1962 (35th Annual Awards)
Academy Award Overview
Shown below is an overview of the 1962 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 1962 Preliminaries
 
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Eligibility Period: January 1, 1962 to December 31, 1962 Reminder List of Eligible Releases Text of Voting Rules |
The 1962 Ceremony
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Monday, April 8, 1963 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 1962 Winners
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Best Picture: Lawrence of Arabia Horizon Pictures (G.B.), Ltd.- Sam Spiegel-David Lean Production; Columbia (United Kingdom) Sam Spiegel, Producer Best Picture Poster Best Picture Home Page Background |
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Best Actor: Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch in the film To Kill a Mockingbird |
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Best Actress: Anne Bancroft as Annie Sullivan in the film The Miracle Worker |
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Best Supporting Actor: Ed Begley as Tom ‘Boss’ Finley in the film Sweet Bird of Youth |
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Best Supporting Actress: Patty Duke as Helen Keller in the film The Miracle Worker |
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Best Song: Days of Wine and Roses from the film Days of Wine and Roses Music by Henry Mancini; lyrics by Johnny Mercer Best Song Lyrics |