40th Academy Awards - wikipedia 40th Academy Awards 40th Academy Awards Date April 10, 1968 ( originally scheduled for April 8 ) Site Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California Hosted by Bob Hope Produced by Arthur Freed Directed by Richard Dunlap Highlights Best Picture In the Heat of the Night Most awards In the Heat of the Night ( 5 ) Most nominations Bonnie and Clyde and Guess Who 's Coming to Dinner ( 10 ) TV in the United States Network ABC ← 39th Academy Awards 41st → The 40th Academy Awards honored film achievements of 1967. Originally scheduled for April 8, 1968, the awards were postponed to two days later, April 10, 1968, because of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr... Bob Hope was once again the host of the ceremony. Due to the increasing rarity of black and white feature films, the awards for cinematography, art direction and costume design were combined into single categories rather than a distinction between color and monochrome. The Best Picture nominees were an eclectic group of films reflecting the chaos of their era. The event was the first one since the 1948 awards show to feature film clips from the Best Picture nominated films. This year 's nominations also marked the first time that three different films were nominated for the `` Top Five '' Academy Awards : Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress and Screenplay. The three films were Bonnie and Clyde, The Graduate and Guess Who 's Coming to Dinner. However, the winner of Best Picture was producer Walter Mirisch and director Norman Jewison 's thriller / mystery film, In the Heat of the Night ( with seven nominations and five wins -- Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Screenplay, Best Film Editing and Best Sound ). The Graduate is, as of the 88th Academy Awards, the last film to win Best Director and nothing else. Due to an all - out push by Academy President Gregory Peck, 18 of the 20 acting nominees were present at the ceremony. Only Katharine Hepburn and the late Spencer Tracy, who was nominated posthumously, were missing. Contents 1 Winners and nominees 1.1 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award 1.2 Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award 1.3 Honorary Oscar 2 Trivia 3 Multiple nominations and awards 4 Presenters and performers 4.1 Presenters 4.2 Performers 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Winners and nominees Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface and indicated with a double dagger ( ). Best Picture Best Director In the Heat of the Night -- Walter Mirisch, producer Bonnie and Clyde -- Warren Beatty, producer Doctor Dolittle -- Arthur P. Jacobs, producer The Graduate -- Lawrence Turman, producer Guess Who 's Coming to Dinner -- Stanley Kramer, producer Mike Nichols -- The Graduate Richard Brooks -- In Cold Blood Norman Jewison -- In the Heat of the Night Stanley Kramer -- Guess Who 's Coming to Dinner Arthur Penn -- Bonnie and Clyde Best Actor Best Actress Rod Steiger -- In the Heat of the Night as Police Chief Bill Gillespie Warren Beatty -- Bonnie and Clyde as Clyde Barrow Dustin Hoffman -- The Graduate as Benjamin Braddock Paul Newman -- Cool Hand Luke as Lucas `` Cool Hand Luke '' Jackson Spencer Tracy ( posthumous nomination ) -- Guess Who 's Coming to Dinner as Matt Drayton Katharine Hepburn -- Guess Who 's Coming to Dinner as Christina Drayton Anne Bancroft -- The Graduate as Mrs. Robinson Faye Dunaway -- Bonnie and Clyde as Bonnie Parker Edith Evans -- The Whisperers as Mrs. Ross Audrey Hepburn -- Wait Until Dark as Susy Hendrix Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress George Kennedy -- Cool Hand Luke as Dragline John Cassavetes -- The Dirty Dozen as V.R. Franko Gene Hackman -- Bonnie and Clyde as Buck Barrow Cecil Kellaway -- Guess Who 's Coming to Dinner as Monsignor Ryan Michael J. Pollard -- Bonnie and Clyde as C.W. Moss Estelle Parsons -- Bonnie and Clyde as Blanche Barrow Carol Channing -- Thoroughly Modern Millie as Muzzy Mildred Natwick -- Barefoot in the Park as Ethel Banks Beah Richards -- Guess Who 's Coming to Dinner as Mrs. Mary Prentice Katharine Ross -- The Graduate as Elaine Robinson