Costume Design, Black-and-White:
Darling – Julie Harris (WINNER)
Morituri – Moss Mabry
A Rage to Live – Howard Shoup
Ship of Fools – Jean Louis and Bill Thomas
The Slender Thread – Edith Head

Best Costume Design, Color:
Doctor Zhivago – Phyllis Dalton (WINNER)
The Agony and the Ecstasy – Vittorio Nino Novarese
The Greatest Story Ever Told – Marjorie Best and Vittorio Nino Novarese
Inside Daisy Clover – Edith Head and Bill Thomas
The Sound of Music – Dorothy Jeakins

Best Film Editing:
The Sound of Music – William H. Reynolds (WINNER)
Cat Ballou – Charles Nelson
Doctor Zhivago – Norman Savage
The Flight of the Phoenix – Michael Luciano
The Great Race – Ralph E. Winters

Best Special Visual Effects:
Thunderball – John Stears (WINNER)
The Greatest Story Ever Told – J. McMillan Johnson

Honorary Award:
Bob Hope “for unique and distinguished service to our industry and the Academy.”

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award:
William Wyler

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award:
Edmond L. DePatie

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April 18, 1966
1966 Grammy Award Winners
1966 Grammy Award Winners
Winners Announced: March 15, 1966
Televised “Best on Record”: May 16, 1966
Held at: Chicago, Los Angeles, Nashville, and New York
Eligibility Year: December 1, 1964 – November 1, 1965
Grammy Highlights and Achievements
Roger Miller Dominates: The country artist was the night’s big winner, taking home six awards including Best Country & Western Album for The Return of Roger Miller.
Frank Sinatra’s September of My Years: Sinatra won Album of the Year, while his classic “It Was a Very Good Year” won Best Male Vocal Performance.
The Sound of Music Reigns: The film’s soundtrack, featuring Julie Andrews, won for Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture.
Herb Alpert’s A Taste of Honey: Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass swept several awards, signaling the mainstream acceptance of Latin-influenced sounds.
Trivia
First Nashville Ceremony: This was the first year the Grammys were held in Nashville, expanding its geographical reach.
Tom Jones Breakthrough: The Welsh singer won Best New Artist, riding the wave of his hit “What’s New Pussycat?”
Record of the Year Surprise: Herb Alpert’s instrumental “A Taste of Honey” won Record of the Year, a rare win for a non-vocal track.
Grammy’s Jazz Nod: The Ramsey Lewis Trio’s jazz version of “The In Crowd” won Best Jazz Performance by a Group.
Take our 1966 Quiz!
1966 Grammy Winners
Record of the Year:
A Taste of Honey – Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
Album of the Year:
September of My Years – Frank Sinatra (Reprise)
Song of the Year:
The Shadow of Your Smile (Love Theme From The Sandpiper) – Paul Francis Webster and Johnny Mandel, songwriters
Best New Artist:
Tom Jones
Most Promising New Recording Artist:
Peter Serkin – pianist
Best Vocal Performance, Male:
It Was a Very Good Year – Frank Sinatra
Best Vocal Performance, Female:
My Name Is Barbra – Barbra Streisand
Best Performance By a Vocal Group:
We Dig Mancini – Anita Kerr Singers
Best Contemporary (Rock and Roll) Single:
King of the Road – Roger Miller
Best Contemporary (Rock and Roll) Vocal Performance, Male:
King of the Road – Roger Miller
Best Contemporary (Rock and Roll) Vocal Performance, Female:
I Know a Place – Petula Clark
Best Contemporary (Rock and Roll) Performance Group (Vocal or Instrumental):
Flowers on the Wall – Statler Brothers
Best Rhythm and Blues Recording:
Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag – James Brown (King)
Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Small Group or Soloist With Small Group:
The In Crowd – Ramsey Lewis Trio
Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Large Group or Soloist With Large Group:
Ellington ’66 – Duke Ellington Orchestra
Best Original Jazz Composition:
Jazz Suite on the Mass Texts – Lalo Shifrin, Composer
Best Country and Western Single
King of the Road – Roger Miller
Best Performance By a Chorus:
Anyone for Mozart? – Swingle Singers
Best Country and Western Album:
The Return of Roger Miller – Roger Miller (Smash)
Best Country and Western Song:
King of the Road – Roger Miller, songwriter
Best Country and Western Vocal Performance, Male:
King of the Road – Roger Miller
Best Country and Western Vocal Performance, Female:
Queen of the House – Jody Miller
Best New Country and Western Artist:
Statler Brothers
Best Gospel or Other Religious Recording (Musical):
Southland Favorites – George Beverly Shea and the Anita Kerr Quartet (RCA)
Best Folk Recording:
An Evening With Belafonte/Makeba – Harry Belafonte and Miriam Makeba (RCA)
Best Instrumental Arrangement:
A Taste of Honey – Herb Alpert, arranger
Best Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist or Instrumentalist:
It Was a Very Good Year – Gordon Jenkins, arranger
Best Instrumental Performance, Non-Jazz:
A Taste of Honey – Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
Best Score From an Original Show Album:
On a Clear Day – Alan Lerner and Burton Lane (RCA)
Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Show:
The Sandpiper – Johnny Mandel, composer (Mercury)
Album of the Year, Classical:
Horowitz at Carnegie Hall, An Historic Return – Vladimir Horowitz (Columbia)
Best Classical Performance, Orchestra:
Ives, Symphony No. 4 – Leopold Stokowski conducting American Symphony Orchestra
Best Classical Chamber Music Performance, Instrumental or Vocal:
Bartók, The Six String Quartets – Juilliard String Quartet
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With Orchestra):
Beethoven, Concerto No. 4 in G Major for Piano and Orchestra – Artur Rubinstein; Erich Leinsdorf conducting Boston Symphony
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist (Without Orchestra):
Horowitz at Carnegie Hall, An Historic Return – Vladimir Horowitz
Best Opera Recording:
Berg, Wozzeck – Karl Bohm conducting Orchestra of German Opera, Berlin; solos: Fisher-Dieskau, Lear and Wunderlich (Deutsche Grammophon)
Best Classical Choral Performance (Other Than Opera):
Stravinsky, Symphony of Psalms; Poulenc, Gloria – Robert Shaw conducting Robert Shaw Chorale and RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Best Classical Vocal Performance, With or Without Orchestra:
Strauss, Salome (Dance of the Seven Veils – Interlude, Final Scene); The Egyptian Helen (Awakening Scene) – Leontyne Price
Best Composition By a Contemporary Classical Composer:
Symphony No. 4 – Charles Ives, Composer
Best Comedy Performance:
Why Is There Air? – Bill Cosby
Best Spoken Word or Drama Recording:
John F. Kennedy: As We Remember Him (Columbia)
Best Recording for Children:
Dr. Seuss Presents Fox in Sox and Green Eggs and Ham – Marvin Miller (RCA)
Best Album Cover, Graphic Arts:
Bartók, Concerto No. 2 for Violin; Stravinsky, Concerto for Violin – James Alexander, graphic artist; George Estes, art director (RCA)
Best Album Cover, Photography
Jazz Suite on the Mass Texts – Ken Whitmore, photographer; Bob Jones, art director (RCA)
Best Album Notes:
September of My Years – Stan Cornyn, annotator (Reprise)
March 15, 1966
1965 Grammy Award Winners
1965 Grammy Award Winners
Winners Announced: April 13, 1965
Televised: May 18, 1965
Held at: Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills
Host/Emcee: Steve Allen
Eligibility Year: December 1, 1963 – November 30, 1964
Grammy Highlights and Achievements
Beatles Invasion: The Beatles won their first Grammy for Best New Artist, officially marking the British Invasion in the American music scene.
