1965 (38th Annual Awards)
Academy Award Overview
Shown below is an overview of the 1965 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 1965 Preliminaries
 
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Eligibility Period: January 1, 1965 to December 31, 1965 Reminder List of Eligible Releases Text of Voting Rules |
The 1965 Ceremony
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Monday, April 18, 1966 7:00 PM Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica Ceremony Poster Ceremony Program Nominations & Winners Winners Only Nominations by Film Nomination Statistics by Film See Also: Nominations & Winners by Category Winners Only by Category |
The 1965 Winners
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Best Picture: The Sound of Music Argyle Enterprises Production; 20th Century-Fox Robert Wise, Producer Best Picture Poster Best Picture Home Page Background |
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Best Actor: Lee Marvin as Kid Shelleen / Tim Strawn in the film Cat Ballou |
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Best Actress: Julie Christie as Diana Scott in the film Darling |
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Best Supporting Actor: Martin Balsam as Arnold Burns in the film A Thousand Clowns |
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Best Supporting Actress: Shelley Winters as Rose-Ann D’Arcey in the film A Patch of Blue |
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Best Song: The Shadow of Your Smile from the film The Sandpiper Music by Johnny Mandel; lyrics by Paul Francis Webster Best Song Lyrics |
Other 1965 Nominees
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Best Actor/Best Actress Nominees |
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Best Actor Nominees (Version 1) |
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Best Actor Nominees (Version 2) |
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Best Actress Nominees (Version 1) |
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Best Actress Nominees (Version 2) |