1964 (37th Annual Awards)
Academy Award Overview
Shown below is an overview of the 1964 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 1964 Preliminaries
 
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Eligibility Period: January 1, 1964 to December 31, 1964 Reminder List of Eligible Releases Text of Voting Rules |
The 1964 Ceremony
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Monday, April 5, 1965 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 1964 Winners
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Best Picture: My Fair Lady Warner Bros. Jack L. Warner, Producer Best Picture Poster Best Picture Home Page Background |
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Best Actor: Rex Harrison as Professor Henry Higgins in the film My Fair Lady |
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Best Actress: Julie Andrews as Mary Poppins in the film Mary Poppins |
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Best Supporting Actor: Peter Ustinov as Arthur Simon Simpson in the film Topkapi |
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Best Supporting Actress: Lila Kedrova as Madame Hortense in the film Zorba the Greek |
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Best Song: Chim Chim Cher-ee from the film Mary Poppins Music and lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman Best Song Lyrics |