Jazz Legend Takes the Stage: Stan Getz & João Gilberto’s Getz/Gilberto scored multiple wins, including Album of the Year and Best Jazz Instrumental Album.
“Hello, Dolly!” Triumph: Louis Armstrong’s Hello, Dolly! won Song of the Year, beating out stiff competition.
Folk Rising: Bob Dylan received recognition with a Grammy for Best Folk Recording for his iconic album The Times They Are A-Changin’.
Trivia
Roger Miller’s Bonanza: The country singer had a big night, taking home five awards, including Best Country & Western Album for Dang Me/Chug-a-Lug.
Back-to-Back Host: Steve Allen, well known as the first host of The Tonight Show, returned to host the Grammy ceremony for the second year in a row.
Henry Mancini’s Musical Prowess: He continued to cement his reputation, winning Best Original Score for the movie The Pink Panther.
Novelty Honors: Allan Sherman’s Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh received the Best Comedy Performance award, adding some lightheartedness to the ceremony.
Take our 1965 Quiz!
1965 Grammy Winners
Record of the Year:
The Girl From Ipanema – Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto
Album of the Year:
Getz/Gilberto, Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto (Verve)
Song of the Year:
Hello, Dolly! – Jerry Herman, songwriter
Best New Artist of 1964:
The Beatles
Most Promising New Recording Artist:
Marilyn Horne
Best Vocal Performance, Male:
Hello, Dolly! – Louis Armstrong
Best Vocal Performance, Female:
People – Barbra Streisand
Best Performance By a Vocal Group:
A Hard Day’s NightA Hard Day’s Night – The Beatles
Best Performance By a Chorus:
The Swingle Singers Going Baroque – Swingle Singers
Best Rock and Roll Recording:
Downtown – Petula Clark (Warner Brothers)
Best Rhythm and Blues Recording:
How Glad I Am – Nancy Wilson (Capitol)
Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Small Group or Soloist With Small Group:
Getz/Gilberto, Stan Getz
Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Large Group or Soloist With Large Group:
Guitar From Ipanema – Laurindo Almeida
Best Original Jazz Composition:
The Cat – Lalo Schifrin, Composer
Best Country and Western Single:
Dang Me – Roger Miller
Best Country and Western Album:
Dang Me/Chug-a-Lug – Roger Miller (Smash):
Best Country and Western Song:
Dang Me – Roger Miller, songwriter
Best Country and Western Vocal Performance, Male:
Dang Me – Roger Miller
Best Country and Western Vocal Performance, Female:
Here Comes My Baby – Dottie West
Best New Country and Western Artist of 1964:
Roger Miller
Best Gospel or Other Religious Recording (Musical):
Great GospelGreat Gospel Songs – Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol)
Best Folk Recording:
We’ll Sing in the Sunshine – Gale Garnett (RCA)
Best Instrumental Arrangement:
The Pink Panther Theme – Henry Mancini, arranger
Best Accompaniment Arrangement for Vocalist(s) or Instrumentalist(s):
People – Peter Matz, arranger
Best Instrumental Composition (Other Than Jazz):
The Pink Panther Theme – Henry Mancini, Composer
Best Instrumental Performance, Non-Jazz:
The Pink Panther Theme – Henry Mancini
Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album:
Funny Girl – Jule Styne and Bob Merrill, composers (Capitol)
Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Show:
Mary Poppins, Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, composers
Album of the Year, Classical:
Bernstein, Symphony No. 3 (‘Kaddish’) – Leonard Bernstein conducting New York Philharmonic Orchestra (Columbia)
Best Classical Performance, Orchestra:
Mahler, Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor; Berg, ‘Wozzeck’ Excerpts – Erich Leinsdorf conducting Boston Symphony
Best Chamber Performance, Instrumental:
Beethoven, Trio No. 1 in E-Flat, Op. 1, No. 1 – Jascha Heifetz and Gregor Piatigorsky; Jacob LateinerJacob Lateiner, pianist
Best Chamber Music Performance, Vocal:
It Was a Lover and His Lass, Morley, Byrd and others – Noah GreenbergNoah Greenberg conducting New York Pro MusicaNew York Pro Musica
Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With Orchestra):
Prokofiev, Concerto No. 1 in D Major for Violin, Isaac Stern; Eugene Ormandy conducting Philadelphia Orchestra
Best Performance, Instrumental Soloist (Without Orchestra):
Vladimir Horowitz Plays Beethoven, Debussy, Chopin (Beethoven, Sonata No. 8 Pathetique; Debussy, Preludes; Chopin, Etudes and ScherzosScherzos 1’4) – Vladimir Horowitz
Best OperaOpera Recording:
Bizet, Carmen – Herbert von Karajan conducting Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus; solos: Price, Corelli, Merrill and Freni (RCA)
Best Classical Choral Performance (Other Than Opera):
Britten, A Ceremony of Carols – Robert Shaw conducting Robert Shaw Chorale
Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance (With or Without Orchestra):
Berlioz, Nuits d’Ete Falla: El Amor Brujo, Leontyne Price – Fritz Reiner conducting Chicago Symphony
Best Classical Composition By a Contemporary Composer:
Samuel Barber – Concerto
Best Comedy Performance:
I Started Out as a Child – Bill Cosby
Best Documentary, Spoken Word or Drama Recording (Other Than Comedy):
BBC Tribute to John F. Kennedy, That Was the Week That Was, cast (Decca)
Best Recording for Children:
Mary Poppins, Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke (Buena Vista)
Best Album Cover:
People – Robert Cato, art director; Don Bronstein, photographer (Columbia)
Best Album Cover, Classical:
Saint-SaënsSaint-Saëns, Carnival of the Animals; Britten, Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra – Robert Jones, art director; Jan Balet, graphic artist (RCA)
Best Album Notes:
Mexico (Legacy Collection) – Stanton Catlin and Carleton Beals, annotators (Columbia)
April 13, 1965
1965 Oscars 37th Academy Awards
1965 Oscars 37th Academy Awards
Winners Announced: April 5, 1965
Held at: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California
Host: Bob Hope
Eligibility Year: 1964
Cinematic Highlights and Achievements
My Fair Lady Triumphs: The film adaptation of the Broadway musical was the star of the night, winning eight Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director for George Cukor.
Rex Harrison’s Iconic Role: Harrison snagged the Best Actor award for his portrayal of Professor Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady.
Historic Firsts: Sidney Poitier presented the Best Actress award, marking the first time an African American had presented in a major Oscar category.
Disney’s Double: Mary Poppins and The Jungle Book were both in the limelight, with the former landing five wins and the latter earning massive box office success.
Trivia
“Chim Chim Cher-ee” Magic: The song from Mary Poppins won Best Original Song, a victory for the Sherman Brothers who composed it.
Political Undertones: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb was a notable dark comedy that satirized Cold War tensions, but only won for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Bob Hope’s Record Hosting: With the 37th Academy Awards, Bob Hope continued to extend his hosting record, having hosted or co-hosted the event for the 13th time.
Foreign Flair: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow from Italy took home the Best Foreign Language Film, adding some international flair to the ceremony.
Mary Poppins earned 13 nominations, winning 5 Oscars.
My Fair Lady and Becket each earned 12 nominations, My Fair Lady won 8 Oscars. Becket won 1 Award.
Audrey Hepburn played Eliza Dolittle in My Fair Lady, and Marni Nixon snag her songs in the film.
This was the only year in Oscar history where three different films got twelve or more nominations: Becket and My Fair Lady each received twelve, while Mary Poppins received thirteen.
Take our 1965 Quiz!
