The 38th edition of the Academy Awards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) was held on April 18, 1966 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Los Angeles, United States, awarding the best films of the year 1965. The ceremony was presented by Bob Hope.
The movie with the most nominations at the Academy Awards 1966 was The Sound of Music with 10 nominations and The film that won the most awards was Doctor Zhivago, winning 5 of the 10 nominations.
Discover all the data and statistics about the Academy AwardsTo below is the complete list of the nominees and winners of the 1966 Academy Awards.
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What was the movie that won the Academy Awards for Best Picture 1966?
The winning film of the Academy Awards for Best Picture 1966 was The Sound of Music
Best Picture
Who won the Academy Awards for Best Director in 1966?
The director who won the Academy Awards for Best Director in 1966 was Robert Wise, for the film The Sound of Music
Best Director
Who won the Academy Awards for Best Leading Actor in 1966?
The actor who won the Academy Awards for Best Leading Actor in 1966 was Lee Marvin, for the movie Cat Ballou
Best Leading Actor
Who won the Academy Awards for Best Leading Actress in 1966?
The actress who won the Academy Awards for Best Leading Actress in 1966 was Julie Christie, for the movie Darling
Best Leading Actress
Who won the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor in 1966?
The actor who won the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor in 1966 was Martin Balsam, for the movie A Thousand Clowns
Best Supporting Actor
Who won the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress in 1966?
The actress who won the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress in 1966 was Shelley Winters, for the movie A Patch of Blue
Best Supporting Actress
What was the movie that won the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film 1966?
The winning film of the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film 1966 was Obchod na Korze (The Shop on Main Street)
Best Foreign Language Film
Best Original Screenplay
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Film Editing
Best Cinematography - Color
Best Cinematography - Black & White
Best Music (Score)
Best Score – Adaptation or Treatment
Best Song
Best Art Direction - Color
Best Art Direction - Black & White
Best Costume Design - Color
Best Costume Design - Black & White
Best Sound
Best Documentary Feature
General summary of nominations and awards (Films)
| Film | Nominations | Awards | |
| The Sound of Music | 10 | 5 | |
| Doctor Zhivago | 10 | 5 | |
| Ship of Fools | 8 | 2 | |
| Darling | 5 | 3 | |
| Cat Ballou | 5 | 1 | |
| A Patch of Blue | 5 | 1 | |
| The Great Race | 5 | 1 | |
| The Greatest Story Ever Told | 5 | 0 | |
| The Agony and the Ecstasy | 5 | 0 | |
| A Thousand Clowns | 4 | 1 | |
| Othello | 4 | 0 | |
| The Umbrellas of Cherbourg | 4 | 0 | |
| The Collector | 3 | 0 | |
| Inside Daisy Clover | 3 | 0 | |
| The Flight of the Phoenix | 2 | 0 | |
| The Spy Who Came In from the Cold | 2 | 0 | |
| King Rat | 2 | 0 | |
| Morituri | 2 | 0 | |
| The Slender Thread | 2 | 0 |