Best Story and Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium William Rose -- Guess Who 's Coming to Dinner David Newman and Robert Benton -- Bonnie and Clyde Screenplay by Norman Lear ; Story by Robert Kaufman -- Divorce American Style Jorge Semprun -- The War Is Over Frederic Raphael -- Two for the Road Stirling Silliphant -- In the Heat of the Night based on the novel by John Ball Donn Pearce and Frank Pierson -- Cool Hand Luke based on the novel by Donn Pearce Buck Henry and Calder Willingham -- The Graduate based on the novel by Charles Webb Richard Brooks -- In Cold Blood based on the novel by Truman Capote Joseph Strick and Fred Haines -- Ulysses based on the novel by James Joyce Best Foreign Language Film Closely Watched Trains ( Czechoslovakia ) El amor brujo ( Spain ) I Even Met Happy Gypsies ( Yugoslavia ) Live for Life ( France ) Portrait of Chieko ( Japan ) Best Documentary Feature Best Documentary Short Subject The Anderson Platoon Festival Harvest A King 's Story A Time for Burning The Redwoods -- Mark Harris and Trevor Greenwood Monument to the Dream A Place to Stand See You at the Pillar While I Run This Race Best Live Action Short Subject Best Short Subject -- Cartoons A Place to Stand -- Christopher Chapman and Cam McWhirt Paddle to the Sea -- Julian Biggs Sky over Holland -- John Ferno Stop Look and Listen -- Len Janson and Chuck Menville The Box Hypothese Beta What on Earth ! Best Original Music Score Best Original Song Score or Adaptation Score Elmer Bernstein -- Thoroughly Modern Millie Lalo Schifrin -- Cool Hand Luke Leslie Bricusse -- Doctor Dolittle Richard Rodney Bennett -- Far from the Madding Crowd Quincy Jones -- In Cold Blood Alfred Newman and Ken Darby -- Camelot Lionel Newman and Alexander Courage -- Doctor Dolittle Frank De Vol -- Guess Who 's Coming to Dinner André Previn and Joseph Gershenson -- Thoroughly Modern Millie John Williams -- Valley of the Dolls Best Song Best Costume Design `` Talk to the Animals '' from Doctor Dolittle -- Music and Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse `` The Bare Necessities '' from The Jungle Book -- Music and Lyrics by Terry Gilkyson `` The Eyes of Love '' from Banning -- Music by Quincy Jones ; Lyrics by Bob Russell `` The Look of Love '' from Casino Royale -- Music by Burt Bacharach ; Lyrics by Hal David `` Thoroughly Modern Millie '' from Thoroughly Modern Millie -- Music by Jimmy Van Heusen ; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn Camelot -- John Truscott Bonnie and Clyde -- Theadora Van Runkle The Happiest Millionaire -- Bill Thomas The Taming of the Shrew -- Danilo Donati and Irene Sharaff Thoroughly Modern Millie -- Jean Louis Best Art Direction Best Cinematography Art Direction : John Truscott ; Set Decoration : Edward Carrere and John W. Brown -- Camelot Art Direction : Mario Chiari, Jack Martin Smith and Ed Graves ; Set Decoration : Walter M. Scott and Stuart A. Reiss -- Doctor Dolittle Art Direction : Robert Clatworthy ; Set Decoration : Frank Tuttle -- Guess Who 's Coming to Dinner Art Direction : Renzo Mongiardino, John DeCuir, Elven Webb and Giuseppe Mariani ; Set Decoration : Dario Simoni and Luigi Gervasi -- The Taming of the Shrew Art Direction : Alexander Golitzen and George C. Webb ; Set Decoration : Howard Bristol -- Thoroughly Modern Millie Burnett Guffey -- Bonnie and Clyde Richard H. Kline -- Camelot Robert Surtees -- Doctor Dolittle Robert Surtees -- The Graduate Conrad Hall -- In Cold Blood Best Sound Best Sound Effects In the Heat of the Night -- Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department Camelot -- Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Studio Sound Department The Dirty Dozen -- Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer Studio Sound Department Doctor Dolittle -- 20th Century - Fox Studio Sound Department Thoroughly Modern Millie -- Universal City Studio Sound Department The Dirty Dozen -- John Poyner In the Heat of the Night -- James Richard Best Film Editing Best Special Visual Effects In the Heat of the Night -- Hal Ashby Beach Red -- Frank P. Keller The Dirty Dozen -- Michael Luciano Doctor Dolittle -- Samuel E. Beetley and Marjorie Fowler Guess Who 's Coming