1965 Oscar Nominees and Winners
Best Picture:
My Fair Lady – Jack L. Warner (WINNER)
Becket – Hal B. Wallis
Dr. Strangelove – Stanley Kubrick
Mary Poppins – Walt Disney and Bill Walsh s
Zorba the Greek – Michael Cacoyannis
Best Director:
George Cukor – My Fair Lady (WINNER)
Peter Glenville – Becket
Stanley Kubrick – Dr. Strangelove
Robert Stevenson – Mary Poppins
Michael Cacoyannis – Zorba the Greek
Best Actor:
Rex Harrison – My Fair Lady as Professor Henry Higgins (WINNER)
Richard Burton – Becket as Thomas Becket
Peter O’Toole – Becket as King Henry II of England
Anthony Quinn – Zorba the Greek as Alexis Zorba
Peter Sellers – Dr. Strangelove as Group Captain Lionel Mandrake/President Merkin Muffley/Dr. Strangelove
Best Actress:
Julie Andrews – Mary Poppins as Mary Poppins (WINNER)
Anne Bancroft – The Pumpkin Eater as Jo Armitage
Sophia Loren – Marriage Italian Style as Filumena Marturano
Debbie Reynolds – The Unsinkable Molly Brown as Molly Brown
Kim Stanley – Séance on a Wet Afternoon as Myra Savage
Best Supporting Actor:
Peter Ustinov – Topkapi as Arthur Simon Simpson (WINNER)
John Gielgud – Becket as King Louis VII of France
Stanley Holloway – My Fair Lady as Alfred P. Doolittle
Edmond O’Brien – Seven Days in May as Senator Ray Clark
Lee Tracy – The Best Man as Art Hockstader
Best Supporting Actress:
Lila Kedrova – Zorba the Greek as Madame Hortense (WINNER)
Gladys Cooper – My Fair Lady as Mrs. Higgins
Edith Evans – The Chalk Garden as Mrs. St. Maugham
Grayson Hall – The Night of the Iguana as Judith Fellowes
Agnes Moorehead – Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte as Velma Cruther
Best Story and Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
Father Goose – S. H. Barnett, Peter Stone and Frank Tarloff (WINNER)
A Hard Day’s Night – Alun Owen
One Potato, Two Potato – Orville H. Hampton and Raphael Hayes
The Organizer – Agenore Incrocci, Furio Scarpelli and Mario Monicelli
That Man from Rio – Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Ariane Mnouchkine, Daniel Boulanger and Philippe de Broca
Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:
Becket – Edward Anhalt from Becket by Jean Anouilh (WINNER)
Dr. Strangelove – Stanley Kubrick, Terry Southern and Peter George from Red Alert by Peter George
Mary Poppins – Bill Walsh and Don DaGradi from Mary Poppins by P. L. Travers
My Fair Lady – Alan Jay Lerner from My Fair Lady by Alan Jay Lerner and Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw
Zorba the Greek – Michael Cacoyannis from The Life of Alexis Zorba by Nikos Kazantzakis
Best Foreign Language Film:
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (Italy) (WINNER)
Raven’s End (Sweden)
Sallah Shabati (Israel)
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (France)
Woman in the Dunes (Japan)
Best Song:
“Chim Chim Cher-ee” from Mary Poppins – Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman (WINNER)
“Dear Heart” from Dear Heart – Music by Henry Mancini; Lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
“Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte” from Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte – Music by Frank De Vol; Lyrics by Mack David
“My Kind of Town” from Robin and the 7 Hoods – Music by Jimmy Van Heusen; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
“Where Love Has Gone” from Where Love Has Gone – Music by Jimmy Van Heusen; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
Best Documentary Feature:
Jacques-Yves Cousteau’s World Without Sun (WINNER)
14-18
The Finest Hours
Four Days in November
The Human Dutch
Best Documentary Short Subject:
Nine from Little Rock (WINNER)
140 Days Under the World
Breaking the Habit
Children Without
Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak
Best Live Action Short Subject:
Casals Conducts: 1964 (WINNER)
Help! My Snowman’s Burning Down
The Legend of Jimmy Blue Eyes
Best Short Subject – Cartoons:
The Pink Phink (WINNER)
Christmas Cracker
How to Avoid Friendship
Nudnik #2
Best Music Score – Substantially Original:
Mary Poppins – Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman (WINNER)
Becket – Laurence Rosenthal
The Fall of the Roman Empire – Dimitri Tiomkin
Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte – Frank De Vol
The Pink Panther – Henry Mancini
Best Scoring of Music – Adaptation or Treatment:
My Fair Lady – André Previn (WINNER)
A Hard Day’s Night – George Martin
Mary Poppins – Irwin Kostal
Robin and the 7 Hoods – Nelson Riddle
The Unsinkable Molly Brown – Robert Armbruster, Leo Arnaud, Jack Elliott, Jack Hayes, Calvin Jackson and Leo Shuken
Best Sound Effects:
Goldfinger – Norman Wanstall (WINNER)
The Lively Set – Robert Bratton
Best Sound:
My Fair Lady – George Groves (WINNER)
Becket – John Cox
Father Goose – Waldon O. Watson
Mary Poppins – Robert O. Cook
The Unsinkable Molly Brown – Franklin Milton
Best Art Direction, Black-and-White:
Zorba the Greek – Art Direction and Set Decoration: Vassilis Photopoulos (WINNER)
The Americanization of Emily – Art Direction: George Davis, Hans Peters and Elliot Scott; Set Decoration: Henry Grace and Robert R. Benton
Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte – Art Direction: William Glasgow; Set Decoration: Raphaël Bretton
The Night of the Iguana – Art Direction and Set Decoration: Stephen B. Grimes
Seven Days in May – Art Direction: Cary Odell; Set Decoration: Edward G. Boyle
Best Art Direction, Color:
My Fair Lady – Art Direction: Gene Allen and Cecil Beaton; Set Decoration: George James Hopkins (WINNER)
Becket – Art Direction: John Bryan and Maurice Carter; Set Decoration: Patrick McLoughlin and Robert Cartwright
Mary Poppins – Art Direction: Carroll Clark and William H. Tuntke; Set Decoration: Emile Kuri and Hal Gausman
The Unsinkable Molly Brown – Art Direction: George Davis and E. Preston Ames; Set Decoration: Henry Grace and Hugh Hunt
What a Way to Go! – Art Direction: Jack Martin Smith and Ted Haworth; Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott and Stuart A. Reiss
Best Cinematography, Black-and-White:
Zorba the Greek – Walter Lassally (WINNER)
The Americanization of Emily – Philip H. Lathrop
Fate Is the Hunter – Milton Krasner
Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte – Joseph Biroc
The Night of the Iguana – Gabriel Figueroa
Best Cinematography, Color:
My Fair Lady – Harry Stradling (WINNER)
Becket – Geoffrey Unsworth
Cheyenne Autumn – William H. Clothier
Mary Poppins – Edward Colman
The Unsinkable Molly Brown – Daniel L. Fapp
Best Costume Design, Black-and-White:
The Night of the Iguana – Dorothy Jeakins (WINNER)
A House Is Not a Home – Edith Head
Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte – Norma Koch
Kisses for My President – Howard Shoup
The Visit – René Hubert
Best Costume Design, Color:
My Fair Lady – Cecil Beaton (WINNER)
Becket – Margaret Furse
Mary Poppins – Tony Walton
The Unsinkable Molly Brown – Morton Haack
What a Way to Go! – Edith Head and Moss Mabry
Best Film Editing:
Mary Poppins – Cotton Warburton (WINNER)
Becket – Anne V. Coates
Father Goose – Ted J. Kent
Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte – Michael Luciano
My Fair Lady – William H. Ziegler
Best Special Visual Effects:
Mary Poppins – Peter Ellenshaw, Eustace Lycett and Hamilton Luske (WINNER)
7 Faces of Dr. Lao – Jim Danforth
Academy Honorary Award:
William Tuttle “for his outstanding make-up achievement for 7 Faces of Dr. Lao.”
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April 5, 1965