1967 (40th Annual Awards)
Academy Award Overview
Shown below is an overview of the 1967 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 1967 Preliminaries
 
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Eligibility Period: January 1, 1967 to December 31, 1967 Reminder List of Eligible Releases Text of Voting Rules |
The 1967 Ceremony
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Wednesday, April 10, 1968 7:00 PM Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica (postponed from April 8th due to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.) 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 1967 Winners
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Best Picture: In the Heat of the Night Mirisch Corporation Production; United Artists Walter Mirisch, Producer Best Picture Poster Best Picture Home Page Background |
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Best Actor: Rod Steiger as Police Chief Bill Gillespie in the film In the Heat of the Night |
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Best Actress: Katharine Hepburn as Christina Drayton in the film Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner |
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Best Supporting Actor: George Kennedy as Dragline in the film Cool Hand Luke |
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Best Supporting Actress: Estelle Parsons as Blanche Barrow in the film Bonnie and Clyde |
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Best Song: Talk to the Animals from the film Doctor Dolittle Music and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse Best Song Lyrics |