to Dinner -- Robert C. Jones Doctor Dolittle -- L.B. Abbott Tobruk -- Howard A. Johnson, Jr. and Albert Whitlock Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award Gregory Peck Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award Alfred Hitchcock Honorary oscar Arthur Freed was presented for distinguished service to the Academy and the production of six top - rated Awards telecasts. Trivia Of the 20 performers nominated in the acting categories only two did n't attend : Katharine Hepburn, whose award for Best Actress was accepted by George Cukor, was in France filming The Lion in Winter, and Spencer Tracy, whose nomination was posthumous. There was no Governor 's Ball. Prior to the two - day postponement, four African - American stars who were scheduled to take part in the ceremony : Sidney Poitier, Sammy Davis, Jr., Louis Armstrong and Diahann Carroll, announced they were withdrawing in mourning for Dr. King. Prior to the postponement, Jack Lemmon was announced as a replacement for Poitier, and Shirley Jones for Davis, but once the event was delayed, the original quartet returned. Alfred Hitchcock 's acceptance speech is on record for the shortest in Academy Awards history : `` Thank you ''. This was the only year in which two films ( Bonnie and Clyde and Guess Who 's Coming to Dinner ) received nominations in all four acting categories. Legendary film composer John Williams received his first nomination for scoring Valley of the Dolls. He would go on to receive 49 more nominations, winning 5. Multiple nominations and Awards These films had multiple nominations : 10 nominations : Bonnie and Clyde and Guess Who 's Coming to Dinner 9 nominations : Doctor Dolittle 7 nominations : The Graduate, In the Heat of the Night and Thoroughly Modern Millie 5 nominations : Camelot 4 nominations : Cool Hand Luke, The Dirty Dozen and In Cold Blood 2 nominations : A Place to Stand and The Taming of the Shrew The following films received multiple awards. 5 wins : In the Heat of the Night 3 wins : Camelot 2 wins : Bonnie and Clyde, Doctor Dolittle and Guess Who 's Coming to Dinner Presenters and performers The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers. Presenters Name Role Simms, Hank Hank Simms Announcer for the 40th Academy Awards Peck, Gregory Gregory Peck ( AMPAS President ) Gave opening remarks welcoming guests to the awards ceremony Miller, Bill Bill Miller Explained the eligibility and voting rules to the public Channing, Carol Carol Channing Presenter of the award for Best Sound Duke, Patty Patty Duke Presenter of the award for Best Supporting Actor Hoffman, Dustin Dustin Hoffman and Katharine Ross Presenters of the award for Best Cinematography Carey, Macdonald Macdonald Carey and Diahann Carroll Presenters of the Short Subjects Awards Morse, Robert Robert Morse and Barbara Rush Presenters of the Documentary Awards Saint, Eva Marie Eva Marie Saint Presenter of the award for Best Costume Design Hope, Bob Bob Hope ( host ) Presenter of the Honorary Award to Arthur Freed Wood, Natalie Natalie Wood Presenter of the award for Best Special Visual Effects Crenna, Richard Richard Crenna and Elke Sommer Presenters of the award for Best Sound Effects Matthau, Walter Walter Matthau Presenter of the award for Best Supporting Actress Evans, Edith Edith Evans Presenter of the award for Best Film Editing Russell, Rosalind Rosalind Russell Presenter of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Gregory Peck Kaye, Danny Danny Kaye Presenter of the award for Best Foreign Language Film Hudson, Rock Rock Hudson and Shirley Jones Presenters of the award for Best Art Direction Hope, Bob Bob Hope Presenter of the Academy Awards ' history montage Dickinson, Angie Angie Dickinson and Gene Kelly Presenters of the Music Awards Streisand, Barbra Barbra Streisand Presenter of the award for Best Song Davis Jr., Sammy Sammy Davis Jr. Accepted Leslie Bricusse 's award on his behalf Wise, Robert Robert Wise Presenter of the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award Caron, Leslie Leslie Caron Presenter of the award for Best Director Bloom, Claire Claire Bloom and Rod Steiger Presenters of the Writing Awards Hepburn, Audrey Audrey