still from the Indian attack scene from How The West Was Won
Events[]
The Santa Monica Civic Auditorium another year here with Jack Lemmon now hosting. There were firsts and there most definitely lasts. Sidney Poitier became the first African American to win an acting Oscar while Hud became the last film to win 2 acting awards without a Best Picture nomination. Sam Spiegel was given the Irving G. Thalberg Award
Winners[]
The Critic won Best Animated Short
An Occurrence At Owl Bridge won Best Live Action Short
Robert Frost: A Lover's Quarrel With The World won Best Documentary Feature
Chagall won Best Documentary Short
Lilies Of The Field won Best Actor
Papa's Delicate Condition won Best Original Song (Call Me Irresponsible)
The V.I.P.'s won Best Supporting Actress
Irma La Douce won Best Score Adaptation or Treatment
It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World won Best Sound Effects
America, America won Best Black and White Art Direction
Italy won Best Foreign Language Film for their entry 8 1/2 which also won an additional Oscar for Best Black and White Costume Design
Hud won 3 Academy Awards for Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Black And Whtie Cinematography
How The West Was Won won its 3 Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay, Best Sound Recording and Best Film Editing
Cleopatra won 4 Academy Awards for Best Technicolor Art Direction, Best Technicolor Cinematography, Best Technicolor Costume Design and Best Special Effects
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Tom Jones won its 4 Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Score