1963 (36th Annual Awards)
Academy Award Overview
Shown below is an overview of the 1963 Academy Awards, comprised of selected items from the WebMaster’s collection. (All of the items for a given category—for example, all Reminder Lists—can be found in the “Gallery” section.)
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The 1963 Preliminaries
 
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Eligibility Period: January 1, 1963 to December 31, 1963 Reminder List of Eligible Releases Text of Voting Rules |
The 1963 Ceremony
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Monday, April 13, 1964 7:00 PM Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica Ceremony Program Nominations & Winners Winners Only Nominations by Film Nomination Statistics by Film See Also: Nominations & Winners by Category Winners Only by Category |
The 1963 Winners
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Best Picture: Tom Jones Woodfall Production; United Artists-Lopert Pictures (United Kingdom) Tony Richardson, Producer Best Picture Poster Best Picture Home Page Background |
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Best Actor: Sidney Poitier as Homer Smith in the film Lilies of the Field |
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Best Actress: Patricia Neal as Alma Brown in the film Hud |
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Best Supporting Actor: Melvyn Douglas as Homer Bannon in the film Hud |
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Best Supporting Actress: Margaret Rutherford as The Duchess of Brighton in the film The V.I.P.s |
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Best Song: Call Me Irresponsible from the film Papa’s Delicate Condition Music by James Van Heusen; lyrics by Sammy Cahn Best Song Lyrics |
Other 1963 Nominees
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Best Actor/Best Actress Nominees |
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Best Supporting Actor/Best Supporting Actress Nominees |