Hepburn Presenter of the award for Best Actor Poitier, Sidney Sidney Poitier Presenter of the award for Best Actress Andrews, Julie Julie Andrews Presenter of the award for Best Picture Performers Name Role Performed Bernstein, Elmer Elmer Bernstein Musical arranger and Conductor Orchestral Armstrong, Louis Louis Armstrong Performer `` The Bare Necessities '' from The Jungle Book Kazan, Lainie Lainie Kazan Performer `` The Eyes of Love '' from Banning Mendes, Sérgio Sérgio Mendes and Brasil ' 66 Performer `` The Look of Love '' from Casino Royale Davis Jr., Sammy Sammy Davis Jr. Performer `` Talk to the Animals '' from Doctor Dolittle Lansbury, Angela Angela Lansbury Performer `` Thoroughly Modern Millie '' from Thoroughly Modern Millie Academy Awards Orchestra, Academy Awards Orchestra Performers `` Hooray for Hollywood / There 's No Business like Show Business '' ( orchestral ) during the closing credits See also 25th Golden Globe Awards 1967 in film 10th Grammy Awards 19th Primetime Emmy Awards 20th Primetime Emmy Awards 21st British Academy Film Awards 22nd Tony Awards Rose Weiss, costume designer for the 1968 awards References Jump up ^ `` The 40th Academy Awards ( 1968 ) Nominees and Winners ''. oscars.org. Archived from the original on 2014 - 11 - 03. Retrieved 2011 - 11 - 10. Jump up ^ Angela Lansbury performing `` Thoroughly Modern Millie '' on show on YouTube External links 40th Academy Awards on IMDb Academy Awards Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) Records Most wins per ceremony Oscar season Governors Awards Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Pre-show Awards of Merit Best Picture Director Actor Actress Supporting Actor Supporting Actress Adapted Screenplay Original Screenplay Animated Feature Documentary Feature Foreign Language Film Animated Short Film Documentary Short Subject Live Action Short Film Cinematography Costume Design Film Editing Makeup and Hairstyling Original Score Original Song Original Musical Production Design Sound Editing Sound Mixing Visual Effects Special awards Governors Awards Academy Honorary Award Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award Academy Scientific and Technical Awards Academy Award of Merit ( non-competitive ) Scientific and Engineering Award Technical Achievement Award John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation Gordon E. Sawyer Award Student Awards Student Academy Award Former awards Merit Awards Assistant Director Dance Direction Director of a Comedy Picture Engineering Effects Short Subject, Two - reel Short Subject, Comedy Short Subject, Novelty Story Title Writing Unique and Artistic Quality of Production Special Awards Academy Juvenile Award Special Achievement Academy Award Ceremonies ‡ ( List Book ) 1927 / 28 1928 / 29 1929 / 30 1930 / 31 1931 / 32 1932 / 33 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 2017 Footnotes ‡ Dates and years listed for each ceremony were the eligibility period of film release in Los Angeles County, California. For the first five ceremonies, the eligibility period was from August to July. For the 6th ceremony held in 1934, the eligibility period lasted from August 1, 1932 to December 31, 1933. Since the 7th ceremony held in 1935, the period of eligibility became the full previous calendar year from January 1 to December 31. Book Portal Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=40th_Academy_Awards&oldid=800469868 '' Categories : Academy Awards ceremonies 1967 film awards 1968 in California 1968 in American cinema April 1968 events Events in Santa Monica, California 20th century in Santa Monica, California Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Talk Contents About Wikipedia Afrikaans Български Català Deutsch Ελληνικά Español فارسی Français Galego Bahasa Indonesia Italiano ქართული Magyar Nederlands 日本 語 Polski Português Русский Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Svenska ไทย 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 13 September 2017, at 19 : 04. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. 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Question: what film won the 1967 best picture oscar
Answer: In the Heat of the Night